Purpose
The purpose of this assessment task is for students to demonstrate their ability to undertake a holistic mental health assessment and engage case formulation based on a consumer from the youth and young adult age demographic (12-24 years). Description In this assessment task your mental health assessment must be based on a consumer that you have cared for within the context of an inpatient setting or community-based mental health service.
You are required to undertake a holistic mental health assessment and provide a structured formulation using a recognised formulation tool. In order to maintain confidentiality in your final submission, you must use a pseudonym when referring to this consumer and the context in which the mental health assessment was based.
In other words, do not give the real name of the consumer or the clinical area that you work in.
Your case formulation should:
- Provide an introduction to the consumer and give an overview of the reasons why they are presenting to the inpatient setting or community mental health service
- Present a comprehensive biopsychosocial history
- Provide a comprehensive and structured mental state examination
- Present a comprehensive risk assessment which includes adaptive coping strategies
- Provide a structured formulation of the persons presentation
As you are completing this mental health assessment with a young person, your assessment and formulation needs to acknowledge key factors that are relevant to their age group – 12 – 24 years. You need to incorporate specific assessment tools or evidence based strategies that are used in the assessment and case formulation of consumers from this demographic.