Matching ESTs to Client’s Presenting Problems, psychology homework help
Application: Matching ESTs to Client’s Presenting Problems
As you may have discovered in this week’s Discussion, it is not always easy to identify which treatments are empirically supported and which treatments are not. The Society of Clinical Psychology (SCP) of the American Psychological Association (APA Division 12) has put together a good summary of current empirically supported treatments. These treatments have various levels of empirical support and they are grouped by the disorder that the treatment purports to help. In addition, clinical research literature contains many studies that provide empirical support for a variety of treatments that may not have been cataloged on the SCP Web site. In this week’s Application, you examine three case studies and match one empirically supported treatment to each case.
To prepare for this assignment:
- Review Case Studies: Alex, Sam, and Mary.
- Make a preliminary diagnosis for each client in the case studies. Review that diagnosis in The Complete Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner or DSM-IV TR.
- Review the SCP Web site http://www.div12.org/PsychologicalTreatments/treatments.html. Focus on treatments that match the preliminary diagnosis you developed for Alex, Sam, and Mary.
- Justify your ESTs. Be sure to use treatments from randomized controlled clinical trials.
The assignment: (2–3 pages)
- Write a brief description of your preliminary diagnosis for the client in each case study.
- Select an empirically supported treatment for each client and justify your selection.
Support your Application Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are asked to provide a reference list only for those resources not included in the Learning Resources for this course. Keep in mind the importance of using empirically supported research to support your points of view.
