Assignment: Practicum – Assessing Client Families ( Week 5)

Part 1: Comprehensive Client Family Assessment:

Create a comprehensive client assessment for your selected client family that addresses (without violating HIPAA regulations) the following:

• Demographic information
• Presenting problem
• History or present illness
• Past psychiatric history
• Medical history
• Substance use history
• Developmental history
• Family psychiatric history
• Psychosocial history
• History of abuse and/or trauma
• Review of systems
• Physical assessment
• Mental status exam
• Differential diagnosis
• Case formulation
• Treatment plan

Part 2: Family Genogram:

Develop a genogram for the client family you selected. The genogram should extend back at least three generations (parents, grandparents, and great grandparents).