For this Assignment, as you examine the client case study in this week’s Learning Resources, consider how you might assess and treat adult and older adult clients presenting symptoms of a mental health disorder.

For this Assignment, as you examine the client case study in this week’s Learning Resources, consider how you might assess and treat adult and older adult clients presenting symptoms of a mental health disorder.

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Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Evaluate      clients for treatment of mental health disorders
• Analyze      decisions made throughout diagnosis      and treatment of clients with mental health disorders

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
  • Which Decision did you select?
  • Why did you select this Decision?       Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning       Resources.
  • What were you hoping to achieve       by making this Decision? Support your response with evidence and       references to the Learning Resources.
  • 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
  • Why did you select this Decision?       Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning       Resources.
  • What were you hoping to achieve       by making this Decision? Support your response with evidence and       references to the Learning Resources.
  • 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
  • Why did you select this Decision?       Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning       Resources.
  • What were you hoping to achieve       by making this Decision? Support your response with evidence and       references to the Learning Resources.
  • 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 family. ( please see attachment).