Assignment: Decision Tree (Week 5: Anxiety Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence)

Assignment: Decision Tree

For this Assignment, as you examine the client case study in this week’s Learning Resources, consider how you might assess and treat pediatric clients presenting symptoms of a mental health disorder.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Evaluate clients for treatment of mental health disorders


• Analyze decisions made throughout diagnosis and treatment of clients with mental health disorders

The Assignment:

Examine Case 2: You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the diagnosis and treatment for this client. Be sure to consider co-morbid physical as well as mental factors that might impact the client’s diagnosis and treatment.

At each Decision Point, stop to complete the following:

• Decision #1: Differential Diagnosis

• Which Decision did you select?


• Why did you select this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.


• What were you hoping to achieve by making this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.


• Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #1 and the results of the Decision. Why were they different?

• Decision #2: Treatment Plan for Psychotherapy

• Why did you select this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.


• What were you hoping to achieve by making this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.


• Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #2 and the results of the Decision. Why were they different?

• Decision #3: Treatment Plan for Psychopharmacology

• Why did you select this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.


• What were you hoping to achieve by making this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.


• Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #3 and the results of the decision. Why were they different?

• Also include how ethical considerations might impact your treatment plan and communication with clients and their families.

Note: Support your rationale with a minimum of three academic resources. While you may use the course text to support your rationale, it will not count toward the resource requirement.