For this assignment, you will complete a clinical interview and a mental status exam and then write up a report of your findings. The goal here is to get practical experience, to approximate some of the processes of what goes into a psychological report, and to display your ability to complete a clinical interview with mental status, and to display your ability to write up the results in a professional format.
Here are the steps for this assignment:
1) Find an individual to complete this assignment on. It can be a
friend, a stranger, a peer, or a client- if you are on practicum.
2) Complete the clinical interview handout with the individual,
answering all sections (found in module 3 reading tab).
3) Complete the MSE using the Rapid Record Form (attached)
4) Write a report of your findings that follows the format of the sample report we looked at (attached).
5) Append your raw data so I can see that your interview was
thorough. This includes your clinical interview handout and the rapid
record form. Please merge all of this into one document so you can
upload it into the system at once.
The sections in your report should include:
Reason for Referral
Evaluation Process
Early development
Childhood
Adolescence
Adulthood
Romantic Relationships
Work History
Psychiatric History
Substance Abuse History
Mental Status/Behavioral Observations
Youll be leaving out the testing section, the diagnosis section, and
the treatment section.
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