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Clinical Case Study Rubric Code: H2756W By cmzampitella Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Psychology Type: Assignment Grade Levels: Graduate, Post Graduate

Clinical Case Study
	Pass (N/A)	Fail (N/A)
Contextual Material
Identifying Data	Pass Age, marital status, culture/ethnicity/race, sexual orientation, education, occupation, religious/spiritual orientation are listed	Fail More than one missing component
Presenting Problem	Pass How client was referred and self-reported symptoms and problems identified thoroughly	Fail Information is omitted or poorly identified
Personal History	Pass Evaluation of important developmental milestones and key life markers examined. Substance/alcohol abuse history, physical/sexual/verbal abuse history, previous therapy, medication, medical concerns are all described	Fail Personal history is under developed and/or missing important details as listed in "passing" grade
Familial History	Pass History of abuse, substance use, losses, and interfamilial mental illness are discussed	Fail Familial history is under developed and/or missing important details as listed in "passing" grade
Current Situation	Pass Current influences on client's functioning, as well as current occupational and/or educational stressors are discussed. Interpersonal relationship status is discussed	Fail Current situation is under developed and/or missing important details as listed in "passing" grade
Case Formulation
Theoretical Model	Pass Student's theoretical model is identified	Fail Missing theoretical model
Factors Contributing to Case	Pass Developmental, interpersonal, cultural, biological and system influences are identified and discussed. Important intrapersonal and psychological influences are identified. Communication style is discussed	Fail Contributing factors are under developed and/or missing important details as listed in "passing" grade
Symptoms, Behaviors, cognition	Pass Feelings, behaviors, and cognitive patterns are identified and discussed	Fail Content is under developed and/or missing important details as listed in "passing" grade
Family and Interpersonal Relations	Pass Interpersonal relationship patterns and influences are identified and discussed	Fail Relationship patterns are not identified and are under developed and/or missing important details as listed in "passing" grade
Themes, Conflicts, and Strengths	Pass Major intrapersonal themes are identified, as well as client's psychological strengths and internal conflicts	Fail Themes are not identified appropriately. Strengths and conflicts are under developed and/or missing important details as listed in "passing" grade
Course of Treatment
Sessions, Frequency, Type	Pass Number of sessions, frequency and type(s) of sessions are listed	Fail Content is under developed and/or missing important details as listed in "passing" grade
Brief Mental Status	Pass Brief mental status exam in included	Fail Content is under developed and/or missing important details as listed in "passing" grade
Psychological Testing	Pass Any psychological testing results are listed. If no testing is available, at least one predicted testing result is made	Fail Content is under developed and/or missing important details as listed in "passing" grade
Diagnosis	Pass 5 Axis diagnosis is given	Fail Content is under developed and/or missing important details as listed in "passing" grade
Structure of Treatment	Pass Theoretical support for treatment approach, treatment goals and strategies, interventions, contracts, ethical/legal issues, ongoing evaluation and progress of outcomes are identified and discussed thoroughly	Fail Any structure of treatment is under developed and/or missing important details as listed in "passing" grade
Client/therapist relationship issue	Pass Typical client behavior, therapist's countertransference, client's "pulls" and "presses", and influencing cultural variables are identified and discussed	Fail Content is under developed and/or missing important details as listed in "passing" grade
Themes and Interventions	Pass Characteristics of interventions, major themes that emerged in the course of treatment, critical turning points or incidents, and termination issues are identified and discussed	Fail Content is under developed and/or missing important details as listed in "passing" grade
Grammar, Spelling, and APA Format
APA Format	Pass APA format is strictly adhered to and is accurate	Fail APA format is not followed or is poorly attended to.
Spelling and Grammar	Pass No major spelling or grammar mistakes noted	Fail Major spelling and/or grammar mistakes are present
Flow	Pass Flow of paper is smooth, not redundant, varied and at graduate level of writing	Fail Paper is choppy, reveals little to no attention to variety, is at an undergraduate level of writing or lower, and/or distracts the reader from the material

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Psychology

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