Psychology Question
Overview
During Week 5, you crafted a video demonstrating your skill in sharing assessment results with a student/client and/or their family. This week, you will share the results of an assessment with a stakeholder. As you learned in Week 5, counselors are constantly required to communicate assessment results both to clients and to others, including parents, agencies, and other professionals. This skill is crucial as it bridges the gap between the insights gained through assessments and their meaningful application in therapeutic interventions.
As was mentioned earlier, effective communication of assessment results is a pivotal aspect of the counseling process. Communicating assessment results to stakeholders is important because it helps to foster stakeholder engagement. Beyond the client, stakeholders such as family members, educators, or other healthcare professionals may play a crucial role in the client's well-being. Your ability to communicate assessment results to these stakeholders is vital for creating a support network. It ensures that everyone involved is on the same page, working toward common goals, and provides a holistic approach to the client's mental health.
Instructions
In this assignment, you will build upon the suicide assessment case scenario from Week 6, focusing on effective communication of assessment results. Your task is to create a detailed report that not only provides accurate information but also demonstrates sensitivity to the complexities of the case.
School counselors and clinical mental health counselors have distinct roles in suicide assessment. For this reason, the assignment instructions differ for each specialization to best prepare you for your future role as a counselor. Follow the instructions for your specialization.
Instructions for a Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Write a report that you will send to your referral source or other stakeholder. In your report, include:
- Demographic information: Provide a succinct overview of the client's demographic details.
- Mental status exam: Write 1–2 sentences for the MSE based on the information in the case scenario.
- Presenting problem: Clearly articulate the client's presenting problem, ensuring clarity for the referral source or stakeholder.
- Relevant background and history: Include a comprehensive overview of the client's background and history, integrating cultural considerations that may impact the assessment and treatment process. Support this description by citing scholarly sources.
- Risk and protective factors: Identify and discuss the risk and protective factors that emerged during the assessment. Provide a nuanced understanding of how these factors contribute to the client's current situation.
- Suicide assessment results: Present the findings of the suicide assessment. Include a detailed analysis of the identified risk level. Use clear and respectful language, recognizing the sensitivity of the topic.
- Recommendation for treatment and rationale: Propose a thoughtful treatment recommendation for the client. Justify your recommendation based on the assessment results and relevant clinical considerations.
Guidelines for Report Development
- Professional tone: Maintain a professional and empathetic tone throughout the report, acknowledging the gravity of the subject matter.
- Ethical considerations: Address ethical considerations associated with conveying sensitive information. Ensure confidentiality and privacy are upheld. Cite ethical codes to support these considerations.
- Clarity and accessibility: Structure the report in a clear and accessible manner, facilitating easy understanding for the referral source or stakeholder. Ensure that you are communicating key findings of the assessment and support this with reference to scholarly sources.
- Length: This should be a 1–2 page report.
Please see the Example Suicide Assessment Stakeholder Report [PDF] to help you complete this assignment.
Instructions for a School Counselor
Write a report based on your conversation with the student.
- Use the Suicide Informational Questionnaire Sample (pages 6–8) found in the ASCA's Information-Gathering Tool (found on the Week 6: Assignment Resources reading list). as a guide, but be sure to write your report in narrative form.
- Include a comprehensive overview of the client's background and history, integrating cultural considerations that may impact the assessment and treatment process. Support this description by citing scholarly sources.
Guidelines for Report Development
- Professional tone: Maintain a professional and empathetic tone throughout the report, acknowledging the gravity of the subject matter.
- Ethical considerations: Address ethical considerations associated with conveying sensitive information. Ensure confidentiality and privacy are upheld. Cite ethical codes to support these considerations.
- Clarity and accessibility: Structure the report in a clear and accessible manner, facilitating easy understanding for the referral source or stakeholder. Ensure that you are communicating key findings of the assessment and support this with reference to scholarly sources.
- Length: This should be a 1–2 page written report. Although you will use the Suicide Informational Questionnaire Sample as a guide, you should write your report in a narrative form.
Assignment Requirements
Your assignment should also meet the following requirements:
- Written communication: Written communication is free from errors that would detract from the overall message.
- APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style. Use Academic Writer for guidance in citing sources and formatting your paper in proper APA style. See the Writing Center for more APA resources specific to your degree level.
- Length of paper: 1–2 typed, double-spaced pages.
- Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.