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To prepare:<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Select a client whom you have observed or counseled at your practicum site. ( EX 23 years old white male with depression and suicide ideations).<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Review pages 137\u2013142 of the Wheeler text and the Hernandez Family Genogram video in this week\u2019s Learning Resources. Reflect on elements of writing a Comprehensive Client Assessment and creating a genogram for the client you selected.<\/p>\n
The Assignment<\/p>\n
Part 1: Comprehensive Client Family Assessment<\/p>\n
With this client in mind, address the following in a Comprehensive Client Assessment (without violating HIPAA regulations):<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Demographic information<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Presenting problem<\/p>\n
\u00b7 History or present illness<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Past psychiatric history<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Medical history<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Substance use history<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Developmental history<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Family psychiatric history<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Psychosocial history<\/p>\n
\u00b7 History of abuse\/trauma<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Review of systems<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Physical assessment<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Mental status exam<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Differential diagnosis<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Case formulation<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Treatment plan<\/p>\n
Part 2: Family Genogram<\/p>\n
Prepare a genogram for the client you selected. The genogram should extend back by at least three generations (great grandparents, grandparents, and parents).<\/p>\n
Resources for reference:<\/p>\n
Required Readings<\/p>\n
American Nurses Association. (2014). Psychiatric-mental health nursing: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Author. Standard 2 \u201cDiagnosis\u201d (pages 46-47)<\/p>\n
Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2014). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based practice (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company. Chapter 5, \u201cSupportive and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy\u201d (pp. 225\u2013238 and pp. 245\u2013258)<\/p>\n
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.<\/p>\n
Young, J. M., & Solomon, M. J. (2009). How to critically appraise an article. Nature Clinical Practice. Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 6(2), 82\u201391.<\/p>\n
How to Critically Appraise an Article by Young, J.; Solomon, M., in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Vol. 6\/Issue 2. Copyright 2009 by Nature Publishing Group. Reprinted by permission of Nature Publishing Group via the Copyright Clearance Center. <\/p>\n \n
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