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HSE 315 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric Overview The final project for this course is the creation of a case study and care plan evaluation. In the field of human services, you will at some point be working with trauma, so it is imperative that you know the role of trauma and its impact on the individuals, families, and practitioners involved. Specifically, you will need to be aware of the short- and long-term impacts of physical and psychological trauma, as well as how this trauma affects needs. Next, you will need to recommend appropriate referrals and resources to address these needs and various levels of crises. Not only will clients need recommendations, but practitioners will as well, as they also feel the impact of trauma from working with trauma daily. The final project for this course is a case study and care plan evaluation that requires you to analyze the provided case study and care plan for the impact of trauma on clients and also the plan’s ability to address trauma and associated needs. The conclusion of your evaluation will require you to examine the potential personal and professional needs that result from working in a trauma-charged environment. Also, you will make recommendations for the practitioner to address the specific needs. The project is divided into three milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Two, Four, and Six. The final submission will be due in Module Seven. You will receive feedback from your instructor on your milestones that you will incorporate into your final submission. These milestones will serve as a starting point for your final case study and care plan evaluation, which will be submitted as one final document and be graded using this Final Project Rubric. In this assignment you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes: • Assess the impact of trauma on children, families, and communities for making informed care decisions • Evaluate trauma-informed care plans for the extent to which they address acute and ongoing child and family needs • Recommend strategies for practitioners that address the risks to and impacts of trauma on the human services practitioner • Assess primary, secondary, and tertiary intervention strategies for how they address crises, taking into consideration any legal and ethical implications Case Study and Care Plan A Pacific Islander family of three consisting of 34-year-old Anamalia, her 13-year-old son Eloni, and her 4-year-old son Kolomalu has been referred to a service center by the state’s Department of Child and Family Services for the following reasons. Eloni has just been placed in foster care for physically abusing his younger brother, Kolomalu. Child Protective Services (CPS) was brought in, Eloni was removed from the home, and the family was referred to counseling. In addition to acting out aggressively, there is good evidence that Eloni is a substance abuser as a teacher at his school found him sniffing paint several times. Also, through counseling, it was discovered that Eloni had been abused by a previous stepfather. Finally, Eloni has been suspended from school for attempting to stab a schoolmate. Anamalia’s apartment management company has sent her a letter of intent to evict, stating that several residents have complained about feeling fearful around Eloni and about the noise during family arguments. Although Anamalia has hopes of getting a job soon, she is currently unemployed and is having difficulty making the rent payments and buying sufficient food for her family. Anamalia wants the family to be reunited and is willing to take parenting classes and enter into other services required by the state; however, she is worried about putting Kolomalu in more danger. Although the family is currently in crisis, they have several areas of strength to draw upon: 1. The family has strong ties to the local Pacific Islander community 2. Eloni is extremely bright and well-liked by some of his peers 3. Anamalia has recently finished her MA degree and is applying for jobs at a local hospital 4. Kolomalu is a playful, gregarious boy who has a very close connection to his mother In the care plan from the state’s Department of Child and Family Services, the following interventions and referrals are recommended: 1. Mental health counseling to address Eloni’s aggressive behavior 2. Substance abuse counseling for Eloni 3. Parenting classes for Anamalia 4. Mental health counseling for Kolomalu 5. Legal assistance to avoid eviction 6. Emergency assistance to buy groceries Prompt Your case study and care plan evaluation should address the following prompt: For this project, you will be evaluating the provided case study and care plan. Using the case study, you will first assess the impact of physical and psychological trauma on the children and family, as well as how this creates needs for the clients. Next, you will assess the primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions for how they address crises. This will lead to evaluating the plan overall for its ability to address the acute and ongoing needs of the children and family, as well identifying and providing recommendations for gaps in the service. Finally, you will discuss the case-specific risks to the practitioner’s well-being and recommend evidence-based referrals and interventions to address exposure to ongoing trauma. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Case Analysis – Needs A. Assess the impact of physical trauma on the children and family. What are the short-term impacts of this trauma? What are the long-term impacts of this trauma? How do the impacts differ? How are they similar? B. Discuss the needs that are present due to the physical trauma on the children and family. How are these needs trauma-related? How are the needs different for short- and long-term trauma? How are they similar? C. Assess the impact of psychological trauma on the children and family. What are the short-term impacts of this trauma? What are the long-term impacts of this trauma? How do the impacts differ? How are they similar? D. Discuss the needs that are present due to the psychological trauma on the children and family. How are these needs trauma-related? How are the needs different for short- and long-term trauma? How are they similar? E. Discuss the risk and resiliency factors for the children and family. What factors are present? How do these relate to the specific issue in the case? How do these relate to the ages of the clients? II. Care Plan – Interventions: Explain the interventions present in the case and how they address levels of crisis. A. Assess the extent to which interventions align with legal standards. What legal standards are applicable to this case? How do the interventions take these into consideration? Are there places where the interventions do not align with legal standards? B. Assess the extent to which interventions align with ethical guidelines. What ethical guidelines are applicable to this case? How do the interventions take these into consideration? Are there places where the interventions do not align with ethical guidelines? C. Assess the extent to which primary intervention strategies address crises. How do the interventions address primary crises? How will these interventions benefit the family? How do they not address primary crises? What is an intervention that would address primary crises and how would this benefit the clients? D. Assess the extent to which secondary intervention strategies address crises. How do the interventions address secondary crises? How will these secondary interventions benefit the family? How do they not address crises? What is a secondary intervention that would address crises and how would this benefit the clients? E. Assess the extent to which tertiary intervention strategies address crises. How do the tertiary interventions address crises? How will these tertiary interventions benefit the family? How do they not address crises? What is a tertiary intervention that would address crises and how would this benefit the clients? F. Discuss the importance of incorporating primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions. Why is addressing each important? How do the interventions differ? How do they relate to each other? III. Care Plan – Needs: Explain the care plan and how it addresses the clients’ needs. A. Evaluate the extent to which the plan addresses the children’s needs. How do the interventions and referrals in place address the needs? How do the interventions and referrals differ for acute versus ongoing needs? Do they fully address the needs? B. Discuss the gaps in service of the plan. How do the interventions or referrals not address the children’s needs? What recommendations would you make to address these needs? C. Evaluate the extent to which the plan addresses the family’s needs. What steps are in place to address the family’s needs? How do they address the needs? How do the steps differ for acute versus ongoing needs? Do they fully address the needs? Are there gaps where needs are not addressed? D. Discuss the gaps in service of the plan. How do the interventions or referrals not address the family’s needs? What recommendations would you make to address these needs? E. Evaluate the effectiveness of the contingency plan. What contingency plan is in place? How does this address risk and resiliency factors of the child and family? IV. Practitioners: After examining the case and associated care plan, discuss the risks to practitioners working with this case, and research and recommend referrals and interventions. A. Determine the case-specific risks to the practitioner’s well-being. What are the case-specific risks? What aspects of the scenario could negatively affect the practitioner and how? What could be the short- and long-term effects of this trauma? B. Research and recommend referrals for the practitioner using scholarly sources that address ongoing exposure to trauma-laden material and situations. What referrals and resources are needed? How will these referrals address short-term and long-term needs? What are the risks if this exposure is not addressed? C. Research and recommendation interventions for the practitioner using scholarly sources that address ongoing exposure to trauma-laden material and situations. What interventions are needed? How will these interventions address short-term and long-term needs? What are the risks if this exposure is not addressed? Milestones Milestone One: Outline of Case Analysis – Needs In Module Two, you will submit 2- to 3-page outline of your Case Analysis –