Overview
Interdisciplinary Plan for Mental Health Care and Assessment
Description: For the final project, students will develop a comprehensive mental health care plan for a hypothetical case. This plan will require interdisciplinary cooperation among various mental health professionals and will integrate knowledge on mental health issues, evaluation of empirical research, and ethical/legal considerations. In addition, students will design an assessment framework for the treatment and preventive care services included in their plan.
Components:
Introduction to the hypothetical case, including a detailed description of the mental health problems presented.Review of the literature supporting treatment choice and preventive care strategies. An interdisciplinary care plan that details the roles of different professionals and how they collaborate.Case-specific ethical and legal considerations and how they are addressed in the plan of care. An evaluation plan to assess the effectiveness of care and prevention strategies over time.Longitude:
The final project should be comprehensive, with a suggested length of 15 to 20 pages, double-spaced, following the guidelines of the APA format. Final Project Requirements:
Title and abstract page in APA format. Presentation of the case and justification of the selected topic. Literature review synthesizing current research informing the proposed plan of care. Detailed description of the interdisciplinary care plan, including ethical and legal considerations. This conclusion reflects on the importance of interdisciplinary cooperation in mental health care. Reference page(s) listing sources in APA format.
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Select a current trend on a specific mental health promotion topic and write a 10- to 12-page paper in APA format, seventh edition, summarizing your findings. The final written document must include at least one table or figure and be written in 12-font format double-spaced.
Written work should address the following:
(a) Background on the selected topic
b) Purpose of the systematic review within a public health context (i.e. why is this review important for the field of public health?)
c) Selection of articles/studies (i.e. selection process and relevance of articles)
d) Brief description of the research designs/methods used in the studies.
(e) Summary of the main findings of the studies
(e) Main strengths and limitations of the studies
(f) Ethical and/or social justice issues raised by the review
(g) Recommendations for public health practice based on the results of the review.
h) Suggestions for future research based on the results of the review
Power point presentation: 17 pages, detailed summary of the case study.