Assign 1 Examine Case 2: Practicum: Decision Tree
For this Assignment, as you examine the client case study in this weeks Learning Resources, consider how you might assess and treat pediatric clients presenting symptoms of a mental health disorder.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
Analyze decisions made throughout diagnosis and treatment of clients with mental health disordersThe Assignment:
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Examine Case 2: You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the diagnosis and treatment for this client. Be sure to consider co-morbid physical as well as mental factors that might impact the clients diagnosis and treatment.
At each Decision Point, stop to complete the following: Decision #1: Differential Diagnosis
o I: Which Decision did you select?
o ii: Why did you select this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
o iii: What were you hoping to achieve by making this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
o IV: Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #1 and the results of the Decision. Why were they different? Decision #2: Treatment Plan for Psychotherapy
o i: Why did you select this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
o ii: What were you hoping to achieve by making this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
o iii: Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #2 and the results of the Decision. Why were they different? Decision #3: Treatment Plan for Psychopharmacology
o 1: Why did you select this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
o 11: What were you hoping to achieve by making this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
o 111: Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #3 and the results of the decision. Why were they different?
1V: Also include how ethical considerations might impact your treatment plan and communication with clients and their families.
Note: Support your rationale with a minimum of three academic resources. While you may use the course text to support your rationale, it will not count toward the resource requirement.
Resources
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Learning Resources
Note: To access this weeks required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.
Required Readings
Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2014). Kaplan & Sadocks synopsis of psychiatry: Behavioral sciences/clinical psychiatry (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
Chapter 31, Child Psychiatry (pp. 12531268)
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Anxiety Disorders
Note: You will access this book from the Walden Library databases.American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP). (2012a). Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 51(1), 98113. Retrieved from http://www.jaacap.com/article/S0890-8567(11)00882-3/pdf McClelland, M., Crombez, M-M., Crombez, C., Wenz, C., Lisius, M., Mattia, A., & Marku, S. (2015). Implications for advanced practice nurses when pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) is suspected: A qualitative study. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 29(5), 442452. doi:10.1016/j.pedhc.2015.03.005
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.Stahl, S. M. (2014). Prescribers Guide: Stahls Essential Psychopharmacology (5th ed.). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
