Assignment:

Students will:

• Develop formats for initial interviews of mental health clients

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Review the      Learning Resources.
• Develop an      interview format you would use for an initial interview of a client.
• Attach the interview format document you would use for      an initial interview of a client.
• Describe what interview format your preceptor uses for      the initial interview of a client.
• Describe which element of your interview format is most      helpful in your practice.

Learning Resources ( need 3 References).

American Psychiatric Association. (2016). Practice guidelines for the psychiatric evaluation of adults.

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

· “Cautionary Statement for Forensic Use of DSM-5”

· “Assessment Measures”

· “Cultural Formulation”

· “Glossary of Technical Terms”

· “Glossary of Cultural Concepts of Distress”

Barton Associates. (2017). Nurse practitioner scope of practice laws. Retrieved from https://www.bartonassociates.com/locum-tenens-resources/nurse-practitioner-scope-of-practice-laws/

Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2014). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry: Behavioral sciences/clinical psychiatry (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.

· Section 5.1, “Psychiatric Interview, Mental Status Examination” (pp. 192–211)

· Section 5.2, “The Psychiatric Report and Medical Record” (pp. 211–217)

· Section 5.3, “Psychiatric Rating Scales” (pp. 217–236)

· Section 5.5, “Personality Assessment: Adults and Children” (pp. 246–257)

· Section 5.7, “Medical Assessment and Laboratory Testing in Psychiatry” (pp. 266–275)

· Chapter 6, “Classification in Psychiatry” (pp. 290–308)

Required Media

Kundla, M. (Producer). (2015). The Mental Status Examination: Description and Demonstration [Video file]. Alexandria, VA: Microtraining Associates.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2017b). Working with Adults and Older Adults” [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.