Peter is a 47-year-old Latino male who is married and currently living with his wife (45) and 2 children (Samuel, age 12 and Anne, age 14). He has been a computer engineer at a large company for 15 years and is a respected colleague at the company. Recently, he has suffered from frequent stomachache and headaches, which finally led him to visit his doctor. He also shared that he has not been sleeping well for the past three months. Peter has a conflictual relationship with his wife, and they argue over parenting issues and priorities with their two teenage children. Recently, Peter’s mother, who is 75 years old, is diagnosed with liver cancer. He has a fairly close relationship with his mother who lives two hours away from Peter. Peter does not have an active social life and he spends most of his time either at work or with his family.
If you were to conduct a bio-psycho-sociocultural-spiritual assessment with Peter, please discuss the following:
Discuss the dimensions to be included in the assessment.
What questions would you ask to assess the different dimensions during the assessment process?
Describe who you would include in the assessment process and for what purposes. Based on your assessment, how would you and peter define his problem in a solvable manner? Based on your assessment, how would you facilitate Peter in developing helpful and attainable goals?