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Case Conceptualization Counselor's Name - Date

This document provides a template for conceptualizing a counseling case. It includes sections for collecting identifying data about the client, understanding the presenting problem and its history, considering relevant cultural factors, reviewing previous counseling experiences, medical concerns, substance use, social history, family history, mental status, symptomatology, impairment in functioning, strengths, counseling goals, and recommended techniques. The conceptualization aims to provide a holistic understanding of the client and their issues.

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Case Conceptualization Counselor's Name - Date

This document provides a template for conceptualizing a counseling case. It includes sections for collecting identifying data about the client, understanding the presenting problem and its history, considering relevant cultural factors, reviewing previous counseling experiences, medical concerns, substance use, social history, family history, mental status, symptomatology, impairment in functioning, strengths, counseling goals, and recommended techniques. The conceptualization aims to provide a holistic understanding of the client and their issues.

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CASE CONCEPTUALIZATION

Counselor's Name_______________________________

Date:__________________

1. Identifying data: age, sex, race, marital/family status, school and/or job status, living situation,
etc.
2. Presenting problem: client's words and from counselor's point of view; prioritize problems
3. History of presenting problem: duration of presenting problem; precipitating events for

seeking counseling, (sudden or insidious), previous problem solving and resources used
4. Cultural considerations: How does the counselors cultural lens impact on her/his view of the

client or of the clients presenting issue? What cultural factors are most significant in
understanding the client and the world in which the client lives?
5. Previous counseling or help seeking: attitudes about that, results
6. Medical concerns: illnesses/ problems; medications
7. Alcohol and drug use
8. Social history physical, social, emotional, spiritual; support systems
9. Family history: past and present relationship with family, problems an strengths of family
10. Mental status:affect: appropriate, blunted, constricted
judgment: intact, impaired
oriented or disoriented
thought process: intact, flight of ideas
mood: anxious, depressed
memory: intact, impaired
speech- normal, loud, soft, pressured
suicidal or homicidal ideation
attitude: cooperative, angry
11. Symptomatology: frequency, duration, intensity of symptoms
Depression as evidenced by _________________
Anxiety as evidenced by ___________________
Stress as evidenced by _____________________
12. Impairment in functioning: school, social relations, family, job
Current functioning as compared to past year
13. Strengths, assets:
14. Counseling goals:
15. Counseling techniques, strategies, interventions

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