Client PresentationWilliam “Billy” Bonnie is a 39 year old Caucasian male, married with a 16 year old son. He recently retired from the U.S. Air Force, after serving twenty years of active duty. Client states that he was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following a combat deployment to Iraq in 2004, where he was a military working dog handler assigned to a U.S. Marine infantry unit. He had since received counseling and medical treatment from the US Air Force. He has applied for disability compensation with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and is awaiting their decision on disability benefits. Having retired from the U.S. Air Force last month, he has no immediate plans to continue the job or move to another part of the country. The client states, “I just want to relax for a while before getting back into the routine.” Billy claims no specific religious denomination; however, he identifies as Christian. Reason for Referral/Presentation Billy voluntarily self-referred to our agency to continue his therapy sessions and treatment of his major depressive disorder, a common latent factor of PTSD (Contractor et al., 2014). For the past nine years he had been in individual therapy, as his schedule allowed, with various military mental health specialists. Billy stated that various methods had been used during previous sessions, including cognitive behavioral therapy and exposure therapy. He has categorically expressed his dislike of exposure therapy, as he believes it has caused more problems than it has addressed, bringing up traumatic events and bad memories associated with them. Summary of the Problem Presented Billy states that after returning from a fight de..... . middle of paper......rum: Mid-South Sociological Association, 32(2), 157-177.Cingolani, J. (1984). Social conflict perspective in working with involuntary clients. National Association of Social Workers, 442.Contractor, A.A., Durham, T.A., Brennan, J.A., Armour, C., Wutrick, H.R., Frueh, B.C., & Elhai, J.D. (2014). DSM-5 PTSD symptom dimensions and relationships with major depression symptom dimensions in a primary care sample. Research in Psychiatry, 215, 146-153.Hutchison, E.D. (2011). Dimensions of human behavior: Person and environment (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.Livneh, G., & Parker, R.M. (2005). Psychological adaptation to disability. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 49(1), 17-28.Lundstrom, L. G. (2008). Further arguments in support of a socio-humanistic perspective in physiotherapy compared to the biomedical model. Theory and practice of physiotherapy, 24(6), 393-396.