Clinical Case Conceptualization

Clinical Case Conceptualization

Type of service:                Academic Writing

Work type:         Other : Case Conceptualization

Format:                APA

Pages:   4 pages ( 1100 words, Double spaced

Academic level:                Undergrad. (yrs 1-2)

Discipline:            Social Work and Human Services

Title:      Clinical Case Conceptualization

Number of sources:        3

Paper instructions:         

-Focal Issues

1. Nature, duration frequency, severity, and urgency

2. Risk and protective factors; exceptions

– Contributing Factors

1 . Client system factors

2. Situational, environmental, and systemic factors

– Motivation and readiness, stage of change

– Case Formulation (requires synthesis of information, proposes change-oriented hypotheses—often targets factors both within the client system and outside the client system (e.g., social and physical environment)

What are some of the risk in this person life

Do they have any protective factors ( who can they fall back on)

Contributing factor

Client system factors: who is there support system, what are there relationship like

Situational, environmental, systematic factors: who are they affiliated with are they connected with anyone ?

Stages of change: where are they in the stages and change and why’re they there… what are they willing to do, do they understand why they are there… are they ready to move onto the next stage ?

Stages of change: They are in the preparation phase. They are aware of the presenting issue which is social anxiety. She wants to change and is willing to take the steps to move forward. She is tired of not being able to create the genuine friendships she would like to have due to the fear of not being accepted. She is willing to take small steps towards a larger goal. Allowing her a small time frame to take these smaller steps will allow her to move onto the next phase which is action

Case Formulation

Summary of all the information

What can this person do to change

What do they need internally? Do you need to help them develop resilience?