CLINICAL CASE RESEARCH PAPER

Students will select one case study and 3 different theories for this paper. Students should write a brief assessment and treatment plan according to the tenets of each theory. All theories and supporting information must be cited.

Select a clinical practice case that you are working with in your field practicum (i.e., children, individual, family, adolescent group, elderly, etc.) Describe the client system and provide an overview of your assessment from the perspective of your chosen theory. This will be done for each of the 3 theories.
Create a treatment or intervention plan based on the theory’s tenets. This will be done for each of the 3 theories.
Incorporate the Afrocentric Perspective and the strengths-based perspective to engage diversity and difference in practice.
Describe any ethical issues that may have been involved in working with this client system.
At least twenty-five (25) citations from peer-reviewed journals and books should be used. Avoid extensive use of web resources (no more than five), and use APA format.
Demonstrate your understanding of social work values and skills by incorporating terms and discussion within each section of the paper.
Grading Rubric for Major Assignment





Unacceptable

(Below Standards

Acceptable

(Meets Standards)

Good

(Occasionally Exceeds)

Excellent

(Exceeds Standards)

Total



1

2

3

4



Describe the client system by providing a brief assessment from the perspective of the selected theories.



(Competency 7)

Does not adequately describe the client system or does not relate to theory.

Paper provides an adequate description of client system and mostly relates to theory.

Paper thoroughly describes client’s growth and development as provided in the assessment and clearly relates to theory.

Paper provides an extensive assessment of client system and fully identifies the connection with client’s issues and/or concerns from the theoretical perspective.

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Describe your treatment or intervention plan using the theory.



(Competency 8)

Does not adequately discuss or relate to theory.

Some discussion of theory but inadequate or inappropriate use of theory.

Covers theory and plan mostly relates to theory, with few discrepancies.

Plan is comprehensive and is fully grounded in theoretical framework.

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Explain how the Afrocentric Perspective and the strengths-based perspective were used to engage diversity and difference in practice.



(Competency 10)

Does not describe the Afrocentric Perspective or Strengths Perspective.

Paper minimally describes the Afrocentric and Strengths Perspective concepts and values and the relationship to engaging diversity and difference in practice.

Paper adequately describes the Afrocentric and Strengths Perspective concepts and values and the relationship to engaging diversity and difference in practice.

Paper provides an extensive description of the Afrocentric and Strengths-based Perspectives and clearly links concepts and values to demonstrate how to practice engaging diversity and difference in practice.

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Implications for advanced direct social work practice and ethics.



(Competency 1)

Not clearly addressed key concepts and implications for social work. No ethics mentioned.

Addressed overall key concepts and implications, but missed some. Paper includes some ethics discussion.

Addressed key concepts and implications for social work practice, but not fully discussed them. Ethics discussion is clearly described.

Well-addressed implications for social work and fully discussed the key concepts, which can be applied to social work practice. Paper includes extensive ethics discussion.

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References and citations

Very few or inappropriate sources/in-text citations.

Too few sources or inappropriate. Some errors in citations.

Meets minimum but sources not all appropriate. Few errors in citations

Sufficient and thorough use of sources. No errors in citations.

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Social work skills and values



(Competency 1)

Little to no discussion of SW skills and values.

Inconsistent discussion of SW skills and values.

Moderate to good discussion of SW values and skills throughout.

Through and sufficient discussion of SW values and skills incorporated throughout paper and across all theories.

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Grammar and Mechanics

Grammatical errors or spelling

& punctuation substantially detracts from the paper.

Very few grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors interfere with reading the paper.

Grammatical errors or spelling & punctuation are rare and do not detract from the paper.

The paper is free of grammatical errors and spelling & punctuation. Student provides additional information via technology.

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TOTAL: 28 possible

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Comments from Customer

The Customer participates in the NGO that helps prisoners to return to normal life.
The first file is an example and the second one is a previous assignment.
We can make up case details. (added by Ray 03.04 3:07)