Target Patient Population: Across the Lifespan
Clinical Skills for Students to Achieve
Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation skills in:
· Recognizing clinical signs and symptoms of psychiatric illness
· Differentiating between pathophysiological and psychopathological conditions
· Performing and interpreting a comprehensive and/or interval history and physical examination (including laboratory and diagnostic studies)
· Performing and interpreting a mental status examination
· Performing and interpreting a psychosocial assessment and family psychiatric history
· Performing and interpreting a functional assessment (activities of daily living, occupational, social, leisure, educational).
Diagnostic reasoning skill in:
· Demonstrate knowledge of psychopathology of mental illnesses through discussion for different age groups and mental illnesses
· Developing and prioritizing a differential diagnoses list
· Formulating diagnoses according to DSM 5-TR based on assessment data
· Differentiating between normal/abnormal age-related physiological and psychological symptoms/changes
Psychotherapeutic Treatment Planning:
· Provide psychoeducation to individuals and/or caregivers
· Promote health and disease prevention techniques
Self Assessment skill:
· Develop SMART goals for practicum experiences
· Evaluating outcomes of practicum goals and modify plan as necessary
· Documenting and reflecting on learning experiences
Professional skills:
· Maintains professional boundaries and therapeutic relationship with clients and staff
· Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to improve clinical practice in mental health settings
· Identifies ethical and legal dilemmas with possible resolutions
· Demonstrates non-judgmental practice approach and empathy
· Practices within scope of practice
Selecting and implementing appropriate screening instrument(s) and interpreting results
· Demonstrates selecting the correct screening instrument appropriate for the clinical situation
· Implements the screening instrument efficiently and effectively with the clients
· Interprets results for screening instruments accurately
Walden University PMHNP PRAC 6635 Clinical Skills List
Documentation of Completed Competency/Clinical Skill