Case conceptualization refers to the process that allows the clinician to understand, through his or her unique theoretical perspective, a client's presenting problems and subsequently apply appropriate counseling skills and treatment strategies.
One of the eight core areas of knowledge and skills Moreover, Case conceptualization refers to a clinical thought process that provides a framework to assess, appraise, and make sense of client needs.Case conceptualization involves three (3) elements :
1. assessing client behaviors, thoughts, feelings, and physiology;.
2. using this assessment to determine patterns and themes among the client’s concerns; and
3. then, as a function of the clinician’s theoretical orientation, using the patterns or themes to make clinical judgments about etiology and sustaining factors associated with the client’s concerns.