Case formulation based on interview

Case formulation based on interview Order Description   interview a “patient.” If students who are currently engaged in clinical work conduct intake interviews, then they can use one of those intakes, assuming it meets the criteria of the assignment and they have received permission to do so from their clinical supervisor. Students not currently engaged in clinical work will have to find a “patient” to interview.   obtain informed consent for participation. If the interview takes place outside of a clinical setting, then you must inform the participant that you are not a licensed psychologist and you are not conducting a formal psychological assessment or intake interview for the purpose of psychotherapy. Rather, you are a student in a doctoral of psychology program and you are doing the interview as an educational exercise.   CASE CONCEPTUALIZATION OUTLINE Identifying data Presenting problems and their onset Background information Case formulation per one of the following: (see handouts) Integrative model (Ingram) - problem list - problem title, outcome goal, and SOHP for each problem Psychoanalytic diagnostic inferences (McWilliams) - Developmental level – areas of fixation/conflict - Main defenses - Personality organization Self-reflection Discuss interactional influences (e.g., counter-transference and transference issues) within the relationship with your patient. Identify areas of personal and professional strengths and needed growth in relation to working with this patient What went well and what would you handle differently