The document outlines a grading rubric for a case study project in a course that evaluates the content, APA formatting, grammar, and writing quality. It includes a sample case study of a fictional character, Mark Snooze, detailing his psychosocial history, current status, and diagnostic impressions indicating major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder. Additionally, the document emphasizes the need for research-based treatment recommendations and proper citation practices to avoid plagiarism.

1. SUBS 505
Case Study Grading Rubric
Element
Criteria
Points
Possible
Points Earned
Instructor’s Comments
Content of Case Study
· History given is clear and thorough
· Most relevant history reported to justify diagnoses and
treatment
· Clear diagnoses and support for diagnoses
· Appropriate representation of readings and presentations,
including both books/multiple presentations
· Well-established argument for treatment
· Used empirical evidence to support treatment
recommendations
· Understanding of SUD’s/ treatment is evident
· Substantive; good development of ideas and concepts
· Appropriate introduction and conclusion
· Page requirement met (12 pages)
· Other:
65
APA Format
· Title Page in current APA format with running head in correct

2. APA style
· Font, headings, margins in correct APA Style
· Citations properly used in all needed places and match
reference list
· If quotations are include, all APA requirements are met, not
used unnecessarily/excessively.
· Plagiarism free*
· Reference Page is in current APA format
· Other:
* Higher deduction and other consequences might be applied for
plagiarism.
20
Grammar/Writing
· Sentences: coherent, varied, complete, clear, and concise
wording
· Punctuation including proper use of comma, period,
semicolon, etc.
· Spelling and vocabulary: exemplifies profession writing,
precise, unambiguous, appropriate
· Grammar: proper and consistent use of verb tense, noun-
pronoun agreement, etc.
· Paragraph: clear and contains one major idea
· Clear transitions that maintain flow of thought
· Other:
15
Total
100

3. Total: _________________x 2 = ______________Points Earned
(out of 200 possible)
Running head: THE CASE OF MARK SNOOZE
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THE CASE OF MARK SNOOZE
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The Case of Mark Snooze
Sally Student
Liberty University
This is a sample of a case study. It is not perfect and if it in
anyway disagrees with the instructions or the grading rubric,
follow the instructions and the grading rubric. This will
hopefully give you a general idea of how to write a Case Study.
There are places in the case study where you will have to use
the passive voice and it will be appropriate, this is when the
there is no person who can be the doer of the action and still
present the case in an objective manner. An example of this
would be: A personality disorder is ruled out. The only other
way you could say it would be I ruled out and you do not want
to use first person in this report at all.
This case study is a bit shorter than what is assigned for your
project, so be sure to add the needed details in order to meet the
length requirement.
The Case of Mark Snooze
Case Study
(The information should be obtained from the book, Rosa Lee:
A Mother and Her Family in Urban America, but written in a
clinical style. You should still be using proper APA style citing
and quoting to indicate that this information is from the book.)

4. Name: Mark Snooze
DOB/Age: 43
Dates of Interviews: 2/2/22
Evaluator: Cindy Counselor
Reason for Assessment
Mark Snooze is a 43-year old Caucasian male of average height
and mildly overweight build. Mark has been married for 20
years. He has a daughter, Heidi, who is a student at Michigan
State, and a step-child who is in the military. Mark has worked
with a union plumbing job for the past 18 years. Lately, he has
been repeatedly late for work and has excessive absences. He
recently participated in counseling through his company’s
Employment Assistance Program (EAP); however, he has
reached the allowable limit of 3 sessions and EAP referred him
for consultation and further counseling. In addition to
occupational difficulties, his presenting complaints consist of a
lack of concern about anything and a strained relationship with
his wife. He states, “The only thing I care about is that I don’t
care. Everything sucks.”
Sources of Information
Self-report and family input, in addition to records from EAP
program were the sources of information.
Psychosocial History
Mark is the middle child with an older brother (a professor at
Virginia Tech), and a younger sister (now deceased). His
mother is a retired secretary and his father is a retired teacher.
Mark reports no experiences of early childhood trauma or abuse.
Although he sees his family as lazy and boring, he does not
report any strained relationships with his biological family. He
has a daughter in college and a step-child in the military, and
apparently has a positive but distant relationship with them
both. As mentioned previously, his relationship with his wife is
unpleasant. Mark works with the same union plumbing
company for the past 18 years. Prior to the past two years, he
enjoyed his work, but now sees it as just something he has to
do. He has no military history.

5. Regarding Mark’s romantic and sexual relationship history, he
has been faithfully married to his wife for 20 years. Though he
acknowledges flirting with other women at parties years ago,
his wife has been his only sexual partner since they married.
Mark currently reports the sexual relationship as being “not a
problem,” due to his lack of interest in a sexual relations
between himself and his wife.
Mark has a slight history of aggression, as he reports getting
drunk and getting in a fight some years ago. He had a problem
with the law due to an incident of disorderly conduct and public
intoxication, but the charges were dismissed. Other legal
history involves three DUIs, the last of which he did serve 7
days in jail and had to attend driver safety classes.
As mentioned previously, Mark’s recreational history included
working on and riding his motorcycle, going to parties, playing
softball, hunting, and socializing with family and friends. Prior
to the last two years of feeling depressed, Mark was actively
involved in these activities and enjoyed them as well.
Spiritual history includes a brief period of going to a Christian
Science church, but becoming unsatisfied with their practices.
This occurred prior to the period where Mark began to feel
depressed, and he states he has no desire to continue any
spiritual involvement with this organization.
Mark’s support system historically included his wife, child and
step-child, co-workers, and friends. However, his relationships
are problematic because of Mark’s depression and alcohol use;
his support system has waned in the past couple of years.
Current Status
Mark’s typical daily activities include waking up, possibly
being late for work because of oversleeping, or possibly not
going into work at all that day. Mark describes a feeling
unrested upon awakening. Mark works typical day shift hours
at his plumbing job, and reports being unable to concentrate at
his job and throughout his day. Mark admits, “I drink a lot.”
He denies incidences of drinking on the job, though he admits
that approximately 20 times in 10 years, he has taken a drink of

6. alcohol at work during his lunch break. When Mark returns
from work, he normally drinks six beers every night in order to
“chill out.”
Although Mark has excessive tardiness and absences at work, he
is able to complete other typical activities of daily living
(ADLs) on most days. However, he emphasizes feeling
depressed and tired throughout the day, most days of the week.
His sleep patterns are reportedly “chaotic,” as he reports that he
wakes up earlier than he used to. Additionally, he reports
increased need for sleep, sometimes sleeping 16 hours/day,
mainly on weekends when he is not working. He currently no
longer participates, or has a desire to participate in activities
and hobbies he used to, including riding his motorcycle and
going to parties with friends. He currently has a lack of desire
to do so. Mark reports a definite change in overall functioning
within the past two years, as well as weight gain of
approximately 20 pounds in the last 18 months. He reports
appetite changes, as he describes himself as overeating and
being hungry all the time. Additionally, Mark reports a
decrease in his sexual drive, but cannot pinpoint whether it is
because of him or because of the tension between him and his
wife. He says this is “not an issue.”
Mark has self-perceived strengths; he sees himself as a faithful
worker and good at his plumbing job. Additionally, he
describes himself as a good hunter. Additionally, Mark
mentioned his previous enjoyment of social activities with
friends and family and perceives himself as a “fun guy to hang
out with” prior to the past two years. Self-reported weaknesses
are his lack of desire to participate in any activities with
anyone. He sees an additional weakness in his drinking
problem, but lacks knowledge about how to approach this issue.
Mark reports various coping skills prior to the past two months
when he has struggled with depression. He reports being
involved in church, socializing with friends and family, as well
as working on and riding his motorcycle. However, for the past
two months, Mark reports lack of using these coping skills.

7. Instead, Mark drinks approximately six beers per night to calm
down each day as a way to cope
Indicators of Substance Use Disorder
Attitude and behavior. He focuses on activities related to his
drinking and he often is negative and short tempered when
dealing with a hangover or craving alcohol.
Social Functioning of Mark: He seems to focus more on his
drinking friends. He lacks a positive support system.
Occupational functioning. He is on the verge of losing his job
due to not functioning well after his nightly drinking binges. He
seems to be in denial about this situation.
Financial aspects. Marks makes poor choices when under the
influence and does not have any extra money at this time.
Familial relationships. Marks familial relationships continue to
weaken. His wife, child, and step-child struggle to maintain a
relationship with him.
Legal history. Mark had several incidents with the law
including three DUIs, and dropped charges involving disorderly
conduct and public intoxication.
Health history. Mark receives treatment for Hepatitis C.
Spiritual history. Mark is currently not involved in any church
and has a negative attitude about God, religion, and church. He
says, “I do not need such crutches.”
Diagnostic Impression
For the past two months, Mark has exhibited symptoms of a
Major Depressive Disorder, including a major depressive
episode. Qualifying symptoms include depressed mood most of
the day, nearly every day; loss of interest or pleasure in
previously enjoyed activities; psychomotor retardation which
have been clinically observed; fatigue or loss of energy nearly
every day; difficulty concentrating. Additionally, Mark exhibits
an increased appetite nearly every day and hypersomnia many
days of the week.
Absence of hypomanic, manic, or mixed symptoms eliminates
bipolar disorders, and absence of delusions and hallucinations
eliminate psychotic disorders. A Major Depressive Disorder,

8. single episode seem most appropriate given the presenting
symptoms. Other differential diagnoses considered are a
Substance-Induced Mood Disorder, with depressive features and
Dysthymia. However, Mark has been drinking for much longer
than the symptoms occurred, he has not increased the amount of
alcohol, and his symptoms are much better accounted for
through a mood disorder. Due to this latter reason, sleep
disorders and eating disorders can be ruled out as well.
An additional diagnosis of Alcohol Use Disorder can be noted.
Mark’s additional diagnosis of Alcohol Use Disorder exists
because of the following symptoms: a maladaptive pattern of
using alcohol within a 12-month period in which Mark’s life has
been significantly impaired; inability to consistently fulfill
work obligations and home obligations; continuing to drive
while drinking, even though Mark knows it is hazardous;
recurrent legal issues related to his alcohol use; as well as
continued use of alcohol even though its use has negatively
impacted his lifestyle.
It is important to note the difficulty in making a psychological
diagnosis, due to the unknown factor of the extent in which
Mark’s Hepatitis C affects his mood. The co-morbidity of a
chronic disease and depression is often substantial. Each
component must be thoroughly examined to understand if
Mark’s depressive symptoms are related to HCV symptoms, or
if they are a separate issue. Until further follow-up from
Mark’s physician, the diagnostic impression is as follows:
296.22 Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, Chronic,
Without Psychotic Features
303.90 Alcohol Use Disorder
Treatment Recommendations
This part you need to research. Find treatments that are
empirically validated. You MUST use Clinton and Scalise
(2013) and other resources in this section. Explain what
research says about the treatments; why you choose these
modalities of treatment; and what the expected outcome is. Be
sure to cite your sources and use only scholarly sources (your

9. textbooks and in addition peer reviewed journals and/or edited
books). Do not use websites! This part of your paper should be
at least two pages.
Signature Date
References
SUBS 505
Case Study and Treatment Recommendations
This is a comprehensive project. The expectation is that you
will be able to show a working understanding of the course
material. The suggested readings will enhance your ability to
excel in this project. You are asked to read Rosa Lee: A Mother
and Her Family in Urban America. You will be required to
complete a thorough assessment of Rosa Lee or one of her
family members, using the Case Study Template below. The
information should be obtained from the book, Rosa Lee: A
Mother and Her Family in Urban America, but written in a
clinical style. You should still be using proper APA style citing
and quoting to indicate that this information is from the book.
Hence, frequent citing of Dash (1996) is expected—and proper
quoting if you use direct wording from this book. Although this
is practice for professional writing, this is an academic
assignment, thus proper citing throughout is expected. Not
properly citing/quoting is a form of plagiarism.
Include an APA style title page before the template and include
an APA style reference page as well. Please note that on the
Case Study Template there is a section for psychosocial

10. information; developmental, family, and current functioning.
You are to use information given in this biography of Rosa Lee
to complete the psychosocial section. In addition, the Case
Study Template has sections requiring you to address the
person’s attitude, social functioning, occupational functioning,
financial functioning, family history, legal history, and health
and spiritual functioning of the person chosen for assessment.
You are then prompted by the Case Study Template to give a
diagnostic impression by ascertaining if this person is in use,
abuse, or an addictive cycle and if there are any co-occurring
issues. You will use the psychosocial information, as well as all
other information ascertained using the Case Study Template.
You must also justify your diagnostic impression with citations
from textbook readings, presentations, etc. Finally you will be
expected to make a referral and treatment recommendations
based on your determination of person’s current needs. You are
expected to incorporate your readings and videos into this case
study. Use the learning materials to support your case study,
referral, and treatment recommendations. This case study needs
to be strongly supported by the course materials and, if done
properly, will render 12–15 pages. Please note this project is
designed for you to show a working understanding of the course
materials; therefore, it is truly a comprehensive project.
Name:
DOB/Age:
Dates of Interviews:
Evaluator:
REASON FOR ASSESSMENT:
SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

11. PSYCHSOCIAL HISTORY:
CURRENT STATUS:
INDICATORS OF USE/ABUSE/DEPENDENCY:
Attitude and Behavior of:
Social Functioning of:
Occupational Functioning of:
Financial Aspects of:
Familial Relationships of:
Legal History of:
Health History of:
Spiritual History of:
DIAGNOSTIC IMPRESSION:
RECOMMENDATIONS:

12. Signature Date
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