In this Assignment, you become the “captain of the ship” once again as you provide treatment recommendations and identify medical management, community support resources, and follow-up plans for a client with a schizophrenia spectrum/other psychotic disorder. Goal: • Recommend psychopharmacologic treatments based on therapeutic endpoints for clients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders • Recommend psychotherapy based on therapeutic endpoints for clients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders • Identify medical management needs for clients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders • Identify community support resources for clients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders • Recommend follow-up plans for clients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders To prepare for this Assignment: Select an adult or older adult client with a schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder you have seen in your practicum. The Assignment: In 3 pages Write a treatment plan for your client in which you do the following: • Describe the HPI and clinical impression for the client. • Recommend psychopharmacologic treatments and describe specific and therapeutic endpoints for your psychopharmacologic agent. (This should relate to HPI and clinical impression.) • Recommend psychotherapy choices (individual, family, and group) and specific therapeutic endpoints for your choices. • Identify medical management needs, including primary care needs, specific to this client. • Identify community support resources (housing, socioeconomic needs, etc.) and community agencies that are available to assist the client. • Recommend a plan for follow-up intensity and frequency and collaboration with other providers. •
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