CASE STUDY EXPECTATIONS

Our program culminates in a celebration and sharing of case studies. This will serve as one of many opportunities for you to share what you’re learning and experiencing as we all grow together in community.

 

We highly recommend that you carve out a minimum of 10 hours to volunteer at with a hospice agency, assisted living facility, nursing home, memory care facility, care home or here at ABODE so that you can practice being around people who are at the end of life.

 

Case Study Guidelines

1) Choose a client. You can choose from the following categories:

• Those with terminal illness/facing end of life or on hospice

•  Caregivers and family members who support those at end of life

•  Hospice workers/staff

 

2) Gather information from your client and record it into an intake form. The intake form must capture the goals/needs of your client and their reason for seeking a yogi doula.

 

3) Meet with your client to review intake and conduct and assessment using your client assessment form as your guide. 

 

4) Provide your client with the appropriate yoga treatment plan based on the findings from the intake and assessment – more to come on yoga treatment plans.

 

6) Write a case study that summarizes the following (see Case Study Example): 

• Your client’s current state and goals for yoga

• Key findings from your client assessment

• The yoga treatment plan

• Client follow up, feedback and reaction to the yoga treatment plan

• Your own self-reflection of how they interacted with the process

• Your self-care practices that kept your cup full while in this training

After Completing All the Modules

After completing all the modules, you’ll talk about some key findings from your client case study:

• An overview of your time spent with your client

• Findings from the intake and assessment 

• Reflections on ABODE’s Mission, Vision and Values

• Reflections on a minimum of two self-care or contemplative practices that you use to keep your cup full

Case Study Best Practices 

• Use the SOAP method

  • Subjective findings – what your client reports

  • Objective findings – what you find based on your intake 

  • Assessment

  • Plan

• Try to keep your case studies to 1-2 pages

• Be succinct and professional in your writing – imagine that a very busy medical professional will read it

• Include a paragraph at the end regarding your self-reflection in working with your client

• Keep the confidentiality of your client – use a pseudonym or initials