Donald Duck Case Study Psychology

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Donald Duck is a thirty-seven years old African American man that lives in Killeen, TX with his wife, Kendra, and his two kids, China and Charlie. Donald served eight years in the United States Army as a specialist in the aviation unit. He currently receives a monthly stipend from the military so at this point he has no need to seek employment according to him. Donald suffers from a TBI; his truck was involved in an IED attack during his first tour to Afghanistan. He has no mental health history in the data system. Donald says that he hasn’t been feeling himself lately and that he feels like he is depressed. Besides his TBI, Donald is healthy and has no known drug allergies or major surgeries. He is a Christian believer and feels as though …show more content…

SWI has to gather information about the client and see what services Donald requires. Present during this discussion was Donald and the SWI. This conversation took place over the phone, but the client is coming in to see a counselor to talk about a possible treatment plan. He was just supposed to let the client know the door is open if they want to seek private counseling at their local church. He was not supposed to make the client feel as though they had to come in. The SWI was also supposed to follow the NASW code of ethics even though this conversation took place over the …show more content…

Since this is my first interaction with Donald in the mental health realm every diagnosis is on my rule out list. At his time I am only going by what he tells me. The first rule out question that I will ask is how does it affect your life? The DSM code for depression is 311.00. At Grace Christian Center we do not diagnose clients. Also Donald does not meet the two-week requirement for depression just yet because he said that this just started. Donald said that he stressed out and feels like he has no motivation to continue his daily life. To me it seems as though Donald is just overwhelmed with life and burned himself out trying to be successful. Donald said that he is ot having any suicidal or homicidal

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