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Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (A Clinical Manual) || Formulation: The Problem→Person→Goals→Resources Model

✍ Scribed by Cabaniss, Deborah L.; Cherry, Sabrina; Douglas, Carolyn J.; Schwartz, Anna


Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Weight
492 KB
Edition
1
Category
Article
ISBN
0470684712

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✦ Synopsis


The Problem → Person → Goals → Resources Model Key concepts Once we've assessed the patient, we can formulate the case in order to recommend treatment using the Problem → Person → Goals → Resources model: • Problem(s) -What is/are the problem(s)? How do we prioritize them? • Person -What is this person's general level of functioning? What is his/her level of ego function? What are his/her characteristic defenses? Super-ego function? What are his/her strengths and weaknesses?

• Goals -What does the person want help with? What do you think that he/she needs help with?

• Resources -What are the available resources that can be used to try to achieve the goals?

Once we take a history and do a thorough evaluation of the patient, we are ready to formulate the case in order to decide what type of treatment, if any, would be most helpful at this time. The initial formulation can be thought of as bringing together these four elements