When possible start this best practices paper applying it to a client you are currently working with in your field placement or job. If you cannot do this, pick a specific client you have worked with in the past.
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Guidelines for Best Practices Paper: When possible start this best practices paper applying it
to a client you are currently working with in your field placement or job. If you cannot do
this, pick a specific client you have worked with in the past.
I. Introduction (1/2 -1 page)
A. Description of the practice setting and focus of service, including community context,
socio-economic and socio-cultural description of the population served.
B. Bio-psycho-social assessment of the client system. Might include:
1. Biological: age, sex, physical appearance, physical health, level of intellectual functioning,
cognitive deficits. If the client is a child, include developmental history. Other disorders that
may have biological effects such as eating disorders and substance abuse.
2. Psychological: mood/affect, level of psychological functioning, evidence of
psychopathology, family history of mental illness, substance abuse, history of trauma
3. Social Functioning: client’s familial and social relationships, sexual and gender identity,
ethnocultural identity, economic situation.
C. Clinician’s initial assessment of client and client’s problems including DSM 5 diagnosis if
indicated.
II. Brief review of the literature (3-5 pages)
A. Evidence base for addressing this presenting issue:
1. Identify two or more models that have been shown to have some effectiveness for
the presenting issue; review the evidence for each model
2. Rationale for selection of treatment approach: Select the model that has the best
match for evidence, client context, culture, values and clinician capacities.
III. Process of treatment (3-5 pages)
A. Treatment goals and objectives: Differentiate between general goals and objectives.
B. Describe in detail implementation of strategies for each objective addressed. Provide a
session by session narrative, providing dialogue, and the strategies used from beginning to
end of work with the client (however long that is) that draw from the evidence based
strategies. Identify any adaptations to protocol or model made (e.g., cultural and context
adaptations).
C. Description of the clinical relationship, including examples of the working alliance from
clinical sessions, clinician’s use of self, transference and counter-transference.
IV. Evaluation (1-2 pages)
A. Evaluation of clinical work. What change did you see from the assessment stage to post
treatment? What evidence do you have of this change OR how could you acquire evidence
if you have no systematic measure? What informal measures do you have as a second
choice. Tie this back to treatment goals and objectives.
B. Reflect on what you could have done differently to improve outcomes.
(8 to 12 pages of content – does not include cover page or references in total)
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