Case Presentation Form Assignment

1. Counseling Intern: Virginia Philbrook

2. Client Information: J. is 12 years old. Identifies as Caucasian, middle class. Only child.
Lives with both mother and father. Family identifies as middle class. Both parents work.
J.s father works for the Seattle School District and her mother works for the University of
Washington.
3. Session Information
12th session, 15 minutes long, 4/7/14
4. The Presenting Issue:
Subjective: J.s parents are very engaged in her learning. I meet or exchange emails with
one or both of them weekly. J. is often disengaged in classes, choosing to read books for
fun over paying attention or completing tasks. She is very creative and writes stories
about dragons and dragon writers.
Objective: J. has a 504 plan to accommodate her social developmental delays. She also
has been diagnosed with Attention Deficient Disorder. J.s family has decided against
medication. J. tested into the APP (Advanced Progress Program) and HIMS. She is
academically highly capable. Her grades vacillate from Ds to As. J. often is missing
assignments. She is occasionally unaware of her body and has been observed self-
stimulating in the lunchroom. Her mother reports having to lay out J.s clothes daily and
walking through each step of the process of getting ready to go in the morning.
Assessment: J. finds the real world much less interesting than reading fiction. I believe
she is bored most of the time. J. has said that impulse control is challenging for her. I
think that J. doesnt see the point of focusing enough to curb impulsive behavior. She
doesnt like seeing a counselor but also continues to work with me weekly.
Plan:
5. Multicultural Factors: J. and I share many identities. However our experience within those
identities is likely very different and I need to remember not to project my own
experience onto her.
6. Theory: I have been using a mix of Person-Centered counseling and mindfulness
coaching. I focus on meeting J. where she is at while also being directive. We utilize
creative interventions whenever possible to keep her hands engaged.
7. Three things I did well: Use of creative interventions, flexibility about following the path
J.s mind takes, patience.
8. Three things to improve: Be more directed and focused to keep J. on task, jump around a
little less during the session, connect with J. more effectively so that she is more fully
engaged in the process.