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Prior to beginning work on this discussion, review Standard 9: Assessment \u00a0(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. in the APA\u2019s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct and DSM-5. \u00a0It is recommended that you read Chapters 4, 7, and 10 in the Sommers-Flanagan and Sommers-Flanagan (2013) e-book, Clinical Interviewing, as well as the Kielbasa, Pomerantz, Krohn, and Sullivan (2004) \u201cHow Does Clients’ Method of Payment Influence Psychologists’ Diagnostic Decisions?\u201d and the Pomerantz and Segrist (2006) \u201cThe Influence of Payment Method on Psychologists’ Diagnostic Decisions Regarding Minimally Impaired Clients\u201d articles for further information about how payment method influences the assessment and diagnosis process. \u00a0\u00a0For this discussion, you will assume the role of a clinical or counseling psychologist and diagnose a hypothetical client. \u00a0Begin by reviewing the PSY650 Week Two Case StudiesPreview the documentView in a new window document and select one of the clients to diagnose. \u00a0In your initial post, compare the assessments typically used by clinical and counseling psychologists, and explain which assessment techniques (e.g., tests, surveys, interviews, client records, observational data) you might use to aid in your diagnosis of your selected client. Describe any additional information you would need to help formulate your diagnosis, and propose specific questions you might ask the client in order to obtain this information from him or her. Identify which theoretical orientation you would use with this client and explain how this orientation might influence the assessment and\/or diagnostic process. Using the DSM-5 manual, propose a diagnosis for the client in the chosen case study. \u00a0Analyze the case and your agency\u2019s required timeline for diagnosing from an ethical perspective. Considering the amount of information you currently have for your client, explain whether or not it is ethical to render a diagnosis within the required timeframe. Evaluate the case and describe whether or not it is justifiable in this situation to render a diagnosis in order to obtain a third party payment<\/p>\n \n
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, review Standard 9: Assessment \u00a0(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. in the APA\u2019s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct and DSM-5. \u00a0It is recommended that you read Chapters 4, 7, and 10 in the Sommers-Flanagan and Sommers-Flanagan (2013) e-book, Clinical Interviewing, as well […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[]},"categories":[],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n