Case Study Assignment

Case Study Report Assignment Instructions

Overview

The Case Study Report Assignment presents you with an opportunity to gather information about clients, assess psychosocial and psychiatric history, provide a diagnostic assumption based on the information from the case, and provide a foundational framework for a further treatment plan using diverse treatment modalities based on the clients psychopathology, risk level, and goals.

Instructions

1) Review the cases below (Case 1: Carrie Fisher, Case 2: Joe, Case 3: Luke, Case 4: Mary J. Blige) and choose 1 upon which to base your case study.

2) Write a 34-page (not including title and reference) case study report based on 1 of the cases below (Carrie Fisher, Joe, Luke, or Mary J. Blige).

3) Use the Case Report format provided in Whitbourne (2025) on page 2: Case Report: Rebecca Hasbrouck.

4) Mirror the template format that is provided in the Case Study Report Template (accompanied by additional instructions and tips) to help you write a solid academic report, making little room for errors.

5) Please be sure to use the same headers for the accuracy of the format.

6) Proper APA style is expected throughout the paper, including 3 minimum scholarly sources and 1 Bible source, with APA citations and complete sentences.

A proper academic scholarly source is a credible, reputable publication that has undergone rigorous peer review or editorial oversight. These sources are typically authored by experts or scholars in the relevant field and provide evidence-based, well-researched information. Examples include peer-reviewed journal articles, academic books or book chapters, and publications from reputable academic institutions. Information on websites like the American Addictions Centers should not be considered scholarly, as this is a privately owned business seeking referrals and employing marketing services and is therefore biased. When citing scholarly sources, its important that the information is current (within the past 10 years, preferably the last 5 years), accurate, and comes from a recognized authority within the discipline, ensuring the reliability and validity of your research.

Case 1: Carrie Fisher

Obtain her case information using AI Overviews in Google, using the search term Carrie Fisher Case Study. Google might generate the AI information as the first option. If not, set your Google in AI mode to access the search result. Google uses Gemini 2.5, its most intelligent model. Visit the Google AI link under Case Study Report Resources on the Canvas assignment page.

Each AI-generated section about Carrie Fisher should have a link icon. Be sure to get the actual information from the linked sources, so you can use these as your source of gaining knowledge and for citation/references. You are only using AI generation as part of the research process, not as the actual source itself.

If by any chance you are getting information directly from AI, be sure to cite it properly in APA format, both within the text of your work and in a reference list:

APA Guidelines for Citing Content Generated by Artificial Intelligence

Author: Use the creator of the AI as the author (e.g., OpenAI, Google, etc.)

Date: Include the date the content was generated.

Title: Use the name of the AI tool (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, etc.)

Version: Name the version of the AI tool as best you can (3.5, etc.)

Description: In brackets, state that it is a large language model, or another type of generative AI.

Location: Give the URL for the specific content if possible. Many tools now allow you to create a URL to your AI-generated conversation, so use this URL in this field.

Example:

GoogleAI. (2025, July 28). Gemini (2.5 version). Carrie Fisher Case Study [Large language model].

For more information and support for Google AI, visit the Google AI Information and Support link under Case Study Report Resources.

You can also review case information about Carrie Fisher in the Whitbourne (2025) textbook in the Real Stories section in Chapter 7.

Case 2: Joe

The case can be found by visiting the Case 2: Joe link under Case Study Report Resources. Below is the citation information:

The University of Edinburgh. (2024, July 22). Case study (Joe): Supporting a student with a mental health problem.

Case 3: Luke

The case can be found by visiting the Case 3: Luke link under Case Study Report Resources. Below is the citation information:

Sipe, W. E.B., & Eisendrath, S. J. (2014). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for treatment-resistant depression. In R. A. Baer (Ed.), Mindfulness-based treatment approaches: Clinicians guide to evidence base and applications

Case 4: Mary J. Blige (Substance Use Disorder)

Review case information about Mary J. Blige in the Whitbourne (2025) textbook in the Real Stories section in Chapter 12. For this case analysis, you must include 1 other source to base your report on in addition to the case report found in Whitbourne (2025).

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.