Empirically-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Intervention Planning for [Client’s Name]: A Case Study Application

GOAL: To aid the application of empirically-based professional treatment to a selected case study. (2-3 pages maximum, double-spaced)

STYLE: Respond to the following considerations listed as A-D in a short answer, essay format using appropriate APA header guidelines & rules.

NEED HELP? Review chapters relevant to the theoretical orientation you choose. (CBT PREFERED)

Fill in the blanks below with the name of your case study.

A. Consider ______’s most prominent symptoms/difficulties, then enter them into the SAMHSA or the NCTSN database. Discuss what you found in terms of their utility in treating cases like yours.

B. Consider ______’s most important diversity aspects, enter them into the SAMHSA or NCTSN database, and discuss what you found in terms of their utility in treating ____ at this time. Do they provide details on how to modify and tailor the intervention for your client’s particular diversity aspect(s) (g., cultural background, religious beliefs, sexual/gender identification, age)?

C. Consider other research-based clearing houses (research bases) covering some of ____’s important characteristics. Explain in your paper which research base you used and what you learned that was useful for case conceptualization and treatment planning? Important factors to consider when searching for good fit between your case profile and a candidate intervention include:

1. • client presenting problems
   • strengths/weaknesses
   • developmental level
   • cultural and ethnic factors
   • client prior history
   • client informed preferences
   • cost/expense
   • accessibility
   • diversity aspects
   • treatment modalities (g., individual, family, child/parent, group, telehealth, inpatient)

D. Consider  _____’s personal characteristics, your search results & personal clinical judgement to propose a treatment approach. Address why this approach is an appropriate fit for your client and discuss your intervention objectives for _______. 

LINKS TO USE:

• NCTSN Intervention Fact Sheets and Culturally Specific Information website: “The intervention fact sheets linked from this page offer descriptive summaries of some of the interventions developed and/or implemented by members of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. For many interventions, the developer of the treatment or service approach has also provided a culture-specific summary, outlining how the intervention has been adapted for and used with various cultural groups.”

https://www.nctsn.org/treatments-and-practices/trauma-treatments/interventions?search=&modality=1Links to an external site.

• SAMHSA Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center (formerly NREPP) website: “A searchable compendium of evidence-based mental health and substance abuse interventions. Users can search by topic area, substance, or condition as well as resource type (e.g., toolkit, treatment improvement protocol, guideline), target population (e.g., youth, adult), and target audience (e.g., resource for clinicians, prevention professionals, patients, policymakers).” https://www.samhsa.gov/resource-search/ebpLinks to an external site.

Ensure you utilize information gathered from other databases as well. Part C entails looking at three additional databases (one of which can be the database not used for Parts A & B). Keep in mind that the more information you know, the better you can gauge the best fit for your client.