Write a research-based paper of at least 5 pages (not counting the title and reference pages) in current APA
format that focuses on mental heaith assessment and a mental health diagnosis of your choice. The paper must include at
least 3 scholarly references in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible. The paper wilt focus on 1 mental health
disorder, and you will describe the symptoms that would be present for a client that could come to see you as a social
worker.
Create a scenario where a client would present the mental health symptoms of a mental health diagnosis that you choose
to research. Describe the client's presenting symptoms and how you have used the appropriate assessment tools, such
as the mental status examination, cultural views, family history, any substance abuse history, and any physical health
problems, to make the correct diagnosis (as discussed in the textbooks). Then, discuss the appropriate interventions for
that specific diagnosis with research information about what has been effective for the chosen mental heaith diagnosis.
The paper must include a description of the client's strengths and the utilization of the biblical views for making both the
assessment and treatment interventions. Incorporate at least 1 relevant Bible verse.
Write your paper in current APA format. The paper must include:
a. Title page
b. Describe the use of the different assessment tools, such as the mental health status examination and the other
important areas of focus with a client. for making the appropriate mental health diagnosis with the fictional client who
would come in for services from you as the social worker.
c. Describe the symptoms that meet the criteria for the chosen mental health diagnosis with the fictional client who would
come in for services from you as the social worker.
d. From what you have leamed. prepare at least 2 suggestions for treatment interventions (specific type of evidence-
based therapy that has helped with the chosen diagnosis, common types of medications prescribed, etc.) for the chosen
diagnosis.
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