Celebrity Name: Whitney Houston Each student will briefly reiterate one of t

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Celebrity Name: Whitney Houston
Each student will briefly reiterate one of the theories and present how this theory was applied to the selected case. You will pick a celebrity or someone “famous” of your choice (do not use any clients or family members). Each student is expected to diagnosis the mental disorder using DSM 5 criteria and develop a comprehensive treatment plan. If the person you choose is no longer living, please create a theoretical treatment plan, as if they were under your care.  The purpose of this assignment is to enable you to better understand that there are many approaches to trauma in social work. 
Each student will select a common specific treatment option in Trauma practice as outlined below or get approval for another topic by the professor:
DBT
Narrative Therapy
Vagus Therapy
EMDR
Medication
Alternative care (Yoga, Mindfulness, Acupuncture, Nutrition)
Must address the following topics: 
Background/Assessment Information
The first section will present your client’s background. Who is the client? Include factors such as age, gender, work, health status, family mental health history, family and social relationships, drug and alcohol history, life difficulties, cultural background, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, religion, occupation/grade level, marital/family status, education goals and coping skills and weaknesses. 

Family history- Past and present. Include marital status of parents and any dates of family structure changes or deaths. Include a description of relationships with family members, living      arrangements, parents’ occupations. Include statement affirming/denying substance abuse, physical abuse, or sexual abuse among family members, if appropriate. 

Social relationship history- Past and present. Include a      statement affirming/denying any unwanted sexual experience, physical abuse, trouble with the police. How are relationships with friends, peers, coworkers, teachers? How were they before the onset? 

Academic/work history- Past and present. What was/is school like? Academic aspirations? How was experience and performance before the onset? 

Medical history- Past and present medical      conditions, hospitalizations, prescription medicines, problems with eating, sleeping, weight control, alcohol, and substance abuse.  When      was the last physical? 

Counseling history- For what issue(s)? Was this voluntary or involuntary? List provider names, dates of service. Include self-help groups like AA – incorporate a summary of experiences.
Description of the Presenting Problem
In the next section of your case study, you will describe the problem or symptoms that the client presented with. Describe any physical, emotional or sensory symptoms reported by the client. Thoughts, feelings, and perceptions related to the symptoms should also be noted. Any screening or diagnostic assessments that are used should also be described in detail and all scores reported. Estimated date of onset, concurrent events, intensity, frequency, changes in symptoms. How long has this been going on? How often? Magnitude? 
Diagnosis (DSM-V)
Provide your diagnosis and give the appropriate Diagnostic and Statistical Manual code. Explain how you reached your diagnosis, how the clients symptoms fit the diagnostic criteria for the disorder(s), or any possible difficulties in reaching a diagnosis. Please describe the observations that support each diagnosis if there are multiple. Be sure to cite evidence from your on-line research and from your textbook. Give rationale by using the facts to justify your definitions of the problem.
Treatment Intervention Plan 
This will focus on the intervention used to help the client. Please pick a particular theoretical approach and describe the following:
Historical Developments
 

School or perspective (e.g., psychodynamic, behavioral, trait, etc.)
Theoretical underpinning(s) for the therapy
Major theorists 
Major assumptions about human behavior and development 
Key concepts 

The Therapeutic Relationship
 

Primary target system 
Goals for therapy 
Characteristics of an effective therapeutic relationship
Therapeutic process 
Therapeutic techniques/methods 
Ethical implications for using this treatment approach. 
What adjunct services could be utilized? Who else could be involved in working with the client (school nurse, teacher, special education teacher, gay and lesbian support group, etc.) 

Conclusion
Discuss whether your findings on the therapeutic method were complementary or conflicting with the client’s needs. Describe possible prognosis.  

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