help with client case due in 48 hours

Child & adolescent counseling week 3

Hi everyone!

Welcome to week 3! Unfortunately I got sick while coming back from my trip last week which pushed me back on some things. I’ll be catching up today but if you need anything additional from me, please let me know! This week we will be working on learning how to assess, diagnose, and treat minor clients. Most of this week will be about beginning to work on your client plan. I recommend reading the chapters in the book as well as taking a look at the course resources, particularly the course reading list.

The primary assignment for this week is to complete the  first section  of your client plan. You will  NOT be completing the entire treatment plan in this assignment. I have added a FAQs document as well as a video from a colleague about the assignment to this announcement, the Ask Your Instructor discussion section as well as the Updates and Handouts section listed under Files. I am also including an assignment template that you are free to use if you want that includes the necessary sections for this week’s assignment.  My top tip is to read the FAQ, watch the video, and be sure to look at the assignment rubric while you are working as that is the guide for my grading.

Here are some additional things to keep in mind that I’ve been getting questions about:

· The top question I always get is where are you supposed to get the information to complete the biopsychosocial assessment?  YOU are supposed to create the additional client details  to have a fully complete and detailed assessment that will paint a full picture of the client, their current and past health, and their family history.

· As you are creating your client cases, be careful about the stories you create and the assumptions you make about both clients’ backgrounds and experiences. The theories from last week’s discussion post can make it easy to try to make assumptions to make a case fit a theory, but children come from a wide variety of backgrounds and can have a variety of influences for their behavior that can include family, religious settings, peer and social groups, media exposure, as well as educational experiences. Particularly for Jared, try to be multiculturally sensitive/aware and think about what all factors could be causing a young African American male to have anger outbursts in a new environment, especially one that may not be reflective of him and his culture.

· To get full credit for the ecomap, make sure to illustrate the relationships between the family and the environmental resources and environmental stressors that impact the family. The ecomap illustrates the family's connections to their external world. Remember that the environment can include Microsystem, Mesosystem, Exosystem, Macrosystem, and Chronosystem. The template is a good starting point as long as you complete all 12 relationships, but feel free to add more details and explain your relationships in the ecomap analysis section of the assessment. Here are some resources that may be helpful:

· Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTjrkFneXr8Links to an external site.

· Website:  https://safeguarding.network/content/ecomaps/Links to an external site.

· I am only looking for about 1-2 full paragraphs for each reference on the annotated bibliography.

· You may hand draw your genogram if that makes it easier for you. Please try to create a detailed genogram that includes types of relationships, different circumstances like substance abuse and medical conditions, and a key. Remember that a genogram is not simply a family tree that lists family members. Here's a video that may help if you still have questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj2Lvp-Y6qo&t=72s, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92MrHe312cM

Please let me know if I can be of any assistance to you this week early in the week as I cannot guarantee that I will be able to respond promptly on the weekend.

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COUN5254 – Child and Adolescent Counseling

U3A1 - Case Conceptualization

For this course, you will develop a comprehensive treatment plan for one case study subject that you will select from two possible candidates. This will be the first time this client is seeking mental health treatment. You will be the therapist evaluating the child and their parent/guardian.

BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL ASSESSMENT FORM

- Client Demographic Data

Name:

Age:

Gender:

Race:

Ethnicity:

Religion:

Other Relevant Information:

Social-Cultural Information:

-Presenting Problem

Describe in detail the reason the client is seeking counseling, including behavioral, situational, and environmental factors:

-Current Stressors

Identify all stressors impacting the presenting problem. 

-Current Symptoms

Identify in detailed narrative form all symptoms currently exhibited by client and how symptoms are impacting their overall functioning. Include descriptors of severity, frequency, and duration.

-Family History

(Draw info from Genogram)

Top of Form

Family members' names and ages to include parents, grandparents, and siblings:

Bottom of Form

Provide a detailed narrative of the genogram you created: 

Special family circumstances or events:

-Current Living Situation and Environment

Housing (apartment, single-family home, etc.):

Who is living in current household? (Parents, grandparents, siblings, etc.):

Household Stressors impacting client (financial, space issues, safety concerns):

-Family History of Mental/Psychological Issues

Identify and describe each family member who has experienced mental health issues, current and past, diagnosed and undiagnosed (refer to genogram):

- Client Personal History

Major Life Events:

History of Trauma and/or abuse:

-Physical/Medical Information

Developmental history (birth issues, developmental milestones, etc.):

Physical/medical history:

Current physical/medical state:

Current Medications (prescribed or OTC):

Other medical issues (allergies, etc.):

-Previous Mental Health History/Treatment:

Previous Mental Health History/Treatment (include in-patient, out-patient, residential, in-home, etc.):

-Substance Abuse/Addiction History and Current Situation:

Substance Abuse/Addiction History and Current Situation (include client and client's family members):

-Ecomap Analysis

Analyze the relationships between community systems, family systems, and school systems that could support the client through treatment, counseling and beyond (discuss how different aspects of your ecomap intersect and impact the client):

-Legal and Ethical Considerations

Explore the general legal and ethical considerations you have as a counselor:

-Legal, Ethical, and Other Considerations (including diversity)

Identify a minimum of three current or potential legal issues that may impact the client's case:

Identify a minimum of three current or potential ethical issues that may impact the client's case (do not simply copy bullet points from ethical standards-think of considerations for this specific case and how they apply and will impact client):

-  Annotated Bibliography

Using the Evaluative Annotated Bibliography tutorial in the Capella Writing Center as your guide, identify current research resources as references that support the development of your client case. You will utilize a minimum of five current articles (published within the last five years) from peer-reviewed journals in the counseling or related professions from the Capella Library. Cite and reference the resources using APA 6th edition guidelines. You may utilize your textbook, but it does not count as one of your five scholarly resources. You are also encouraged to utilize more than five resources if they aid in developing a comprehensive treatment plan.

-Genogram

Complete and attach a 3 generation genogram for your client and both sides of their family. Be sure to include all of the main genogram features including client names, ages/birth dates, relationships between family members, demographic information, and a key that details what each of your symbols mean.

-Ecomap

The ecomap is a visual illustration of a family's relationships and stressors in the family's environment. The visual model can increase awareness of the multiple social factors in a client's environmental system. Directions: Draft an ecomap for your client’s family. Include four positive relationships (blue line), four tenuous relationships (yellow line) and four negative relationships

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Week 3 Assignment: Creating Your Client Case

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Instructions

For this assignment, develop the profile of the client you will use to complete your final assignment in Week 9, where you will develop a treatment plan for your client.

Review the case studies in the  Case Study Treatment Plan  media. Select one of these case studies that you will use to create your client case. You will use your selected case study as a basis for creating a detailed client case. This is your opportunity to create a detailed client profile that you will be using as the foundation for your Week 9 assignment.

Once you have selected your client, complete the following tabs in the media presentation:

· Biopsychosocial Information for Case Conceptualization.

· Genogram.

· Ecomap.

Then, using the information you have created, complete the following sections of the treatment plan:

· Legal and Ethical Considerations.

· Identify a minimum of three current or potential legal issues that may impact the client's mental health.

· Identify a minimum of three current or potential ethical issues that may impact the client's mental health.

· Annotated Bibliography.

· Following the guidelines for drafting an  Annotated BibliographyLinks to an external site. , provide a minimum of five recent (5 years or newer) peer-reviewed journal articles to support your work. Use your  Counseling: Masters Research GuideLinks to an external site.  from the Capella library for directions about searching. The  Searching in the LibraryLinks to an external site.  page is full of good information.

Additional Requirements

As you complete your assignment, be sure to:

· Write coherently to support your work with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a counseling professional.

· Correctly apply current APA style and format. Visit  Evidence and APALinks to an external site.  for more information.

· Cite only recent (published within the last 5 years), relevant academic literature to support your work.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

· Competency 1: Analyze the individual, family, community, cultural, and societal factors that contribute to the development of disorders in children and adolescents.

· Develop biopsychosocial information that represents individual, family, community, cultural, and societal factors contributing to the client's need for mental health counseling services.

· Develop an ecomap that represents individual, family, community, cultural, and societal factors contributing to the client's need for mental health counseling services.

· Develop a genogram that represents individual, family, community, cultural, and societal factors contributing to the client's need for mental health counseling services.

· Competency 2: Employ traditional or systems theories to explain the relationships between community systems, family systems, and school systems that influence children and adolescents.

· Explain the relationships among community systems, family systems, and school systems that could support the client through treatment, counseling and beyond.

· Competency 3: Assess for legal responsibilities and applicable ethical standards when planning counseling for children and adolescents.

· Identify current or potential legal issues that may impact the client's mental health.

· Identify current or potential ethical issues that may impact the client's mental health.

· Competency 7: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the counseling professions.

· Support work with recent peer-reviewed journal articles.

· Communicate in a manner that is scholarly and professional, adheres to current APA standards, and is consistent with expectations for members of the counseling professions.

· Case Studies

· Jared

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· Jared is a 5 year old African American male in Kindergarten. He hits and curses at his classmates and teachers in kindergarten when he gets frustrated. He presents as “a very angry little boy” as noted by his teachers and the school principal. There have been two occasions in the last two months where Jared displayed physical aggression by throwing a chair across the classroom, and after each incident he broke into tears and was very apologetic.

Select each tab to enter its pertinent information. Each tab must be filled out before your report can be submitted.

Biopsychosocial Information for Case Conceptualization

Client Demographic Data

Top of Form

Name: 

Age: 

Gender: 

Race: 

Ethnicity: 

Religion: 

Other Relevant Information: 

Social-Cultural Information: 

Bottom of Form

Presenting Problem

Top of Form

Describe in detail the reason the client is seeking counseling, including behavioral, situational, and environmental factors: 

Bottom of Form

Current Stressors

Top of Form

Identify all stressors impacting the presenting problem. 

Bottom of Form

Current Symptoms

Top of Form

Identify in detail all symptoms currently exhibited by client and how symptoms are impacting their overall functioning. 

Bottom of Form

Family History

(Draw info from Genogram)

Top of Form

Family members' names and ages to include parents, grandparents, and siblings: 

Provide a detailed narrative of the genogram you created: 

Special family circumstances or events: 

Bottom of Form

Current Living Situation and Environment

Top of Form

Housing (apartment, single-family home, etc.): 

Who is living in current household? (Parents, grandparents, siblings, etc.): 

Household Stressors impacting client (financial, space issues, safety concerns):

Bottom of Form

Family History of Mental/Psychological Issues

Top of Form

Identify and describe each family member who has experienced mental health issues, current and past, diagnosed and undiagnosed (refer to genogram): 

Bottom of Form

Client Personal History

Top of Form

Major Life Events: 

History of Trauma and/or abuse: 

Bottom of Form

Physical/Medical Information

Top of Form

Developmental history (birth issues, developmental milestones, etc.): 

Physical/medical history: 

Current physical/medical state: 

Current Medications (prescribed or OTC): 

Other medical issues (allergies, etc.):

Bottom of Form

Previous Mental Health History/Treatment

Top of Form

Previous Mental Health History/Treatment (include in-patient, out-patient, residential, in-home, etc.):

Bottom of Form

Substance Abuse/Addiction History and Current Situation

Top of Form

Substance Abuse/Addiction History and Current Situation (include client and client's family members):

Bottom of Form

Ecomap Analysis

Top of Form

Analyze the relationships between community systems, family systems, and school systems that could support the client through treatment, counseling and beyond:

Bottom of Form

Legal and Ethical Considerations

Top of Form

Legal and Ethical Considerations:

Bottom of Form