Answer to Question #255940 in Psychology for Charmaine

Question

Sammy is extremely tearful and struggles to talk. Her boyfriend of 5 years married another person. his boyfriend made her quit her job, now she has no source of income. She can't talk to her pastor because wearing skirts around men makes her feel very uncomfortable due to experiencing sexual assault in her teens. Use Egan’s Stage 3 of the Skilled Helper Model to help Sammy.

Answer 1

Answer

Sammy can use body language to communicate with the pastor to express her issues. Sammy fears men, and she can write a note to the pastor expressing her on the sexual assault or express the issues a mature woman because mature one has experience in it. She can still apply for a job again because she has the skills and continues earning like before. The boyfriend's issues, she can still move on without getting in a relationship with any man and become a successor of her life, should forget that boyfriend and focus on her future.