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Clinical Case Study Content Approval Form

Instructions

This form is completed by the Advisor once they assess their student's clinical case study as meriting Content Approval.

As a reminder, the Doctoral Project Committee (DPC) reviews CCS manuscripts for Content Approval once the Advisor has assessed the manuscript as finished.

Please use this checklist to evaluate the manuscript’s readiness for submission to the DPC for Content Approval, then submit the student’s manuscript along with this completed form.

Structural Components

Does the student’s CCS manuscript include all components, and at specified lengths?

Writing and Editing

Is the overall writing easy to follow? (vs. circuitous, overly wordy or unnecessarily complicated)

In your final read of the manuscript, if you spotted even one error (typos, missing superscript numbers, missing names, etc.) did you return it to the student requiring their doing one last review of the entire manuscript? (i.e., even one error indicates the likelihood of more)

Optional: Include any notes on Structural Components or Writing and Editing, below.

Chapter-By-Chapter Assuring:

Chapter 1: Introduction

Content

Structure: Is the chapter organized via the following subheads and in this order?

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Clinical Topic

Exploration of the Subject/Topic Choice

Framework of the Treatment

Confidentiality and Ethical Concerns

Client History and Life Circumstances

Progression of the Treatment

Learnings

Personal and Professional Challenges

Optional: Include any notes on the Introduction Chapter below.

Chapter 2: Literature Review

Content

Optional: Include any notes on the Literature Review Chapter below.

Chapter 3: Progression of the Treatment

Content

Does the chapter have thick description of the story of the work with the client?

In the telling of this story, does the writing bring the reader to an experience of ‘seeing’ the client through the reader’s own eyes, i.e., that the writing has as little mention of the therapist as possible, so that the reader is not distracted by ‘seeing’ the client through the student’s eyes.

Is a more detailed description of the client's background been provided, beyond what had initially been discussed in the Introduction Chapter?

Conversely, has all major information about the client’s life history and psychological issues been presented in the Introduction Chapter (i.e., in this chapter the reader should not suddenly stumble on something very major that they didn’t know about from the Introduction Chapter).

Is a description of events that happened in the client's own life during the therapy also included, as relevant?

Does the student avoid discussing any of their own reactions and interpretations of the client (i.e., the only type of reference to oneself is when necessary, such as to describe an intervention made by the student).

Is the chapter organized via the following subheads and in this order?

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The Beginning

Treatment Planning (the title of this section can be altered if this was not psychotherapy; please note if this is the case in the Note section, below).

The Therapy Journey (as above, the title of this section can be altered)

Legal and Ethical Issues

Outcomes

Optional: Include any notes on the Progression of the Treatment Chapter below.

Chapter 4: Learnings

Content

Is the discussion on theoretical underpinnings succinct and not include new concepts that had not already been discussed in the Literature Review? (i.e., no new ideas that the reader has not already first come across in the Literature Review.)

Does the writing accurately convey what is meant by the concept of "imaginal structure, re: structures of consciousness that cloud perception?

Is there sufficient discussion of the student’s own imaginal structures?

Is there sufficient discussion of the client's imaginal structures?

Does the student clarify how they came to their interpretations?

Has the chapter been formatted in accordance with the following categories and in this order?

Optional: Include any notes on the Learnings Chapter below.

Chapter 5: Reflections

Content

Are the following discussed, and with sufficient depth and meaning: How the process affected the student, perhaps changed the student, and perhaps changed their understanding of the clinical topic.

Does the student use stories and myths as reflecting surfaces to communicate the significance of their learnings?

Does the student discuss how their Learnings may contribute to the literature in their field of study?

Is the potential contribution of the how the Learnings could be applied to Imaginal Psychology relative to psychotherapy (or coaching or psychoeducation) discussed?

Is how to bridge Imaginal Psychology to conventional settings and clients discussed?

Are areas for future research discussed?

Has the chapter been formatted in accordance with the following categories and in this order?

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Personal Development and Transformation

Impact of the Learnings on My Understanding of the Topic

Mythic Implications of the Learnings

Significance of the Learnings

The Application of Imaginal Psychology to...(here student would choose either Psychotherapy, Coaching, or Psychoeducation)

Bridging Imaginal Psychology

Areas for Future Research

Optional: Include any notes on the Reflections Chapter below.

Final Comments

Please describe your overall impressions of the manuscript as well as your brief assessment of any remaining weaknesses or areas for improvement for each of the five chapters. If there are such areas remaining, briefly explain why you are not asking the student for further revisions.

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