The DSM-5 supports consideration of the effects of cultural variables on the diagnostic process. In this assignment, you will identify and describe potential cross-cultural issues affecting diagnosis and provide culturally sensitive treatment recommendations and risk assessment. In addition, in your response, you will provide an accurate diagnostic profile, which includes your diagnostic rationale.
Tasks:
- Review the following case:
- On the basis of your review, provide a summary of the relevant diagnostic information that could be included in the cultural formulation interview (CFI). Within your summary, do the following:
- Explain why you, as a counselor, should consider cultural variables as part of the intake process.
- Describe how culture can influence diagnosis and treatment.
- Explain how you would address the issue of not understanding aspects of a client’s culture during the intake assessment.
- Finally, create a comprehensive diagnostic profile with treatment recommendations. Be sure to also address any ethical considerations pertaining to risk assessment.
You can find a copy of the cultural formulation interview (CFI) questions in Section III of your DSM-5.
Your final product should be a 3- to 4-page paper written in APA format. Utilize a minimum of three scholarly sources. Your paper should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner. Demonstrate ethical scholarship in the accurate representation and attribution of sources and display accurate spelling, grammar, punctuation, and references.
Criteria |
Maximum Points
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Criterion Score
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GR1 Provide a summary of the relevant diagnostic information that could be included in the cultural formulation interview (CFI). | 8 points |
Score of GR1 Provide a summary of the relevant diagnostic information that could be included in the cultural formulation interview (CFI)., / 8 |
GR2 Explain why you, as a counselor, should consider cultural variables as part of the intake process. | 8 points |
Score of GR2 Explain why you, as a counselor, should consider cultural variables as part of the intake process., / 8 |
GR3 Describe how culture can influence diagnosis and treatment. | 12 points |
Score of GR3 Describe how culture can influence diagnosis and treatment., / 12 |
GR4 Explain how you would address the issue of not understanding aspects of a client’s culture during the intake assessment. | 12 points |
Score of GR4 Explain how you would address the issue of not understanding aspects of a client’s culture during the intake assessment., / 12 |
GR5 Create a comprehensive diagnostic profile with treatment recommendations, and address any ethical considerations pertaining to risk assessment. | 12 points |
Score of GR5 Create a comprehensive diagnostic profile with treatment recommendations, and address any ethical considerations pertaining to risk assessment., / 12 |
GR6 Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in the accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., in APA format); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. |