1. Identify a client you have worked with who has a history of developmental trauma. Provide basic demographic information (age,sex, gender identity, race, marital status etc…). Share the presenting issues(s) and reason(s) for coming to thearpy.
2. Provide a concise biopsychosocial assessment (relevant aspects of the biological, psychlogical, social, and spiritual domains). Include a brief discussion of symptoms and problem behaviors. Be sure to include a DSM diagnos and a discussion of risk factors (at a minimum suicide, homicide, and substance use issues). Include an assessment discussion of the clients strengths.
3. Briefly describe the previous intervention used with the client (if no previous intervention was provided, then pretend that CBT was previously provided without good success). Assess the clients symptoms through the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics framework )NMT; Perry, 2013). Based on this assessment justify why the orginal intervention may not have been effective with this client according to NMT priniciples. In essence, consider the client’s symptoms and response to the intervention using the NMT neurobiological framework of the brain.
4. Define, decribe, and apply a somatric intervention that might have been more effective for this client case. Select a somatric intervention (also referred to as Bottom-up) that would work better for this client. Define (cite a definition of the intervention), decribe (provide a cited description of the intervention), and apply the somatric intervention that would have been more effective (discuss and reference steps and how the client respond to the treatment, or might have responded based on your best guess). Discuss how the intervention will/would benefit the client’s symptomology. Adapt the intervention as needed based on the evidence-based practice process.
