Unique Title Student Name Institution Class Instructor Name Date Case Conceptualization –

Unique Title

Student Name

Institution

Class

Instructor Name

Date

Case Conceptualization – The Smith Family

(a case conceptualization summarizes the key facts and findings from an evaluation to provide guidance for recommendations)

Family Members:

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X

X

Family Symptoms/Issues/Concerns:

(Can be bullet pointed list or narrative paragraph). This should be as exhaustive as you can, you won’t have to treatment plan for every symptom but I want to know you can identify issues.

Timeline & Priority of Symptoms/Concerns/Issues:
Narrative paragraph. Which symptoms or concerns came first? Which are most distressing and/or disruptive for the family as a whole? Do any of the symptoms contribute to others?

Family Strengths/Resources & Supportive Factors:

Narrative paragraph (health, social supports, resources, emotional/behavioral strengths, cognitive strengths etc.)

Family Challenges/Vulnerabilities:

Narrative paragraph. Challenges that may contribute to the issues.

Diagnostic Impressions:
A summary of how the strengths, limitations, and other key information about a client inform diagnosis and prognosis.

Overall Case conceptualization:

(Statement of the problems and areas identified that the family can grow).

Recommendations

Narrative paragraph of overall recommendations.

Treatment Plan

Include at least 4 identified problems/issues and list the problem, long-term goal and short term objectives related to it.

3-5 pages not including title page and references. References are recommended to support your overall case conceptualization. Please use this layout, you can add sections if you like but retain and build out the listed headers.