WEEK 9 Final Case Assignment: Application of
the Problem-Solving Model and Theoretical
Orientation to HELEN PETRAKIS Case
WEEK 9 Final Case Assignment: Application of the ProblemSolving Model and Theoretical Orientation to HELEN PETRAKIS
Case
Because models are blueprints and are not necessarily theories, it
is common to use a model and then identify a theory to drive the
conceptualization of the client’s problem, assessment, and
interventions. Take, for example, the article by Westefeld and
Heckman-Stone (2003). Note how the authors use a problemsolving model as the blueprint in identifying the steps when
working with clients who have experienced sexual assault. On top
of the problem-solving model, the authors employed crisis theory,
as this theory applies to the trauma of going through sexual
assault. Observe how, starting on page 229, the authors
incorporated crisis theory to their problem-solving model.