Case Study Peer Review Workshop Instructions

Client information: Give a pseudonym for the client and demographic information such as age, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, marital/relationship status, living situation etc. Also, include referral source. 2.Theoretical approach: What theoretical approach do you think is most appropriate to help us understand this case? 3.Presenting problem: From the perspective of the theoretical approach, what is the client wanting help with? Why are they seeking help? Why have they chosen to seek help at this particular moment in their lives? 4.History of presenting problem: For how long has this been a problem? What have they done in the past to alleviate this problem? Was that successful or unsuccessful? 5.Diversity considerations: Are there issues of cultural diversity, gender differences, sexual orientation, spirituality, and/or economic justice and discrimination at work in this case? How are those addressed by the theory selected? 6.Setting: In what setting are you seeing this client? How might this setting affect your choice of theory and your interventions? 7.Engagement, assessment, and intervention: What engagement, assessment, and intervention strategies would be appropriate with this client? How do these strategies relate to your theoretical approach? (Note: You do not need to have carried out all of these strategies at this point in time.) 8.Ethical Issues: Are there any ethical or personal value issues that arise in the application of theory to this case? How might those be addressed or resolved? 9.Critique: In what ways does your theory help you to understand and intervene with this client? In what ways does your theory not fit this client and is not helpful with this client? Assignment 2: FAQ 1.What client do I talk about? Where do I "get" my client? The basis for your case study presentation is a client (can be an individual client, a family or a group) that you have worked with through your job, or your field placement, currently or in the past. Some students have talked about a client they worked with some time ago, using their new theory knowledge to re-think how they might approach work with the client. (Older adults only for this paper) 2.What if I am not working with clients yet? What I have said before to students in this situation is use the case of Ruth from Week 1. Several chapters in the book are about Ruth and contain information about her, assessment, and family information. You also have access to all the recorded sessions plus a chapter at the back of your textbook specifically on integrative approaches with Ruth discussing various theory approaches and how they might be used. This also serves as a guide for those of you using a real-life client. 3.What if I do not have all the information required to discuss? (esp. if using a client from previous work or field placement). There may be some pieces of information you do not have at this time; if so, simply indicate that, and how you might acquire the information and whether or not you see that information as relevant to planning for services/intervention.    

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