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Week 3 Discussion
Case Studies in
Assessment |
Prior to beginning work on this
discussion, read the assigned chapters from the text. It is highly recommended
that you review each of the brief Blumenfeld (2012) video clips demonstrating
the administration of a mental status examination. These are listed in the
recommended resources and may require that you download Quicktime in order to
view them. Although not required, these videos show the administration of a
mental status exam and may prove helpful in this discussion.
Access the Barnhill (2014) DSM-5
Clinical Cases e-book in the DSM-5 library, and select one of the case
studies. The case study you select must be one in which the client could be
assessed using one or more of the assessment instruments discussed in this
week’s reading.
For this discussion, you will take
on the role of a psychology intern at a mental health facility working under
the supervision of a licensed psychologist. In this role, you will conduct a
psychological evaluation of a client referred to you for a second opinion using
valid psychological tests and assessment procedures. The case study you select
from the textbook will serve as the information provided to you from the
professional who previously evaluated the client (e.g., the psychologist or
psychiatrist).
In your initial post, begin with a
paragraph briefly summarizing the main information about the case you selected.
Evaluate and describe the ethical and professional interpretation of any
assessment information presented in the case study. Devise an assessment
battery for a psychological evaluation that minimally includes a clinical
interview, mental status exam, intellectual assessment, observations of the
client, and at least two assessment instruments specific to the diagnostic
impressions (e.g., attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, post-traumatic
stress disorder, autism spectrum disorder, etc.). The assessment battery must include
at least one approach to assessing your client which is different from the
assessments previously administered. The assessment plan must be presented as a
list of recommended psychological tests and assessment procedures with a brief
sentence explaining the purpose of each test or procedure. Following the list
of tests and assessment procedures you recommend for your client, compare the
assessment instruments that fall within the same categories (e.g., intellectual
or achievement), and debate the pros of cons of the instruments and procedures
you selected versus the instruments and procedures reported by the referring
professional.