Question

Describe the role of the below roles may play in a client assessment process? what are two assessment tools can each role use to conduct an assessment?

psychologist

psychiatrist

case manager

Answer 1

Psychologists are the medical professionals who cares for mental ill clients .They do not have rights to prescribe medications.In simple these professionals relieves the mental health problems with psychotherapy, counseling,behaviour management ,all therapies,etc.,

Assessment tool

• Minnesota Multiphasic Personality inventory
• Excessive gaming screening tool

Psychiatrist are the professionals who are a complete mental health doctors who has the rights to prescribe medications with all other rights .They can be the final decision maker to start or reject a treatment.

• Global mental health assessment tool
• Mental status examination

The case manager are the professionals who work in the community and assess and sort out the problem by providing appropriate guidance

• NAH care management screening tool
• Diabetic assessment tool