PMHNP PRAC 6645 Clinical Skills
Self-Assessment Form
| Desired Clinical Skills for Students to Achieve | Confident (Can complete independently) | Mostly confident (Can complete with supervision) | Beginning (Have performed with supervision or need supervision to feel confident) | New (Have never performed or does not apply) | ||
| Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation skills in: | ||||||
| Recognizing clinical signs and symptoms of psychiatric illness across the lifespan | ||||||
| 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: | ||||||
| Developing and prioritizing a differential diagnoses list | ||||||
| Formulating diagnoses according to DSM 5 based on assessment data | ||||||
| Differentiating between normal/abnormal age-related physiological and psychological symptoms/changes | ||||||
| Pharmacotherapeutic skills in: | ||||||
| Selecting appropriate evidence based clinical practice guidelines for medication plan (e.g., risk/benefit, patient preference, developmental considerations, financial, the process of informed consent, symptom management) | ||||||
| Evaluating patient response and modify plan as necessary | ||||||
| Documenting (e.g., adverse reaction, the patient response, changes to the plan of care) | ||||||
| Psychotherapeutic Treatment Planning: | ||||||
| Recognizes concepts of therapeutic modalities across the lifespan | ||||||
| Selecting appropriate evidence based clinical practice guidelines for psychotherapeutic plan (e.g., risk/benefit, patient preference, developmental considerations, financial, the process of informed consent, symptom management, modality appropriate for situation) | ||||||
| Applies age appropriate psychotherapeutic counseling techniques with individuals, families, and/or groups | ||||||
| Develop an age appropriate individualized plan of care | ||||||
| Provide psychoeducation to individuals, family, and/or groups | ||||||
| Promote health and disease prevention techniques | ||||||
| Self-Assessment skills: | ||||||
| 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), interpreting results, and making recommendations and referrals: | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Develops an appropriate plan of care based upon screening instruments response | ||||||
| Identifies the need to refer to another specialty provider when applicable | ||||||
| Accurately documents recommendations for psychiatric consultations when applicable | ||||||
Summary of strengths:
Opportunities for growth:
Now, write three to four (3–4) possible goals and objectives for this practicum experience. Ensure that they follow the SMART Strategy, as described in the Learning Resources.
| Goal:Objective:Objective:Objective: Goal:Objective:Objective:Objective: Goal: Objective:Objective:Objective: Goal:Objective:Objective:Objective: |
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Self-Assessment Form
| Desired Clinical Skills for Students to Achieve | Confident (Can complete independently) | Mostly confident (Can complete with supervision) | Beginning (Have performed with supervision or need supervision to feel confident) | New (Have never performed or does not apply) | ||
| Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation skills in: | ||||||
| Recognizing clinical signs and symptoms of psychiatric illness across the lifespan | ||||||
| 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: | ||||||
| Developing and prioritizing a differential diagnoses list | ||||||
| Formulating diagnoses according to DSM 5 based on assessment data | ||||||
| Differentiating between normal/abnormal age-related physiological and psychological symptoms/changes | ||||||
| Pharmacotherapeutic skills in: | ||||||
| Selecting appropriate evidence based clinical practice guidelines for medication plan (e.g., risk/benefit, patient preference, developmental considerations, financial, the process of informed consent, symptom management) | ||||||
| Evaluating patient response and modify plan as necessary | ||||||
| Documenting (e.g., adverse reaction, the patient response, changes to the plan of care) | ||||||
| Psychotherapeutic Treatment Planning: | ||||||
| Recognizes concepts of therapeutic modalities across the lifespan | ||||||
| Selecting appropriate evidence based clinical practice guidelines for psychotherapeutic plan (e.g., risk/benefit, patient preference, developmental considerations, financial, the process of informed consent, symptom management, modality appropriate for situation) | ||||||
| Applies age appropriate psychotherapeutic counseling techniques with individuals, families, and/or groups | ||||||
| Develop an age appropriate individualized plan of care | ||||||
| Provide psychoeducation to individuals, family, and/or groups | ||||||
| Promote health and disease prevention techniques | ||||||
| Self-Assessment skills: | ||||||
| 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), interpreting results, and making recommendations and referrals: | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Develops an appropriate plan of care based upon screening instruments response | ||||||
| Identifies the need to refer to another specialty provider when applicable | ||||||
| Accurately documents recommendations for psychiatric consultations when applicable | ||||||
Summary of strengths:
Opportunities for growth:
Now, write three to four (3–4) possible goals and objectives for this practicum experience. Ensure that they follow the SMART Strategy, as described in the Learning Resources.
| Goal:Objective:Objective:Objective: Goal:Objective:Objective:Objective: Goal: Objective:Objective:Objective: Goal:Objective:Objective:Objective: |
Signature:
Date:
Course/Section:
