MHC 610 Final Project Part One Guidelines and Rubric: Assessment
Overview The final project for this course is the creation of a treatment plan, also known as a comprehensive case conceptualization. The final project is broken into four smaller submissions. The assessment portion of the treatment plan is the first submission for your final project. It is suggested that you use what you have developed using the client’s case study in the assessment course to now fill in the sections of the treatment plan due in Week Three. Your next submission is due in Week Four and will consist of the diagnosis portion of the treatment plan. You will need to apply feedback from both of those submissions to submit the final treatment plan in Week Nine. Please note that Part One and Part Two of the final project will need to be submitted in Week Nine to inform the treatment, but they will not be regraded. In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
MHC-610-01: Evaluate legal, ethical, and contemporary issues as they relate to treatment planning
MHC-610-02: Apply principles of advocacy toward promoting culturally competent counseling as it supports treatment planning
MHC-610-07: Evaluate culturally specific assessment strategies to inform client-centered treatment goals
Prompt Specifically, you must address the critical elements listed below. Most of the critical elements align with a particular course outcome (shown in brackets).
I. Presenting Concerns [MHC-610-07] A. Identify the presenting problem and characteristic response to precipitants.
II. Current Triggers and Promoters [MHC-610-07] A. Determine the client’s current triggers that activate the pattern, resulting in the presenting problem.
III. Maladaptive Pattern [MHC-610-07] A. Determine the maladaptive pattern that causes the inflexible, ineffective manner of perceiving, thinking, acting.
IV. Developmental Influences [MHC-610-07] A. Determine the developmental influences that create factors fostering adaptive or maladaptive functioning.
V. Protective Factors A. Identify protective factors that are presented in the information collected.
VI. Cultural Identity [MHC-610-07] A. Describe the sense of belonging to a particular ethnic group in the client.
VII. Cultural Stressors [MHC-610-07] A. Identify the level of adaptation to the dominant culture and stress-rooted acculturation, including psychosocial difficulties the client is
demonstrating.
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VIII. Cultural Influencers [MHC-610-07] A. Describe the beliefs regarding cause of distress, condition, or impairment the client is describing.
IX. Mental Status Exam [MHC-610-01] A. Describe the operative mix of cultural and personality dynamics that the client is experiencing.
X. Summary of Conceptualization Presented to the Client [MHC-610-02] A. Summarize the conceptualization and address the level of care and advocacy this client will need.
Final Project Pathway Final Project Part One Submission: Assessment In Week Three, you will submit the assessment portion of the treatment plan. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all the critical elements of the final product. This submission will be graded with the Final Project Part One Rubric. Final Project Part Two Submission: Diagnosis In Week Four, you will submit the diagnosis portion of the treatment plan. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all the critical elements of the final product. This submission will be graded with the Final Project Part Two Rubric. Final Project Part Three Submission: Treatment Plan In Week Nine, you will submit your finished treatment plan. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all the critical elements of the final product, along with the assessment and diagnosis portions completed in Parts One and Two. Note that the assessment and diagnosis portions will not be graded in Week Nine, but they will inform the treatment plan. This submission will be graded with the Final Project Part Three Rubric. Final Project Part Four Submission: Reflection In Week Ten, you will submit your reflection on the treatment plan. This will be done using the Q&A tool within Bongo. This submission will be graded with the Final Project Part Four Rubric.
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Final Project Part One Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Use the Comprehensive Case Conceptualization Template, linked in the Resources section of Week One, to complete this assignment. The assessment portion of the treatment plan must be filled in using information from the client case study. You may use your final project from the assessments course, but you will need to transfer the information into the Comprehensive Case Conceptualization Template for submission.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Presenting Concerns [MHC-610-07]
Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides keen insight into the precipitants presenting concerns
Identifies the presenting problem and characteristic response to precipitants
Identifies the presenting problem and characteristic response to the precipitants, but lacks detail or contains inconsistencies
Does not identify the presenting problem and characteristic response to precipitants
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Current Triggers and Promoters
[MHC-610-07]
Meets “Proficient” criteria and illustrates a sophisticated explanation of the client’s current triggers
Determines the client’s current triggers that activate the pattern resulting in presenting problem
Determines the client’s current triggers that activate the pattern resulting in presenting problem, but lacks detail or contains inconsistencies
Does not determine the client’s current triggers that activate the pattern resulting in presenting problem
10
Maladaptive Pattern [MHC-610-07]
Meets “Proficient” criteria and illustrates a sophisticated explanation of the client’s maladaptive pattern
Determines the maladaptive pattern that causes inflexible, ineffective manner of perceiving, thinking, acting
Determines the maladaptive pattern that causes inflexible, ineffective manner of perceiving, thinking, acting, but lacks detail or contains inconsistencies
Does not determine the maladaptive pattern that causes inflexible, ineffective manner of perceiving, thinking, acting
10
Developmental Influences
[MHC-610-07]
Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides keen insight as to how those developmental influences foster maladaptive functioning
Determines the developmental influences that create factors fostering adaptive or maladaptive functioning
Determines the developmental influences that create factors fostering adaptive or maladaptive functioning
Does not determine the developmental influences that create factors fostering adaptive or maladaptive functioning
10
Protective Factors [MHC-610-07]
Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides keen insight into how the protective factors affect the client
Identifies protective factors that are presented in the information collected
Identifies protective factors that are presented in the information collected, but contains gaps or inaccuracies
Does not identify protective factors that are presented in the information collected
10
Cultural Identity [MHC-610-07]
Meets “Proficient” criteria and illustrates a sophisticated awareness of how the client’s cultural identity influences the client
Describes the sense of belonging to a particular ethnic group in the client
Describes the sense of belonging to a particular ethnic group in the client, but contains inaccuracies
Does not describe the sense of belonging to a particular ethnic group in the client
10
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Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Cultural Stressors [MHC-610-07]
Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides keen insight into how the cultural stressors are influencing the client
Identifies the level of adaptation to the dominant culture and stress-rooted acculturation, including psychosocial difficulties the client is demonstrating
Identifies the level of adaptation to the dominant culture and stress-rooted acculturation, including psychosocial difficulties the client is demonstrating, but submission lacks detail or contains inaccuracies
Does not identify the level of adaptation to the dominant culture and stress-rooted acculturation, including psychosocial difficulties the client is demonstrating
10
Cultural Influencers [MHC-610-07]
Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides keen insight into how the cultural influencers are influencing the client
Describes the beliefs regarding cause of distress, condition, or impairment the client is describing
Describes the beliefs regarding cause of distress, condition, or impairment the client is describing, but lacks detail or contains inaccuracies
Does not describe the beliefs regarding cause of distress, condition, or impairment the client is describing
10
Mental Status Exam [MHC-610-01]
Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides keen insight into the mental status evaluation of the client
Describes the mental status evaluation of the client
Describes the mental status results of the client but lacks details or contains inaccuracies
Does not determine the mental status evaluation of the client
10
Summary of Conceptualization
[MHC-610-02]
Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides keen insight into how to advocate for the client to ensure they receive the care they need
Summarizes the conceptualization and addresses the level of care and advocacy this client will need
Summarizes the conceptualization and addresses the level of care and advocacy this client will need, but lacks detail
Does not summarize the conceptualization and address the level of care and advocacy this client will need
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Articulation of Response
Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format
Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas
5
Total 100%
