Mental Health Consultation

mWeek 2 – Assignment

Mental Health Consultation

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, it is recommended that you read Chapter 1 in Turning Points in Dynamic Psychotherapy: Initial Assessment, Boundaries, Money, Disruptions and Suicidal Crises and Chapters 1, 2, and 4 in The Psychiatric Interview: Evaluation and Diagnosis.

Respond to at least one of your colleagues in the discussion forum before creating your assignment submission.

For this assignment, you will take on the role of a mental health professional providing a consultation to a colleague. Your colleague in this case happens to be a licensed clinical psychologist. Carefully review the PSY645 Fictional Mental Health Consultation Scenario (Links to an external site.) which provides information on your colleague’s patient and specific questions your colleague has posed to you as a consultant. Once you have reviewed the scenario, research a minimum of two peer-reviewed articles in the Ashford University Library related to the situation(s) presented in the scenario and how these have been approached and treated in previous cases.

Write an evaluation of the patient’s symptoms and presenting problems within the context of one theoretical orientation (e.g., psychoanalytic, cognitive, behavioral, humanistic, etc.). Summarize views of these symptoms and presenting problems within the context of at least one historical perspective and two theoretical orientations different from the one used in your evaluation (e.g.:, cognitive, humanistic, psychodynamic, integrative) in order to provide alternative viewpoints. To conclude, justify the use of diagnostic manuals and handbooks besides the DSM-5 that might be used to assess this prospective patient.

The Mental Health Consultation:

• Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and  must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must use at least two peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course text.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Grading rubrics

  Evaluates of the Patient’s Symptoms and Presenting Problems Within the Context of One Theoretical Orientation

  Total: 2.00

  Distinguished – Comprehensively evaluates of the patient’s symptoms and presenting problems within the context of one theoretical orientation.

   

  Summarizes Views of the Patient’s Symptoms and Presenting Problems Within the Context of at Least One Historical Perspective and Two Theoretical Orientations Different From the One Used in the Evaluation

  Total: 3.00

  Distinguished – Thoroughly summarizes views of the patient’s symptoms and presenting problems within the context of at least one historical perspective and two theoretical orientations different from the one used in the evaluation.

   

  Justifies the Use of Diagnostic Manuals and Handbooks Besides the DSM-5 That Might Be Used to Assess the Prospective Patient

  Total: 1.50

  Distinguished – Fully and clearly justifies the use of diagnostic manuals and handbooks besides the dsm-5 that might be used to assess the prospective patient.

   

  Critical Thinking: Explanation of Issues

  Total: 1.00

  Distinguished – Clearly and comprehensively explains the issue to be considered, delivering all relevant information necessary for a full understanding.

   

  Written Communication: Control of Syntax and Mechanics

  Total: 1.00

  Distinguished – Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.

   

  Written Communication: APA Formatting

  Total: 0.50

  Distinguished – Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.

   

  Written Communication: Page Requirement

  Total: 0.50

  Distinguished – The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages.

   

  Written Communication: Resource Requirement

  Total: 0.50

  Distinguished – Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.