In this final paper, you will present a case of an adult client who is suffering from a valid DSM-5 mental disorder. Cases may be real, hypothetical, or a combination of the two. Cases can be selected from films, television shows, or books. If real cases are used, you must take care to disguise all identifying information.
The second half of this paper will consist of providing a diagnosis and formulating a mock treatment plan for this client. This treatment plan should be supported by recent (within the past five years) peer-reviewed studies.
This assignment is worth 25 points of your total course grade.
Organize your Care and Treatment final paper using the following headings:
Introduction
Remember that introduction headers are not allowed; instead, you should provide a title header with the exact title of the paper found on the title page, centered, in title case, and in bold. Section headers are explained on the APA Style Elements page on the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center website.
Background History (use APA Level 1 section header)
Identify information about the particular client in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, and culture (use APA Level 2 section header).
If the case is real, be sure to protect client confidentiality by using pseudonyms for identifying information.
Discuss the reason for the referral (use APA Level 2 section header).
Explain the presenting problems (use APA Level 2 section header).
Validate the DSM-5 diagnosis (use APA Level 2 section header).
Include primary symptoms and rationale for diagnosis.
Treatment Plan (use APA Level 1 section header)
Create long term goals (use APA Level 2 section header).
Design objectives (use APA Level 2 section header).
Describe what will be accomplished to meet longer term goals.
Develop methods or interventions (use APA Level 2 section header).
Estimate length of treatment (use APA Level 2 section header).
Create outcome measures (use APA Level 2 section header).
What measures will you use to assess client progress or outcome?
Self-Critique (use APA Level 1 section header)
