Week 10 Practicum: Decision Tree
Week 10 Practicum: Decision Tree
Childhood psychosis is extremely rare; however, children that
present with psychosis must be carefully assessed and evaluated
with appropriate interviewing of parent, child, and use of
assessment tools.
For this Assignment, as you examine the client case study in this
week’s Learning Resources, consider how you might assess and
treat clients presenting with early onset schizophrenia.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
Evaluate clients for treatment of mental health disorders
Analyze decisions made throughout diagnosis and treatment of
clients with mental health disorders
The Assignment:
Examine Case 3: You will be asked to make three decisions
concerning the diagnosis and treatment for this client. Be sure to
consider co-morbid physical as well as mental factors that might
impact the client’s diagnosis and treatment.
At each Decision Point, stop to complete the following:
Decision #1: Differential Diagnosis
Which Decision did you select?
Why did you select this Decision? Support your response with
evidence and references to the Learning Resources.

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