Instructions

Review the case of a fictional client with a co-occurring disorder. Students will offer their diagnoses of the client using DSM-5 criteria, indicate the client’s stage of change using Prochaska and DiClemente’s Transtheoretical Model of Change, and offer which stage of Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment (IDDT) best fits the client’s symptoms and situation.

Structure your paper with these headings in bold. Make sure to cover the content under each bullet point.
Presenting Problem and Background Information
The client’s identifying information
The current presenting problem as seen by the client
The current presenting problem as seen by others
The client’s presenting concerns
Previous medical history
Previous criminal history
Diagnostic Rational
List the diagnostic criteria in DSM 5 formatting. Make sure you have a mental health and substance use diagnosis listed.
Clearly uses the DSM-5 criteria and discuss each and every criterion in the diagnosis to justify each diagnosis.
Make sure to provide a clear connection between the diagnosis offered and the symptoms and situation discussed.
Provides a strong and professional level rationale for your diagnostic impressions based on the signs and symptoms described in the case.
Identification of Stages of Change
Provide details to the level of the client’s motivation for change. Discuss what evidence supports this.
How does the presenting problem contribute to where the client is on DiClemente’s Transtheoretical Model of Change?
Identification of Stage IDDT – Here is a LINK (Links to an external site.)that will help you understand the correlation between the stages of change and IDDT. Start on pg. 28 (although the entire booklet is good. Keep in mind it was written in 2012 so it was written prior to the DSM 5).
Provide details of where the client is at in their stage of treatment using IDDT and how this correlates with their stage of change. Discuss what evidence supports this.
Discuss the client’s readiness to address their substance use and relationship with their clinician. Using evidence to support this.
Treatment Recommendations
Recommend a minimum of two evidence-based peer-reviewed articles. Make sure to take into account where the client’s motivation and readiness for change is. Make sure to cite in APA version 7.