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  SWK 5013 UNIT 8 DUE 12/04/22   Treatment Plan Assignment Overview Developing treatment plans and effective therapeutic interventions will be central to your social work practice

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SWK 5013

UNIT 8

DUE 12/04/22

 

Treatment Plan

Assignment Overview

Developing treatment plans and effective therapeutic interventions will be central to your social work practice. The treatment plan you develop in this assignment will be incorporated (potentially with some revisions) into the Comprehensive Case Study that you will complete and submit in Unit 10. 

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following EPAS and specialized practices:

• Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior.
  • C1.SP.B: Articulate and provide leadership in the application of the core values and ethical standards of the social work profession through an ethical problem solving model to aid in critical thinking, affective reactions and ethical decision making related to individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities to guide and inform ethical practice in the specialization of advanced generalist social work.
    • Related Assignment Criteria:
      • 5. Articulate leadership through the identification of potential ethical dilemmas.
      • 10. Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession through the use of technology.
• Competency 2: Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice.
  • C2.SP.A: Analyze dimensions and differentiation in diversity and apply the influence of relationships and affective reactions to intervention techniques and technologies with diverse clients, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
    • Related Assignment Criteria:
      • 8. Analyze, through the use of technology, the diversity needs for client and family and how to address those needs.
  • C2.SP.B: Apply leadership skills, theoretical frameworks, decision making and best-practice interventions with diverse populations.
    • Related Assignment Criteria:
      • 5. Articulate leadership through the identification of potential ethical dilemmas.
• Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.
  • C6.SP.A: Apply critical thinking and decision making in verbal and written communication through the use of leadership and technology when engaging with colleagues, individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
    • Related Assignment Criteria:
      • 10. Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession through the use of technology.
  • C6.SP.B: Apply and integrate theories of human behavior and the social environment in the specialization of advanced generalist practice when engaging with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
    • Related Assignment Criteria:
      • 3. Apply a mental health theory to a specific case.
      • 6. Apply the systems theory perspective to include a client’s family.
  • C6.SP.D: (Engage) Apply leadership, technology, critical thinking, decision making and interpersonal skills to actively engage in the specialization of advanced generalist practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities to achieve goals.
    • Related Assignment Criteria:
      • 3. Apply a mental health theory to a specific case.
      • 8. Analyze, through the use of technology, the diversity needs for client and family and how to address those needs.
• Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.
  • C7.SP.A: Apply critical thinking and decision making in verbal and written communication through the use of leadership and technology when assessing  colleagues, individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
    • Related Assignment Criteria:
      • 10. Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession through the use of technology.
  • C7.SP.B: Apply and integrate theories of human behavior and the social environment in the specialization of advanced generalist practice when assessing individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
    • Related Assignment Criteria:
      • 3. Apply a mental health theory to a specific case.
      • 6. Apply the systems theory perspective to include a client’s family.
  • C7.SP.D: (Assess) Apply assessment instruments, leadership, technology, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills to identify problems, and assess and analyze capacities, strengths, and needs of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
    • Related Assignment Criteria:
      • 1. Describe a client’s demographic information, presenting problem, and diagnoses.
      • 2. Apply the assessments used to approach a client’s diagnosis.
• Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.
  • C8.SP.A: Apply critical thinking and decision making in verbal and written communication through the use of leadership and technology when intervening with colleagues, individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
    • Related Assignment Criteria:
      • 10. Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession through the use of technology.
  • C8.SP.B: Apply and integrate theories of human behavior and the social environment in the specialization of advanced generalist practice interventions with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
    • Related Assignment Criteria:
      • 3. Apply a mental health theory to a specific case.
      • 6. Apply the systems theory perspective to include a client’s family.
  • C8.SP.D: (Intervene) Apply leadership, technology, critical thinking, decision making, and interpersonal skills in the specialization of advanced generalist practice interventions with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities to achieve goals.
    • Related Assignment Criteria:
      • 3. Apply a mental health theory to a specific case.
      • 4. Create a treatment intervention.
• Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.
  • C9.SP.A: Apply critical thinking and decision making in verbal and written communication through the use of leadership and technology evaluations with colleagues, individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
    • Related Assignment Criteria:
      • 10. Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession through the use of technology.
  • C9.SP.B: Apply and integrate theories of human behavior and the social environment in the specialization of advanced generalist practice evaluation with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
    • Related Assignment Criteria:
      • 3. Apply a mental health theory to a specific case.
      • 6. Apply the systems theory perspective to include a client’s family.
  • C9.SP.E: (Evaluate) Apply leadership, technology, critical thinking, decision making and interpersonal skills in the specialization of advanced generalist practice evaluation of interventions with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
    • Related Assignment Criteria:
      • 9. Explain how to evaluate a client’s progress through application of leadership, technology, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills.
  • ??C9.GP.D: Apply evaluation findings to improve practice effectiveness at the micro level.
    • Related Assignment Criteria:
      • 9. Explain how to evaluate a client’s progress through application of leadership, technology, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills.

Assignment Description

Develop a treatment plan based on your chosen case history from Unit 2. This component of your plan will incorporate concepts and approaches along the continuum of the selected case study diagnosis, the selected mental health theory and your selected treatment intervention, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, person-centered therapy, or rational emotive behavioral therapy. It must also consider ethics and diversity through a systems perspective.

Assignment Instructions

Complete this assignment using the identified headings. Upon completion, it should be 12–15 pages in length and use APA style and formatting.

1. Include the revised case history from Unit 2.
2. Describe the client's demographical information.
3. Analyze the client's presenting problem.
4. Describe the client's diagnoses using the DSM-5-TR as a foundation.
5. Apply the assessments used to approach the diagnosis (depression scale, alcoholism screening, ADHD, etcetera).
6. Apply a mental health theory applied from your readings to the case (such as but not limited to cognitive, solution-focused, object relations, narrative, behavioral, or self-psychology).
7. Apply a treatment intervention and describe the specific and best treatment intervention applied, including descriptions of the:
   • Client's strengths, weaknesses, and social support systems in the treatment intervention plan applied.
   • Client's long-term goal for the treatment intervention plan applied.
   • Client's short-term goals and treatment objectives for the treatment intervention plan applied.
8. Create a treatment timeline.
9. Apply the systems theory perspective to include the client's family (treatment at the micro, mezzo, and macro level).
10. Explain at least one of the potential ethical dilemmas and how to address it through NASW ethical guidelines.
11. Explain the diversity needs for client or family and how to address those needs.
12. Explain how you will evaluate the client's progress.

Additional Requirements

The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements:

• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to the current APA style and formatting standards.
• Cited resources: Minimum of 10 scholarly sources. All literature cited should be current, with publication dates within the past five years.
• Length of paper: 12–15 double-spaced pages (not including the case history).
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Resources

• Treatment Plan Scoring Guide.
• Social Work Master's Library Research Guide.
• Capella Writing Center.
• Case Studies.
• Evidence and APA.

 

 

 

 

CASE STUDY UNIT 2 BELOW

 

 

Case History: Description of the Individual's Mental Health History

 

Name

Institution

Class

Professor

Date

 

 

Case History: Description of the Individual's Mental Health History

Client name: Olivia Pepper

IDENTIFYING INFORMATION

• Description – My client (Olivia Pepper) is a slim, brown-skinned woman. Sha also has long brown hair.
• Age: 30 years old.
• Gender (Identity preference): Female
• Ethnicity/ethnic identification (s): African American
• Preferred language (s): Mostly speaks English. However, her preferred language is unknown.
• Relationship status: Married
• Sexual orientation: She is married to a man, but did not specify her sexual orientation.

REFERRAL SOURCE

• Mrs. Pepper was referred to the university counseling center by her professor due to erratic behaviors.

PRESENTING PROBLEM

• My client stated that she came to see me because her teacher was concerned about her erratic behaviors that made her deflect from the moral path. She admitted that she was drinking, and was doing so to enable her get through the rest of the day at school.
• Olivia’s family were unaware of her problem.
• Looking at Olivia’s case through my social work knowledge shows that she was experiencing stress. Her stress must have been caused by her husband losing his job, and wants her to defer from school and work until he gets another job. Olivia feels overwhelmed as a mother and wife due to the family’s current financial situation. Also, her past is stressing her and she confirms this by stating that she has been in a funk on and off her entire life. Olivia’s alcohol abuse trends shows that she must be having an alcohol disorder although her symptoms are not enough to place her in the available substance-related and addictive disorder diagnostic classes.

HISTORY OF PROBLEM

• Olivia started drinking at 14 years when her mother left her. She had a boyfriend who she went out with for drinking parties, and claimed she felt better drinking with him. Olivia received a DUI at the age of 16. The father was worried and enrolled her into treatment program to help restore his normal life.
• After giving birth to her first baby, Olivia did not spend adequate time with her baby because she was busy working. She felt guilty of not giving her baby enough time, and started to drink. At the age of 22, Olivia received her second DUI and was barred from driving. This caused her to lose her job since she could not drive herself to work and back home.

PREVIOUS COUNSELING EXPERIENCE

• Past counselors/therapists are unknown but she claims that she attended family counseling as a teenager.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S FAMILY HISTORY

• Relevant family members: Olivia currently has no family because the father passed on two years ago and the mother abandoned her at the age of 14 years, never to return. She is left with one sister who resides outside the states, and they communicate via the phone but they are not close to each other.
• Financial issues: Unknown
• Relationship issues: Oliva’s husband was angry after losing his job, and wanted her to quit school to work then continue later he gets another job. She also reported that her husband’s loss of job caused stress in the house, and made life boring.
• Living arrangements: She lives with her husband and three children.
• Placement History (if any): Unknown
• Substance Use History (in family): Unknown
• Medical History (of family): Unknown
• Other Relevant Family Information: Olivia tried to stay away from the family to avoid stress. She reported that she often went to spend time in a bar after school to pass time.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S PERSONAL HISTORY

• Developmental Considerations: Unknown
• Significant events: The mother abandoned her at an age of 14 years. Olivia started drinking at this age, and was also admitted to hospital for attempted suicide. She was diagnosed with drug overdose (Wellbutrin) during her treatment for alcohol disorder.
• Social relationship and support: Olivia reported that she does not have a family because her father passed on and her mother never came back after leaving her at the age of 14.
• Employment history: She lost her job at 22 years after receiving the DUI. No clear details of her job history were given.
• Transportation considerations: Unknown
• Military history: Unknown
• Trauma history: She was admitted to hospital for attempted suicide through drug overdose. Olivia reported that the experience scared her, causing her to seek Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) that enabled her feel better.
• Immigration/Refugee status: African American with limited details.
• Legal considerations: Not clear.

MEDICAL HISTORY

• Name and Contact information of Primary Care Provider: Her doctor’s name is Alicia Walker; contact information is 678-312-6715.
• Known Medical Conditions: Unknown
• Physical Functioning: Unknown
• Allergies: Unknown
• Prescribed Medications: Olivia is currently not on medication but she previously took Zoloft and Wellbutrin.
• Over-the-Counter Medications and Supplements: Unknown
• Substance use (Alcohol, Tobacco, other substances): She has history of alcohol drinking whenever something disturbs her mentally.
• Nutrition/Food Security Considerations: Unknown
• Barriers to Health Care: Unknown
• Other Relevant Medical History: Unknown

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

• General education history: Unknown
• Degrees obtained: Bachelor of Arts Degree
• Other relevant educational history: Not known

SOCIAL CLASS

• Social functioning: Olivia attends church and AA. She claims that these two give her strength in the morning to get up and meet the world.
• Social support system: No social support system reported.
• Living situation/housing arrangement: She lives with her husband and three children in a rented house.
• Agencies involved: Not known.

CULTURAL HISTORY

• Cultural identity: African American.
• Cultural norms related to health, mental health: Unknown.
• Cultural perspective regarding roles within the family and society: Unknown
• Other relevant cultural considerations: Unknown

SPIRITUALITY

Religious affiliation: Baptist

Connections with and participation in faith-based community(ies): Olivia reported that she was connected and participated by attending church functions.

Other relevant spiritual considerations: Unknown

MENTAL STATUS OR CURRENT FUNCTIONAL EXAM

1. Appearance: Olivia’s appearance was unpleasant. Her clothes were baggy that appeared to be dirty. Her hair was poorly done, and made her look even more untidy.
2. Attitude: She appears stressed and nervous.
3. Motor activity: She remained calm throughout the visit but she appeared sad.
4. Affect: Unknown
5. Mood: She reported that she did not see a reason to be sad every time. All she needed was sleep but was overwhelmed by the fact that everyone needed something.
6. Speech: Olivia’s speech was normal although she was sad. She conversed in normal tone, and maintained calmness throughout the session.
7. Thought process: She slept 10-12 hours in a day, and often isolated herself from her family. She skipped school without no solid reason, and reported that her condition worsened over the past six months. Olivia also reported being in a funk on and off throughout her entire life. In fact, she reported that it didn’t matter the duration she spent sleeping. Whether she slept or not, she was always exhausted and felt worthless since she wanted to sleep every time.
8. Thought content: Unknown
9. Perception: She had a great perception of reality, with no reported delusion or hallucinations.
10. Orientation: She is oriented to time, place and person. Olivia has a better understanding of her past and present life events.
11. Cognitive Function: Unknown
12. Abstraction: Unknown
13. Judgment: Unknown
14. Insight: Olivia has a better insight of her problems. She provides a clear background of the start of her problems, including her drinking problem. This shows that she understands herself better, and can respond quickly to therapy.

 

 

References

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 5th ediion (DSM-5). Diagnostic Stat. Man. Ment. Disord. 4th edn. TR, 280.

Capella University. (n.d.). Case Study. http://media.capella.edu/coursemedia/swk5013element17657/wrapper.asp