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Task: Written Case Study
Students are to select a person from their population group (i.e., first responder, frontline worker, defence force or other groups relevant for the student's practice) and using the current literature, critical thinking and own practices from their workplaces develop and design a careplan for a person experiencing trauma.
Format:
• The case study should be written in third person only
• There should be no use of dot points, lists or tables.
• It is expected that students will conform to academic writing (sentences and paragraphs with referencing).
• Headings are permitted and left to the student's preference
• Each page should have a footer with student number and page number
• A minimum of 1.5 spacing should be used
References:
• APA 7th ed. referencing
1. A diagnosis
2. Short term and long term goals needs to be documented - this must be done collaborately with the client/clinician and nominated carer
3. What will be the specific treatment models the clinician will use. For example, CBT, TMS or whatever the appropriate technique to be
employed per diagnosis
4. The responsibility of that team member to assist in meeting the goals
5. Clinical rationale to justify a diagnosis and the treatment provided
6. Modalities include all of the active treatment measures provided to the patient. It describes the treatment that will be provided to the
patient. It describes the treatment that will be provided by various staff.
7. Importantly a schedule is to be developed of the activities - (this also will constitute as planned modalities). Remembering it is an expectation that when a client attends to a treatment or activity it is a part of the individualised planning centred around the client's needs
received is not a series of disconnected specific modalities presented in a non-structured method of delivery.
9. To be delivered and updated in an ongoing fashion within specific scheduled intervals
Biopsychosocial aspects
• Are there any cultural barriers?
• Are symptoms in the context of your culture and background?
• Income levels
• Perceptions and attitudes toward mental health services - this could be difficult when health workers are requiring mental health services from the same service they work within. Especially considering privacy and confidentiality.