Case Report

Week 8, Part 1

Reminder

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Today

1. Hand in emails2. Case Report Introduction3. Grammar Quiz Preparation4. Memos returned

Grammar-rama

Agreement Active/Passive

4. Subject-verb agreement

Subject and verb must agree in gender and number

Subject and antecedent must agree in gender and number.

Subject-verb agreement:

The samples on the tray in the lab needs testing.

High levels of air pollution causes damage to the respiratory tract.

Subject-verb Agreement

What’s an indefinite pronoun? Anybody Anyone Each Either Everybody Neither Nobody No one

Subject-verb Agreement

Indefinite pronouns are treated as singular Example: Each of the students has a

textbook now. Example: Everybody who signed up for the

tours is able to go.

What about collective nouns?

More Agreement

Example: When someone has been drinking, they are likely to speed.

Example: Every runner must train rigorously if they want to excel.

Example: If a medical student wants to get a job, he must study every day.

Ways to Fix Agreement Errors1. Replace the plural pronoun with “he or she” or

“his or her.”2. Make the antecedent plural.3. Rewrite the sentence completely.Example:1. When someone has been drinking, he or she is

likely to speed.2. When drivers have been drinking, they are likely

to speed.3. A driver who has been drinking is likely to

speed.

Try It!

Each of the students were taking the quiz at the time.

When a client comes to our office, we need to direct them to the secretary.

The report on the various schools is disconcerting.

Case Report

What is a case report? Client’s case file Facility’s daily log Case notes Intake interviews

What is Reported?

Changes in behaviour (especially risk-taking, criminal, or self-harm)

Every step of a treatment plan

Justifying your own actions/decisions

Meeting accreditation, licensing, and legislation

Reporting Example

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Reporting

What needs to be reported? What are insignificant details? What is confidentiality? Why must confidentiality be maintained

as a family support worker? Who is the audience of a case report?

Reports

Short paragraphs Active voice Headings

Parallel Page 10-14

Bullets Parallel

Report Writing

Objectivity

I had an appointment today with Tim. He is inappropriate and rude to me as per usual. He still can’t seem to find a job and I wonder if he is even bothering to try.

Objectivity

I had an appointment today with Tim. He swore several times directly at me and grabbed my shoulder at one point (which also occurred during our last appointment, as detailed in my report from January 26). He is still unemployed and has not followed through with the two phone interviews our ministry arranged for last week. He has not attended the resume workshop on February 1.

Objectivity

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Active/Passive

Verbs: voice is either active or passive. Active: subject of sentence=perfomer of

verb Passive: subject has something happen to it

Grammar-rama:Active vs Passive Voice Active: The Montgomery College Board

of Trustees reached a decision.

Passive: A decision was reached by the Montgomery College Board of Trustees.

Active: I hit the dog. Passive: The dog was hit.

Active/Passive

Use active as much as possible except: Performer is understood, unimportant,

unknown My car was stolen! The gardens at Camosun are maintained

frequently. Focus is on action, not on performer

A silo was erected in the middle of the field today.

Active/Passive

Use active as much as possible: More direct Honest Concise Clear

Try These

1. Self-reliance and tolerance of difference is developed during the teenage years.

2. Important knowledge about how to get along successfully in the world was learned by having to keep my own accounts and pay rent on the pedicab.

3. I was entertained with unfamiliar stories of incidents and individuals.

4. A more tolerant and respectful view of the world was acquired because of my peddling summer.

Try It!

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Quiz Next Class

Agreement Active/passive

Persona