complete a competency-based assessment chart (as you have done with the homework assignments) listing the elements of the case in Biopsychosocial and Strengths categories.
2. Please list the diagnosis or diagnoses for the client using DSM-5 diagnostic categories. Use DSM-5 terms and code numbers. Include and describe all appropriate specifiers.
a) Provide your reasoning and process for each diagnosis. Explain what client symptoms led you to explore specific categories in the DSM 5TR. Use critical thinking skills to support your reasoning in describing your diagnostic process. Specifically address the DSM5 TR criteria that were used in making your diagnosis. You must explain the evidence you use to support your choice of diagnosis/diagnoses.
b) List the diagnoses you considered but eliminated and describe your evidence for eliminating each one.
c) IF you use either the “Unspecified” or the “Other specific” codes
3. What screening tool(s) would you use in your assessment? Explore screening instruments that might be helpful in assessing this client. Please be specific and provide your rationale for your selection of that screening tool.
4. What other questions would you ask this client and/or collateral informants? What other areas would you explore with the client? What else are you curious about to formulate a complete assessment? Explain what you want to learn by asking these questions.
5. Create a problem list for this client and make sure to include problems not captured by the mental health diagnosis or diagnoses you have assigned to the client.
6. Please reflect upon your personal reaction to this client. What are the potential barriers to your engagement with this client? What engagement strategy would you select for working with this client, considering the client’s symptoms, the client’s social and cultural diversity and the client’s social systems? Please provide support for your choice of engagement strategy.
7. What ethical issues are evident in this case? What ethical tensions arise in the initial screening and assessment of this client?
8. How competent do you feel in your assessment with this client? This is a self-rating of your screening and assessment skills. Please indicate your response by selecting a number on the scale below.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Incompetent Competent Very Competent
a) What do you need to continue to strengthen your diagnostic skills in this area?
b) What is your continuing plan to develop your skills in screening and assessment?