Reference no: EM133522748
Agency context: Family Support Service
Worker role: Men's worker
Mike has been referred to the Family support Service by the Child and Family Health Nurse. Mike is 20 years old and has the full time care of a 6mth old baby. Mikes ex-partner Sara has supervised contact with their baby on the weekends, due to drug and alcohol issues. Sara's weekend contact is supervised by her mum. Mike is very isolated in his role as a dad, and is struggling to come to terms with the responsibilities of being a single dad. He has given up his studies to be a chef, to look after his baby, and is living with his parents.
1. How would you use a structured counselling approach and process with this client?
2. What would you do, and say to establish the nature of the helping relationship with Mike?
3. How would you clarify Mike's expectations of counselling? What questions would you ask and what information would you provide?
4. How would you clarify Mike's immediate anxieties/concerns? Identify three questions you could ask.
5. How would you inform Mike of what the counselling service can offer?
6. How would you determine whether counselling was appropriate for Mike
7. What counselling and communication skills would you use with Mike?