Reference no: EM131602851

Describe the process you will use to complete clinical assessment (psychosocial assessment already completed) for Tommy, including any other assessments that you feel are pertinent. Provide a rationale for each of your choices, including any concerns with the relevance and biases of potential assessment tools with multicultural populations. If you plan to refer your client to another mental health professional for all or parts of the assessment, identify who that will be and what you will ask that professional to assess.
Provide a discussion on your theoretical approach with this client. Include citations from current literature that support interventions for the diagnosis.

The client is :
Tommy, a 22-year-old white male, has recently returned from an overseas deployment as a member of the armed services. During his time there, his unit lost two members after a roadside bomb caused an accident. Tommy was in the hospital for a concussion after the accident and was never able to return to his unit. He is married and has a two-year-old daughter. Since returning, Tommy has been going to bars during the day and often drinking until passing out at home during the evenings. His wife, Angie, is extremely alarmed, not only for Tommy but for herself and their child, as Tommy gets very angry at times. (writers current diagnosis PTSD and possible substance abuse disorder).