Case Study: Teletherapy for Client "Hope"

• Context: Hope is a 28-year-old woman seeking therapy for anxiety and depression related to her recent job loss. She was referred by her primary care physician, who noted that social anxiety made in-person therapy difficult.
• Profile: Hope lives alone in a suburban area with limited access to public transportation. She works remotely as a freelance writer, and her social circle is primarily online due to her anxiety. Technology use is comfortable for her, and she has a reliable internet connection and video-conferencing-capable devices.
• Presenting Issues: Hope experiences chronic low mood, fatigue, and difficulty concentrating. She worries excessively about the future and avoids social situations due to fear of judgment. These symptoms have intensified since losing her job, leading to increased isolation and feelings of hopelessness.
• Desired Outcome: Hope seeks to manage her anxiety and depression symptoms, develop coping mechanisms, and improve her social confidence. She aims to return to work and build meaningful connections with others.
• Additional Information: Hope has no history of severe mental illness or substance abuse. She is motivated to engage in therapy and open to trying new techniques.

Question 2 (present answer in paragraphs)

Identify more than 2 potential challenges and more than 2 mitigating strategies when using this video conferencing support them with scholarly articles. State more than 2 potential challenges pertaining to client verification, communication barriers, perceived impersonality, technical issues, and therapeutic viability, unique to choose platform support them with scholarly articles to reference and to substantiate the points. Indicate more than 2 mitigating strategies relating to the potential challenges presented and provide excellent discussion by supporting it scholarly articles to reference. Provide examples for the potential challenges and mitigation strategies relating to client's profile and case study that is crafted, situation, risks, and needs. Provide many scholarly citations to substantiate the points. (40 marks)(present answer in paragraphs)

Question 3 (present answer in paragraphs)

Discuss more than 3 relevant ethical considerations, legal compliance, documentation, and security issues when using video conferencing. Elaborate and have discussion on video conferencing with excellent examples relating to client's profile, situation, risks or needs. Substantiate each points with scholarly articles and reference them (20 marks)(present answer in paragraphs)