WEEK 1 PRAC 6645
PRAC 6635 Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form
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Desired Clinical Skills for Students to Achieve |
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Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation skills in: |
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Recognizing clinical signs and symptoms of psychiatric illness |
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Differentiating between pathophysiological and psychopathological conditions |
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Performing and interpreting a comprehensive and/or interval history and physical examination (including laboratory and diagnostic studies) |
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Performing and interpreting a mental status examination |
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Performing and interpreting a psychosocial assessment and family psychiatric history |
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Performing and interpreting a functional assessment (activities of daily living, occupational, social, leisure, educational). |
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Diagnostic reasoning skill in: |
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Demonstrate knowledge of psychopathology of mental illnesses through discussion for different age groups and mental illnesses |
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Developing and prioritizing a differential diagnoses list |
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Formulating diagnoses according to DSM 5 based on assessment data |
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Differentiating between normal/abnormal age-related physiological and psychological symptoms/changes |
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Psychotherapeutic Treatment Planning: |
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Provide psychoeducation to individuals and/or any caregivers |
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Promote health and disease prevention techniques |
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Self Assessment skill: |
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Develop SMART goals for practicum experiences |
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Evaluating outcomes of practicum goals and modify plan as necessary |
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Documenting and reflecting on learning experiences |
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Professional skills: |
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Maintains professional boundaries and therapeutic relationship with clients and staff |
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Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to improve clinical practice in mental health settings |
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Identifies ethical and legal dilemmas with possible resolutions |
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Demonstrates non-judgmental practice approach and empathy |
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Practices within scope of practice |
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Selecting and implementing appropriate screening instrument(s) and interpreting results: |
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Demonstrates selecting the correct screening instrument appropriate for the clinical situation |
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Implements the screening instrument efficiently and effectively with the clients |
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Interprets results for screening instruments accurately |
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Identifies the need to refer to another specialty provider when applicable |
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Accurately documents recommendations for psychiatric consultations when applicable |
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Summary of strengths:
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The major strength that I possess is professionalism. I know how to maintain boundaries with colleagues and patients. I ensure that I act with professionalism. Moreover, I ensure that I do not judge anyone when practicing and especially the patients. That enables me to remain ethical. I also have the strength of discerning the difference in symptoms of different mental illnesses.
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Opportunities for growth:
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I feel like Selecting and implementing appropriate screening instrument(s) and interpreting results is one of the areas that I need to learn more about. I should also learn more about the symptoms and signs of the different mental illnesses.
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Now, write three to four (3–4) possible goals and objectives for this practicum experience. Ensure that they follow the SMART Strategy, as described in the Learning Resources.
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1. Goal: In this practicum, I want to correctly identify the clinical symptoms and signs of the mental illnesses that the patients I will see during the clinical rotation have. a. Objective: Improve my diagnostic reasoning skills b. Objective: Identify the comprehensive psychiatric evaluations required c. Objective: Improve my self-assessment skills.
a. Objective: Identify the comprehensive psychiatric evaluations required b. Objective: Improve my professional skills c. Objective: Improve my diagnostic reasoning skills
3. Goal: I want to improve my confidence when attending to patients by the end of the practicum a. Objective: Improve my self-assessment skills. b. Objective: Improve my diagnostic reasoning skills c. Objective: Improve my professional skills
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Signature:
Date: 05/06/2021
Course/Section: NURS 6635-44