FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT I ATTACHED A COPY OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT I PREVIOUSLY USED. YOU CAN CHANGE THINGS UP TO FIT THE ASSIGNMENT. THIS MAY ONLY TAKE ABOUT A PAGE. IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE IN THE FORMAT I SENT IT. JUST REGULAR WRITE-UP WITH PARAGRAPHS LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO. THANKS
To Prepare
Reflect on the study plan you created in NRNP 6665. Did you accomplish your SMART goals? What areas of focus still present opportunities for growth?
The Assignment
Revise your study plan summarizing your current strengths and opportunities for improvement.
Develop 3–4 new SMART goals for this quarter and the tasks you need to complete to accomplish each goal. Include a timetable for accomplishing them and a description of how you will measure your progress.
Describe resources you would use to accomplish your goals and tasks, such as ways to participate in a study group or review course, mnemonics and other mental strategies, and print or online resources you could use to study.
Goals and objectives
| 1. Goal: To be proficient in having an age-appropriate diagnosis for children and adults in 7 weeks and applying the right diagnostic scale.
a. Objective: will collaborate with my preceptor to learn how to apply age-appropriate diagnosis. b. Objective: Apply one day in a week to learn age-appropriate diagnosis in children. c. Objective: Apply one day in a week to learn age-appropriate diagnosis in adults. 2. Goal: To be skillful in knowing age-appropriate medication doses to patients according to symptoms and diagnosis before week 10. a. Objective: Collaborate with the preceptor on weekly bases on medication prescription and patient’s symptoms. b. Objective: To evaluate at the end of every week medication effectiveness and symptoms of illness. c. Objective: To review using prescribers guide by Steven. M medication dosage and symptoms every week. 3. Goal: To be able to determine the appropriate treatment plan for patient based on their reported symptoms in 10 weeks. a. Objective: collaborate with my preceptor weekly on treatment plan formation and patients’ symptoms. b. Objective: Apply the material provided by Walden to learn how formulate appropriate treatment plan. c. Objective: Devote 2 hours weekly reviewing evidence-based material on treatment plan formation. 4. Goal: a. Objective: b. Objective: c. Objective:
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Solution
Study Plan and Reflection
On the study plan, I created in NRNP 6665, I feel that I have largely achieved my objectives. My current strengths include that I can now arrive at age-appropriate DSM-5 diagnoses for children and adults without guidance; I can also determine the correct age-appropriate medication doses for adults and children depending on signs and symptoms. The opportunity for improvement that I still have is to better understand and cope up with appropriate and comprehensive treatment plans for psychiatric patients.
SMART Goals
Goal 1: To come up with the age-appropriate appropriate treatment plans for at least 20 patients within the first month of the quarter.
Task: Assessing, diagnosing, and writing treatment for the patients in the clinical area supervised by a senior qualified staff or preceptor.
Goal 2: To determine the age-appropriate psychometric assessment tools for at least 10 clients within the second month of the quarter.
Task: Seeing and evaluating at least 15 clients who require assessment tools like the PHQ-9 and GAD-7.
Goal 3: To acquire proficiency in DSM-5 diagnoses for clients across the lifespan.
Task: Seeing and diagnosing psychiatric illnesses for at least 10 children and 10 adults within the third month of the quarter.
Timetable
| Weeks | Goal | Materials/ Resources | Tasks | Time |
| 1-4 | Goal 1: To come up with the age-appropriate appropriate treatment plans for at least 20 patients within the first month of the quarter. | · Stahl’s essential psychopharmacology: Prescriber’s guide, 6th ed. (Stahl, 2017).
· DSM-5 pocket guide for child and adolescent mental health (Hilt & Nussbaum, 2016). |
Assessing, diagnosing, and writing treatment for the patients in the clinical area supervised by a senior qualified staff or preceptor. | 5-7 hours per week |
| 5-8 | Goal 2: To determine the age-appropriate psychometric assessment tools for at least 10 clients within the second month of the quarter. | · Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), 5th ed. (APA, 2013).
· The psychiatric interview, 4th ed. (Carlat, 2017). |
Seeing and evaluating at least 15 clients who require assessment tools like the PHQ-9 and GAD-7. | 5-6 hours weekly |
| 9-12 | Goal 3: To acquire proficiency in DSM-5 diagnoses for clients across the lifespan.
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· Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), 5th ed. (APA, 2013).
· The psychiatric interview, 4th ed. (Carlat, 2017). |
Seeing and diagnosing psychiatric illnesses for at least 10 children and 10 adults within the third month of the quarter. | 4-5 hours every week |
References
American Psychological Association [APA] (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), 5th ed. Author.
Carlat, D.J. (2017). The psychiatric interview, 4th ed. Wolters Kluwer.
Hilt, R.J., & Nussbaum, A.M. (2016). DSM-5 pocket guide for child and adolescent mental health. American Psychiatric Association Publishing.
Stahl, S.M. (2017). Stahl’s essential psychopharmacology: Prescriber’s guide, 6th ed. Cambridge University Press.