Scenario You are a mental health provider and you have a 35-year-old client who was in an automobile accident a year ago. In the accident, his best friend died and the client was significantly injured. Your client was driving the vehicle. There was no substance use involved in the accident, and your client did not experience any traumatic brain injury. He has experienced guilt for not dying in the accident even though it was clearly the fault of the other driver involved who also died in the accident. Your client has been grieving the loss of his friend as they were inseparable. His friend left behind a young child and a wife. Although he went back to work rather quickly after the accident (3 months later), he is finding it now hard to get up in the morning and go to work. He is using his sick time to spend with his friend's family and help them. Your client is not married or involved in a significant relationship. However, his own family is concerned about him and that he is not fully functioning or interested in social activities. He is also not sleeping well. The anniversary of the accident is approaching. Grief Process Table and Reflective Questions Directions: In the table below, identify what criteria he meets for depression and grief. Following the completion of the table, answer the two reflective questions. Depression Grief Symptoms Steps for Treatment Symptoms Societal Expectations Difficulty getting up Using sick time to Medication in the morning and going to work. support his friend's family. Compassion and Empathy Thoughts of guilt and Experiencing intense Support Group worthlessness. grief due to the loss Support from his friends and family of his best friends as they were inseparable. Insomnia not sleeping well The Guilt he feels for Self-Care surviving the accident is affecting Social norms are often pressuring individual to move on quickly after loss. © 2022. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved./nhis emotional well- being. Feeling not fully functional He is showing his commitment to Assess for Suicide Risk Grief is a personal helping others cope with the loss. journey, and everyone processes it differently. Answer each question in a minimum of 100-150 words: 1. What steps would you consider to treat the individual, and should there be a consideration of his harming himself? 2. Are there societal expectations and/or pressures to consider for this individual? 3. What are some myths or messages that you have heard in your life about death and how people should grieve? I have personally been told all three myths this year by my own family members. Grieve quietly, stay strong, and Time heals all wounds. References

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