Background Information
Antwone Fisher was born on August 3, 1959 in Cleveland, Ohio. Antwone did not know his know his parents. His biological mother, who is alive, gave birth to him behind prison bars and his father was killed by his ex-girlfriend when he went to her house. . Antwone was placed in an orphanage until his mother got out of jail to claim him. She never claimed client and he was in the orphanage until the age of 2 years old. At the age of 2 years, client was placed in fostercare in the care of Mr. and Mrs. Tate and two other young males. During his childhood with his fosterparent, the client suffered from physical, sexual and mental abuse. Antwone attended high school, graduated, went to the Navy and served as a Petty Officer.
Presenting Problem:
Antwone initiated a physical altercation with a follow navy partner who just asked him a question. Antwoneattended his scheduled court hearing, met with the Command Officer, presented his side of the story and as a consequence he received 45 days restriction and recommendation was made for Antwneto be evaluated by the Navy’s psychiatrist, Mr. Davenport. There are various factors that lead to his terrible temper against the world and sexual abuse is one of them. Antwone was engaged in another physical altercation with a fellow partner. As a result he was put behind bars for a couple of hours. With his anger problem, he managed to keep it all to himself without sharing it with anyone.
Overview of the session
The first session focused on getting a family history and demographic information from Antwone. Getting to know client’s family situation is the beginning of therapy. Dr. Davenport made a statement to client, you like to fight. Antwone responded,some people will never learn without getting hit. The Dr. asks him about his childhood and Antwone hesitated to respond to the doctor. ‘It is like a rock. The first thing that came to his mind.”Antwone was informed that he will receive only three sessions, to get evaluated and send the evaluation to the commander.
Antwonedisagreed with the psychiatrist he had any issues and it was a waste of the doctor’s time.
On the second session, Antwone attended but was not cooperative in communicating with the doctor. He continued attending sessions without communicating or any interactions with the doctor. On the fourth session, the limit was three, Antwone, shared information with the psychiatrist informing him he had no family member and talked about his biological parents’ situations. Antwone informed the doctor there were three boys in the foster home, two blacks and one white and our foster mom and dad were black also. He described the foster parents especially the female, treating the other two boys with more respect that him. The white boy was very special and fortunately returned back to his parents. Antwone suffered the foster mom’s abuse until he reached adolescent age. My foster care mother told me my friend came to the house and told my foster mom that we were going to the movies together. The foster parent took Antwone’s money and staring beating him with her shoe. Client grabbed the shoe which stopped her from hitting him. At this point, he felt like he was in control of the situation. Today would be the last time she would be abusing him. Client left the home to live in a shelter. At this point, Antwone felt relieved. He felt more powerful than his abuser. Antwone voice all his concerns and thoughts during his sessions. Therapist utilized sessions to assist client in disclosing information regarding his childhood experience. The therapist has observed negative feedback from the client when he is being challenged. Antwone joined government services to find places of comfort, the army and the navy. During his time served, he struggled with getting socially involved or joking with Caucasian people in a positive manner. Based on his childhood, client could not express his anger towards the white child. And it is a known fact Antwone wanted to express some of his frustration towards the white child; however, knew that foster parent would punish him. Antwone is experience flashbacks of the childhood.
The therapist recommended for him to use different relaxation techniques to calm himself down. Then the therapist discuss with him he did not need to see him no more. Then get involve in another fight with another office at the ship; both send to the therapist . at the clinical he was acting up and screaming, yelling at every one at the office. The therapist gets him to his office and asks him what you are doing in my office. Client answer by you refuses to see me, and then I create way to come back here. Then the therapist continue to see him and continue his session, client discuss with him about his childhood and how he was hitting at his friends and takes their staff except his friend Justin. He will do everything for him because he was only one help him during child abuse and feed him food when was hungry. Then client discuss with therapist did he can has a girl friend with his anger issues. Then therapist starts talking about the girl and how he knows her. Client told him it is an army too at the library. She asks him to go out, client went out with girl and she kisses him. Client went to the therapist home and tells him “she kisses me”. The therapist was surprise to see him at his house and told him never come here again. Then the therapist gets him inside and discuss with him what happen at his date. Client was so excited about his dates and the therapist discuss with him he remain him by his days before he get married his wife. The therapist has some issue with his wife about have children. The therapist life it was very organize and beautiful wife but you feels there was something missing in this house. Client has to go out with his friend to has fun at night club; one of the lady as him for dance but he refuse. then one of his friends minion that he has a girl friends, but another friends said to him my he( virgin). Client get very upset and started the fight at the club and get arrest for that. The therapist went to the jail and asks him what get you to fight again. His answer some of my friend said thing I did not likes; the therapist ask again like what then he told him “ he said am virgin”’ and I get very upset for that and the fight started. The therapist ask him are virgin; he said I do not know. I has been sexual abuse when I was ten years old by the foster care daughter , she ask me to kiss he and take my close over and abuse me over and over. I used to go to my friends Justin and get clothes for him. Until I left the house; since that time I hate to do that. But I never slept with any woment in my life.then client continue his session with the therapist and some times he do his session at his house and his wife invited him to come over for thanksgiving. Client has never expernices any holiday in his life. On the Thanksgiving Day client dress nice and come over for the dinner.at the dinner table he get welcome but the therapist dad kept asks him about his family and where he is from. Then client left the dinner table after the dad asks him where is your parents. Then the therapist follow him and then client hand the poem to the therapist and the therapist ask him to read for him. The therapist cry after that and his wife was stand on the back of the room and she listen to the poem as well. The therapist looks at his wife and she looked at him and she walks away; also the client left and thanks him for their dinner. then client started show improvement in his behavior; the therapist asks him to looks for his family and find where they are. Client discuss with therapist there was no need for them now. But the therapist told him this was the best time for that. Then client invited the therapist and his wife for his graduated. The therapist come over for his graduated and gave him a book as a gift and apologizes for his wife for not making it. the therapist spokes to him about his great improvement and he discharge him from the treatment after he met his goals. The client started crying and discusses with the therapist everybody I love live me and Justin left me too. Then the therapist ask him how he Justin left you, then client explain to the therapist one day he come from the shelter very hungry and went to Justin home and feed him and gave him nice clothes. Then Justin asks client to give him favor, both went together to the store, Justin stolen many thing from the store. The store manager shot Justin and he ran away from the store. Then the therapist Justin left you because he did the wrong option. Then the therapist told him go now and looks for your family and let me know when you find them. Client and his girlfriend left together looking for his family. First he went to his foster care home and asks his mother who was my family and what my dad name. The foster mother was surprise to see him and her daughter about to huge him but he stops her and said no more touch. Then he left after she did not like the way he treat them after all this year; then she said his dad name. then client and his girlfriend looks in all yellow book to find his family name. in middle of the night he found the family name and calls he found his aunt and when he get to house he meet his aunt, her husband and his uncle. He asks them about his mother; his uncle takes him to his mother house but there was no any emotion show from her but she stood watching him and crying. Client come back to his aunt house and fined all his family and his grandfather welcome him and everyone chary from him by welcome. Then he come back to the army and meet his therapist and told him he found his family and now he know his family and his not varigne anymore. Then client thanks the therapist for his work for him and encourage him to look for his family and best future. The therapist he told him am the one who has to thank you for the change bring it to my life and let me help my wife to go for treatment.
a person- Centered theory because he looks to helping individuals grow and change in individual therapy, groups, and in society. Also he believed the goals of therapy should be to help individuals become congruent, self-accepting person by being more aware of their own experiences and their own growth. The core of person- centered therapy is six necessary and sufficient conditions for bringing about personality or psychotherapeutic change (Rogers, 1957, 1959). The six following conditions: 1st Psychological contact and that happen between the psychartiatic and client, when he makes the client to come to therapy but he has to sit down in the same room without talking to each other because the client (which refers to the therapist not just being in the same room with client but also bringing forth her abilities to attend to and be engaged by the client.). 2nd;Unconditionalpositive regard or acceptance: for example for that when the client get arrest during fight at the night club. The therapist comes over to client and asks him what the reason for the fight. At end of the conversation the therapist found out client has been sexual abuse by the foster care daughter. then therapist asks the client the same question client his friends said to him and cause the fight are you virgine but client did not denied that but he never slept with any women in his life but he been abuse. Client has made the change by sleep with his girl’s friend when he went to looks for his family. 3rd empathy. To be empathic is to entre another’s world without being influence by one’s own views and values (Rogers, 1975). That happens when client has been invite to thanksgiving dinner by therapist wife. When he attended to the dinner the therapist father started asking him about his family and where he from and how he celebrate his holidays. Then client has to leave the dinner table; the therapist follows him. Then 4th perception of empathy and acceptance, client read a poem to the therapist he writes that for him and the therapist wife hear the poem as well. At this moment of conditions of genuineness, acceptance, and empathy are communicated and perceived, then the change will takes place. The goals should be move in a self-directed manner, being less concerned about pleasing others and meeting the expectations of others and meeting the expectations of others. As consequences of becoming more self-directed, individuals become more realistic in their perceptions, better at problem solving and less defensive rather with others. To as a counselor I will not choose the client’s counseling goals but I will help client to develop a therapeutic atmosphere that increase positive self- regard so that the client can become more fully functioning.
