Intervention Assignment

Intervention Assignment
I. Client is a single, 37 year old female, mother of 3 children, who was referred to the Social Worker by Life Span in Savannah, TN. Client has a previous diagnosis of depression and anxiety that she has reported has been affecting her everyday life. Client reported she needs to lose 130lbs because she has started binge eating with her depression causing her to have low self-esteem.
II. Goal 1. Depression
III. Intervention 1: Low self-esteem is one symptom of depressive disorders and is considered by some to be a predictor for relapse, whereas high self-esteem seems to buffer against depression (Korrelboom, 2012). Competitive Memory Training (COMET) has shown to be effective for the enhancement of self-esteem. Individuals with low self-esteem also experience more negative self-relevant emotions, such as humiliation thus adding to depression (Lakey, 2014). Client will come weekly for a 1 hour session to perform COMET to help build

Intervention 2: Binge Eating and Emotional eating are more commonly reported by obese adults with elevated depression symptoms compared to those without and may occur against a general backdrop of overall low mood. Intervention and prevention programs for obesity and/or depression should address disordered eating to prevent or minimize adverse health consequences (Goldschmidt, 2014) Cognitive Behavior Therapy was reported in a six month trial that thirty percent of patients that binge ate at baseline reported that they had been abstinent from such behavior in the 28 days before 6 months, and more than half had experienced fewer than 4 episodes during the 6 months (Calugi, 2016). Client will start a CBT for 12 weeks to teach her the skills to regulate emotions such as grief, anger, sadness, anxiety, happiness, and states such as boredom, without the use of food. She will practice how to tolerate difficult emotions and uncontrollable urges until her acuteness has subsided rather than engage in inadequate