Dr. Tatia and Ms. Green   Dr. Tatia is a psychologist who works in...

Dr. Tatia and Ms. Green

 

Dr. Tatia is a psychologist who works in a small community. She has a busy private practice, where she treats adolescents and adults. Three of her elderly clients live in a nursing home, where one day every other week, Dr. Tatia goes to see them. In Dr. Tatia's free time, she is a singer in a local band that plays mostly blues, along with some contemporary "soft music". Given the size of the community, many of Dr. Tatia's clients know about her singing. 

 

For the past three years, Dr. Tatia has been treating Ms. Green, who is in her mid-80s and appears to be at the beginning stages of dementia. Ms. Green has been recently diagnoses with a terminal cancer and has been given six to eight months to live. She is able to comprehend her situation. One morning, at the beginning of her session, Ms. Green leans over, places her hand on Dr. Tatia's and says, "It would mean so much to me if you sang at my funeral. Would you do that for me"? How should Dr. Tatia proceed?