Choose ONLY ONE of the following two questions. Write ONLY “…
Choose ONLY ONE of the following two questions. Write ONLY “Question 1” or “Question 2” before typing your answer in your document; do NOT write any part of the question. ________________________________________ Question 1 You are working with a client, Jo, who you have been seeing at your college counseling center for several months. Jo is a 19 year-old, African American student who identifies as a cisgender gay male. He has a history of severe episodes of Major Depressive Disorder and has reportedly attempted suicide in the past. However, Jo has been doing well recently and has not expressed any significant depressive symptoms in the last several months. Most of your therapy sessions have focused on helping Jo decrease his alcohol use, which has begun to negatively impact his grades. When Jo comes into your office today, he appears sullen and tired. Jo becomes tearful as he tells you that he lost his scholarship due to his failing grades and he is feeling “devastated.” He says “I worked my whole life for this. What’s the point now? I’ll never get my degree.” When you ask Joe if he has been thinking about suicide, Jo shares that he has been having thoughts of suicide for the past three days. Please answer the following questions about this case: What are at least three things you would ask Jo to further assess for risk of suicide? Identify at least three risk factors from the case description above that may contribute to an increased suicide risk for Jo. What specific ethical and legal obligations do you have as a clinician when assessing for suicide? Remember to answer ALL parts of the question. Remember that your answer must be no more than 2 pages long. OR Question 2 You learn about a new 30-item self-report assessment tool that measures symptoms of anxiety. You just got a new client and you are considering using it with them each week. You think it may be useful for tracking changes in their symptoms throughout therapy. What are some things you would need to consider when determining whether you should use the test with this client? Please discuss A) considerations regarding the test’s reliability and validity, B) practical considerations, and C) ethical and/or diversity-related considerations. Remember to answer ALL parts of the question. Remember that your answer must be no more than 2 pages long.