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    The document outlines therapy goals for a depressed client named Dave. It includes identifying information about Dave and presents his main complaints of depressive symptoms, anxiety, stress, anger issues, and drinking problems. The goals section then outlines specific cognitive and behavioral goals in four key areas: 1) health and wellness, 2) career, 3) social life, and 4) personal life. The goals are focused on coping with stress, regulating mood and anger, boosting self-esteem, and planning a realistic career choice. Appendices provide examples of worksheets and forms to help achieve the outlined therapy goals.

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    The document outlines therapy goals for a depressed client named Dave. It includes identifying information about Dave and presents his main complaints of depressive symptoms, anxiety, stress, anger issues, and drinking problems. The goals section then outlines specific cognitive and behavioral goals in four key areas: 1) health and wellness, 2) career, 3) social life, and 4) personal life. The goals are focused on coping with stress, regulating mood and anger, boosting self-esteem, and planning a realistic career choice. Appendices provide examples of worksheets and forms to help achieve the outlined therapy goals.

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    The document outlines therapy goals for a depressed client named Dave. It includes identifying information about Dave and presents his main complaints of depressive symptoms, anxiety, stress, anger issues, and drinking problems. The goals section then outlines specific cognitive and behavioral goals in four key areas: 1) health and wellness, 2) career, 3) social life, and 4) personal life. The goals are focused on coping with stress, regulating mood and anger, boosting self-esteem, and planning a realistic career choice. Appendices provide examples of worksheets and forms to help achieve the outlined therapy goals.

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    THERAPY GOALS OF DEPRESSED CLIENT

    SUBMITTED TO

    DR. NOSHI IRUM ZAMAN

    SUBMITTED BY

    ZAINAB SHEIKH

    01-275192-016

    MSCP-II

    SESSION 2019-2021

    DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY BAHRIA UNIVERSITY

    ISLAMABAD

    1
    Table of contents

    S. No. Content Page no.

    1. Case Example 3

    2. Identifying information 3

    3. Presenting complaints 4

    4. Goal Setting 4

    5. Annexure 7

    6. References 13

    2
    Case Example

    Dave is a 38-year-old gay man who had suffered disabling bouts of depression, on

    several occasions in his life, which caused him to make several career changes. He twice tried

    to commit suicide. He also suffered from a great deal of anxiety and stress, had some drink

    problems and found it difficult to control his temper, especially when drinking.

    Dave was referred for CBT after a typical episode was triggered by stress at work. At his

    first meeting with his therapist, Dave already knew what he wanted to work on. He had a great

    sense of failure over his history of depression and what he called his lack of success in his

    career (‘I’ve really messed up’). He was anxious about his job prospects. He felt unattractive

    and was worried about ageing and about further losing his physical appeal. He felt his angry

    impulses were in danger of getting out of control

    Identifying Information

    Name: Dave

    Age: 38 years

    Gender: Male

    Marital status: Committed

    Developing goal setting plans for each area of life activity

    Developing goals with mutual collaboration of Dave is an important step in dealing

    depression with CBT.

    1. Health and wellness.

    3
    2. Career.

    3. Social life.

    4. Personal life.

    5. Spiritual life.

    Presenting Complaints

     Depressive symptoms (Worthlessness, Low self-esteem, Sense of failure) along with

    checking for any suicide ideation and if present then suicide prevention should be the first

    therapy goal .

     Anxiety and stress related to work.

     Anger issues.

     Drinking problems.

    Goal Setting

    Goal#1

    Learn two cognitive and two behavioral strategy for coping with stress related to job.

    Operational Cognitive Goals

    Learn and use thought testing and problem solving to manage anxious thoughts/situations

    related to job.

    Monitor actions and emotional responses.

    Operational Behavioral Goals

    Plan and complete one pleasant or social activity per week.

    Activity rescheduling to improve personal wellbeing.

    4
    Goal#2

    Learn two cognitive and one behavioral strategies to monitor mood and keeping control

    on angry impulses.

    Operational Cognitive Goals

    Maintaining journaling and using anger thermometer worksheet daily.

    Operational Behavioral Goals

    Learning and practicing deep breathing and muscle relaxation techniques to regulate

    mood per week.

    Goal#3

    Learn two cognitive and two behavioral strategy to boost self-esteem.

    Operational Cognitive Goals

    Identifying and challenging the thinking errors and biases related to his sense of ugliness

    and sense of failure over his history of depression.

    Acknowledging strengths and weaknesses .

    Operational Behavioral Goals

    Plan activities that give boost once a week.

    Try to bring smile on someone's face once a day.

    Goal#4

    Learn two cognitive and one behavioral strategy to plan a realistic career choice.

    Operational Cognitive Goals

    5
    Identifying and challenging the thinking errors and biases related to choice of career.

    Identify the right career according to interest, education, skills and experience.

    Operational Behavioral Goals

    Looking at the right job prospects and sending in applications.

    6
    Annexure

    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    References

    Goals Worksheets. (n.d.). Retrieved March 27, 2020, from https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-

    worksheets/goals/none

    Villines, Z. (2017, January 04). Effective Goal Setting Could Help People with Depression. Retrieved

    March 27, 2020, from https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/effective-goal-setting-could-help-

    people-with-depression-0105171

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