CARING PROMPT
Mindy is a sixteen-year-old court ordered client who you have been working with for six months. She was arrested and found guilty of shoplifting and initially did not seem very concerned about her future. Recently Mindy has opened up and told you that her boyfriend Nick was the one who pressured her to shoplift. Mindy’s relationship with her mom has “been up and down” and her dad left them five years ago. Mindy has broken up with Nick, but recently discovered she is pregnant, how do you proceed?
Describe the major components (or phases) of the Cycle of Caring. Discuss how you will find the balance between caring too little with caring too much. Provide a few examples from your own life when you cared too much or too little. What was the outcome
How do you think other people (who know you well) would describe your interactive style? What are those characteristics (regarding your interactive style) about yourself that you feel most proud of and why?
