Hiya
I know there have been endless threads on here to do with case studies, and i have read most of them and thought i was pretty clear as to what i needed to do.
However after having spent hours typing two of mine up i have reached the conclusion and am completely lost. I do know that it is meant to be a summary of all the treatments and you need to add what you have learned.
How did you word it?
What sort of info does it need?
If i just summarised the treatments that would take pages!!! without the rest.
Please please could someone direct me to an ITEC standard one on the net or even possibly send me a conclusion to have a look at.
I am pretty confident with the rest of it but feel really disheartened now.
If anyone can help i would be so grateful.
My e-mail is:
atpi45@dsl.pipex.com
many thanks to anyone who is gracious enough to share there experience.
RE: CONCLUSION ???????????
Magicmum,
Don't be disheartened!!
The examples in the Louise Tucker book are a good idea of what ITEC are looking for. Your case studies do not need to be pages and pages long.
Make sure you use headings, and then just write a paragraph or two under each.
For each treatment you gave, you need only say what you found (eg, trapezius felt tight and client complained of soreness on right side, therefore after using effluarage movements to warm the muscle, I then used petrissage movements including kneading and wringing to help soften and loosen the muscle etc etc)
Carry on in this mode; obviously for the beginning of the write up for treatment 2, you write a little on how the client felt after treatment 1, and what you may do to help this. Also make sure you include after care advise too.
You certainly do not need to write out your complete routine for each treatment for each client, just highlight any particular areas.
In fact, for one of my clients, by the fourth treatment, it was a massage purely for her relaxation, she had no particular problem areas, and so I just said this!
Good luck!
Karen x
RE: CONCLUSION ???????????
Conclusions are a good way to discuss what you have learned, more than what you did. How do you feel your treatments progressed. How your therapist/client relationship developed ie your professionalism and dealing with confidential issues. How clients felt about the overall experience. How you felt about the overall experience. Is there anything you would do differently, in retrospect and is there anything you would like to highlight about the case study. What did you achieve, or not. Don't be scared off by being honest, if your client doesn't like something say so and explain how you might deal with that situation in the future.
You don't need to write pages, all ITEC want to see is that you can apply your knowledge. (I'll email you one of my conclusions, which might help.)
Hope this helps, but if you still need reassurance post your thoughts.
RE: CONCLUSION ???????????
thanks for replying both of you
The examples in the Louise Tucker book are a good idea of what ITEC are looking for. Your case studies do not need to be pages and pages long.
This is the problem i have because when i asked my tutor if the examples in Tucker's book were what she was looking for she said that if i handed in a case study like that the examiner would just laugh at it and give it back! and in her defense compared to what i have done already i do thnk that they are very very skimpy, and no where near detailed enough.
This is the reason though that i am a little confused about the conclusion. Feeling a bit better now though so am going to have a go at them tonight
Thanks again
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