Evaluate clients for treatment of mental health disorders
 Analyze decisions made throughout diagnosis and treatment of clients with mental
health disorders
The Assignment:
Examine Case 2: You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the diagnosis
and treatment for this client. Be sure to consider co-morbid physical as well as mental
factors that might impact the client’s diagnosis and treatment.
At each Decision Point, stop to complete the following:
 Decision #1: Differential Diagnosis
o Which Decision did you select?
o Why did you select this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references
to the Learning Resources.
o What were you hoping to achieve by making this Decision? Support your response with
evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
o Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #1 and the
results of the Decision. Why were they different?
 Decision #2: Treatment Plan for Psychotherapy
o Why did you select this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references
to the Learning Resources.
o What were you hoping to achieve by making this Decision? Support your response with
evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
o Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #2 and the
results of the Decision. Why were they different?
 Decision #3: Treatment Plan for Psychopharmacology
o Why did you select this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references
to the Learning Resources.
o What were you hoping to achieve by making this Decision? Support your response with
evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
o Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #3 and the
results of the decision. Why were they different?
 Also include how ethical considerations might impact your treatment plan and
communication with clients and their families.

Solution:

Practicum Assignment- Tyrel Case

This practicum assignment provides an analysis of Tyrel, an 8-year old black male, brought to the clinic mother for complaints about various psychiatric complaints. The paper includes three decisions, one for the diagnosis, and two for treatment plan with rationales. The paper also identifies the differences between the expected and actual outcomes and the ethical and legal considerations in treating the patient.

Decision One

The diagnosis made for Tyrel is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). As described by the American Psychiatric Association [APA] (2013), OCD is a pattern of unreasonable and uncontrollable thoughts, ideas, sensations, and fears (obsessions) that lead into one doing repetitive/ recurrent behaviors (compulsion). OCD interferes with one’s daily activities and has high potential for causing significant distress……Please click the icon below to purchase full   solution at $10