PCN 610 GCU Standardized Mini Mental Illness State Examination Discussion

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Answer the following 2 discussion questions separately...with concise and complete answers of at least 200 words each. Questions should be answered from a perspective and vernacular consistent with a professional counseling graduate student. Use appropriate in text citations with appropriate peer reviewed references. A list of references has been provided.

1. What are some of the areas of a client’s life that might help a counselor develop/identify patterns of mental illness in a case conceptualization? How does the client's developmental stage help guide treatment and interventions?

This discussion question meets the following NASAC Standard: 25) Gather data systematically from the client and other available collateral sources, using screening instruments and other methods that are sensitive to age, culture and gender. At a minimum, data should include: current and historic substance use; health, mental health, and substance-related treatment history; mental status; and current social, environmental, and/or economic constraints on the client's ability to follow-through successfully with an action plan.

2. How do patterns of mental illness differ according to population? Name examples where one psychological symptom could be interpreted in two different ways based on age/gender/identified problem.

This discussion question meets the following NASAC Standards:

25) Gather data systematically from the client and other available collateral sources, using screening instruments and other methods that are sensitive to age, culture and gender. At a minimum, data should include: current and historic substance use; health, mental health, and substance-related treatment history; mental status; and current social, environmental, and/or economic constraints on the client's ability to follow-through successfully with an action plan.

33) Select and use comprehensive assessment instruments that are sensitive to age, gender and culture, and which address: (a) History of alcohol and other drug use (b) Health, mental health, and substance-related treatment history (c) History of sexual abuse or other physical, emotional, and verbal abuse, and/or other significant trauma (d) Family issues (e) Work history and career issues (f) Psychological, emotional, and world-view concerns (g) Physical and mental health status (h) Acculturation, assimilation, and cultural identification(s) (i) Education and basic life skills (j) Socio-economic characteristics, lifestyle, and current legal status (k) Use of community resources (l) Behavioral indicators of problems in the domains listed above.

34) Analyze and interpret the data to determine treatment recommendations.

37) Obtain and interpret all relevant assessment information.

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1. Diagnosis and Treatment Planning Skills Read Chapter 2 in Diagnosis and Treatment Planning Skills. URL: http://gcumedia.com/digital-resources/sage/2014/diagnosis-and-treatment-planningskills_ebook_2e.php 2. Navigating the DSM-5 Read “Navigating the DSM-5.” 3. Standardized Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) Review the Standardized Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE), from the British Columbia, Ministry of Health website. URL: http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/practitioner-pro/bc-guidelines/cogimp-smmse.pdf 4. Developing the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 Read “Developing the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0,” by Ustun et al., from the National Center for Biotechnology Information website. URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2971503/ 5. WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) Explore “WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0),” from the World Health Organization website. URL: http://www.who.int/classifications/icf/whodasii/en/ 6. An Integral Approach to Counseling Ethics Read "An Integral Approach to Counseling Ethics," by Foster and Black, from Counseling & Values (2007). URL: https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a 9h&AN=24884344&site=ehost-live&scope=site 7. Examining the Content of Mental Health Intake Assessments from a Biopsychosocial Perspective Review “Examining the Content of Mental Health Intake Assessments from a Biopsychosocial Perspective” by Meyer & Melchert, from Journal of Psychotherapy Integration (2011). URL: https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=p dh&AN=2011-05097-003&site=ehost-live&scope=site 8. What Should ICD-11 Do That DSM-5 Did Not? Read “What Should ICD-11 Do That DSM-5 Did Not?” by Goldberg, from Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry (2013). URL: http://journals.sagepub.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/doi/abs/10.1177/0004867413516169 9. ICD-11 Should Not Repeat the Mistakes Made by DSM-5 Read “ICD-11 Should Not Repeat the Mistakes Made by DSM-5,” by Frances & Nardo, from The British Journal of Psychiatry (2013). URL: http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/203/1/1.full-text.pdf+html 10. Case Formulation Application Charts Read “Case Formulation Application Charts” by Goldman & Greenberg, from American Psychological Association (2015). URL: https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=p syh&AN=2014-25807-009&site=ehost-live&scope=site 11. Ethics in Case Conceptualization and Diagnosis: Incorporating a Medical Model Into the Developmental Counseling Tradition Read “Ethics in Case Conceptualization and Diagnosis: Incorporating a Medical Model into the Developmental Counseling Tradition” by Dougherty, from Counseling & Values (2005). URL: https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=p syh&AN=2006-10013-005&site=ehost-live&scope=site 12. American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-5 (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing.
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Running head: TOPIC 3 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1 & 2

Topic 3 Discussion Questions 1 & 2
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Question 1
Case conceptualization is a necessary undertaking that helps a counselor develop a
suitable treatment plan as well as speak intelligently about their client’s collaboration,
supervision, and consultation. One of the elements of a good case conceptualization is the
presenting problem. This helps the counselor determine the reasons why the client has come to
therapy. The client’s history is also vital, and there are several categories of the client’s history
that help presents the bigger picture of their life at that point. These include medical history,
treatment history, relational history, and drug & alcohol history. Diagnosis is...