Selection and Initial Interview Preparation and Formulation
Select a case study from Clinical Case Studies Volume 1-Current located in this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. The selected case study must include one or more of the following characteristics:
•The child or adolescent is from a nontraditional family, like one with same-sex parents, a single-parent family, blended family, divorced parenting family, raised by grandparents, or any other nontraditional family situation.
•The child or adolescent identifies as LGBTQ.
•The child or adolescent has a history of childhood abuse, such as sexual abuse, physical abuse, or exposure to domestic or community violence.
•The child or adolescent exhibits behavior problems.
•The child or adolescent exhibits learning disabilities.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word client case assessment scenario based on a selected character from the case study reading.
Include the following assessments in your client case assessment scenario paper:
•The client’s demographics and family dynamics
•Identification of the client and family’s presenting problems
•Evaluation of the child or adolescent’s developmental needs
•The cultural considerations for the case
•The therapeutic approach to take in maintaining alliance with the client
•The method used to assess the client’s psychosocial, cognitive, and moral development
•Interview questions to ask the client and family
•Initial diagnostic and assessment techniques to use with the client
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Treatment of a Commercially Sexually Abused Girl Using Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Legal Interventions
