Unit 8 Assignment: Client Discharge

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Due Date: Sunday at 11:59 pm EST

Points: 100 Overview: Congratulations! You are ready to discharge your first client as a case manager. For this

assignment, you will prepare two documents: a termination letter to be sent to your

client Sue and a discharge summary for the client file. You can elaborate on the given

information to complete this assignment. Using your imagination, you decide why Sue

was discharged, her progress, and any pertinent follow-up recommendations.

Instructions:

• Termination Letter

o Apply the information provided in the Case Vignette as well as your Case

Plan Assignment to complete your termination letter.

o Your termination letter should be addressed directly to Sue and will

summarize the following points:

▪ Reason for termination (did the client complete treatment goals?

Have you been unable to get in contact with the client? Are you

leaving the agency? Is your client no longer interested in services?)

▪ Summary of your work with the client

▪ Summary of goals achieved

▪ Follow-up required by the client (i.e. medication management, other

services, etc.)

• Discharge Summary

o The discharge summary is a professional note that will be placed in Sue’s

file and may be maintained in agency records or sent to other providers.

o Your discharge summary should include the following:

▪ Client name, DOB, date of admission, and date of discharge

▪ Diagnosis (if there is one)

▪ Any medications that were prescribed

▪ The reason for discharge

▪ The major presenting problem that brought the client to you

▪ The client’s goals and objectives

▪ Progress that was made or goals that were accomplished

▪ Problems identified but not addressed

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Client Discharge Assignment

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▪ How the individual appeared to be (presented) at intake and again

at termination

▪ Attempts to locate the person if relevant

Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before

you write and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Client Discharge Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Needs

Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

0 – 23 Points 24 – 31 points 32 – 39 points 40 points

Termination

Letter

Missing or many

key details are

missing.

Termination letter

summarizes some

of the required

points using the

Case Vignette.

Some key details

are missing.

Termination letter

summarizes all the

required points

using the Case

Vignette, filling in

missing details

appropriately.

Some minor details

are missing.

Termination letter

fully summarizes all

the required points

using the Case

Vignette, filling in

missing details

appropriately.

0 – 23 Points 24 – 31 points 32 – 39 points 40 points

Discharge Summary

Missing or many

key details are

missing.

Discharge letter

addresses some of

the required points

using the Case

Vignette. Some key

details are missing.

Discharge letter

addresses all the

required points

using the Case

Vignette, filling in

missing details

appropriately.

Some minor details

are missing.

Discharge letter

fully addresses all

the required points

using the Case

Vignette, filling in

missing details

appropriately.

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

Clear and

Professional

Writing and

APA Format

Errors impede

professional presentation; guidelines not followed.

Significant errors

that do not impede

professional

presentation.

Few errors that do

not impede

professional

presentation.

Writing and format

are clear,

professional, APA compliant, and error free.