Many of you are preparing for careers in which case study consultations will be

Many of you are preparing for careers in which case study consultations will be a regular part of your job responsibilities. Anyone who is a healthcare provider (mental, physical, and spiritual) or K-12 educator needs to know how to present a case to colleagues, supervisors, and occasional outside sources, such as law enforcement or child welfare, for review. All the cases for this course are designed to help you develop that necessary skill.
Philip has been a priest in the Roman Catholic Church for almost 25 years. His religion has been important to him ever since he was a young child. He grew up in an Irish Catholic family that was involved in their parish and said grace before each meal as well as at bedtime. They went to church every Sunday and Philip was an altar boy. It seemed natural for him to become a priest. He was involved in his church, had a strong faith, and had an uncle who is a priest and a cousin who is a nun. His family looked highly on that occupation, and it seemed to be one of the most prestigious careers he could aspire to.
As he nears the 25th anniversary of his ordination, Philip reflects on the differences between members of the clergy and those who are not. He considers clergy members to have an incredibly important responsibility in guiding their followers spiritually. This responsibility weighs on him. Occasionally he is envious of this parishioners who do not have this duty, but then he remembers how fortunate he is to be one of those God called to be a religious leader. It helps to discuss this concern with other priests who understand and experience this feeling of obligation as well.
Philip also considers the things he had to give up as a Roman Catholic priest. He had to take a vow of chastity and is not allowed to marry. Not having sex has been difficult, especially when he was younger. He’s never known the love of a woman and found that keeping his vow of chastity was more difficult than keeping his vow of obedience to the bishop. Now that he is getting older that is not as much a concern. Philip comforts himself with the thoughts of the close friendships he has formed, the children of friends he has been able to enjoy, and the knowledge that he is doing God’s will.
However, leaders of other religious groups do not believe that being a clergy member means giving up family life or sex. These clergy members are not required to take the vows of chastity like Philip did. He is painfully aware of these differences and still believes that his requirements are the best way to serve God. Philip is also aware of a number of differences in the clergy within the Roman Catholic religion.
In recent years a number of priests and nuns have voiced opinions about changes they believe should be made within the church, such as the notion that the Catholic Church should allow women to become priests. Only men have been allowed to join the priesthood because of the widely accepted view that all 12 of Jesus’ apostles were men and the belief that the priest is the presence of Christ among the people, which only a man can do.
Today these reformers believe that women should also be allowed to become priests because of theological arguments and evidence that supports the idea that some of Jesus’ disciples were women. Some feminist theological research suggests that women were early missionaries and apostles. Reformers believe that changes like these will modernize the church by relying on early church traditions that encourage people to come back to the Roman Catholic religion. Philip disagrees with them. He is not a reformer and does not understand their reasoning.
One of the most disconcerting experiences Philip has had to adjust to was how people react to him when they learn he is a priest. Either people avoid him when they saw his collar, or if they interacted with him they were cautious about what they said. They were careful not to swear or offend him. He was aware of the change in people’s behavior that he evoked. This made forming relationships outside his order difficult, and this made him uncomfortable.
Sometimes he would be invited to parishioners’ homes for dinner. Philip enjoyed talking to the smaller children who would ask questions like, “Do you wear your collar when you go swimming?” He found that talking to the children and answering their questions at their level would often put him more at least with their parents. Philip liked to be able to take breaks from being a “holy man” and occasionally feel like one of a family.
Read the case thoroughly and then answer the following three questions. Click on the Method tab for Case Evaluation Instructions to write this assignment.
What is Philip’s main problem in this scenario? There can be as few as one or as many as three which will vary from one week to the next. Include what you believe makes Philip’s life more difficult or less fulfilling.
How do you think Kelly would view Philip? Include an example or two of Kelly’s personal constructs as demonstrated in Philip’s day to day functioning.
In the last section, provide a personal reflective paragraph. Comment on any aspects of the case that you found interesting, anything that surprised you, or anything in the case that applies to your own life.
Instructions:
Read the case thoroughly and then answer the following three questions.
What is Philip’s main problem in this scenario? There can be as few as one or as many as three which will vary from one week to the next. Include what you believe makes Philip’s life more difficult or less fulfilling.
How do you think Kelly would view Philip? Include an example or two of Kelly’s personal constructs as demonstrated in Philip’s day to day functioning.
In the last section, provide a personal reflective paragraph. Comment on any aspects of the case that you found interesting, anything that surprised you, or anything in the case that applies to your own life.
An easy way to do these case evaluations is to imagine you’re a therapist when completing the assignment. Make sure grammar is at a college level and use the personal reflective paragraph to provide a detailed perspective on the client. Phrases and Incomplete sentences will not receive full credit.
For Extra Credit: Citations are not required to connect the case to the e-text, but one extra credit point will be earned for each citation, up to a maximum of three citations per case evaluation. If you want to cite,
Cite from the current week’s e-text chapter or the current videos in this week’s module.
Make a connection between the case evaluation and the e-text, with a citation using the page number, heading, and paragraph number under the heading, at the end of the sentence. (Note: this is not APA form, but just for our purposes to make it easier to cite from the e-Textbook).
Text example: Put quotation marks around the words copied from the textbook, and cite by using the page number, heading, and paragraph number under the heading. (Note: this is not APA form, but just for our purposes to make it easier to cite from the e-Textbook).
For example, “The term shadow refers to those aspects of the psyche that are rejected from consciousness by the ego because they are inconsistent with one’s self-concept” (p 46, Shadow, para 1).
Another example, “The association of spirituality with masculinity did not originate with Jung; it has a long history in the Judeo-Christian tradition, which has traditionally portrayed God and spiritual leaders as masculine” (p 48, Different Types of Archetypes, para 4).
Notice that in this citation the textbook author has cited her source in the sentence as (Daly, 1978; Lacks, 1980; Patai, 1967). Do not include the textbook author’s sources in your citation.
Video example: Put quotation marks around the words copied from the video, and cite by using the using the name of the video, the minutes, and seconds marked in the clip, at the end of the sentence.
For example, “So fixation at a particular stage is what predicts adult personality according to this theory.” (Psychoanalytic theory 2:02 to 2:08).
Format:
Make sure your Case Evaluation follows this format:
Include your full name in the upper left corner and single space the paper.
Use only either 12-point Arial or Helvetica font.
Your paper will have three sections: the presenting problem, the theoretical basis to explain the presenting problem, and your person reflection. You can number each section or skip an extra line between sections. Your option.
Your paper will be between one and one and a half pages long, but no longer than two full pages.
Save your last edit as a PDF and submit that as your assignment. This will maintain your formatting, regardless if you’re using a PC, Mac, Chromebook, or Google Docs. If you need a reminder how to convert to a PDF, click this link for a short video explanation.
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Discipline: Theories of Personality