Describe how the use of empathy, compassion, and respect for client’s autonomy were evident in the client’s treatment.

* Key Performance Indicator Assignment: Capstone Written Case Conceptualization (20 points)
The student will select a client from their internship site and complete an 8-page (minimum) case conceptualization report detailing the following ten competencies, which align with the Midterm and Final Evaluations and are further described in the grading rubric:
Assessment Skills : Includes a summary of the DSM-5 diagnosis, biopsychosocial assessment, mental status exam, substance use, risk assessment, and any other assessment instruments used.
Intervention & Conceptualization Skills: Includes a summary of how the assessment informs treatment, treatment plan, goals, and interventions used. Incorporates any relevant cultural, racial, ethical, and legal (if applicable) issues related to the case, and reflects the intern’s personal theory of counseling.
Writing Skills and Document Organization: Paper clearly and succinctly communicates clinical impressions. Paper is organized, with appropriate grammar, spelling, and APA Style.
UseofSupervision: Includesasummaryofhowsupervisionimpactedclinicaldecisionmakingand case conceptualization.
Knowledge & Application of Site-Specific Information: Includes a description of how the site’s clinical services and structure affect the assessment, treatment, and conceptualization of the selected case. Any relevant policies, regulatory processes, and program evaluation measures associated with service delivery are included.
Professional Counseling Competencies: Includes a description of how the case was conceptualized from the professional counseling framework compared to other mental health professions (e.g., counseling promotes clients’ optimal human development, wellness, and mental health through prevention, education, and advocacy activities, including advocacy for those with mental health issues.)
Personal Attributes & Self-Understanding: Includes a summary of 1. intern’s reactions, awareness of own emotional response, and effective countertransference management related to the client case, and 2. awareness of intern’s impact on client (i.e., intern’s race, gender, religion) and client’s transference responses.
Interpersonal Competencies: Includes a summary of how the intern’s interactions with
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supervisor, interdisciplinary team, and site colleagues informed the case. Describe how the use of
empathy, compassion, and respect for client’s autonomy were evident in the client’s treatment.
Student’s Strengths: Identify and describe at least three of the intern’s personal strengths that
enhanced the client’s treatment.
Student’s Areas for Development: Identify and describe at least three of the intern’s areas for
development that would further enhance the client’s treatment.
This paper must be written in APA Style.
A rubric for this assignment can be found at the end of the syllabus. Students must receive at least a 70% to receive a passing grade. A student who scores a ‘Not Met’ on any criterion of KPI assignment must complete an Individual Remediation Plan with the instructor. Failure to successfully remediate the KPI assignment will result in a F (Fail) grade in the course.

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