The Unit 4 Assignment is a 3- to 5-page analysis of the professional, ethical, legal, and cultural considerations associated with psychopathology. The paper will explore the critical components of each consideration and how they apply to a case study.
Case Study
Sundeep is a 43-year-old male, married, with three children. He is from India and is currently living with his family in the United States on a work visa. Sundeep has entered your clinic for assessment and evaluation at the request of his wife and some family friends. He appears to be in a depressed mood, avoiding eye contact, and does not speak much in the first part of the assessment. Sundeep says that he has not been sleeping well lately and that he is feeling a high amount of stress related to his work and not meeting expectations within his job role. He is also studying at a local university part time and states that he is not performing as well as he had hoped he would initially. He has been experiencing extended sadness, feelings of hopelessness, lack of appetite, and extreme guilt about his emotions and thoughts. You notice that he avoids the use of the word “depression” and seems to replace it with “stress” during the conversation. Sundeep speaks to his father on a weekly basis and states that he dreads talking to him about how he is doing in both work and studies. As Sundeep begins to feel more comfortable, he shares that he has been thinking that if he fails here in the U.S., it will be even more difficult to go back to India and face his father, mother, and extended family. He shares that he has been thinking about harming himself, especially when the fear of failure is at higher levels throughout the day. Sundeep indicates that he has a plan for how he might take his own life and shares that he has the means to enact this plan as well.
In regard to strengths and supports, Sundeep identifies that he has two very close friends that he works with on a daily basis. He states that his wife is very supportive and that he does not know what he would do without his children, who are his source of motivation and strength each day.
Be sure to include the following components in your paper:
Part 1: Apply the four domains of the Cultural Formulation Interview.
Apply the four domains of the Cultural Formulation Interview to the case study.
Provide a thorough analysis of how information gathered in the Cultural Formulation Interview would apply to the diagnostic process with the individual in the case study.
Discuss at least two ways cultural considerations may impact the diagnostic process with the individual in the case study.
Part 2: Examine the legal, ethical, and professional considerations associated with civil commitments.
Explain your state’s/country’s legal standards for civil commitments.
Apply two examples of the legal standards of a civil commitment in working with culturally diverse clientele.
Discuss any culturally pertinent behavior/attitudes/perspectives that would need to be considered prior to a civil commitment.
Provide a rationale for why it is professionally and ethically imperative for the clinician to be aware of cultural considerations in the diagnostic process.
Explain at least two ways your own multiculturalism and diversity perspectives may impact working with the client in the case study.
How might your own perspectives be applied or impact the diagnostic process?