My Life At Mrs Trotter's Home Case Studies
Gilly’s beliefs because I was doing this activity to strengthen our relationship and Gilly’s self-identity, not to challenge her and the beliefs she shares. Often Gilly puts up a defensive front to protect herself from allowing people to get too close and I found that in some of these situations Gilly was doing that. There were moments that Gilly did let her guard down and I believe that those moments were positive for Gilly. Also, through some of the defense Gilly was utilizing I was still able to learn what made Gilly who she is.
Since my last session with Gilly there have been many changes that she has gone through. Gilly has started to talk a little better about life at Mrs. Trotter’s house. I believe that she started to feel connected to Mrs. Trotter and her family. Unfortunately, when Gilly was upset she wrote a letter to her mother Courtney that …show more content…
Gilly and I will spend time discussing what she wants in her future. I will then provide Gilly with a sheet of paper and ask her to create four columns. The first column will say future goals. The following three columns will then be labeled step 1, step 2, and step 3. After allowing Gilly to select a few long-term goals we will write them in the first column. We will then discuss that goal and I will help her break that goal down into three small steps that are goals that are attainable prior to the next session. An example of this would be that Gilly set a goal to be a supportive and loving granddaughter. We could then break that down into three steps such as help my grandma with the dishes, compliment my grandma three times, and not swear around my grandma. These are three small goals that Gilly could then work on prior to our next session so that we may discuss her progress towards this goal. After reviewing the progress in later sessions I will assist Gilly to continue to create new steps and goals to help attain her future long-term
Since my last session with Gilly there have been many changes that she has gone through. Gilly has started to talk a little better about life at Mrs. Trotter’s house. I believe that she started to feel connected to Mrs. Trotter and her family. Unfortunately, when Gilly was upset she wrote a letter to her mother Courtney that …show more content…
Gilly and I will spend time discussing what she wants in her future. I will then provide Gilly with a sheet of paper and ask her to create four columns. The first column will say future goals. The following three columns will then be labeled step 1, step 2, and step 3. After allowing Gilly to select a few long-term goals we will write them in the first column. We will then discuss that goal and I will help her break that goal down into three small steps that are goals that are attainable prior to the next session. An example of this would be that Gilly set a goal to be a supportive and loving granddaughter. We could then break that down into three steps such as help my grandma with the dishes, compliment my grandma three times, and not swear around my grandma. These are three small goals that Gilly could then work on prior to our next session so that we may discuss her progress towards this goal. After reviewing the progress in later sessions I will assist Gilly to continue to create new steps and goals to help attain her future long-term