| Entry Type | Assessment |
|---|---|
| Client/Group | AN |
| Entry Category | Intended Case Study |
| Select your mentor | Sarala Evans |
| Intake | |
| Assessment | |
| Proposed number of sessions | 10 |
| Location of sessions | in home telehealth |
| Planned time per session | 60 mins |
| Presenting Problem | Running from home, frequent emotional outbursts, can become aggressive, responds to hallucinations |
| Physical | AN is a small built Chinese Mandarin speaking Chinese female with a short stature, fair to good eye contact, no tremors, holds her head down when parents are speaking on the phone. Stooped posture typically when in session. |
| Client/Group goals | improve mood, improve emotional control, decrease hallucinations, improve safety (ability to remain in home without running into street). |
| Energetic | During our assessment, she was of normal energy which became lower when her parents were speaking about her. Her breath pattern was of slow rhythm. When she gets agitated, per parents, she breathes more rapidly. No shallow breathing noted on exam today. |
| Emotional | Emotions during session included anxiety which seemed to revolve about shame about her parents speaking about her behaviors and episodes in front of me. |
| Spiritual orientation and needs | No established religious or spiritual tradition in the forefront of her life, but does have the underpinnings of Chinese traditions and spiritual ideas. |
| Intellectual / Sense of self | AN has no sense of distinction between herself and the outside environment, including her parents; as a result she is easily agitated by environmental stimuli. She takes on beliefs about herself based upon what she hears her parents say. Mimics me in the session at times regarding my dress. |
| Yoga philosophy/wisdom research reference(s) | I would use information from Sutras 2 and 3 of Book 1 of Patanjali's sutras. Sutra 1.2: The restraint of the modifications of the mind-stuff is Yoga. The goal is to help the client live within her own true nature of Peace and Calmness of Thought. In so doing, her symptoms of agitation could be reduced. Yoga Nidra as a practice could help access her true self. |
| Scientific research reference(s), why chosen, how you plan to incorporate 1-3 | Pandi-Perumal SR, Spence DW, Srivastava N, Kanchibhotla D, Kumar K, Sharma GS, Gupta R, Batmanabane G. The Origin and Clinical Relevance of Yoga Nidra. Sleep Vigil. 2022;6(1):61-84. doi: 10.1007/s41782-022-00202-7. Epub 2022 Apr 23. PMID: 35496325; PMCID: PMC9033521. Nayak K, Verma K. Yoga-Nidra as a mental health booster: A narrative review. J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2023 Nov-Dec;14(6):100842. doi: 10.1016/j.jaim.2023.100842. Epub 2023 Dec 5. PMID: 38056373; PMCID: PMC10714319. Will plan to use yoga nidra during sessions for client to do weekly; she is not yet able to do this practice on her own, but could follow along with a recording. |
| Approval Notice | |
| Questions for Mentor | Thank you for your feedback about ways to help this client feel self empowered and calm. You recommended the use of the book Yoga Nidra by Swami Satyananda Saraswati, which includes scripts; I purchased this book and am in the process of reviewing it. We also discussed which types of Yoga Nidra recordings would be appropriate. We talked a bit about family dynamics and culture as well. Please let me know if there are any other suggestions. |
| Care Plan | Outline should be a practice adapted to the needs of that client/group, including:
Your care plan proposal should be approved by the mentor before session 2 if possible, or 3 if approval is delayed by mentor. |
| Session | |
| Session Instructions (Not Mentoring) | Your session outline should be a practice adapted to the needs of that client, including:
Tools from each module should be used (not on each client – but overall) |
| Final Client/Group Report | After seeing your client/group (for at least 4 sessions including interactive intake) Please remember practicum is a learning experience. You’ll learn more from sharing what’s accurate than from what might “look good”. Things you did well, not so well, problems and questions are all valid and useful tools to teach you. We can’t serve you to become the best clinician you can be if you don’t share your challenges and mistakes. Success is anything from which you learn. You can continue to add Session entries after submitting this Final Client/Group Report. |
| Report briefly on each Kosha below | Progress toward wellness or worsening reported by the client/group or that you observed in the following areas |
| Additional Information | |
| Personal reflection from doing client/group. | |
| Notify Mentor? | Do not notify Mentor (choose if you wish to continue working on this entry later) |
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