Topic: Clinical assessment and case conceptualization – dimensions of the formulation
Questions:
What are the assumptions and structure of various models for case conceptualization?
How does a clinical hypothesis inform clinical intervention?
How does case conceptualization impact power in the therapeutic alliance?
Skills lab: Suicide risk assessment, coding OARS, hypothesis formation.
Practice exemplar: Suicide risk assessment and intervention
Read:
Kuyken, W., Padesky, C. A., and Dudley, R. (2008). Collaborative case conceptualization: Working effectively with clients in cognitive-behavioral therapy. New York: Guilford. Chapter 2 (pp. 25-58); Chapter 3 (pp. 59-92). Full text available on-line via Columbia University libraries.
Atkins-Loria, S., Macdonald, H., and Mitterling, C. (2015). Young African American men and the diagnosis of conduct disorder: The neo-colonization of suffering. Clinical Social Work Journal, 43, 431-441. Full text available on-line via Columbia University libraries.
Watch:
Case conceptualization (Links to an external site.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCQuoxk2dF4
Suicide risk assessment (Links to an external site.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFZ-i1Ln6aQ
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