Unit 7 Assignment: Social History

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Due Date: Sunday at 11:59 pm EST Points: 100 Overview: Social histories are prepared to paint a comprehensive picture of a client’s situation and

relevant information. This information may come from referral sources, other providers,

and the client. For this assignment, you will be drafting a social history for your client,

Mr. Brown, from the Case Vignette.

Instructions:

Apply the information provided in the Case Vignette and prepare a social history that

addresses the following:

• Client information

• Presenting Problem

• Referral (Including source and reason)

• Medical History

• Personal/Family History

• Education

• Work History

• Personality and Habits

Requirements:

• Submit a Word document that includes a title page.

• Be sure to address each section fully. Each area of information can be broken

into sub-sections, listed with the appropriate heading.

• This is a professional report and should use formal language, complete

sentences, proper grammar and appropriate sentence structure.

Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.

Social History Assignment

HSV340 – Case Management

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Evaluation Rubric for Social History Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement Proficient Exemplary

0 – 5 Points 6 – 7 points 8 – 9 points 10 points

Client

information

Section missing or major details missing.

Section addressed. Some key details missing.

Section addressed in detail. Sub- sections used with headings when appropriate. Minor detail(s) missing.

Section addressed in full detail. Sub- sections used with headings when

appropriate.

Presenting

Problem

Section missing or major details

missing.

Section addressed. Some key details missing.

Section addressed in detail. Sub- sections used with headings when appropriate. Minor detail(s) missing.

Section addressed in full detail. Sub-

sections used with headings when appropriate.

Referral

(Including

source and

reason)

Section missing or major details

missing.

Section addressed. Some key details missing.

Section addressed in detail. Sub- sections used with headings when appropriate. Minor detail(s) missing.

Section addressed in full detail. Sub-

sections used with headings when appropriate.

Medical History Section missing or major details missing.

Section addressed. Some key details missing.

Section addressed in detail. Sub- sections used with headings when appropriate. Minor detail(s) missing.

Section addressed in full detail. Sub- sections used with headings when appropriate.

Personal/Family

History

Section missing or major details missing.

Section addressed. Some key details missing.

Section addressed in detail. Sub- sections used with headings when appropriate. Minor detail(s) missing.

Section addressed in full detail. Sub- sections used with

headings when appropriate.

Education Section missing or

major details missing.

Section addressed. Some key details missing.

Section addressed in detail. Sub- sections used with headings when appropriate. Minor detail(s) missing.

Section addressed

in full detail. Sub- sections used with headings when appropriate.

Work History Section missing or major details missing.

Section addressed. Some key details missing.

Section addressed in detail. Sub- sections used with headings when appropriate. Minor detail(s) missing.

Section addressed in full detail. Sub- sections used with headings when appropriate.

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Personality and

Habits

Section missing or major details missing.

Section addressed. Some key details missing.

Section addressed in detail. Sub- sections used with headings when appropriate. Minor detail(s) missing.

Section addressed in full detail. Sub- sections used with

headings when appropriate.

0 – 11 Points 12 – 15 points 16 – 19 points 20 points

Clear and

Professional

Writing

Errors impede professional presentation.

Significant errors that

do not impede

professional

presentation.

Few errors that do

not impede

professional

presentation.

Writing and format are clear, professional.