Case Study project
The case study project will give you an opportunity to create two hypothetical cases. In general, you will be describing the cases by giving accounts and descriptions of the individuals and your ideas for intervention. The project will be divided into two parts (I and II). More specifically, part I will be related to the description and formation of the individual while part II will be related to your intervention plans. See below for more description of part I.
Part I
The first part of this project requires that you create two hypothetical cases – each describing an individual facing some type of health “issue” or “problem” – broadly defined. You may consider physical, social, and/or mental health in your cases. You may base these off of yourself or someone you know, but don’t place identifying information (i.e. real name) into the case. Make up a name for each client, and if you do base one on yourself or someone else – use an alias.
You will want to thoroughly describe your cases. There will be relative freedom with how you organize and communicate the case, but there are some key areas you will likely want to address. Relevant information may include contextual information such as the individual’s gender, occupation, and health history. You may also choose to include developmental factors in your description (e.g. childhood and family data). You will also need to describe his or her past and current health behaviors, and may incorporate a wellness perspective into your analysis. This is not an exhaustive list of items you need to include in your descriptions. Rather, I am trying to get you thinking what types of content will be important. The reader should have a clear idea of your cases.
A couple of important notes about the cases: 1) As these are “hypothetical” cases, there should be a great degree of individuality in these