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Selected Client System Description Kellie White is a divorced US Navy veteran who served on active duty for six years. She is a single mother of a five-year-old boy. Kellie separated from the military eleven months ago and came to the Arlington Vet Center, a satellite agency of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to find out what counseling benefits she is entitled to under the Transition Assistance Program ( TAP). During the initial session, we reviewed your eligibility for TAP counseling benefits and determined that you have three weeks of TAP eligibility remaining due to your separation from active duty eleven months ago. With her eligibility confirmed, I asked Kellie what the best use of our limited time would be and what concerns she had about her transition to civilian life. She informed me that she is currently a college student, with one semester left until graduation. Although currently unemployed, she is actively looking for a job to start immediately after graduation. Additionally, her son is currently enrolled in kindergarten. She has an adequate family support system in the area, which provides childcare and financial assistance when needed. Kellie told me she is fatigued during the day due to lack of sleep and this has negatively affected her ability to keep up with the heavy workload. He is struggling to meet the requirements of his online classes to complete his degree and needs to find a way to ensure he gets enough sleep. Deciding to focus on the cause of her sleep problem, I asked her several probing questions about her problem. daily habits and how they affect your sleep. The client told me that, during the week, she stays up late... middle of the day... middle of the day. Conclusions The intervention treatment used appeared to be effective in achieving this client's goals. The number of continuous hours of sleep almost doubled during the intervention phase, which had a positive impact on his quality of life and achievement of daily activities. The results were measured on a self-report log and graphed for visual interpretation and showed a stable, positive trend. AB's selected research design appears, but does not necessarily, provide strong evidence that the intervention caused the observed change. Works Cited Buboltz, W. C., Brown, F., & Soper, B. (2001). Sleep habits and patterns of college students: A preliminary study. Journal of American College Health, 50(3), 131-135. Johns, M., & Hocking, B. (1997). Daytime sleepiness and sleep habits of Australian workers. Sleep, 20(10), 844-849.