Each week you will be given a prompt to write a reflective journal assignment that will allow you to investigate areas for clinical preparation in psychiatric mental health. The reflective journal should abide by APA writing standards, include a minimum of one reference in APA format, and be a minimum of 250 words.

Watch the video related to a Psychiatric Mental Health Assessment

Review the Initial Psychiatric Assessment SOAP Note Template.

Now that you have reviewed assessments thoroughly and in the psychotherapy course, give a brief summary of your thoughts about a psychiatric mental health initial assessment. Why is this critical to the care of the mental health patient? What areas were you surprised to see on a psychiatric mental health initial assessment? Why is crisis management such an important component of the assessment to determine suicidality?

Research the CCSR-S tool on the SAMHSA site. Select [View Resource] then [Get the Questions].

How is this tool beneficial to suicide prevention?