Reference no: EM133408106

Question: Using the case of John provided discuss the important aspects and elements in structuring and developing a case conceptualization for John and the issues presented (not a treatment plan).

Note: Do not provide a case conceptualization, discuss from your reading what is important in structuring and organizing a case conceptualization using the case of John.

John (he/him) comes in for his first counselling session. John is 38 years old and has been with his partner for 12 years. They adopted two boys: one is four years old and the other is seven years old. John identifies as a Canadian male and his partner identifies as a Chinese male.

John has three siblings, one older sister, and two younger brothers. His parents often compare him to his siblings and make sure he knows just how far short he has fallen in pleasing them. John remembers his father being distant and often not at home, usually working, and his mother drinking a lot until he was about twenty-two.

When John and his partner decided to live together, John's family somewhat accepted them as a couple. His partner's family accepted John and the children; however, they disapprove of their son's decision to be in this relationship with John.

In your second session, John discloses that he is bisexual and perhaps he chose "the wrong sex" to be with. He finds his partner to be overbearing and controlling. John shares that he is sad a lot of the time, feels fatigued, and could stay in bed most days. He sleeps over ten hours per day and has recently been missing work. John's colleagues at work view him as lazy based upon his ethnicity. John is dissatisfied with his relationship and is stuck with how to handle it. He does not know what he wants or what to do.