Assessment and Treatment Exercise

Jesminder Jess Kaur Bhamra presents correctly a steering with difficulties she is having at home. She comes from a genuinely handed-down and strict Indian family where gender roles ar clearly defined. Wo hands argon expected to image to cook and c are for their hubbys, who are, of course, expected to be the sole breadwinners. She states that she loves and respects her parents as well as their traditions but hearts much(prenominal) traditions are antiquated. She has decided to seek counseling because of her juvenile encounter with her return. Jess does non wish to cook on the traditional role of new- do Indian women, who marry youthful and appetency a husband.She is rattling assertive and fatalitys to bruise step forward of the mold, being whateverthing different than what is expected. I evaluate this as a common adolescent issue, a growing pain, if you give that is being trivialized by her parents. Jess is at a crossroads. It is normal to desire to please 1s parents and Jess take to evaluate her motives for doing what she unavoidablenesss for her egotism and what her parents desires. leaf node Motivation Jess sees herself as a effeminate version of her hero, David Beckham, competing in soccer quite a than cooking for an accept subject Indian humanness as tradition dictates.She has posters of him plastered entirely over her bedroom. She watches him so intensely on television that she is non still perpetually cognisant that her parents are calling her. She turn of all the sametss either chance she gets with her male counterparts in the common. She even keeps up a rouse of a summer job to secretly embark on an all girl police squad. She is besides made aware by her teammates and omni hatful that there is a real contingency that her dream of plying professionally may be realized Client Resources (strengths) Jess exercises and practices frequently. Her rig and peers en fortitude her and let her go to bed how corking of a player she is.The guys that she plays with at the park come to her games to cheer her on. Jess is highly disciplined. She takes her gentility seriously and has a very benignant and condenseing family. She states that her mother always wants the trounce for she and her sister and that she is always concerned with their well-being. Jess hindquarters talk to her father about some(prenominal)thing that is passing play on in her life and well-nigh of the time, he is very understanding. She and her sister deal a close bond. Her relationship with her sister, pinky, is maven of the things that enables her to stay fresh on. pinky covers for Jess so that she slew continue to play soccer. She encourages her to do her best and non to worry about other the great unwasheds minds about what she is doing. Jess also mentions Jules, a teammate who is going through with(predicate) a similar perspective with her own family and has been able to relate to her struggles. They are a tug of strength to each other. In appendix to sheer determination, these are things that keep Jess conceive on her goals. Interpersonal functioning Jesss peers share her interests. She has a few peers that are boy crazy but she does non very hang out with them.Jess has late begun to detach herself from them because they cannot understand why she would kinda get sweaty and dirty than go obtain with them. She also has an understanding coach, Joe. Joe has upholded her break out of her shell by allowing her to accept herself. She was very afraid to play in compact pans because of the burns she encountered as a child. Joe showed her his tick off and she is no longer afraid to play in short pants. This new direct of acceptance has propelled her into a greater domain of possibilities. No cardinal on her team comments about it.One of her peers from the park made a comment but she was very alive(p) to it and it has not been an issue since. She has made a healthy adjustment to her circumstances and not let a deformity monish or predict her future. Intrapersonal function consort to Jess, going against her mothers wishes is handle rejecting her own shade. The reason that she feels this way is because she believes that she has energy in common with the majority of her peers, especially those within her civilization. Her priorities clash with her mothers expectations.Jess believes her mother wants her to be more womanish desire her sister and that her mother value matrimony over independence. Even though she has now surrounded herself with people that are interested in the same things she is, she can not help but feel alone. As gages as her friends want to be there for her they do not understand why she can not just tell her mother what she really wants to do and her peers entertain a catchy time letting her deal with the situation. They do not understand her traditions. Even though her sister has always been there for her, Pinky is more traditiona l.Jess is the only pistillate in her immediate ethnic surroundings that has an anomalous aspiration and she is trying to assess her feelings. She demand to determine if she is doing the right thing. Without both female role models in her culture to model, it is an even more difficult feat. As some(prenominal) as she wants to follow her dreams and organize soccer her profession, she is also feeling torn inside. value-system/Culture/Gender considerations In Indian culture one of the to the highest degree most-valuable things there is, is wedding ceremony and family. It is unthinkable for a daughter to go against her parents wishes and most importantly playing such a manlike sport like soccer.According to Jess girls are so-called to put a great focus on learning how to be a good homemaker and making their husband happy and then they can think about such things as reproduction and other interests they may have a bun in the oven. In Indian society an arranged marriage is seen as an act of love. Since marriage in their culture is one of the most important decisions a person will ever make and because divorce is not accepted among most Indians, it is important that the marriage choice is cautiously thought out and planned.The family, usually the parents, shade for certain traits in a marriage partner. Some desirable traits looked for in both(prenominal) male and female are things like determineing levels of education, matching cultures, close enatic cities and matching religions. There are yet times when a love match happens as it was in the incident of Pinky and her fiance. A love match is very much like an American marriage, where the two gloam in love. However, in Jesss case her interest in soccer was not going to be accepted that easily. Her situation went beyond what any elder in her family would ever understand.For them, seeing Jess run nigh in a pair of short-change playing a game that is considered a men sport would bring much disg race to their whole family. Her culture does not accept any form of homosexuality. She almost destroyed her sisters chances of get married because the fiances family thought they saw her kissing a girl. She and Jules were joking around on a bus stop and it was misinterpreted by Pinkys future in-laws. It brought temporary shame to her family. Her culture is very keen on respecting parents and obeying their wishes.This is why the secret that she keeps is causing her so much turmoil. Her family is deeply religious and she has to participate in various rituals that interfere with her ability to play soccer. Developmental considerations If Jess were to be a level(p) girl growing up in the United States the problem that she is going through might not be such a big deal with any other family. There are some families who would love to have a all-round(prenominal) teen-ager who is staying out of trouble and has not condition into peer pressure to follow any trends.For a 17 year-old Jess i s very vaned and is able to analyze the consequences that her actions might bring. She is good enough to understand that she is caught between what she wants and what her parents want for her and was able to seek out the help that she needs in order to lecture her problem. Inferences and Judgments Jess is a wonderful young lady. She is very grounded and disciplined. She has great friends. One of the young men she pals around with even offered to marry her so that she can pursue her dream. She was offered a scholarship to play soccer and she does not retire how to inform her parents about it.Given her history and her interior conflict, I am confident that Jess will make the right decision and right choices for her family and her future. Summary Practitioners impressions, including the sign problem targeted for treatment When I basic met with Jess I believed her to be a all-around(prenominal) person that really knew what she wanted. She has a lot of things going in her favor s uch as having a strong support system that she can count on and having a strong sense of self when it comes to what she wants out of life.She is lacking the confidence and courage to confront her mother and let her know what she wants out of life. Identification of goals Some of the goals we have set during our sessions involve ways of resolving her dilemma with her family. Her father has become aware of her situation and she was allowed to play in the tournament. She has made immense progress by allowing one of her parents to become her ally. She needs to build and tone her relationship with her mother and allow her mother to come to terms with her decisions. She also needs to stand firm on her beliefs.Jess moldiness learn to combine her interests and goals for the future with her cultural influence. She also needs to learn to be more constructive in her way of handling others opinions of her culture. She had become very discompose on the field when a young lady called her a Paki . She began fighting with her. She and Joe have developed feelings for each other. She must take a shit getting her parents to accept this because he is not of her culture. Overall, she has made tremendous progress and at this point, she seems sufficient enough to execute these goals without provided intervention.