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NU671 Clinical Decision-Making

Unit 1 Assignment  

Clinical Preparation Journal

Each week you will be given a prompt to write a reflective journal assignment that will allow you to investigate areas for clinical preparation in psychiatric mental health.  The reflective journal should abide by APA writing standards, include a minimum of one reference in APA format, and be a minimum of 250 words.

Prompt:

Read the article on informed consent:

Zur, O. PhD.  (2020). Introduction to informed consent in psychotherapy, counseling and assessment (Links to an external site.). Zur Institute. https://www.zurinstitute.com/informed-consent/#:~:text=It%20often%20involves%20a%20process,obtaining%20consent%20from%20the%20client

Complete an online search for mental health informed consent. You can search for psychiatry or psychotherapy clinics and most will have information posted on their websites. Review the informed consent documents. Give a brief summary of what you located then identify the main components of informed consent for psychiatric mental health treatment. Must include information related to SI, HI, A/VH, signs and reporting of abuse, etc… Note when informed consent can be breached, what are additional considerations for minors.

 

NU671 Clinical Decision-Making

Unit 2 Assignment  

Clinical Preparation Journal

Instructions

Each week you will be given a prompt to write a reflective journal assignment that will allow you to investigate areas for clinical preparation in psychiatric mental health.  The reflective journal should abide by APA writing standards, include a minimum of one reference in APA format, and be a minimum of 250 words.

Watch the video related to a Psychiatric Mental Health Assessment:

Estimated Time to Complete: 5 minutes

Review the Psychiatric Mental Health Assessment Template.

Give a brief summary of your thoughts about a psychiatric mental health initial assessment.  Why is this critical to the care of the mental health patient?  What areas were you surprised to see on a psychiatric mental health initial assessment?

 

NU671 Clinical Decision-Making

Unit 3 Assignment  

Clinical Preparation Journal

Instructions

Each week you will be given a prompt to write a reflective journal assignment that will allow you to investigate areas for clinical preparation in psychiatric mental health.  The reflective journal should abide by APA writing standards, include a minimum of one reference in APA format, and be a minimum of 250 words.

Review the video showcasing the mental status exam:

Estimated Time to Complete: 6 minutes

Review the following resources for mental status exam:

PsychPage. (n.d.). How to conduct a mental status exam (Links to an external site.). http://www.psychpage.com/learning/library/advpract/mse.htm

Mental Status Exam Handout

Give a brief summary of the components of the mental status exam.  Why is this critical to the care of the mental health patient? 

 

NU671 Clinical Decision-Making

Unit 4 Assignment  

Clinical Preparation Journal

Instructions

Each week you will be given a prompt to write a reflective journal assignment that will allow you to investigate areas for clinical preparation in psychiatric mental health.  The reflective journal should abide by APA writing standards, include a minimum of one reference in APA format, and be a minimum of 250 words.

Review video about Adverse Childhood Experience:

Estimated Time to Complete: 16 minutes

Review the article related to the ACEs study:

Hilgen Bryan, R., DNP, AGNP. (2019, February 01). Getting to why: Adverse childhood experiences' impact on adult health (Links to an external site.). The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 15(2). p153-157. https://www.npjournal.org/article/S1555-4155(18)30843-2/fulltext

Review Tool Kit:

Aces Aware. (2020). Provider toolkit (Links to an external site.). State of California Department of Health Care Services. https://www.acesaware.org/heal/provider-toolkit/

What are the main components of trauma-informed care why is the ACEs model of screening is so important in primary care and psychiatric mental health care for ALL patients?

 

 

 

 

NU671 Clinical Decision-Making

Unit 5 Assignment  

Clinical Preparation Journal

Each week you will be given a prompt to write a reflective journal assignment that will allow you to investigate areas for clinical preparation in psychiatric mental health.  For this week’s journal entry complete the Psychiatric Emergencies s/sx and treatment template.

Complete the chart below with the following information:

o              Onset and Causes

o              Additional Notes

o              S/Sx

o              Treatment

Emergency

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)

Onset/Causes

  • within hours or days after exposure to a causative drug, with most exhibiting symptoms within 2 weeks and nearly all within 30 days
  • Primary trigger of NMS is dopamine receptor blockade and the standard causative agent is an antipsychotic. Potent typical neuroleptics such as haloperidol, fluphenazine, chlorpromazine, trifluoperazine, and prochlorperazine have been most frequently associated with NMS and thought to confer the greatest risk.
  • Idiosyncratic-time limited reaction

Additional Notes

  • More common in men than women

S/Sx

  • Fever
  • Muscle rigidity
  • Autonomic instability
  • Clouding of consciousness, LOC
  • Elevated WBC/CPK

Tx

  • Withhold neuroleptics
  • Hydrate (IV)
  • Consider Dantrolene

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emergency

Delirium Tremens (DTs)

Onset/Causes

 

Additional Notes

 

S/Sx

 

Tx

 

 

 

 

Emergency

Serotonin Syndrome (SS)

Onset/Causes

 

Additional Notes

 

S/Sx

 

Tx

 

 

 

 

Emergency

Tyramine Reaction/Hypertensive Crisis

Onset/Causes

 

Additional Notes

 

S/Sx

 

Tx

 

 

 

 

Emergency

Acute Dystonia

Onset/Causes

 

Additional Notes

 

S/Sx

 

Tx

 

 

Emergency

Tardive Dyskinesia* (adverse reaction not always emergency state)

Onset/Causes

 

Additional Notes

 

S/Sx

 

Tx

 

 

Emergency

Lithium Toxicity

Onset/Causes

 

Additional Notes

Lab values?

S/Sx

 

Tx

 

 

 

 

Emergency

Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA) Toxicity

Onset/Causes

 

Additional Notes

 

S/Sx

 

Tx

 

 

 

 

Emergency

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Onset/Causes

 

Additional Notes

 

S/Sx

 

Tx

 

 

 

 

 

NU671 Clinical Decision-Making

Unit 6 Assignment  

Clinical Preparation Journal

Instructions

Each week you will be given a prompt to write a reflective journal assignment that will allow you to investigate areas for clinical preparation in psychiatric mental health. The reflective journal should abide by APA writing standards, include a minimum of one reference in APA format, and be a minimum of 250 words.

Review the Mnemonics’ in Psychiatric Mental health Care article:

Caplan, J. P., MD., & Stern, T. A., MD. (n.d.). Mnemonics in a mnutshell: 32 aids to psychiatric diagnosis (Links to an external site.).  Current Psychiatry, 7(10), 27-33. http://mcmasterpa.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/7/3/12737575/0710cp_article2.pdf

Write a brief summary of how you will utilize these in practice.  Are there any others you have used in your nursing career in the past that you still recall?  What other tips are helpful to you in clinical practice to retain information?

Tip: Choose 1 to memorize and implement it into practice each week for the remainder of the term. Create a memory notecard with the mnemonic information on one side and the NAME on the other to help you recall them. 

Example:  DIGFAST; Distractibility, Indiscretions, Grandiosity, Flight of Ideas, Activity Increase, Sleep deficits, Talkative

 

NU671 Clinical Decision-Making

Unit 7 Assignment  

Clinical Preparation Tool

Instructions

Topic: Suicidal Ideation

Suicide Assessment CCSRS

The Columbia Lighthouse Project.  (2016). Identify risk. Prevent suicide (Links to an external site.). https://cssrs.columbia.edu/

For this week utilize the tool listed above to complete the assignment.

Overview?

As you will learn throughout the program, the diagnosis of a variety of psychiatric illnesses is not always an easy or straightforward process. Multiple observations and assessment methods are often employed to reach a diagnosis. This approach can include the use of standardized assessment instruments.? This then aids you in defining a treatment plan and choosing specific treatment plans to use in care of your clients.?

You are tasked with identifying a standardized assessment instrument/tool to measure the disorders listed for each week. You will keep these instruments in the form of a “portfolio” that you can use in your clinical practice to assess clients who present with a variety of symptoms.?

Instructions:?

Instrument/ Tool criteria:?

For each assessment, you are tasked with selecting, you will identify an instrument and:?

List what DSM diagnosis the tool/instrument is used for.

Identify an assessment/diagnosis instrument.

Appraise a scholarly, peer-reviewed article that addresses the use of the instrument to support your choice as an evidence-based instrument for practice.?

Evaluate the instrument’s appropriateness for diagnosing the condition it is designed to assess or if the developers of the instrument reported that the instrument is only part of a comprehensive assessment for the disorder.?

Describe whether or not the instrument can be used to measure patient response to therapy/treatment or if it is strictly for assessment and diagnosis.?

Discuss the psychometrics/scoring of the instrument, including reliability and validity.?

Discuss any limitations associated with the use of the instrument.

Include a link to view the assessment if possible.

Use the following template in completing your portfolio assignments. Your information can be in bulleted format, or just a couple of sentences for each?criterion?listed above.?However,?you must use APA citations.? You are NOT required to write this in a paper format.? Turn in one document for each week’s topics.? (However, create a file on your desktop to compile your portfolio as you move through the term.? This will ensure you can have easy access to show the full portfolio and once you begin clinicals and practice.  Throughout the program, you will continue to add to the portfolio in each course.

 

 

 

NU671 Clinical Decision-Making

Unit 8 Assignment  

Clinical Preparation Tool

Instructions

Choose one diagnosis from the Psychotic Disorders group

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. 

Scan pages 87-122 

 Overview?

As you will learn throughout the program, the diagnosis of a variety of psychiatric illnesses is not always an easy or straightforward process. Multiple observations and assessment methods are often employed to reach a diagnosis. This approach can include the use of standardized assessment instruments.? This then aids you in defining a treatment plan and choosing specific treatment plans to use in the care of your clients.?

You are tasked with identifying a standardized assessment instrument/tool to measure the disorders listed for each week. You will keep these instruments in the form of a “portfolio” that you can use in your clinical practice to assess clients who present with a variety of symptoms.?

Instructions:?

Instrument/ Tool criteria:?

For each assessment, you are tasked with selecting, you will identify an instrument and:?

List what DSM diagnosis the tool/instrument is used for. 

Identify an assessment/diagnosis instrument.

Appraise a scholarly, peer-reviewed article that addresses the use of the instrument to support your choice as an evidence-based instrument for practice.?

Evaluate the instrument’s appropriateness for diagnosing the condition it is designed to assess or if the developers of the instrument reported that the instrument is only part of a comprehensive assessment for the disorder.?

Describe whether or not the instrument can be used to measure patient response to therapy/treatment or if it is strictly for assessment and diagnosis.?

Discuss the psychometrics/scoring of the instrument, including reliability and validity.?

Discuss any limitations associated with the use of the instrument.

Include a link to view the assessment if possible.

?Use the following template in completing your portfolio assignments. Your information can be in a bulleted format or just a couple of sentences for each?criterion?listed above.?However,?you must use APA citations.? You are NOT required to write this in a paper format.? Turn in one document for each week’s topics.? (However, create a file on your desktop to compile your portfolio as you move through the term.? This will ensure you can have easy access to show the full portfolio and once you begin clinicals and practice.  Throughout the program, you will continue to add to the portfolio in each course.

NU671 Clinical Decision-Making

Unit 9 Assignment  

Clinical Preparation Tool

Instructions

Choose one diagnosis from the Bipolar and Related Disorders group

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

Scan pages 123 through 188

 Overview?

As you will learn throughout the program, the diagnosis of a variety of psychiatric illnesses is not always an easy or straightforward process. Multiple observations and assessment methods are often employed to reach a diagnosis. This approach can include the use of standardized assessment instruments.? This then aids you in defining a treatment plan and choosing specific treatment plans to use in the care of your clients.?

You are tasked with identifying a standardized assessment instrument/tool to measure the disorders listed for each week. You will keep these instruments in the form of a “portfolio” that you can use in your clinical practice to assess clients who present with a variety of symptoms.?

Instructions:?

Instrument/ Tool criteria:?

For each assessment, you are tasked with selecting, you will identify an instrument and:?

List what DSM diagnosis the tool/instrument is used for. 

Identify an assessment/diagnosis instrument.

Appraise a scholarly, peer-reviewed article that addresses the use of the instrument to support your choice as an evidence-based instrument for practice.?

Evaluate the instrument’s appropriateness for diagnosing the condition it is designed to assess or if the developers of the instrument reported that the instrument is only part of a comprehensive assessment for the disorder.?

Describe whether or not the instrument can be used to measure patient response to therapy/treatment or if it is strictly for assessment and diagnosis.?

Discuss the psychometrics/scoring of the instrument, including reliability and validity.?

Discuss any limitations associated with the use of the instrument.

Include a link to view the assessment if possible.

Use the following template in completing your portfolio assignments. Your information can be in bulleted format or just a couple of sentences for each?criterion?listed above.?However,?you must use APA citations.? You are NOT required to write this in a paper format.? Turn in one document for each week’s topics.? (However, create a file on your desktop to compile your portfolio as you move through the term.? This will ensure you can have easy access to show the full portfolio and once you begin clinicals and practice.  Throughout the program, you will continue to add to the portfolio in each course.

NU671 Clinical Decision-Making

Unit 10 Assignment  

Clinical Preparation Tool

Instructions

Choose one diagnosis from the Anxiety Disorders group

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

Scan Pages 189-233

 Overview?

As you will learn throughout the program, the diagnosis of a variety of psychiatric illnesses is not always an easy or straightforward process. Multiple observations and assessment methods are often employed to reach a diagnosis. This approach can include the use of standardized assessment instruments.? This then aids you in defining a treatment plan and choosing specific treatment plans to use in the care of your clients.?

You are tasked with identifying a standardized assessment instrument/tool to measure the disorders listed for each week. You will keep these instruments in the form of a “portfolio” that you can use in your clinical practice to assess clients who present with a variety of symptoms.?

Instructions:?

Instrument/ Tool criteria:?

For each assessment, you are tasked with selecting, you will identify an instrument and:?

List what DSM diagnosis the tool/instrument is used for 

Identify an assessment/diagnosis instrument

Appraise a scholarly, peer-reviewed article that addresses the use of the instrument to support your choice as an evidence-based instrument for practice.?

Evaluate the instrument’s appropriateness for diagnosing the condition it is designed to assess or if the developers of the instrument reported that the instrument is only part of a comprehensive assessment for the disorder.?

Describe whether or not the instrument can be used to measure patient response to therapy/treatment or if it is strictly for assessment and diagnosis.?

Discuss the psychometrics/scoring of the instrument, including reliability and validity.?

Discuss any limitations associated with the use of the instrument.

Include a link to view the assessment if possible.

Use the following template in completing your portfolio assignments. Your information can be in bulleted format or just a couple of sentences for each?criterion?listed above.?However,?you must use APA citations.? You are NOT required to write this in a paper format.? Turn in one document for each week’s topics.? (However, create a file on your desktop to compile your portfolio as you move through the term.? This will ensure you can have easy access to show the full portfolio and once you begin clinicals and practice.  Throughout the program, you will continue to add to the portfolio in each course.

NU671 Clinical Decision-Making

Unit 11 Assignment  

Clinical Preparation Tool

Instructions

Choose one diagnosis from the Depressive Disorders group

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

Scan Pages 155-188

 Overview?

As you will learn throughout the program, the diagnosis of a variety of psychiatric illnesses is not always an easy or straightforward process. Multiple observations and assessment methods are often employed to reach a diagnosis. This approach can include the use of standardized assessment instruments.? This then aids you in defining a treatment plan and choosing specific treatment plans to use in the care of your clients.?

You are tasked with identifying a standardized assessment instrument/tool to measure the disorders listed for each week. You will keep these instruments in the form of a “portfolio” that you can use in your clinical practice to assess clients who present with a variety of symptoms.?

Instructions:?

Instrument/ Tool criteria:?

For each assessment, you are tasked with selecting, you will identify an instrument and:?

List what DSM diagnosis the tool/instrument is used for. 

Identify an assessment/diagnosis instrument.

Appraise a scholarly, peer-reviewed article that addresses the use of the instrument to support your choice as an evidence-based instrument for practice.?

Evaluate the instrument’s appropriateness for diagnosing the condition it is designed to assess or if the developers of the instrument reported that the instrument is only part of a comprehensive assessment for the disorder.?

Describe whether or not the instrument can be used to measure patient response to therapy/treatment or if it is strictly for assessment and diagnosis.?

Discuss the psychometrics/scoring of the instrument, including reliability and validity.?

Discuss any limitations associated with the use of the instrument.

Include a link to view the assessment if possible.

Use the following template in completing your portfolio assignments. Your information can be in bulleted format or just a couple of sentences for each?criterion?listed above.?However,?you must use APA citations.? You are NOT required to write this in a paper format.? Turn in one document for each week’s topics.? (However, create a file on your desktop to compile your portfolio as you move through the term.? This will ensure you can have easy access to show the full portfolio and once you begin clinicals and practice.  Throughout the program, you will continue to add to the portfolio in each course.

NU671 Clinical Decision-Making

Unit 12 Assignment  

Clinical Preparation Tool

Instructions

Choose one diagnosis from the Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders group

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

Scan Pages 481-585

 Overview?

As you will learn throughout the program, the diagnosis of a variety of psychiatric illnesses is not always an easy or straightforward process. Multiple observations and assessment methods are often employed to reach a diagnosis. This approach can include the use of standardized assessment instruments.? This then aids you in defining a treatment plan and choosing specific treatment plans to use in the care of your clients.?

You are tasked with identifying a standardized assessment instrument/tool to measure the disorders listed for each week. You will keep these instruments in the form of a “portfolio” that you can use in your clinical practice to assess clients who present with a variety of symptoms.?

Instructions:?

Instrument/ Tool criteria:?

For each assessment, you are tasked with selecting, you will identify an instrument and:

List what DSM diagnosis the tool/instrument is used for. 

Identify an assessment/diagnosis instrument.

Appraise a scholarly, peer-reviewed article that addresses the use of the instrument to support your choice as an evidence-based instrument for practice.?

Evaluate the instrument’s appropriateness for diagnosing the condition it is designed to assess or if the developers of the instrument reported that the instrument is only part of a comprehensive assessment for the disorder.?

Describe whether or not the instrument can be used to measure patient response to therapy/treatment or if it is strictly for assessment and diagnosis.?

Discuss the psychometrics/scoring of the instrument, including reliability and validity.?

Discuss any limitations associated with the use of the instrument.

Include a link to view the assessment if possible. 

Use the following template in completing your portfolio assignments. Your information can be in bulleted format or just a couple of sentences for each?criterion?listed above.?However,?you must use APA citations.? You are NOT required to write this in a paper format.? Turn in one document for each week’s topics.? (However, create a file on your desktop to compile your portfolio as you move through the term.? This will ensure you can have easy access to show the full portfolio and once you begin clinicals and practice.  Throughout the program, you will continue to add to the portfolio in each course.

NU671 Clinical Decision-Making

Unit 13 Assignment  

Clinical Preparation Tool

Instructions

Choose one diagnosis from the Neurocognitive Disorders group use w/Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE) as your tool 

Choose one of the tools/instruments from the pdf link:

Heart and Stroke. (n.d.). Mini-mental state examination (MMSE) (Links to an external site.). [PDF]

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

Scan Pages 591-643

 Overview?

As you will learn throughout the program, the diagnosis of a variety of psychiatric illnesses is not always an easy or straightforward process. Multiple observations and assessment methods are often employed to reach a diagnosis. This approach can include the use of standardized assessment instruments.? This then aids you in defining a treatment plan and choosing specific treatment plans to use in the care of your clients.?

You are tasked with identifying a standardized assessment instrument/tool to measure the disorders listed for each week. You will keep these instruments in the form of a “portfolio” that you can use in your clinical practice to assess clients who present with a variety of symptoms.?

Instructions:?

Instrument/ Tool criteria:?

For each assessment, you are tasked with selecting, you will identify an instrument and:?

List what DSM diagnosis the tool/instrument is used for. 

Identify an assessment/diagnosis instrument.

Appraise a scholarly, peer-reviewed article that addresses the use of the instrument to support your choice as an evidence-based instrument for practice.?

Evaluate the instrument’s appropriateness for diagnosing the condition it is designed to assess or if the developers of the instrument reported that the instrument is only part of a comprehensive assessment for the disorder.?

Describe whether or not the instrument can be used to measure patient response to therapy/treatment or if it is strictly for assessment and diagnosis.?

Discuss the psychometrics/scoring of the instrument, including reliability and validity.?

Discuss any limitations associated with the use of the instrument.

Include a link to view the assessment if possible.

Use the following template in completing your portfolio assignments. Your information can be in bulleted format or just a couple of sentences for each?criterion?listed above.?However,?you must use APA citations.? You are NOT required to write this in a paper format.? Turn in one document for each week’s topics.? (However, create a file on your desktop to compile your portfolio as you move through the term.? This will ensure you can have easy access to show the full portfolio and once you begin clinicals and practice.  Throughout the program, you will continue to add to the portfolio in each course.

 

NU671 Clinical Decision-Making

Unit 14 Assignment  

Clinical Preparation Tool

Instructions

Choose diagnosis ADHD for either adult or pediatric

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

Scan Pages 59-65

 Overview?

As you will learn throughout the program, the diagnosis of a variety of psychiatric illnesses is not always an easy or straightforward process. Multiple observations and assessment methods are often employed to reach a diagnosis. This approach can include the use of standardized assessment instruments.? This then aids you in defining a treatment plan and choosing specific treatment plans to use in the care of your clients.?

You are tasked with identifying a standardized assessment instrument/tool to measure the disorders listed for each week. You will keep these instruments in the form of a “portfolio” that you can use in your clinical practice to assess clients who present with a variety of symptoms.?

Instructions:?

Instrument/ Tool criteria:?

For each assessment, you are tasked with selecting, you will identify an instrument and:?

List what DSM diagnosis the tool/instrument is used for. 

Identify an assessment/diagnosis instrument.

Appraise a scholarly, peer-reviewed article that addresses the use of the instrument to support your choice as an evidence-based instrument for practice.?

Evaluate the instrument’s appropriateness for diagnosing the condition it is designed to assess or if the developers of the instrument reported that the instrument is only part of a comprehensive assessment for the disorder.?

Describe whether or not the instrument can be used to measure patient response to therapy/treatment or if it is strictly for assessment and diagnosis.?

Discuss the psychometrics/scoring of the instrument, including reliability and validity.?

Discuss any limitations associated with the use of the instrument.

Include a link to view the assessment if possible.

Use the following template in completing your portfolio assignments. Your information can be in bulleted format or just a couple of sentences for each?criterion?listed above.?However,?you must use APA citations.? You are NOT required to write this in a paper format.? Turn in one document for each week’s topics.? (However, create a file on your desktop to compile your portfolio as you move through the term.? This will ensure you can have easy access to show the full portfolio and once you begin clinicals and practice.  Throughout the program, you will continue to add to the portfolio in each course.

 

NU671 Clinical Decision-Making

Unit 15 Assignment  

Clinical Preparation Tool

Instructions

Choose one diagnosis from the Sleep/Wake Disorders group

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

Scan Pages 361-422

 Overview?

As you will learn throughout the program, the diagnosis of a variety of psychiatric illnesses is not always an easy or straightforward process. Multiple observations and assessment methods are often employed to reach a diagnosis. This approach can include the use of standardized assessment instruments.? This then aids you in defining a treatment plan and choosing specific treatment plans to use in the care of your clients.?

You are tasked with identifying a standardized assessment instrument/tool to measure the disorders listed for each week. You will keep these instruments in the form of a “portfolio” that you can use in your clinical practice to assess clients who present with a variety of symptoms.?

Instructions:?

Instrument/ Tool criteria:?

For each assessment, you are tasked with selecting, you will identify an instrument and:?

List what DSM diagnosis the tool/instrument is used for. 

Identify an assessment/diagnosis instrument.

Appraise a scholarly, peer-reviewed article that addresses the use of the instrument to support your choice as an evidence-based instrument for practice.?

Evaluate the instrument’s appropriateness for diagnosing the condition it is designed to assess or if the developers of the instrument reported that the instrument is only part of a comprehensive assessment for the disorder.?

Describe whether or not the instrument can be used to measure patient response to therapy/treatment or if it is strictly for assessment and diagnosis.?

Discuss the psychometrics/scoring of the instrument, including reliability and validity.?

Discuss any limitations associated with the use of the instrument.

Include a link to view the assessment if possible.

Use the following template in completing your portfolio assignments. Your information can be in a bulleted format or just a couple of sentences for each?criterion?listed above.?However,?you must use APA citations.? You are NOT required to write this in a paper format.? Turn in one document for each week’s topics.? (However, create a file on your desktop to compile your portfolio as you move through the term.? This will ensure you can have easy access to show the full portfolio and once you begin clinicals and practice.  Throughout the program, you will continue to add to the portfolio in each course.

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