Role Play Video Assignment
Student’s Name, Middle Initial(s), Last Name
Institution Affiliation
Course Number and Name
Instructor’s Name
Assignment Due Date
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Role Play Video Assignment
Introduction
In regions like the United States of America, around one in every six youth typically
struggle with a behavioral, emotional, or mental disorder. The most prevalent conditions or
disorders impacting children include depression, behavior issues, anxiety, and ADHD. In
teenagers, the highest-level concerns encompass substance use, suicide, and depression.
Nevertheless, the direst issue regarding children’s mental health is the failure of mental health
professionals to detect yet intervene to alleviate the varying issues. Conducting quick screens for
trauma and mental health disorders can act as the first crucial step in ensuring that children and
teenagers are aided in navigating varying issues within their contexts. Conversely, the screening
sessions are typically successful when fostering effective communication and exchange. It is the
purpose of this piece to reflect on the exchange linked to an initial screening between a
practitioner named Dr. Lawson and a client named Sam regarding adverse childhood trauma.
Their meeting occurs at the practitioners' facility.
So What-Helper
The trauma screening session occurs in a counseling office. This offers the client (Sam)
a safe yet comfortable environment to open up. It is complemented by ample lighting, and these
elements are critical to fostering an ideal client-therapist relationship, leading to candid
communication. The client ends up expressing themselves without worrying about judgment. In
the video, Dr. Lawson welcomes Sam and makes him feel comfortable, reasserting that he
should seek clarity if he does not understand a question or an issue. The ten specific
communication skills leveraged in this scenario by the therapist or helper include:
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