Outline of Case Study Paper ****MOVIE IS GIRL, INTERRUPTED (STARRING ANGELINA JOLIE)****The first part of your paper will describe the client so that the reader knows of whom you are speaking. It is strongly encouraged that you use subheadings for this section.Background (3–4 pages)1. Describe your agency. Inform the reader where you work, and what type of clients are treated there. Explain the services being offered/used for/with the client.2. Description of the client (or film situation) including standard characteristics such as age, sex, ethnicity, family composition.3. Client’s history, especially information on earlier life history. Include the details that one would ordinarily include in a clinical case study.4. Include a section on mental status assessment. You do not need to do a formal assessment, but include information that will help you understand your client.5. Reason for seeking treatment, and presenting concern or symptoms.6. Discuss the client’s culture and how this may also be affecting his/her development.DiagnosisYou will diagnose your client and you will then use the DSM-V to apply diagnostic criteria about your client to the client’s diagnosis to demonstrate that the client meets the criteria of that diagnosis.The remainder of the paper will be developed discussing and applying the concepts from the different theorists/theories such as CBT, family, and interpersonal. You are to discuss/apply the concepts that are most helpful in understanding your client, as well as the concepts that you will use in treating your client. It is expected that you apply the reading to this paper; therefore, there should be citations throughout this section.Assessment (3–4 pages)Included in this section will be an assessment. Questions to guide your assessment are as follows:1. Understanding the client’s internal world. To what extent is the client’s challenge a function of a. Difficulty understanding their internal world b. Difficulty regulating feelings c. Illogical thought processes (cognitive errors) (Wright et al). *be sure give specific examples of thought distortions, maladaptive schemas, etc.2. Consider environmental factors by including an eco-map.* To what extent is the client’s challenge a function of the lack of environmental resources or supports or of a lack of fit between his or her inner capacities and external circumstances?* To what extent is the client’s challenge a function of family roles, patterns, etc.? (you can apply Bowen, Satir, family therapy material)* To what extent is the client’s challenge a result of macro level issues (i.e., discrimination, oppression, resource allocation)3. Other factors to consider: a. To what extent is the client’s challenge a function of stresses imposed by his orher current life roles or developmental tasks?b. To what extent is the client’s challenge a function of situational stress or of a traumatic event? c. To what extent is the client’s challenge a function of impairments in his or her developmental difficulties or dynamics?4. Recognizing strengths and capacities:a. What inner capacities and environmental resources does the client have that can be mobilized to improve functioning?Interventions (3–4 pages)1. Determine a minimum of two goals, and list measurable objectives for each goal.2. Decide on whether your intervention will be short or long term, and give rationale.3. Describe what interventions you will use, and how you think this will help the client change and function more effectively.4. As you complete this section of the paper, include information about the use of evidence-based practice, and whether certain theories and techniques are more conducive to developing and implementing evidence-based practices. You should include at least two citations from peer-reviewed journal articles supporting your intervention.Therapeutic Process (1–2 pages)1. Describe the therapeutic relationship with the client. What therapeutic strategies were used, and how might the client respond to them?2. Describe how the client has demonstrated ambivalence, motivation, or resistance about the treatment process.3. Describe the therapeutic process and related counter transference and transference phenomena.Evaluation & Learning (2–3 pages)1. Describe how your own family of origin, cultural background, and/or personal experiences could influence you as the social worker in this case.2. Describe how you evaluated the therapeutic process with the client. How did you determine success or failure? How did you reflect on the therapeutic process?3. Based on your evaluation, what do you feel was most successful in your intervention? What would you do differently?4. Describe how you used your supervisor to assist you in working with the client.5. As lifelong learning is a core value of the social work profession, describe what learning you need in order to be more effective in working with this client. What is your plan to gain that knowledge?You will need to fictionalize the details of your client’s life and situation, so that his/her identity (unless you are using a book/film) is disguised. Use a single initial, generic names like “Mr. Smith” or simple first names for children, “Dick and Sally.”If you do not have a client to use for this paper, please contact your instructor for other options. Please follow APA style guidelines.
