Unit Three: Screening Tools and Procedures
Chapter 13: Screening Tools & Measuring Outcomes in Mental Health
Unit Three: Class Three
Learning Objectives
3.3.1. List screening tools and guidelines to identify mental health issues.
3.3.2. Explain how the results are documented in the electronic health record for communication, monitoring care, and outcome analysis (intra/inter-office, state and local registries).
3.3.3. Summarize the importance of screening tools as a measure of health, measure of results, and standards in care.
3.3.4. List the pros and cons of three screening tools.
3.3.5. Explain how you might utilize support staff of team members to administer, chart the results, and/or coordinate care.
Reading Assignments
Textbook:
- Depression -Chapter 2, pgs 27-54
- Anxiety & Trauma Disorders – Chapter 4, pgs 78-100
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Integrated Settings – Chapter 4, pgs 63-87