CASE FORMAT
CASE FORMAT
Summary
Identifying Information
Presenting problem
Client’s verbatim
Symptoms
History of problems/present illness
Personal History
Medical History
Family history
Educational History
Occupational History
Social History
Past psychiatric history
Psychological Assessment
Informal Assessment
Behavioral Observation
Mental Status Examination
Clinical Interview
Formal Assessment
Standardized Psychological test
Tentative Diagnosis
Diagnosis according to DSM-V-TR criteria
Differential Diagnosis
Prognosis
Therapeutic Recommendations
Management plan (for MS)
Post assessment (for MS)
References
Appendix
Initial Observation
Personal History
Developmental Profile
Developmental task Achieved age of milestones Age when achieve
Family history
Education history
Pre- morbid personality
Medical history
Drug and forensic history
Psychological Assessment
Informal
Formal
Clinical interview
Subjective rating of the problem
Table
Subjective rating of the problem from teacher (pre& post- assessment)
Problematic behavior Pre Rating
6
10
8
10
Table
Table showing the functional level of the child:
Corresponding areas Functional age Deficits
Socialization 7 years 9 month 7 years 9 months
Self help skill 12 years 6 months 3 years 4 months
Cognitive area 3 years 6 years
Motor area 3 years 2 months 3 years 2 months
Language area 3 years 2 months 6 years 8 months
Diagnosis
Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder V299.00 (F84.0)
Prognosis
Case formulation
Case conceptualization
Management plan
Intervention plan for the child's behavioral and academic problems was based on:
Short Term Goals.
Long Term Goals.
Short Term Goals
Psychoeducation (Chambers &Pinnock, 2011) Long Term Goals
Short term goals will be continued for the enhancement of skills that therapist taught
to the client
Follow up sessions will be done to sustain and improve the skills that client had
throughout the sessions.
Implementation of Therapeutic Strategies
Following strategies are used to teach the child new task,
Rapport building
Positive reinforcement (Miltenberger,2008)
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Post assessment
Subjective rating of the problem (pre& post- assessment)
Problem Pre Rating Post Rating
On seat behavior issue 6 3
Not follow command 10 8
lethargic 8 6
Poor speech 10 9