You will receive your group assignment, your case description, as well as the date on which you will be presenting via ECLearn Groups.

Please address the following in your presentation:

• Presenting problem (including basic demographics, presenting problem(s) and current symptoms).
• History of the problem (including onset of symptoms, precipitant(s) of symptoms, and course of the disorder).
• Current life situation (relevant family, school, socioeconomic, and/or cultural issues, and current stressors).
• Make sure to explain and support your decision with evidence from the case.
• Diagnostic conceptualization (that is, why now, and what factors contributed to the development of the disorder?).
• Differential diagnosis (other diagnoses that you were/are considering) and/or comorbid diagnosis.
• Treatment recommendations, based on class discussions and your readings. Make sure you justify your treatment recommendations.
• Prognosis (expected outcome with and without treatment) and why.

Group Case Presentation Rubric – 50 points

• Presenting problem (including basic demographics, presenting problem(s), and current symptoms): Thorough, accurate, and comprehensive description of patient’s basic demographic information, presenting problem, and current symptoms. (6 points)
  • Excellent – 6
  • Acceptable – 4
  • Needs work – 2
  • Poor – 0

• History of the problem (onset of symptoms, precipitant(s) of symptoms, and course of the disorder) & current life situation (SES, family, school, cultural issues, current stressors): Thorough, accurate, and comprehensive description of onset of symptoms, precipitant of symptoms, course of the disorder, and the patient’s current life situation, including relevant information regarding SES, family, school, cultural issues, and current stressors. (6 points)
  • Excellent – 6
  • Acceptable – 4
  • Needs work – 2
  • Poor – 0

• Diagnosis and conceptualization: Accurate diagnosis. Thorough, accurate, and comprehensive conceptualization of the patient’s diagnosis, including why the disorder developed now, as well as what factors contributed to the development of the disorder. Evidence from the case is used to explain and support the diagnosis. (10 points)
  • Excellent – 10
  • Acceptable – 7
  • Needs work – 4
  • Poor – 1

• Differential diagnosis/diagnoses and/or comorbid disorder(s): Appropriate differential diagnosis/diagnoses and comorbid disorder(s) described and justified (or appropriate justification for no differential diagnoses and/or comorbid disorders). Clear understanding demonstrated of the meaning of differential diagnoses and comorbid disorders. (6 points)
  • Excellent – 6
  • Acceptable – 4
  • Needs work – 2
  • Poor – 0

• Treatment recommendations and justification: Appropriate and well-supported treatment recommendations described and justified based on text/readings/class discussions. (6 points)
  • Excellent – 6
  • Acceptable – 4
  • Needs work – 2
  • Poor – 0

• Prognosis: Accurate and well-supported prognosis for the patient’s disorder, including differentiation between prognosis with, versus without, treatment. (6 points)
  • Excellent – 6
  • Acceptable – 4
  • Needs work – 2
  • Poor – 0

• Presentation style: The presentation is well-organized, professional, and each member of the presentation is well-prepared. (5 points)
  • Excellent – 5
  • Acceptable – 3
  • Needed work – 1