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ASSESSMENT IN
CORRECTIONS
PRESENTATION
JUSTIN GUERRERO
SUMMARY OF CRYSTALS CASE
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Crystal:
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Crystal is a 48-year-old female from a large city. She resides in a resource-constrained area with marked levels of continuous
gang violence and inadequate social services, such as insufficient policing. At the time of treatment, Crystal is married with
two school-going children and is informally employed. Crystal was referred for treatment after witnessing a gang-related
killing of a 23-year-old male in front of her house. Crystal reported to have known the young man who was shot, as he lived in
the same neighborhood as Crystal. Since the event, Crystal reported feelings of fear and did not want to leave her house. She
reported feelings of anger and shame for not having the courage to prevent the shooting. She avoided talking about the
event and could not walk past or look at the location of the killing, which was near her front gate. She reported to have poor
concentration and sleep, which resulted in her using medication to fall asleep at night. In addition, Crystal described that she
struggled to understand why people could be so cruel to each other. In addition, Crystal reported distress related to her
marriage. On assessment, Crystal reported only verbal and emotional abuse, but it later became apparent that she had also
experienced physical abuse in her marriage. Crystal is going through an intake after being arrested for drug possession.
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MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT ARE PRESENT IN
CRYSTAL
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PTSD
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Schizophrenia
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Depression
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MULTIPLE ASSESSMENTS TO BE USED WITH CRYSTAL
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The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) is a standard test used to
diagnose PTSD
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There are also at home assessments they do for clients
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There is also the Davidson trauma scale which is a self assessment
MULTIPLE ASSESSMENTS TO BE USED WITH CRYSTAL
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The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is a assessment tool used to screen the severity of
depression a individual has
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This can be used for ages 13-80
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It also has 21 self report items which they can complete using multiple choice answers
MULTIPLE ASSESSMENTS TO BE USED WITH CRYSTAL
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SANS stands for Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms. It measures 25
negative symptoms of schizophrenia, including: The full name of the SAPS test is Scale for
the Assessment of Positive Symptoms(
https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/diagnostic-tests-schizophrenia
)
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ASPECTS OF EACH ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT THAT
WOULD BE USEFUL IN ASSESSING THIS CLIENT.
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When it comes to the
Davidson trauma scale which is for PTSD this type of assessment
is a self trauma assessment I think this will be very beneficial to crystal
considering the
situations she might not want to talk about it yet so being able to try a self assessment
might be easier on her mental health.
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The Beck Depression Inventory
is a great tool because they are able to answer the
assessments questions in a multiple choice way which is a lot easier for most people.
THE MOST APPROPRIATE INSTRUMENT TO BE USED
IN THIS CASE
Risk assessments: using a risk assessment would benefit the treatment process that will be
put in place for crystal we will be able to see which environments she will excel in and
which areas she could have a possible mental relapse
Motivation is a another
very important
key tool she may have mental relapses and being
that person or provider we need to be able to assure her that her mental health will get
better in time.
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESEARCH TO SUPPORT
YOUR DECISION.
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ANY CHALLENGES THAT YOU MAY FACE WHEN
ASSESSING THIS CLIENT
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Like with many clients that are having mental health issues there are those that will be
reluctant to treatment and its very important to keep in mind that
each individual is
different.
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When it comes to crystal the hardest thing we will have to deal with is her PTSD trauma
with the shooting and the depression that comes with that.
REFERENCES
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https://www.apa.org/depression-guideline/assessment/
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https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizophrenia/symptoms-causes/syc-2035
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https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/symptoms-causes/syc-203560
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