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SOCW_6200_W10_AssessmentTemplate.doc

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Biopsychosocial Assessment

Student Name

Walden University

SOCW 6200: Human Behavior and the Social Environment I

Instructor Name

Month XX, 202X

Biopsychosocial Assessment

Name:

Date:

Agency:

Demographic Information

Age:

Ethnicity:

Marital Status:

Date of Birth:

Presenting Issue(s)

This section should include the client’s self-assessment of the problems, reasons, or motivations for seeking treatment, as well as the onset, duration, intensity, and frequency of precipitating stressors or symptoms (in the client’s own words).

Referral Source

State who and/or what entity referred the individual for treatment. Also specify whether information was gathered from previous treatment records, court documents, etc.

Current Living Situation

Describe the client’s current living situation, including any of the following: others living in the home, dependents, employment or disability status, insurance, transportation, and daily living skills.

Birth and Developmental History

This section should include prenatal, birth, and early development history, including information about infancy, childhood, and early adolescence. Describe family of origin—parents, siblings, extended family; geographic, cultural, and spiritual factors of early development; and any history of abuse or trauma.

School and Social Relationships

This section should contain information about social development, particularly in the context of school and peer group experiences. Include current and past friendships, educational history (school attended, performance, education level, and extracurricular activities), and military history (if applicable).

Family Members and Relationships

Identify family members and relationship dynamics, as well as interpersonal/marital history. Include age of involvement in relationships, sexual orientation, length of relationships, relationship patterns or problems, and partner’s age/occupation (if applicable).

Health and Medical Issues

This section includes medical history and current physical health, mental status, history of psychiatric illness and previous treatment, and substance use history.

Medical History and Physical Health

State any history of traumatic injuries, chronic health problems, current illnesses, current health status, allergies, medications and vitamins/supplements, health habits (appetite, sleep, exercise, nicotine, alcohol, illicit drugs), sexual functioning, and risk behaviors.

Mental Status

Describe relevant observations about attitude, affect, mood, and appearance; memory, cognition, thought process, and speech; judgment, homicidal/suicidal ideation, and hallucinations/delusions.

History of Psychiatric Illness and Previous Treatment

Include previous mental health diagnoses, inpatient or outpatient treatment, and history of self-injury, suicide attempt, or suicidal ideation. Include history of aggression, violence, or homicidal ideation.

Substance Use History

State the type of substance use, onset, duration, pattern of use, and involvement in treatment.

Spiritual and Cultural Development

Describe the client’s spiritual beliefs and activities, including past and current involvement in organized religion and faith-based services and programs. Record cultural factors, such as cultural background, beliefs, and practices, that are relevant to assessment and treatment.

Social, Community, and Recreational Activities

Record leisure activities, involvement in the community, and available social supports.

Client Strengths, Capacities, and Resources

List the client’s personal strengths and abilities, as well as available family and social resources.

Summary and Analysis

Summarize the biopsychosocial assessment. Provide an analysis of the overall challenges experienced by the client and how the social environment has contributed to those challenges. Describe how this analysis of the social environment would be beneficial to treatment and goal-setting. Please use the Learning Resources and additional research to support your analysis.

Goals

Describe two goals that you can work on with this client based on the assessment. Explain why these goals are appropriate and relevant to the case in addressing the presenting issue and challenges. Please use the Learning Resources and additional research to support your analysis.

References

(Include full references here for any sources that you have cited within the Summary and Analysis and Goals sections of the paper. Note that the following references are intended as examples only.)

American Counseling Association. (n.d.). About us. https://www.counseling.org/about-us/about-aca

Anderson, M. (2018). Getting consistent with consequences. Educational Leadership, 76(1), 26-33.

Bach, D., & Blake, D. J. (2016). Frame or get framed: The critical role of issue framing in nonmarket management. California Management Review, 58(3), 66-87. https://doi.org/10.1525/cmr.2016.58.3.66

Burgess, R. (2019). Rethinking global health: Frameworks of Power. Routledge.

Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24(2), 225–229. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225

Johnson, P. (2003). Art: A new history. HarperCollins. https://doi.org/10.1037.0000136-000

Lindley, L. C., & Slayter, E. M. (2018). Prior trauma exposure and serious illness at end of life: A national study of children in the U.S. foster care system from 2005 to 2015. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 56(3), 309–317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.06.001

Osman, M. A. (2016, December 15). 5 do’s and don’ts for staying motivated. Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/5-dos-and-donts-for-staying-motivated/art-20270835

Sue, D. W., & Sue, D. (2016). Counseling the culturally diverse: Theory and practice (7th ed.). Wiley.

Walden University Library. (n.d.). Anatomy of a research article [Video]. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/instructionalmedia/tutorials#s-lg-box-7955524

Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). Writing literature reviews in your graduate coursework [Webinar]. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/webinars/graduate#s-lg-box-18447417

World Health Organization. (2018, March). Questions and answers on immunization and vaccine safety. https://www.who.int/features/qa/84/en/

Document8.pdf

Decisions about the tasks and methods that social workers should use are informed by the advancements in research made possible by the Human Behavior in the Social Environment (HBSE) Track. All of social work's many components are held together by a thorough understanding of human behavior. The first encounters between Ray and a social worker are known as the engagement phase. The social worker prioritizes the Ray's strengths above his limits and shortcomings by establishing rapport with him based on mutual respect and a lack of judgment right from the start of their work together. To come up with intervention options, the social worker and client evaluate the client's provided information from the assessment stage (Zastrow et al., 2019). . To help clients understand, social workers often use their ability to restate previous statements. To increase trust in the client and the assistance process, the social worker will discuss and restate the client's strengths that have been identified by the professional (Zastrow et al., 2019).. Before intervening with the client, the “Generalist Intervention Model's planning and implementation phases” must be completed (Zastrow et al., 2019).. The social worker starts collaborating with the client in the planning stages. This stage is similar to the assessment stage in that it involves creating a strategy to achieve objectives that address the identified difficulties. When trying to figure out why someone is having trouble, a biopsychosocial assessment looks at their whole life, including their biology, social environment, and mental health. “The social worker starts collaborating with the client in the planning stage, which is similar to the assessment stage in that it involves creating a strategy to achieve objectives that address the identified difficulties” (Zastrow et al., 2019).. For goals to become more reachable, specific tasks and targets are defined. For goals to become more reachable, specific tasks and targets are defined.

References

Zastrow, C. H., Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hessenauer, S. L. (2019). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (11th ed.). Cengage Learning.

Inthiscourse.pdf

In this course, you have explored the complex interplay of the social environment and aspects of biological, psychological, and social development from birth to adolescence. Of course, this interplay is never immediately apparent to a social worker when working with a new client. The social worker must gather information, via interview, to begin to understand and make sense of the client’s unique situation.

Social workers use a biopsychosocial assessment (sometimes called biopsychosocial-spiritual) to collect and document specific information about the client’s life and the factors that have shaped it. It is, at once, a summary of current issues and problems, a listing of past factors that may be relevant to the present situation, and a description of potential issues that may have an effect on the client in the future. The assessment provides a holistic picture of the client and is used to guide treatment and goal setting.

For this Assignment, imagine yourself as Ray’s social worker. Though you won’t be interviewing him, you have learned a great deal about his story in videos throughout the course. Now, in this Assignment, you apply that learning to identify, categorize, and record important information about Ray’s development in a biopsychosocial assessment.

TO PREPARE:

Review the videos depicting Ray’s case that have been provided throughout the course, as well as any notes you have taken on the videos thus far.

Download the Biopsychosocial Assessment Template from the Learning Resources and use it for this Assignment. Note: Template is attached separately

BY DAY 7

Using the template, submit a 5- to 7-page biopsychosocial assessment focusing on Ray. The assessment should be written in professional language and cover the following sections:

Presenting issue (including referral source)

Demographic information

Current living situation

Birth and developmental history

School and social relationships

Family members and relationships

Health and medical issues (including biological, psychological, and psychiatric functioning and substance use)

Spiritual and cultural development

Social, community, and recreational activities

Client strengths, capacities, and resources

At the end of the document:

Include a summary and analysis of the overall challenges experienced by the client and how the social environment has contributed to those challenges. Describe how this analysis of the social environment would be beneficial to treatment and goal-setting.

Then, describe two goals that you can work on with this client based on the assessment. Explain why these goals are appropriate and relevant to the case in addressing the presenting issue and challenges.

Please use the Learning Resources and additional research to support your analysis. Make sure to provide APA citations and a reference list.

RayCaseStudy.docx

1

3

Title

Student’s name

Instructor

Course

Date

Ray Case Study

Decisions about the tasks and methods that social workers should use are informed by the advancements in research made possible by the Human Behavior in the Social Environment (HBSE) Track. All of social work's many components are held together by a thorough understanding of human behavior. The first encounters between a client and a social worker are known as the engagement phase. The social worker prioritizes the client's strengths above his limits and shortcomings by establishing rapport with him based on mutual respect and a lack of judgment right from the start of their work together. To come up with intervention options, the social worker and client evaluate the client's provided information from the assessment stage (Leavens, 2022).

To help clients understand, social workers often use their ability to restate previous statements. To increase trust in the client and the assistance process, the social worker will discuss and restate the client's strengths that have been identified by the professional (Parker, 2020). Before intervening with the client, the “Generalist Intervention Model's planning and implementation phases” must be completed (Parker, 2020). The social worker starts collaborating with the client in the planning stages. This stage is similar to the assessment stage in that it involves creating a strategy to achieve objectives that address the identified difficulties. When trying to figure out why someone is having trouble, a biopsychosocial assessment looks at their whole life, including their biology, social environment, and mental health. “The social worker starts collaborating with the client in the planning stage, which is similar to the assessment stage in that it involves creating a strategy to achieve objectives that address the identified difficulties” (Parker, 2020). For goals to become more reachable, specific tasks and targets are defined. For goals to become more reachable, specific tasks and targets are defined.

References

Leavens, J. (2022). Emerging practice, map-in-progress: a social work practice model (Doctoral dissertation, University of Northern British Columbia).

Parker, J. (2020). Social work practice: Assessment, planning, intervention and review. Social Work Practice, 1-264.

Raygainsself-confidencefromexercising2.pdf

RAY CASE

Ray gains self-confidence from exercising, socializing with the other team workers at his part-time fast-food job, and honing his woodworking skills. He graduated high school. Ray applies to college with the support of his teacher-mentor and gets a full scholarship. He would be the first in his family to attend college. However, his father George becomes sick with lung cancer the summer before his freshman year of college. Ray doesn't know where to turn. He is estranged from his father's side of the family due to a fight George had with his brother years ago. His mother's side of the family do not live in the area, and he's never had a close relationship with them. He feels a sense of obligation to George and guilt for what he'd said about wishing him dead, ray never leaves for college, letting the scholarship lapse. He stays and cares for his father until George dies four months later. Now 18, Ray lives alone with a rescue pit bull named Daisy. He has maintained his fast-food job, but after George's death, he begins to show up at work late, unshowered, and occasionally drunk. Ray's boss tells him that he understands he's grieving, but he can't show up in that state. The boss puts him on probation. If he is late, skips work, or shows up inebriated again, he will be fired. If Ray loses his job, his housing will be in jeopardy as well. Ray's work friends encourage him to see a social worker.

ASSIGNMENT BELOW

To provide an appropriate intervention, social workers first need to have conducted a thorough assessment. Having a comprehensive understanding of a client and their social environment allows a social worker to accurately identify the presenting problem and help the client develop goals to address their needs. Part of the assessment should be how power and privilege connect with the problem. For example, the

client’s gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disability, or socioeconomic status may put them at a disadvantaged or marginalized position.

Additionally, evidence-based practice requires social workers to use the best available evidence to inform their thinking and treatment decisions. In this Assignment, you further prepare for the biopsychosocial assessment by identifying the presenting problem and searching for evidence to deepen your understanding of Ray’s case.

RESOURCES

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.

Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

TO PREPARE:

Locate at least 1 peer-reviewed scholarly resource that could inform your understanding of Ray’s case.

Submit a 2- to 3-page paper in which you:

Describe the presenting problem(s).

Identify a specific peer-reviewed research article and explain how it could inform understanding of the problem or population.

Explain how power and privilege may influence the case (as it relates to gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disability, or socioeconomic status).

Please use the Learning Resources and your identified peer-reviewed scholarly resource in your paper. Make sure to provide APA citations and a reference list.

Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Describe the presenting problem(s). This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Identify a specific peer-reviewed research article and explain how it could inform understanding of the problem or population. This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Explain how power and privilege may influence the case (as it relates to gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disability, or socioeconomic status)

SOCW_6200_W10_AssessmentTemplate.doc

1

Biopsychosocial Assessment

Student Name

Walden University

SOCW 6200: Human Behavior and the Social Environment I

Instructor Name

Month XX, 202X

Biopsychosocial Assessment

Name:

Date:

Agency:

Demographic Information

Age:

Ethnicity:

Marital Status:

Date of Birth:

Presenting Issue(s)

This section should include the client’s self-assessment of the problems, reasons, or motivations for seeking treatment, as well as the onset, duration, intensity, and frequency of precipitating stressors or symptoms (in the client’s own words).

Referral Source

State who and/or what entity referred the individual for treatment. Also specify whether information was gathered from previous treatment records, court documents, etc.

Current Living Situation

Describe the client’s current living situation, including any of the following: others living in the home, dependents, employment or disability status, insurance, transportation, and daily living skills.

Birth and Developmental History

This section should include prenatal, birth, and early development history, including information about infancy, childhood, and early adolescence. Describe family of origin—parents, siblings, extended family; geographic, cultural, and spiritual factors of early development; and any history of abuse or trauma.

School and Social Relationships

This section should contain information about social development, particularly in the context of school and peer group experiences. Include current and past friendships, educational history (school attended, performance, education level, and extracurricular activities), and military history (if applicable).

Family Members and Relationships

Identify family members and relationship dynamics, as well as interpersonal/marital history. Include age of involvement in relationships, sexual orientation, length of relationships, relationship patterns or problems, and partner’s age/occupation (if applicable).

Health and Medical Issues

This section includes medical history and current physical health, mental status, history of psychiatric illness and previous treatment, and substance use history.

Medical History and Physical Health

State any history of traumatic injuries, chronic health problems, current illnesses, current health status, allergies, medications and vitamins/supplements, health habits (appetite, sleep, exercise, nicotine, alcohol, illicit drugs), sexual functioning, and risk behaviors.

Mental Status

Describe relevant observations about attitude, affect, mood, and appearance; memory, cognition, thought process, and speech; judgment, homicidal/suicidal ideation, and hallucinations/delusions.

History of Psychiatric Illness and Previous Treatment

Include previous mental health diagnoses, inpatient or outpatient treatment, and history of self-injury, suicide attempt, or suicidal ideation. Include history of aggression, violence, or homicidal ideation.

Substance Use History

State the type of substance use, onset, duration, pattern of use, and involvement in treatment.

Spiritual and Cultural Development

Describe the client’s spiritual beliefs and activities, including past and current involvement in organized religion and faith-based services and programs. Record cultural factors, such as cultural background, beliefs, and practices, that are relevant to assessment and treatment.

Social, Community, and Recreational Activities

Record leisure activities, involvement in the community, and available social supports.

Client Strengths, Capacities, and Resources

List the client’s personal strengths and abilities, as well as available family and social resources.

Summary and Analysis

Summarize the biopsychosocial assessment. Provide an analysis of the overall challenges experienced by the client and how the social environment has contributed to those challenges. Describe how this analysis of the social environment would be beneficial to treatment and goal-setting. Please use the Learning Resources and additional research to support your analysis.

Goals

Describe two goals that you can work on with this client based on the assessment. Explain why these goals are appropriate and relevant to the case in addressing the presenting issue and challenges. Please use the Learning Resources and additional research to support your analysis.

References

(Include full references here for any sources that you have cited within the Summary and Analysis and Goals sections of the paper. Note that the following references are intended as examples only.)

American Counseling Association. (n.d.). About us. https://www.counseling.org/about-us/about-aca

Anderson, M. (2018). Getting consistent with consequences. Educational Leadership, 76(1), 26-33.

Bach, D., & Blake, D. J. (2016). Frame or get framed: The critical role of issue framing in nonmarket management. California Management Review, 58(3), 66-87. https://doi.org/10.1525/cmr.2016.58.3.66

Burgess, R. (2019). Rethinking global health: Frameworks of Power. Routledge.

Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24(2), 225–229. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225

Johnson, P. (2003). Art: A new history. HarperCollins. https://doi.org/10.1037.0000136-000

Lindley, L. C., & Slayter, E. M. (2018). Prior trauma exposure and serious illness at end of life: A national study of children in the U.S. foster care system from 2005 to 2015. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 56(3), 309–317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.06.001

Osman, M. A. (2016, December 15). 5 do’s and don’ts for staying motivated. Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/5-dos-and-donts-for-staying-motivated/art-20270835

Sue, D. W., & Sue, D. (2016). Counseling the culturally diverse: Theory and practice (7th ed.). Wiley.

Walden University Library. (n.d.). Anatomy of a research article [Video]. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/instructionalmedia/tutorials#s-lg-box-7955524

Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). Writing literature reviews in your graduate coursework [Webinar]. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/webinars/graduate#s-lg-box-18447417

World Health Organization. (2018, March). Questions and answers on immunization and vaccine safety. https://www.who.int/features/qa/84/en/

Document8.pdf

Decisions about the tasks and methods that social workers should use are informed by the advancements in research made possible by the Human Behavior in the Social Environment (HBSE) Track. All of social work's many components are held together by a thorough understanding of human behavior. The first encounters between Ray and a social worker are known as the engagement phase. The social worker prioritizes the Ray's strengths above his limits and shortcomings by establishing rapport with him based on mutual respect and a lack of judgment right from the start of their work together. To come up with intervention options, the social worker and client evaluate the client's provided information from the assessment stage (Zastrow et al., 2019). . To help clients understand, social workers often use their ability to restate previous statements. To increase trust in the client and the assistance process, the social worker will discuss and restate the client's strengths that have been identified by the professional (Zastrow et al., 2019).. Before intervening with the client, the “Generalist Intervention Model's planning and implementation phases” must be completed (Zastrow et al., 2019).. The social worker starts collaborating with the client in the planning stages. This stage is similar to the assessment stage in that it involves creating a strategy to achieve objectives that address the identified difficulties. When trying to figure out why someone is having trouble, a biopsychosocial assessment looks at their whole life, including their biology, social environment, and mental health. “The social worker starts collaborating with the client in the planning stage, which is similar to the assessment stage in that it involves creating a strategy to achieve objectives that address the identified difficulties” (Zastrow et al., 2019).. For goals to become more reachable, specific tasks and targets are defined. For goals to become more reachable, specific tasks and targets are defined.

References

Zastrow, C. H., Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hessenauer, S. L. (2019). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (11th ed.). Cengage Learning.

Inthiscourse.pdf

In this course, you have explored the complex interplay of the social environment and aspects of biological, psychological, and social development from birth to adolescence. Of course, this interplay is never immediately apparent to a social worker when working with a new client. The social worker must gather information, via interview, to begin to understand and make sense of the client’s unique situation.

Social workers use a biopsychosocial assessment (sometimes called biopsychosocial-spiritual) to collect and document specific information about the client’s life and the factors that have shaped it. It is, at once, a summary of current issues and problems, a listing of past factors that may be relevant to the present situation, and a description of potential issues that may have an effect on the client in the future. The assessment provides a holistic picture of the client and is used to guide treatment and goal setting.

For this Assignment, imagine yourself as Ray’s social worker. Though you won’t be interviewing him, you have learned a great deal about his story in videos throughout the course. Now, in this Assignment, you apply that learning to identify, categorize, and record important information about Ray’s development in a biopsychosocial assessment.

TO PREPARE:

Review the videos depicting Ray’s case that have been provided throughout the course, as well as any notes you have taken on the videos thus far.

Download the Biopsychosocial Assessment Template from the Learning Resources and use it for this Assignment. Note: Template is attached separately

BY DAY 7

Using the template, submit a 5- to 7-page biopsychosocial assessment focusing on Ray. The assessment should be written in professional language and cover the following sections:

Presenting issue (including referral source)

Demographic information

Current living situation

Birth and developmental history

School and social relationships

Family members and relationships

Health and medical issues (including biological, psychological, and psychiatric functioning and substance use)

Spiritual and cultural development

Social, community, and recreational activities

Client strengths, capacities, and resources

At the end of the document:

Include a summary and analysis of the overall challenges experienced by the client and how the social environment has contributed to those challenges. Describe how this analysis of the social environment would be beneficial to treatment and goal-setting.

Then, describe two goals that you can work on with this client based on the assessment. Explain why these goals are appropriate and relevant to the case in addressing the presenting issue and challenges.

Please use the Learning Resources and additional research to support your analysis. Make sure to provide APA citations and a reference list.

RayCaseStudy.docx

1

3

Title

Student’s name

Instructor

Course

Date

Ray Case Study

Decisions about the tasks and methods that social workers should use are informed by the advancements in research made possible by the Human Behavior in the Social Environment (HBSE) Track. All of social work's many components are held together by a thorough understanding of human behavior. The first encounters between a client and a social worker are known as the engagement phase. The social worker prioritizes the client's strengths above his limits and shortcomings by establishing rapport with him based on mutual respect and a lack of judgment right from the start of their work together. To come up with intervention options, the social worker and client evaluate the client's provided information from the assessment stage (Leavens, 2022).

To help clients understand, social workers often use their ability to restate previous statements. To increase trust in the client and the assistance process, the social worker will discuss and restate the client's strengths that have been identified by the professional (Parker, 2020). Before intervening with the client, the “Generalist Intervention Model's planning and implementation phases” must be completed (Parker, 2020). The social worker starts collaborating with the client in the planning stages. This stage is similar to the assessment stage in that it involves creating a strategy to achieve objectives that address the identified difficulties. When trying to figure out why someone is having trouble, a biopsychosocial assessment looks at their whole life, including their biology, social environment, and mental health. “The social worker starts collaborating with the client in the planning stage, which is similar to the assessment stage in that it involves creating a strategy to achieve objectives that address the identified difficulties” (Parker, 2020). For goals to become more reachable, specific tasks and targets are defined. For goals to become more reachable, specific tasks and targets are defined.

References

Leavens, J. (2022). Emerging practice, map-in-progress: a social work practice model (Doctoral dissertation, University of Northern British Columbia).

Parker, J. (2020). Social work practice: Assessment, planning, intervention and review. Social Work Practice, 1-264.

Raygainsself-confidencefromexercising2.pdf

RAY CASE

Ray gains self-confidence from exercising, socializing with the other team workers at his part-time fast-food job, and honing his woodworking skills. He graduated high school. Ray applies to college with the support of his teacher-mentor and gets a full scholarship. He would be the first in his family to attend college. However, his father George becomes sick with lung cancer the summer before his freshman year of college. Ray doesn't know where to turn. He is estranged from his father's side of the family due to a fight George had with his brother years ago. His mother's side of the family do not live in the area, and he's never had a close relationship with them. He feels a sense of obligation to George and guilt for what he'd said about wishing him dead, ray never leaves for college, letting the scholarship lapse. He stays and cares for his father until George dies four months later. Now 18, Ray lives alone with a rescue pit bull named Daisy. He has maintained his fast-food job, but after George's death, he begins to show up at work late, unshowered, and occasionally drunk. Ray's boss tells him that he understands he's grieving, but he can't show up in that state. The boss puts him on probation. If he is late, skips work, or shows up inebriated again, he will be fired. If Ray loses his job, his housing will be in jeopardy as well. Ray's work friends encourage him to see a social worker.

ASSIGNMENT BELOW

To provide an appropriate intervention, social workers first need to have conducted a thorough assessment. Having a comprehensive understanding of a client and their social environment allows a social worker to accurately identify the presenting problem and help the client develop goals to address their needs. Part of the assessment should be how power and privilege connect with the problem. For example, the

client’s gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disability, or socioeconomic status may put them at a disadvantaged or marginalized position.

Additionally, evidence-based practice requires social workers to use the best available evidence to inform their thinking and treatment decisions. In this Assignment, you further prepare for the biopsychosocial assessment by identifying the presenting problem and searching for evidence to deepen your understanding of Ray’s case.

RESOURCES

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.

Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

TO PREPARE:

Locate at least 1 peer-reviewed scholarly resource that could inform your understanding of Ray’s case.

Submit a 2- to 3-page paper in which you:

Describe the presenting problem(s).

Identify a specific peer-reviewed research article and explain how it could inform understanding of the problem or population.

Explain how power and privilege may influence the case (as it relates to gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disability, or socioeconomic status).

Please use the Learning Resources and your identified peer-reviewed scholarly resource in your paper. Make sure to provide APA citations and a reference list.

Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Describe the presenting problem(s). This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Identify a specific peer-reviewed research article and explain how it could inform understanding of the problem or population. This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Explain how power and privilege may influence the case (as it relates to gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disability, or socioeconomic status)

SOCW_6200_W10_AssessmentTemplate.doc

1

Biopsychosocial Assessment

Student Name

Walden University

SOCW 6200: Human Behavior and the Social Environment I

Instructor Name

Month XX, 202X

Biopsychosocial Assessment

Name:

Date:

Agency:

Demographic Information

Age:

Ethnicity:

Marital Status:

Date of Birth:

Presenting Issue(s)

This section should include the client’s self-assessment of the problems, reasons, or motivations for seeking treatment, as well as the onset, duration, intensity, and frequency of precipitating stressors or symptoms (in the client’s own words).

Referral Source

State who and/or what entity referred the individual for treatment. Also specify whether information was gathered from previous treatment records, court documents, etc.

Current Living Situation

Describe the client’s current living situation, including any of the following: others living in the home, dependents, employment or disability status, insurance, transportation, and daily living skills.

Birth and Developmental History

This section should include prenatal, birth, and early development history, including information about infancy, childhood, and early adolescence. Describe family of origin—parents, siblings, extended family; geographic, cultural, and spiritual factors of early development; and any history of abuse or trauma.

School and Social Relationships

This section should contain information about social development, particularly in the context of school and peer group experiences. Include current and past friendships, educational history (school attended, performance, education level, and extracurricular activities), and military history (if applicable).

Family Members and Relationships

Identify family members and relationship dynamics, as well as interpersonal/marital history. Include age of involvement in relationships, sexual orientation, length of relationships, relationship patterns or problems, and partner’s age/occupation (if applicable).

Health and Medical Issues

This section includes medical history and current physical health, mental status, history of psychiatric illness and previous treatment, and substance use history.

Medical History and Physical Health

State any history of traumatic injuries, chronic health problems, current illnesses, current health status, allergies, medications and vitamins/supplements, health habits (appetite, sleep, exercise, nicotine, alcohol, illicit drugs), sexual functioning, and risk behaviors.

Mental Status

Describe relevant observations about attitude, affect, mood, and appearance; memory, cognition, thought process, and speech; judgment, homicidal/suicidal ideation, and hallucinations/delusions.

History of Psychiatric Illness and Previous Treatment

Include previous mental health diagnoses, inpatient or outpatient treatment, and history of self-injury, suicide attempt, or suicidal ideation. Include history of aggression, violence, or homicidal ideation.

Substance Use History

State the type of substance use, onset, duration, pattern of use, and involvement in treatment.

Spiritual and Cultural Development

Describe the client’s spiritual beliefs and activities, including past and current involvement in organized religion and faith-based services and programs. Record cultural factors, such as cultural background, beliefs, and practices, that are relevant to assessment and treatment.

Social, Community, and Recreational Activities

Record leisure activities, involvement in the community, and available social supports.

Client Strengths, Capacities, and Resources

List the client’s personal strengths and abilities, as well as available family and social resources.

Summary and Analysis

Summarize the biopsychosocial assessment. Provide an analysis of the overall challenges experienced by the client and how the social environment has contributed to those challenges. Describe how this analysis of the social environment would be beneficial to treatment and goal-setting. Please use the Learning Resources and additional research to support your analysis.

Goals

Describe two goals that you can work on with this client based on the assessment. Explain why these goals are appropriate and relevant to the case in addressing the presenting issue and challenges. Please use the Learning Resources and additional research to support your analysis.

References

(Include full references here for any sources that you have cited within the Summary and Analysis and Goals sections of the paper. Note that the following references are intended as examples only.)

American Counseling Association. (n.d.). About us. https://www.counseling.org/about-us/about-aca

Anderson, M. (2018). Getting consistent with consequences. Educational Leadership, 76(1), 26-33.

Bach, D., & Blake, D. J. (2016). Frame or get framed: The critical role of issue framing in nonmarket management. California Management Review, 58(3), 66-87. https://doi.org/10.1525/cmr.2016.58.3.66

Burgess, R. (2019). Rethinking global health: Frameworks of Power. Routledge.

Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24(2), 225–229. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225

Johnson, P. (2003). Art: A new history. HarperCollins. https://doi.org/10.1037.0000136-000

Lindley, L. C., & Slayter, E. M. (2018). Prior trauma exposure and serious illness at end of life: A national study of children in the U.S. foster care system from 2005 to 2015. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 56(3), 309–317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.06.001

Osman, M. A. (2016, December 15). 5 do’s and don’ts for staying motivated. Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/5-dos-and-donts-for-staying-motivated/art-20270835

Sue, D. W., & Sue, D. (2016). Counseling the culturally diverse: Theory and practice (7th ed.). Wiley.

Walden University Library. (n.d.). Anatomy of a research article [Video]. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/instructionalmedia/tutorials#s-lg-box-7955524

Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). Writing literature reviews in your graduate coursework [Webinar]. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/webinars/graduate#s-lg-box-18447417

World Health Organization. (2018, March). Questions and answers on immunization and vaccine safety. https://www.who.int/features/qa/84/en/

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