GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
Please apply the following guidelines to your paper:
1. Length: The Case Study Paper Assignment must include an APA formatted title page
and reference page, plus 1012 pages of text.
2. Sources: Identify the source of any/all information that is not considered common
knowledge with an APA-formatted citation and corresponding reference. The DSM-V
should be cited, as well as at least two peer-reviewed studies/journal articles published
within the past five years. Direct quotes from resources are not to exceed 15% of the
body of the paper. Concepts should be primarily discussed and summarized via your own
analysis of the content.
3. Mechanics: Please be sure to check your work carefully for errors in sentence structure,
spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Use APA-formatted headings, running header,
indentations, and spacing to organize your content and provide structure to your paper.
CONTENT REQUIREMENTS:
Please include the following sections in your paper:
1. Introduction: Provide a brief introduction of the patient describing the context and
symptoms that she/he is presenting. Then, describe any physical, emotional, and
cognitive symptoms the patient may express related to the symptoms.
2. Clinical History: In this section, discuss the patients background history including
information such as his/her family of origin, educational history, occupational history,
family psychiatric history, patient psychiatric history (including any inpatient or
outpatient therapy), drug and alcohol history, family and social relationships, life
stressors, future goals, and present living arrangements. This section provides an
opportunity to present the narrative of the patients life history that has led up to his or
her current situation. It must build a case that results in his or her specific diagnoses
noted in the following section.
3. Diagnoses: In this section, briefly describe the patients diagnoses for both disorders
based upon DSM-V criteria. Explain how you clinically justify these diagnoses based on
how the patients symptoms meet the diagnostic criteria.
4. Rationale: This is the section where you will demonstrate your clinical competency skills
at a masters level. You are to describe the theoretical framework that makes your case
for the treatment modality and detailed treatment plan youve developed for your patient.
You will reference 2 empirically evidenced studies/journal articles that support your
rationale for the specific treatment protocol along with the reference to the textbook.
Further, you will discuss any overlapping symptoms between the 2 disorders (differential
diagnoses) and note how you will address them in your treatment protocol. You will also
discuss the rationale for the number of sessions you will use in your treatment plan to
treat the disorders based on the research literature recommendations.
5. Treatment Protocol: Provide a session-by-session outline describing the type of
behavioral interventions you will use in each session. (Note: You do not have to write out
dialogue for this section.) You must note the objective and provide an analysis and brief
description of your behavioral intervention for each session.
6. Discussion: In this section, briefly summarize the case and discuss how you addressed
each of the 2 disorders in your treatment protocol. You will note any overlapping
symptoms that were addressed and how that was accommodated.
