Having read about cultural approaches to assessment and,…

estefaniatrevino14Having read about cultural approaches to assessment and,…Having read about cultural approaches to assessment and, specifically, having explored the CFI, students are to have a minimum of 10 questions they might ask a client in order to gather information about their cultural background and the impact of culture on their presenting problem. For the purpose of this discussion board, students are to utilize the attached vignette about Laura, a 46-year old woman. Students are then to offer, a discussion of how each question might contribute to a better, more thorough understanding of Laura’s presenting problem in the context of the culture she comes from and how this would contribute to a more culturally-sensitive treatment plan.  Vignette: Laura is a 46-year old cisgender woman, who has been divorced for 8 years. The divorce was in response to an affair her ex-husband had and she is now the sole provider for her college-aged son (19 years old). Her ex-husband passed away from a heart attack 3 years ago, but they had had very little contact since the divorce. Laura comes from a big Cuban-American family (her parents were both born in the U.S.), and is the 3rd of 5 children. She has two older brothers, both of whom are incarcerated, and a younger sister. She reports a life-long conflicting relationship with her mother, who, she says, favors the boys of the family. Her relationship with her sister is less conflicting but she reports they are not particularly close. Laura also explains that her parents had a very volatile marriage and often had physical altercations in front of the children. She reports having a close relationship with her maternal Aunt when she was a child and her grandmother, both of whom have passed away. Laura reports that she is a Christian and was very involved in her church (attending weekly Bible study, active in women’s ministry, etc.). Laura is seeking therapy on the advice of her son who is “tired of me being the way I am.” She explains that she often struggles to get out of bed, often misses work (as a court reporter) because she is too tired to make the drive, and generally keeps to herself. She reports that until about 4 years ago she was very social and enjoyed spending time with her friends. She shares that she began to withdraw from them because she was too busy at work and with taking care of her son to spend time with them and “little by little they stopped calling.” She also stopped being active in her church a few years ago, reports that she thinks “God and the church are mad at me for getting a divorce,” and that she is ashamed to go back. She reports experiencing back pain and a general heaviness in her body, for which doctors have found no physical cause. She also reports sometimes hearing odd noises, like a whistling or a ringing in her left ear, for which there has also been no physical explanation. She wants to “get back to her old self,” “start enjoying herself again,” and “find her way back” to her faith community. She is also worried that the many absences at work have jeopardized her employment, as she is now on probation Social SciencePsychology