Questions:
1. How would you respond to Mack’s request to keep his Suicidal behavior a secret? Specifically
state if you would, or would not, keep Mack’s request a secret. Answers must include a
discussion of self-determination: You MUST use at least one citation from the NASW code of
ethics “Ethical Standards 1.02 & 1.07” to support whether or not you would keep the secret.
2. Identify and describe at least 2 of Mack’s strengths and 1 strength of Mack’s situation.
3. How would you use the strengths you identified in question #2 to help Mack and/or his
family solve their problem/s?
4. Use the Person-in-the-Environment (PIE) to analyze and understand the deeper issues in
this client problem scenario. On a separate/blank piece of paper or page: DRAW an Eco Map
(click here for a sample) to analyze this client problem scenario using the principles of Systems
Theory and Ecological Systems Theory. Don’t forget to Provide a key that lets me know what
each line represents about the relationship between the client and subsystem (Ex. strong, tenuous,
or weak). Choose only systems that are mentioned or inferred in the scenario. Mack is the client
for the ecomap.
Questions 5 & 6
Mack has been talking to his fellow group members about suicide and he even has a plan! You
will need to approach Mack about his situation. Choose two of the following Active Listening
Skills that you would use to talk with Mack about his current threats of suicide:
SW 120 Mock Therapy Paper
● Reflect
● Summarize
● Paraphrase
● Ask open-ended questions
● Empathic responses
Your goal is to gain a better understanding of how Mack feels and his situation and to instill hope
in Mack. Describe how and why you will use these two skills and give an example of what you
would actually say (or do) to Mack.
5. List an Active Listening Skill you would use. Explain why you believe this to be helpful,
provide an example of what you would actually say.
6. List an additional Active Listening Skill you would use. Explain why you believe this to
be helpful, and provide an example of what you would actually say.
7. Summarize the strategies you learned from the case study: who, what, where why, etc.
8. Personal assessment: Begin your answer with the following beginning of a sentence: “After
completing this assignment I realized” (feelings, thoughts, experiences)? did anything show up
for you personally or what about this case study was challenging? What did you learn about
yourself?
