Posted: May 15th, 2023

Therapeutic rapport and alliance contribute Assessment

Assessment;
REPORT
Assessment type;
REPORT
Word limit/length; 2000 words

Learning Outcomes
• demonstrate a critical understanding of how common or nonspecific factors such as therapeutic rapport and alliance contribute to positive outcomes in mental health practice
• critically describe the underpinning assumptions, theory and practice of mindfulness and cognitive behaviour therapy
• apply focused psychological strategies and psychotherapy informed principles in the treatment of people with high prevalence mental health problems
The Task
The Task Review the client presented in the following video:
Case study clinical example: First session with a client with symptoms of social anxiety (CBT model):

Part 1 – Comment on the strategies employed by the therapist in this video to establish and maintain therapeutic rapport. Identify at least three specific strategies, and provide examples of when they are applied (i.e., time point in the video). Comment on whether you think they are effective strategies, and why.
Part 2 – Provide a clinical formulation of the client case.
Part 3 – Use your formulation to develop a treatment plan, which targets factors that you think are maintaining the client’s difficulties. Provide a short script to outline how you would collaboratively present the formulation and treatment plan to your client.
Part 4 – Finally, provide examples of specific therapeutic activities, techniques or interventions from the modalities / therapies covered in this unit that you think would be helpful for this client and that fit with your treatment plan – be specific

Assignment Rubric
1- Criteria
Identification of strategies
Mark (20%)
Response demonstrates an in-depth understanding and identification of strategies employed by therapist to build and maintain therapeutic rapport.
2- Criteria
Clinical Formulation
Mark (25%)
Outlines detailed clinical formulation, in line with important elements of the clinical case. The script for the client is clear and presented in an appropriate tone
3- Criteria
Treatment plan
Mark (20%)
Presents detailed treatment plan, in line with clinical formulation.
4- Criteria
Activities and Interventions
Mark (10%)
Provides an excellent selection of clinical activities and interventions, highly appropriate to the clinical formulation and treatment plan.
5- Criteria
Writing
Mark (10%)
Report contains excellent academic writing style.
It is very well organised and consistent.
Contains very limited spelling and grammatical errors;
APA style is employed consistently.
There are no errors or omissions of any kind in either the in-text citations or the reference list. Referencing is perfect.