The purpose of this paper is to add to the students understanding of how Erikson theory and ecological perspective applies to an in-depth analysis of a client. Also, it is intended to add to the students knowledge in assessing the impact of the micro, mezzo and macro levels on client functioning or potential functioning. The text should be focused on the following issues:
Characteristics of the client (e.g. memberships in a racial group, ethnicity, gender age etc).
Describe a major event in a clients life.
Select and identify the issues of the stage when the major event occurred.
What will happen if this stage is traumatized?
Describe the consequence of pathology for that stage in general terms, and secondly, illustrate how you subject will demonstrate this pathology.
How will the trauma event ripple through subsequent stages? While this is speculation, use the subsequent conflicts as described by Erikson to defend your speculation. Also, discuss the relationship of this event and its potential to produce social and economic oppression as well as other continuing risk factors for the individual.
Finally, discuss any specific cultural issues and how these may have affected the client.
Examples
A five-year-old African American child loses a parent in an automobile crash. A thirteen-year-old witnesses a school shooting at his/her middle school
