When a person seeks mental health counseling, there is no set procedure. Each mental health professional has their own way of proceeding to help individuals who seek help. The first step would be an assessment of needs.
A mental health assessment is when a professional -- like your family doctor, a psychologist, or a psychiatrist -- checks to see if you might have a mental problem and what type of treatment may help.
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a domain based assessment stipulates different areas that impact on a individuals ability to manage areas in their life. eg mental health, health education
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Self-assessment is helpful for mental/emotional health. It lets you look into yourself and look at the aspects that are important to your basic identity. This is only between you and your mind, so I wouldn't say social or physical.
The practice of "nursing" or delivering nursing care rests upon the health assessment. A health assessment asks about or observes every area of the body, mental and social health, and identifies problems through the assessment. Without an assessment, a nurse would not be as aware of the health problems affecting thispatient, or be prepared to do the patient education that this patient needs. A lack of nursing assessment would be like asking an everyday citizen to perform open heart surgery: A nurse, with proper education, training, and assessment skills can perform nursing duties that promote and protect the health and well-being of each patient.
The parent has every right to do as needed for a child who has not reached the age of consent. Pregnancy makes no difference--the age of the girl trumps everything. The baby's father has no control at all.
Yes. In fact, psychiatrists factor in significant general medical conditions under "axis III" of the assessment and plan for their patients.
An ex-parte assessment is a means for providing individuals with emergency services and temporary detention for mental health evaluation when required. "Ex-parte" means one-sided. This is an involuntary or one-sided assessment. An ex-parte assessment can be made when the person is a threat to themselves or others. If the petition is granted, then the person will be held at a mental health facility for 72 hours to determine the necessity of treatment.