1. CASE STUDY
CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Skills and Theory

2. The case review must be structured using each of the 7 headings below.
It should provide a coherent summary of your therapeutic counselling work with ONE client (covering at least six sessions) You may give examples of what was said, if relevant, but the case review should not be a transcript nor should it be a session by session account. You need to give specific examples from your work, throughout. Confidentiality must be ensured at all times.

3. The case review should be 3000-3500 words
reflect a sound underpinning of integrated CBT theory and skills
evidence a clear understanding of the therapeutic relationship and the therapeutic process within a CBT framework
give a clear sense of your client and your own self awareness
show a mature use of supervision appropriate to the integration of CBT theory and skills

4. Marking scheme:
Each section of the case review is awarded between 0 and 3 marks on the following basis:
0 = no evidence 1 = minimum evidence
2 = satisfactory evidence = robust evidence
Candidates must achieve at least ONE mark in each section and an overall mark of 11 out of 21 to be assessed as Proficient. Candidates can be awarded ½ marks.
Please note that each section carries equal marks (3) so you are advised to take this into account when deciding how much to write in each section.

5. 1 Context and boundaries of work 3 marks
Describe the context in which you work showing your understanding of the boundaries and ethical framework for your CBT practice.
Guidance:
The assessor is looking for
A description of the context and setting where you provide CBT counselling.
Evidence of how you established a client/counsellor agreement or contract.
Explanation of how an ethical framework informs your work.

6. 2. Assessment/diagnosis (3marks)
Use the CBT framework coherently to arrive at an initial assessment of your client.
Guidance:
The assessor is looking for
An explanation of how you used CBT tools to assess your client and arrive at an initial case formulation and problem list.

7. 3 Awareness of diversity issues 3 marks
.Work with awareness of diversity issues within a CBT framework.
Guidance:
The assessor is looking for
Your use of CBT concepts to reflect on issues of diversity relevant to your work with this client.
Evidence of how you worked with these issues with reference to your client’s patterns and schemas.

8. 4. Development of the therapeutic relationship 3 marks
Show how you worked with aspects of the CBT relationship for the benefit of the client.
Guidance:
The assessor is looking for
Your critical reflections on the therapeutic relationship with reference to your client’s patterns and processes.
Evidence, with examples, of how your understanding of the relationship informed and enhanced the depth of your work with this client.

9. 5. Use of self awareness 3 marks
Reflect on how your self awareness impacted on the therapeutic work.
Guidance:
The assessor is looking for
Your use of CBT concepts to critically reflect on your own process - your response to your client and your impact on the therapeutic work.
An evaluation of how insights from own personal work enhanced the therapeutic process within the CBT framework.

10. 6. Theory underpinning skills 3 marks
Work within a coherent CBT framework of theory and skills in the counselling process.
Guidance:
The assessor is looking for
A clear description of the CBT theoretical framework that underpins your practice.
Evidence of how you have consistently integrated CBT theoretical understanding and use of skills/interventions to work coherently with this client.
A critical evaluation of your work at level 5 with this client within the framework of a CBT approach.

11. 7. Use of supervision 3 marks
Critically reflect on your use of
supervision.
Guidance:
The assessor is looking for
Critical reflection on how you used supervision, as a CBT practitioner, to explore key issues from your work with this client.
Integration of insights and learning from supervision into your work with this client.

12. Summary
words
7 sections with equal marks so the words need to reflect this
Each section has is marked out of 3
To be marked proficient the pass mark is 11 or above.
All work needs to be referenced with the Harvard System of Referencing.
You are allowed to submit one draft copy for feedback
You can use the same client as your case presentation but the assignment needs to have a different client to the externally assessed case study

13. Exercise Working in pairs:
Plan your case study and identify the criteria that you could claim for this piece of work.
Write out a brief plan of your case study and discuss what you can include in each section.
Discussion

14. References