Assessment is as essential to family therapy as it is to individual therapy. Although families often present with one person identified as the “problem,” the assessment process will help you better understand family roles and determine whether the identified problem client is in fact the root of the family’s issues. As you examine the Hernandez Family: Sessions 1-6 videos in this week’s Learning Resources, consider how you might assess and treat the client family. Address in a comprehensive client assessment of the Hernandez family 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 WAL_NURS6650_02_E_EN-CC.mp4WAL_NURS6650_02_C_EN-CC.mp4WAL_NURS6650_02_D_EN-CC.mp4WAL_NURS6650_02_B_EN-CC.mp4WAL_NURS6650_02_A_EN-CC.mp4WAL_NURS6650_02_F_EN-CC.mp4
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