For this assignment each student will choose a mental health or chronic medical

For this assignment each student will choose a mental health or chronic medical condition that they want to become more familiar with. Students will describe a hypothetical client that comes to an integrated primary health care clinic and is referred to the behavioral health care consultant. Based on the description of the client’s presenting problem students will identify a screening measure that could be used at assessment and follow-up appointments as one source of objective information on change in client symptoms, functioning or quality of life.
Make a functional assessment to clarify how the problem affects the client’s daily life. At the end of the functional assessment make a problem summary statement. The next step is to agree on a goal with the client. Assuming that the client has been presented with several intervention options and has selected one to learn and practice, this will be the change plan.
Once you and the client have mutually agreed on a change plan, briefly write the plan out. A behavioral prescription pad can be a helpful tool for writing these recommendations (see Hunter, Figure 2.4, p. 25) and useful as a reminder for clients. The intervention in the client’s change plan should be described in a step-by-step fashion, include all information that the behavioral health consultant would provide, skills they would teach, and resources they would provide. Finally, ask if the client sees any barriers or challenges to following the change plan (i.e., money, time, friends, family members) and determine how to deal with those barriers before starting the plan.
Describe the hypothetical client including demographics [1 page]
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Describe client’s presenting problem [1-2 paragraphs]
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Screening instrument [The actual instrument does not need to be included]
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Functional assessment ending with a summary of the problem [1 page]
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Goal (or goals) agreed on by the client [1 paragraph]
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Change plan (Name of intervention and the steps the client needs to take to do it) [1 page]
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Client barriers and follow-up [1-2 paragraphs]