Case Study Assessment


1250 words

For this assignment, you will revisit The Case of Marie, which you  can complete using the link in the Resources. You will assess the needs  of all relevant family members and work out treatment goals that will  best provide a positive outcome for the entire group. Use your last  assignment as a starting point; you can use resources used for that  assignment as reference where relevant, as well as course readings,  discussions, and material from the Capella library.

Assignment Instructions

For this assignment, you have to complete the following:

  • As you imagine engaging with this family, describe the more  important interpersonal skills that will be critical. Comment on areas  that are naturally easy for you to empathize, or describe the areas that  may cause difficulty for you to empathize with this family.
  • Using your knowledge of human behavior and the social  environment, create a written assessment of the strengths, resources,  and problem areas. Identify critical areas needing further assessment if  you were to work with this case study family in the future.
  • Identify what the focus of your work with this family would be.  Identify potential treatment goals and objectives based on your  assessment and the focus of your work together. Utilize evidence-based  research to inform your practice interventions.
  • Discuss the knowledge needed to understand the person in the environment to work with this family.
  • Apply strategies of ethical reasoning to arrive at principled decisions that may arise within this case study.
  • Identify how to tolerate ambiguity in resolving ethical conflicts.
  • Explain any foreseen areas of difficulty this family may have in  moving forward with the treatment goals you have developed and how you  would manage these areas.