Target Patient Population: Across the Lifespan

Clinical Skills for Students to Achieve Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation skills in:

• Recognizing clinical signs and symptoms of psychiatric illness • Differentiating between pathophysiological and psychopathological conditions • Performing and interpreting a comprehensive and/or interval history and physical

examination (including laboratory and diagnostic studies) • Performing and interpreting a mental status examination • Performing and interpreting a psychosocial assessment and family psychiatric history • Performing and interpreting a functional assessment (activities of daily living,

occupational, social, leisure, educational). Diagnostic reasoning skill in:

• Demonstrate knowledge of psychopathology of mental illnesses through discussion for different age groups and mental illnesses

• Developing and prioritizing a differential diagnoses list • Formulating diagnoses according to DSM 5 based on assessment data • Differentiating between normal/abnormal age-related physiological and psychological

symptoms/changes Psychotherapeutic Treatment Planning:

• Provide psychoeducation to individuals and/or caregivers • Promote health and disease prevention techniques

Self Assessment skill: • Develop SMART goals for practicum experiences • Evaluating outcomes of practicum goals and modify plan as necessary • Documenting and reflecting on learning experiences

Professional skills: • Maintains professional boundaries and therapeutic relationship with clients and staff • Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to improve clinical practice in mental health

settings • Identifies ethical and legal dilemmas with possible resolutions • Demonstrates non-judgmental practice approach and empathy • Practices within scope of practice

Selecting and implementing appropriate screening instrument(s) and interpreting results • Demonstrates selecting the correct screening instrument appropriate for the clinical

situation • Implements the screening instrument efficiently and effectively with the clients • Interprets results for screening instruments accurately

Walden University PMHNP PRAC 6635 Clinical Skills List

Documentation of Completed Competency/Clinical Skill

Competency/Clinical Skill