Parts of the Assignment (these “parts” will be labeled as subject headings throughout your paper, you can change the name of them if you’d like, but they’ll fall in these general categories): 1) Case Scenario (about 200 words): I could present a fictional scenario for you – but that’s no fun ☺ And I’d be reading the same paper over and over again! So, for the first part of the assignment, in about 200 words, I want you to present a fictional clinical case. Those of you who have taken Abnormal Psychology already might be able to present a case that meets specific criteria for a specific disorder (and that would be fine to do) but you do not have to do this. You can just present a case of a person who is struggling with some particular life issue, a mental struggle, set of mental health symptoms, or who has experienced some major life event and is having trouble coping. Clinical psychologists experience both kinds of presenting issues – those that fall into clear diagnostic categories and those that don’t, necessarily – but we can still help. That, and we won’t be diagnosing this fictional person in this assignment (nor will we in Written Assignment #2, but that comes later), we will just be walking through all the processes together. Give the fictional client a name, some demographic information, a bit of backstory and end with their psychological issues and current struggles – those for which they are considering seeking psychological help. Below is an example, but please don’t use this, create your own! This is just to give you an idea: Anna is a 28-year old woman who just gave birth to her first child. She is happily married and works as a physical therapist in a busy rehab hospital, but she is taking some time off of work to raise the baby until he is school aged. Lately, she has struggled with decreased energy, sudden tearfulness, anxiety, and sadness. She experiences many genuine moments of joy when interacting with her baby, but the fatigue, sleepless nights, and worry over the baby’s health and development are getting to her. Because most of her friends were at work, she hasn’t been able to see them much and misses that connection. She worries if leaving work was the right decision. She and her husband saw a pre-marital counselor the months preceding their wedding and Anna remembers this as a good experience. It was helpful to talk to someone and consider new perspectives on things and wonders if something similar might not be able to help her feel better – happier – and a bit more like her “old self.” She’d like to have more of those moments of joy and fewer moments of self-doubt, worry, and, exhaustion. She wonders if it might be time to pursue mental health services of some kind. This story will be important, as we will continue to follow your “Anna” (or the name you choose) in Written Assignment #2 as well. You don’t have to give a full history here or anything – there will be opportunities to flesh out the story as we go along. Just give a good 2-ish paragraph overview, as demonstrated above. 2) Seeking help (about 250 words): The person in your fictional case has decided to seek help, and because this is a clinical psychology course, he/she is going to decide to seek the services of a clinical psychologist (although seeing a social worker, pastoral counselor, counseling psychologist, etc. would likely be great options too, we’ll stick with the theme of our class ☺). But your person has some research to do first. In third person omniscient style (just meaning you are taking the perspective of a narrator of this person’s story, like you were reading a novel, you can read here for more info, but don’t get hung up on this. Just write as a storyteller) walk us through your fictional person’s thought process by answering the following questions (again, in story form, not question-and-answer) – you will be using information from Chapter 1 to guide you here. a. Why has your person chosen to see a clinical psychologist? (be specific to the client, not general) b. He/she begins to Google names of clinical psychologists in town and, in reviewing their websites, is looking for specific things. What are those “things” (or qualities, perspectives, training, degree, experiences, etc.) and why will they be important to your fictional person in particular? c. End this section with a decision – what is the name of the clinical psychologist your person has chosen to see (give a fictional name) and a little bit about that professional that lead to that decision. How is your client feeling after making that decision? 3) The Interview (about 450-500 words). The day of the first appointment is here! Your client arrives at your chosen clinical psychologist’s office. Where are we? Describe the scene a bit…are we in a hospital setting? Outpatient office? The therapist walks in, what does he/she do/say first? You can give some dialogue here – remember, you are the third person story teller. You won’t be giving a dialogue of this whole interview (I mean, unless you want to!), but you as story teller will address the following things in this part of the story, which may include some example dialogue. You will be using information from Chapter 4 (and maybe a little from 3) to guide you here. a. What type of interview is this? What kinds of questions is your psychologist asking your client? How is your client responding? Why has the clinician taken this approach? b. Have you-as-storyteller walk us through the three stages of the interview (using pages 117-123 to help. Remember, don’t be general here – this is an interview that is happening between your chosen psychologist and your fictional client). Make sure and bring in specific concepts from your reading, like nondirective techniques, channels of nonverbal communication, directive techniques, etc.). c. If you think that an observational approach would benefit your client, you can talk about this process as well, although your situation might not call for it. You can decide this. You can choose one or the other (it would be a lot to cover both), but make sure your decision makes sense in the context of your client’s presenting issue. d. What cultural issues are at play here? How is the therapist demonstrating cultural competence? e. How does the psychologist close the interview? What was your client’s perspective of it (did it seem valid, in other words?). How is your client feeling as they leave the clinicians’ office? 4) Psychological testing/assessment (about 450-500 words). Aaaand we’re back! Time for your psychologist to get to know your client a bit better through the process of psychological testing. Here, we are firmly in Chapter 5 territory! a. The first thing your clinician does is explain to your client the purpose of the assessment. Have you-as-storyteller walk us through this explanation. b. Your client has some questions about the process – what are those questions and how does the clinician answer them (here, bring in concepts like the kinds of testing, what standardization is, what are the tests going to measure? How do we know a test is good or not? Why is it helpful to complete a super long personality inventory? How will this information be used?) c. The clinician is ethical in his/her approach; how can we tell? Have you-asstoryteller give us some insights along these lines. d. Testing begins and you-as-storyteller give us examples of at least 3 tests the clinician has chosen and examples/explanations of what those are like and why they will be helpful. These selections must be relevant and directly tied to your client’s case (not just discussed in generalities). e. How does your client feel after testing? 5) Conclusion (about 100-150 words). You as storyteller will end with how your client is feeling/what he/she is thinking now that this first part of the process is complete. Segue here into the next assignment by describing your client’s hopes for treatment…which we will get it in Written Assignment #2 – A Client Seeks Help: Therapy Edition ☺ If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email me. In the vast majority of instances, students do very well on these assignments if they meet overall objective of the assignment within the length requirement specified. The name of the game here is applying these concepts to your fictional case. You will be giving definitions, explaining things for sure, but all with an eye toward application. You are not reporting what you have read in this assignment, you are showing how you can apply it to a situation. Not as a clinician necessarily (you’ll get to that in grad school!), but as someone who has now read and discussed a lot about this process and knows a thing or two about what it looks like. You’ll do great ☺ Specifications: • Length requirement: 1500 words • No references or citations are required. I’ll assume most info is coming from your book and our discussions, although if you use an outside resource, you should probably list it in a reference section. • Layout: 1 inch margins, double spaced, with subject headings. No extra spaces between subject headings are needed. Just double spaced throughout. RUBRIC: Expectation Maximum Points Student presents an original, brief clinical case scenario that hits around the 200 word mark 2 Students writes a thorough, 250(ish) word “seeking help” section that addresses points a-c, bringing in specific concepts from the reading. 3 Students writes a thorough, 450-500 word “interview” section that addresses points a-e, bringing in specific concepts from the reading. 3 Students writes a thorough, 450-500 word “psychological assessment/testing” section that addresses points a-e, bringing in specific concepts from the reading. 3 Students writes a summative “conclusion” section in about 100-150 words 2 Work is on time, meets the overall 1500- word requirement, is proof-read, and suggests good time and effort went into the writing process. 2 TOTAL 15 points
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