Critically analyse the importance of understanding a patient’s attitude to a range of mental health treatments, including evidence-based psychological therapies and prescribed medication

Based on your recorded triage and full assessment role-play provide a critical reflection and evaluation in relation to the following Learning Outcomes:

·         Demonstrate critical awareness of concepts of mental health and mental illness, and a range of social, medical and psychological explanatory models (LO1)

·         Critically analyse the importance of recognising patterns of symptoms consistent with diagnostic category systems and the use of standardised assessment tools to support problem recognition, definition and decision making (LO5)

·         Critically examine the role of behaviour change models in identifying intervention goals, and a choice of appropriate interventions (LO6)

·         Critically analyse the importance of understanding a patient’s attitude to a range of mental health treatments, including evidence-based psychological therapies and prescribed medication (LO8)