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Assessment - Case study

Task description: The aim of this assignment is for students to conduct a holistic assessment of a person's situation, using your professional and clinical judgement. Students are to gain a greater understanding of how to summarise assessment information in a way which is meaningful, and to gain practice in care plan development.

What you need to do:

This is an individual assignment of 1700 words
Related to the person in the case study, your assignment will demonstrate your understanding of the following:

Part 1: Holistic planning and assessment

1. Complete a mental status examination for your case study
• Use correct terms and cite your sources
• Approx.. 250 words

2. Clinical formulation
Use the information gathered from the case study to complete the clinical formulation under the headings of presenting, precipitating, predisposing, perpetuating, and protective factors (5Ps), in relation to biological, psychological, and social factors, relevant to the presentation of the person described in your case study.
• Approx.. 250 words

3. Plan for Nursing Care
Identify two high priority problems/goals for the person and briefly justify which each is a priority

For EACH problem/goal, identify the persons strengths and barriers, outline one (1) nursing intervention and briefly explain how this is likely to contribute to the care of the person. Interventions must be nursing related, based on evidence, and specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely (SMART Care Goals).
• Approx.. 350 words

4. Clinical handover
• SBAR approach
• Approx. 150 words
Part 2: Therapeutic engagement and clinical interpretation
• Approx. 800 words

5. Explain one specific strategy that you might use for the development of a therapeutic relationship with the selected person in the case study. Why is this important for that person? How would this apply to the nursing interventions you described

6. Describe how the specific nursing interventions relate to the principles of the recovery model. What would be one issue that you may encounter while working with this person and how will you ensure that ‘you' provide high quality care?

There is no need for an introduction or a conclusion

You will need to justify your assignment points with references to relevant literature. Students who plan to do well in this assignment will read and use the unit readings as well as additional evidence-based resources.

Presentation requirements: This assessment task must:
Your assignment should be written in CiteWrite APA style and prepared as follows:
• Has a cover sheet with the assessment title, your name, student number, tutor name and word count. Coversheet template is recommended.
• Include a ‘footer' on each page with your name, student number, unit code and page number.
• 3 cm margins on all sides, double-spaced text
• Use font, such as Times New Roman, Arial or Calibri; font size 12

Learning outcomes assessed: 1. The development of professional therapeutic relationships with people with mental health issues and their carers and significant others.

2. The effect of socio demographic and cultural factors on mental health

3. To assess risks and strengths of the person with mental health issues, their carers and significant others, and to consider these while planning, developing, implementing and evaluating the evidence-based initiatives which promote mental health, facilitate recovery and promote wellbeing and resilience.

4. Supporting the rights of people with mental health issues to lead their treatment and recovery process, while also taking into account their carers and significant others. To collaborate (with consent) with others in the treatment and recovery process, while providing high quality care

5. The use of empathetic and compassionate language, professional therapeutic relationships with mental health consumers, their carers, and significant others.

6. Contemporary models of care such as recovery-orientated practice, trauma-informed care, and social determinant approach

Attachment:- Mental Health Self and Others.rar