Biopsychosocial Spiritual Assessment

SW 515-102: Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Assessment Overview Information

• Points 25
SW 515-102
BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL-SPIRITUAL ASSESSMENT
For this assignment, you will identify a client from your field practicum to complete a biopsychosocial-spiritual assessment that analyzes behaviors, struggles and growth/development. If you cannot identify a client from your practicum setting, please identify someone from your family or social network. Note that the client should belong to one of the developmental periods discussed in our course.

You will then apply human behavior theories to assist in understanding the client system’s issues, needs, struggles, and development by applying two different theoretical approaches learned in this course to understand and analyze the client’s behavior and development.

Background – Analyzing Human Behavior and Development

The term biopsychosocial-spiritual assessment is another way of stating that a comprehensive assessment includes multiple perspectives that are brought together in order to fully understand the client and the context in which he/she is living.

The biological includes the important physical factors that must be taken into consideration in understanding the client. For example, an adolescent boy who is very small for his age may be the target of harassment; the person who was in a car accident that results in him/her being a quadriplegic; the alcoholic client who has a genetic predisposition to alcohol as you look at their family history; or the parents who are struggling with the fact that their child died of a disease that was passed on genetically. (Clearly the biological aspect of assessment is an area that we have spent less time discussing and is not integral to the material presented in the book. Therefore, the biological aspect of the “focal system” needs to be addressed, but at a much more superficial level than will be expected in the following two sections.)

The psychological includes the intra-personal functioning of the individual and draws heavily on the theories of individual development as discussed in class and readings. The impact of the family on intra-personal development should also be considered here, as well as the roles that the individual plays within the family.

The social includes the context in which the individual is embedded, including how this context responds to the characteristics of the individual and the supports and resources provided. This would include family as the context for daily living, along with the demands placed on the individual by the environment.

The spiritual includes our highest aspirations and potentials as human beings. How we express our need for love, meaning, creativity, community, higher power, religion, and the universe. Finally, the task is to put these all together and to think about how you can use the
material studied in this course to better understand the character in the movie or the client with whom you have been working. This includes understanding not only the problems they are confronting, but also the resources they have to cope with these demands.

Assignment Instructions

This assignment will be submitted in three documents: 1.) a completed biopsychosocial-spiritual interview, 2.) a completed genogram and ecomap, and 3.) an accompanying integrative paper.

Section 1: The Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Assessment Form

You will submit a completed biopsychosocial-spiritual assessment form. This may be handwritten or typed. It is strongly preferred that you conduct this assessment utilizing your agency’s existing assessment forms. If your agency does not have an existing assessment form, you may select from one of the following approved templates located in Modules. It may be submitted as a PDF (scanned document) or JPEG (picture).

Section 2: The Genogram/Ecomap

You will submit a completed genogram and ecomap. These may be handwritten or typed. It is strongly preferred that you complete the genogram and ecomap utilizing your agency’s existing format. If your agency does not have an existing format, you may select from one of the following approved templates located in Modules. It may be submitted as a PDF (scanned document) or JPEG (picture).

Section 3: The Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Paper

Please use the following format to complete your paper. The paper should be 8-10 pages and in APA format. It should be submitted as a Word document.

1. Introduction:
The introduction will, in one paragraph, describe the content/structure of the paper to the reader in a concise manner. It will include a thesis statement (ex. The purpose of this paper is to…).
1. Client Demographics:
Introduce and describe the client that you selected and specifically describe the client’s significant identifying factors (age, race/culture, gender, family experience, and other personal background information). This is not in a bulleted list. This is in narrative (paragraph) format.
1. Interview:
Describe the interview setting. Where exactly was the interview held? What day and time? Did everyone arrive at the appointed time? (If not, did that effect the interview in any way?) Were other individuals present … and asking questions? (Presuming so, be sure to identify who asked which questions.) What were the sights, sounds, smells, tastes in the air as you approached the site and in the place of the actual interview?
1. Client Background & Characteristics:
Describe the character/client’s significant biopsychosocial issues, milestones, life cycle issues, strengths, life experiences, struggles, experiences of oppression, cultural issues, and developmental issues. This will also include a short description of the other individuals in the household along with their relationships with the client (positive, negative, tenuous, etc.).
1. Theoretical Integration:
Select 3 appropriate theories from the text and describe each of the theoretical approaches selected. Include key concepts and why you selected these theories. Critically analyze how the client’s strengths, struggles, issue, and/or growth/developmental issues would be viewed and explained through each of the selected theoretical perspectives. (There should be at least 1 psychological theory and 1 sociological theory). Clearly describe how these theoretical perspectives are similar or different. Integrate relevant citations from the literature utilizing at least 3 recent peer-reviewed journal articles.
1. Discussion & Recommendations:
Specifically describe what you have learned about human behavior from this analysis. Include 2-3 recommendations for client case/treatment planning.

Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Grading Rubric

Assessment Form, Genogram, & Ecomap

____/5
Thorough documentation of biopsychosocial-spiritual assessment form, genogram, & ecomap. Documents demonstrate advanced notetaking capacity & understanding of person-in-environment perspective. (5) Limited completed documentation of biopsychosocial-spiritual assessment, genogram, & ecomap. Documents demonstrate limited notetaking capacity & understanding of person-in-environment perspective. (3-4) Incomplete documentation of biopsychosocial-spiritual assessment, genogram, & ecomap. (1-2) No expectations met.
No documentation submitted.
Unable to assess.
(0)
Written Assessment

____/5 Thorough documentation of biopsychosocial-spiritual assessment. Rich, detailed descriptions. Demonstrates advanced understanding of person-in-environment perspective. (5) Limited completed documentation of biopsychosocial-spiritual. Limited descriptions. Demonstrate limited understanding of person-in-environment perspective. (3-4) Incomplete or missing documentation. Listed as bullets instead of in paragraphs/narrative format. (1-2) No expectations met.
No documentation submitted.
Unable to assess.
(0)
Discussion & Critical Thinking

____/10 Advanced integration of theoretical concepts. Advanced applied critical thinking in discussion and recommendations. Ideas are well organized. Utilized appropriate amount of theories and peer-reviewed articles. (8-10) Limited integration of theoretical concepts. Limited applied critical thinking in discussion and recommendations. Ideas lack organization. Under amount of theories and peer-reviewed articles. (4-7) Incomplete integration of theoretical concepts with assessment. Limited to no critical thinking. Ideas are well organized. Did not utilize theories or peer-reviewed articles appropriately. (1-3) No expectations met.
Nothing submitted.
Unable to assess.
(0)
Writing Mechanics

____/5 8-10 pages
0-3 errors in spelling, grammar, and language
Double spaced
(3) Over/under page limit
4-6 errors in spelling, grammar, and/or language
Double spaced
(2) Over/under page limit
More than 6 errors in spelling, grammar, and/or language
Uneven formatting
(1) No expectations met.
Unable to assess.

(0)

Total: _____/25