Self of the Therapist Assignment

SELF OF THE THERAPIST ASSIGNMENT (C)

You will be provided a different prompt each term that relates to a self-of-the-therapist issue. This paper should be a minimum of 1-3 pages and is meant to be a personal reflection of your thoughts and feelings on the given topic. If you utilize outside sources then you should reference and cite your sources appropriately, however, outside research is not specifically required. Use the prompt below to complete this writing assignment. As a therapist, you will establish close and intimate relationships with your clients. You may find that you share similar thoughts, ideas, perspectives, fears, issues, concerns, dreams, aspirations, beliefs, etc. You may also find that you share similar dilemmas, have had similar experiences, and/or have faced a similar challenge or adversity. For this assignment, select one of your current clients and discuss the following…in what ways are you connected to your client? In what ways do you connect to your clients? What similarities do you share? What experiences have you had in life that connects you to your client? What makes you and your client the same? What do you see in your client that you recognize inside of yourself?

What to discuss:

The client I chose, which is the same client I chose to do my presentation on is a 16 year old female who struggles with communication with her father due to differences in upbringing. Father who was born and raised in Iran and my client who was born in the states did not understand each other’s perspectives in many things such as communication, respect of boundaries, seriousness of bullying at school, etc. I felt connected to this client because I also struggled with communication with parents and often did not take things I shared with seriousness, if I was even allowed to share. Similar to my client, when sharing thoughts or emotions, it often seemed as if it was talking back rather than a productive conversation.