Discuss “Captain of the Ship” Project – Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders.
Discuss “Captain of the Ship” Project – Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders.
July 15, 2020 Comments Off on Discuss “Captain of the Ship” Project – Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders. Uncategorized Assignment-helpassignment: “Captain of the Ship” Project – Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic DisordersIn earlier weeks, you were introduced to the concept of the “captain of the ship.” In this Assignment, you become the “captain of the ship” once again as you provide treatment recommendations and identify medical management, community support resources, and follow-up plans for a client with a schizophrenia spectrum/other psychotic disorder.Learning ObjectivesStudents will:Recommend psychopharmacologic treatments based on therapeutic endpoints for clients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disordersRecommend psychotherapy based on therapeutic endpoints for clients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disordersIdentify medical management needs for clients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disordersIdentify community support resources for clients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disordersRecommend follow-up plans for clients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disordersTo prepare for this Assignment:Select an adult or older adult client with a schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder you have seen in your practicum.In x pages, write a treatment plan for your client in which you do the following:PLEASE ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW CLEARLY USING APA FORMAT.PLEASE PROVIDE A PURPOSE STATEMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PAPER EXAMPLESo the purpose statement generally comes prior to starting your assignment to frame your work. FOR EXAMPLE For week 2, it would be something like this: This week, I will be moving into the “Captain of the Ship” role to practice autonomy in assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a patient with depression. I will also decide upon psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacology treatments, medical needs, and ensure follow-up with resources in the community. Lastly, I will include a treatment end point for therapy and psychopharmacology management and back my decisions with evidence based practice. 1.Describe the HPI and clinical impression for the client.2.Recommend psychopharmacologic treatments and describe specific and therapeutic endpoints for your psychopharmacologic agent. (This should relate to HPI and clinical impression.)3.Recommend psychotherapy choices (individual, family, and group) and specific therapeutic endpoints for your choices.4.Identify medical management needs, including primary care needs, specific to this client.5.Identify community support resources (housing, socioeconomic needs, etc.) and community agencies that are available to assist the client.6.Recommend a plan for follow-up intensity and frequency and collaboration with other providers.PLEASE SOME OF THE RESOURCES BELOW BECAUSE THEY ARE REQUIRERequired ReadingsAmerican Nurses Association. (2014). Psychiatric-mental health nursing: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Author.Standard 15 “Resource Utilization” (pages 82-83)American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.“Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders”Ferreira, C. D., de Souza, M. G. D., Fernández-Calvo, B., Machado-de-Sousa, J. P., Cecilio Hallak, J. E., & Torro-Alves, N. (2016). Neurocognitive functions in schizophrenia: A systematic review of the effects of typical and atypical antipsychotic drugs. Psychology & Neuroscience, 9(1), 12–31. doi:10.1037/pne0000045Gabbard, G. O. (2014). Gabbard’s treatment of psychiatric disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publications.Chapter 8, “Early-Stage Schizophrenia”Chapter 9, “Toward a Dimensional Understanding of Psychosis and Its Treatment”Chapter 10, “Psychosocial Treatments for Chronic Psychosis”Chapter 11, “Pharmacological Treatment of Psychosis”Granholm, E., Holden, J., Link, P. C., & McQuaid, J. R. (2014). Randomized clinical trial of cognitive behavioral social skills training for schizophrenia: Improvement in functioning and experiential negative symptoms. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 82(6), 1173–1185. doi:10.1037/a0037098Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2014). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry: Behavioral sciences/clinical psychiatry (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.Chapter 7, “Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders” (pp. 300–346)


