| Entry Type | Assessment |
|---|---|
| Client/Group | FM |
| Entry Category | Intended Case Study |
| Select your mentor | Brahmi Romero |
| Intake | |
| Assessment | |
| Proposed number of sessions | 8 |
| Location of sessions | In person and virtual |
| Planned time per session | 60-90 minutes |
| Presenting Problem | Unable to study for her medical exam because her mind ruminates with worries and to do check list. Passing this first exam is crucial to her. |
| Physical | Client has good physical health. |
| Client/Group goals | Client wants to be able to calm down her mind and focus on her studies. Client ruminates about exam and family issues. |
| Energetic | Client’s energy is low from the stress. A lot of client’s stress is from inner stressors. |
| Emotional | Her stress is related to the studying that she is currently doing for the medical exam that she is going to take in the United States. She is often unable to focus. She has many responsibilities at home with her small family and is trying to keep on top of all things, but she worries mostly about her studies. Client is married with a 3 year old son. Her husband has a high responsibility job and he works long hours and is not able to help her with taking care of their son during the week days. Her small son is having some acting out issues and she does not have the support that she needs to take care of this. Client has had this pattern of repetitive thinking since adolescence. Client gets depressed due to her inability to control these factors in her life. She has taken in an anti-depressant in the past. |
| Spiritual orientation and needs | Client very recently became a Self Realization Fellowship member. Client believes in God and her father is a very spiritual person who she loves. |
| Intellectual / Sense of self | Client feels very unhappy with herself because she has not been able to control her mind. She tries to stop the rumination, but she then judges herself and dislikes herself for doing the rumination and for wasting her time with this. |
| Yoga philosophy/wisdom research reference(s) | Praktipaksha Bhavana to begin with for this client to change the pattern of repetitive thinking. |
| Scientific research reference(s), why chosen, how you plan to incorporate 1-3 | In article below, some of the “tools” that study participants mentioned that helped them with their depression included breathing, centering, relaxation, gentle stretching, healthy visualization, and physical movement and even eating more nutritious foods. Reference: |
| Approval Notice | |
| Questions for Mentor | None for now. |
| 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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