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e Psychology homework help. COU 640 Week Seven Assignment Guidelines and Rubric
Draft DAP Note
Overview: This assignment is the creation of a draft of the DAP note you will produce for your final project. When you are working in the field, you will need to
know how to write a DAP note while counseling clients who show signs of addiction. This is one of the four practice activities that will directly support the final
DAP note, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. This activity will be
submitted in Week Seven.
Prompt: In your draft, make sure to address each of the critical elements below. Remember, this does not need to be a polished artifact, but there needs to be
enough information to ensure you are on the right track to submitting the final product in Week Nine.
Description
I. Introduction
A. Summarize the client. What is the rationale for seeking counseling?
II. Biopsychosocial Summary
A. Describe the problem that brought the client to treatment.
i. Make sure to address any problems, issues, or challenges the client may be facing.
B. Explain the symptoms affecting the client.
i. What are the behavioral symptoms?
ii. What are the cognitive symptoms?
iii. What are the emotional symptoms?
iv. What are the physiological symptoms?
C. Identify any environmental factors that may be contributing to the client’s problem.
D. Identify any potential harmful behavior:
i. Aggression
ii. Harm to others
iii. Harm to self
iv. Criminal activity
v. Impulsive behaviors
vi. High-risk activity
E. Determine if the client has a family history of the diagnosis. Consider how this may affect the client.
F. Use evidence-based research to support the biological factors presented in the case.
G. Outline how the client identifies him- or herself in regard to cultural characteristics. Make sure to add rationale for any answers that are not
straightforward.
i. What are the addressing factors?
a. Age and generational influences
b. Developmental disabilities (acquired at birth or during childhood)
c. Disabilities acquired later in life (e.g., traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, stroke)
d. Religion and spirituality
e. Ethnic and racial identity
f. Socioeconomic status
g. Sexual orientation
h. Indigenous heritage
i. National origin
j. Gender
H. Summarize how the client culturally identifies him- or herself.
i. With the identifiers above, how does the client culturally identify him- or herself?
ii. What is the order of importance for the client?
Assessment
III. Co-occurring Disorders
A. Identify any co-occurring disorders.
B. Describe the initial DSM diagnosis.
i. What is the overall descriptor of the diagnosis?
ii. What criteria must be met to meet the diagnosis?
iii. Describe which client behaviors are being used to meet the diagnostic criteria.
C. Discuss the rationale behind the diagnosis.
i. Identify what other diagnoses should be ruled out. Make sure to provide rationale.
ii. Identify limitations with this diagnosis. Make sure to provide rationale.
D. Use evidence-based research to support your justification.
IV. Addiction Assessments
A. Describe how the assessment was administered.
B. Describe the assessment scoring.
C. Summarize the assessment results.
i. How do you interpret the results?
Plan
V. Recommendations
A. Summarize what you recommend for this client based on the information collected.
i. Describe what you recommend for recovery.
ii. Describe what you recommend for relapse prevention.
iii. Identify resources you would provide to the client.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Consider using the headings from the critical elements outlined above when drafting your DAP note, as you will do this when you
submit for your final project. You may also consider using double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins, although none of these
specifications are required for the draft version.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Introduction:
Summary
Provides draft of client summary Does not provide draft of client summary 5.01
Biopyschosocial:
Problem
Describes the problem that has brought the client
to treatment
Does not describe the problem that has brought
the client to treatment
5.01
Biopyschosocial:
Symptoms
Explains the symptoms affecting the client Does not explain the symptoms affecting the client 5.01
Biopyschosocial:
Environmental
Factors
Identifies any environmental factors that may be
contributing to the client’s problem
Does not identify any environmental factors that
may be contributing to the client’s problem
6.27
Biopyschosocial:
Harmful Behavior
Identify any potential harmful behavior Does not identify any potential harmful behavior 6.27
Biopyschosocial:
Family History
Determine if the client has a family history of
diagnosis
Does not determine if the client has a family
history of diagnosis
5.01
Biopyschosocial:
Evidence-Based
Research
Uses evidence-based research to support the
biological factors presented in the case
Does not use evidence-based research to support
the biological factors presented in the case
5.01
Biopyschosocial:
Cultural
Characteristics
Outlines how the client identifies self in regard to
cultural characteristics
Does not outline how the client identifies self in
regard to cultural characteristics
6.27
Biopyschosocial:
Client Culturally
Identifies Self
Summarizes how the client culturally identifies self Does not summarize how the client culturally
identifies self
6.27
Co-occurring
Disorders: Identifies
any Co-occurring
Disorders
Identifies any co-occurring disorders Does not identify any co-occurring disorders 6.27
Co-occurring
Disorders: DSM
Diagnosis
Describes the initial DSM diagnosis Does not describe the initial DSM diagnosis 6.27
Co-occurring
Disorders: Rational
Discusses the rationale behind the diagnosis Does not discuss the rationale behind the
diagnosis
6.27
Co-occurring
Disorders: EvidenceBased Research
Uses evidence-based research to support
justification
Does not use evidence-based research to support
your justification
6.27
Addiction
Assessments:
Administered
Describes how the assessment was administered Does not describe how the assessment was
administered
4.13
Addiction
Assessments:
Scoring
Describes the assessment scoring Does not describe the assessment scoring 4.13
Addiction
Assessments:
Results
Summarizes the assessment results Does not summarize the assessment results 4.13
Recommendations:
Recovery
Describes the recommendations for recovery Does not describe the recommendations for
recovery
4.13
Recommendations:
Relapse Prevention
Describes the relapse prevention Does not describe the relapse prevention 4.13
Recommendations:
Resources
Identifies resources to support the client Does not identify resources to support the client 4.14
Total 100%