Generalist Intervention Model

750 words

Readings

Read the following sections of the DSM-5-TR to develop insight on mood disorders and personality disorders:

• Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders.
• Bipolar and Related Disorders.
• Depressive Disorders.

Assignment Overview

In Unit 2, you developed a case study and basic information about a client. In this assignment, you will use evidence-based literature and the DSM-5-TR to effectively and appropriately diagnose a client. From there, you will use theory and the DSM-5-TR to effectively develop an intervention plan that is informed by best practices as identified in current literature. This assignment will prepare you for further work you will do in Unit 8 and Unit 10.

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following EPAS and specialized practices:

• Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities. 
  • C6.SP.A: Apply critical thinking and decision making in verbal and written communication through the use of leadership and technology when engaging with colleagues, individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. 
    • Related Assignment Criteria: 
      • 4. Cite peer-reviewed literature within the intervention plan.
      • 5. Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for leaders of the social work profession through the use of technology.
  • C6.SP.B: Apply and integrate theories of human behavior and the social environment in the specialization of advanced generalist practice when engaging with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. 
    • Related Assignment Criteria: 
      • 1. Describe a diagnosis appropriate for the client.
      • 4. Cite peer-reviewed literature within the intervention plan.
      • 5. Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for leaders of the social work profession through the use of technology.
• Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities. 
  • C7.SP.A: Apply critical thinking and decision making in verbal and written communication through the use of leadership and technology when assessing colleagues, individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. 
    • Related Assignment Criteria: 
      • 4. Cite peer-reviewed literature within the intervention plan.
      • 5. Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for leaders of the social work profession through the use of technology.
  • C7.SP.B: Apply and integrate theories of human behavior and the social environment in the specialization of advanced generalist practice when assessing individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. 
    • Related Assignment Criteria: 
      • 1. Describe a diagnosis appropriate for the client.
      • 4. Cite peer-reviewed literature within the intervention plan.
      • 5. Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for leaders of the social work profession through the use of technology.

  • C7.SP.D: (Assess) Apply assessment instruments, leadership, technology, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills to identify problems, and assess and analyze capacities, strengths, and needs of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. 

    • Related Assignment Criteria: 
      • 1. Describe a diagnosis appropriate for the client.
• Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities. 
  • C8.SP.A: Apply critical thinking and decision making in verbal and written communication through the use of leadership and technology when intervening with colleagues, individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. 
    • Related Assignment Criteria: 
      • 4. Cite peer-reviewed literature within the intervention plan.
      • 5. Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for leaders of the social work profession through the use of technology.
  • C8.SP.B: Apply and integrate theories of human behavior and the social environment in the specialization of advanced generalist practice when intervening with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. 
    • Related Assignment Criteria: 
      • 1. Describe a diagnosis appropriate for the client.
      • 4. Cite peer-reviewed literature within the intervention plan.
      • 5. Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for leaders of the social work profession through the use of technology.
  • C8.SP.D: (Intervene) Apply leadership, technology, critical thinking, decision making, and interpersonal skills in the specialization of advanced generalist practice interventions with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities to achieve goals. 
    • Related Assignment Criteria: 
      • 2. Describe a therapy/intervention appropriate for a selected client.
      • 3. Describe an intervention based on theory for the client’s family and/or community.
• Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities. 
  • C9.SP.A: Apply critical thinking and decision making in verbal and written communication through the use of leadership and technology evaluations with colleagues, individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. 
    • Related Assignment Criteria: 
      • 4. Cite peer-reviewed literature within the intervention plan.
      • 5. Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for leaders of the social work profession through the use of technology.
  • C9.SP.B: Apply and integrate theories of human behavior and the social environment in the specialization of advanced generalist practice evaluation with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. 
    • Related Assignment Criteria: 
      • 1. Describe a diagnosis appropriate for the client.
      • 4. Cite peer-reviewed literature within the intervention plan.
      • 5. Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for leaders of the social work profession through the use of technology.

Assignment Description

In this assignment, you expand upon the case you selected in Unit 2, including determining a diagnosis. You locate and select at least five recent (published within the past five years) peer-reviewed articles from the Capella University Library. You use these articles to justify your diagnosis and recommended interventions. In social work, it is important that we maintain the strengths-based perspective and consistently apply the generalist intervention model. This model allows us to view a client through the micro, mezzo, and macro setting. 

Assignment Instructions

For this assignment:

1. Describe a diagnosis appropriate for the client. 
   • Consider all potentially fitting diagnoses, discuss the differential diagnoses, and discuss rule out diagnoses and why.  
   • Justify the diagnosis with reference to specific DSM-5-TR criteria.
2. Describe the therapy or intervention you would provide this client. 
   • Apply theory to contextualize the appropriateness of your chosen therapy/intervention.
3. Describe an intervention appropriate for the client’s family or community. 
   • Justify the recommended intervention with reference to specific DSM-5-TR criteria.
4. Cite peer-reviewed literature within the intervention plan. 
   • Cite at least five peer-reviewed articles published in the past five years.
   • Describe the content of each cited work, specific to how each one supports the main or supporting points of the intervention plan.

Additional Requirements

The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements:

• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to the current APA style and formatting standards.
• Cited resources: Minimum of five scholarly sources. All literature cited should be current, with publication dates within the past five years.
• Length of paper: Minimum of 3 double-spaced pages.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.