SW 415 - Behavioral Health Strengths Assessment and Diagnosis

1. Understand the role of mental health diagnosis in a comprehensive bio-psychosocial-spiritual assessment, with critical attention to the importance of: human developmental stage, physical health, culture, diversity, the person-in-environment perspective, and the possibility of co-occurring disorders and/or multiple vulnerabilities.
2. Complete a mental status examination and risk assessment, while demonstrating familiarity with clinical assessment vocabulary and tools that are used commonly in social work practice. 
3. Formulate a diagnosis based on DSM-5-TR for inclusion in a bio-psychosocial-spiritual assessment, while recognizing the need for differential diagnosis and the limitations of any diagnostic classification system.
4. Understand the efficacy of coordinated, integrated multi-disciplinary assessment and intervention, including but not always limited to the following collaborative team members: medical, psychiatric, psychological/psychometric, neuropsychological, and occupational therapy. 
5. Create an evidence-based intervention plan that is client/family driven and culturally responsive to the needs identified in the assessment with a focus on strengths, recovery, advocacy and when indicated, multi-disciplinary and/or multi-systemic intervention. 
6. Manage the ethical and legal implications related to assessment and diagnosis, paired with clinical judgment and willingness to seek consultation when indicated. 
7. Provide psycho education for clients, families, and significant others regarding the assessment, diagnoses, and evidence-based practices that support positive outcomes, recovery, and relapse-prevention.
8. Monitor and manage own biases and countertransference reactions related to client/family behaviors, symptom presentations, diagnostic categories, intervention “non-compliance,” addiction relapse, systemic barriers and other mental health recovery challenges.