Clinical Skills Self Assessment Form

PRAC /6675 Clinical Skills 

Self-Assessment Form

Desired Clinical Skills for Students to Achieve

Confident (Can complete independently)

Mostly confident (Can complete with supervision)

Beginning (Have performed with supervision or needs supervision to feel confident)

New (Have never performed or does not apply)

Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation skills in: 

Recognizing clinical signs and symptoms of psychiatric illness across the lifespan

x

Differentiating between pathophysiological and psychopathological conditions 

x

Performing and interpreting a comprehensive and/or interval history and physical examination (including laboratory and diagnostic studies) 

x

Performing and interpreting a mental status examination 

x

Performing and interpreting a psychosocial assessment and family psychiatric history 

Performing and interpreting a functional assessment (activities of daily living, occupational, social, leisure, educational).

x

Diagnostic reasoning skill in:

Developing and prioritizing a differential diagnoses list

x

Formulating diagnoses according to DSM 5 based on assessment data 

x

Differentiating between normal/abnormal age-related physiological and psychological symptoms/changes

x

Pharmacotherapeutic skills in:

Selecting appropriate evidence based clinical practice guidelines for medication plan (e.g., risk/benefit, patient preference, developmental considerations, financial, the process of informed consent, symptom management) 

x

Evaluating patient response and modify plan as necessary 

x

Documenting (e.g., adverse reaction, the patient response, changes to the plan of care)

x

Psychotherapeutic Treatment Planning:

Recognizes concepts of therapeutic modalitiesacross the lifespan

x

Selecting appropriate evidence based clinical practice guidelines for psychotherapeutic plan (e.g., risk/benefit, patient preference, developmental considerations, financial, the process of informed consent, symptom management, modality appropriate for situation) 

x

Applies age appropriate psychotherapeutic counseling techniques with individuals and/or any caregivers

x

Develop an age appropriate individualized plan of care

x

Provide psychoeducation to individuals and/or any caregivers

x

Promote health and disease prevention techniques

x

Self-assessment skill:

Develop SMART goals for practicum experiences 

x

Evaluating outcomes of practicum goals and modify plan as necessary 

x

Documenting and reflecting on learning experiences

x

Professional skills:

Maintains professional boundaries and therapeutic relationship with clients and staff

x

Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to improve clinical practice in mental health settings 

x

Identifies ethical and legal dilemmas with possible resolutions

x

Demonstrates non-judgmental practice approach and empathy

x

Practices within scope of practice

x

Selecting and implementing appropriate screening instrument(s), interpreting results, and making recommendations and referrals:

Demonstrates selecting the correct screening instrument appropriate for the clinical situation 

x

Implements the screening instrument efficiently and effectively with the clients

x

Interprets results for screening instruments accurately

x

Develops an appropriate plan of care based upon screening instruments response

x

Identifies the need to refer to another specialty provider when applicable

x

Accurately documents recommendations for psychiatric consultations when applicable

x

Summary of strengths:

To begin with, it would be prudent to note that I can compete independently in as far as the full-range comprehensive psychiatric evaluation skills are concerned. More specifically, I am confident of my skills and capabilities in not only psychiatric illness assessment, but also interpretation of interval/comprehensive history as well as physical examination. Amongst other things, I have also acquired the relevant skills in functional assessment performance and interpretation. In addition to the psychiatric evaluation skills highlighted above, I am also confident of my abilities in relation to diagnostic reasoning. On this front, I can comfortably come up with proper diagnosis on the basis of assessment data – and in line with the DSM 5. Over time, I have also further developed my capabilities in both the development and prioritization of differential diagnoses. One other strength that I possess, and which ought not to go unmentioned, relates to a specific set of professional skills and capabilities. This is more so the case when it comes to the nurturing of therapeutic relationships with clients and maintenance of professional boundaries. I also fully embrace the relevance of multidisciplinary collaboration. This is more so the case when it comes to the further advancement of professional capabilities and betterment of outcomes in clinical settings.

Opportunities for growth:

In as far as opportunities for growth are concerned, I have established that there are a number of skills that I ought to develop or further refine so as to fully attain the required practicum skills. One such opportunity for growth relates to certain pharmacotherapeutic skills. This is more so the case when it comes to the selection of the relevant evidence-based medication plan clinical practice guidelines, where I would require supervision. The situation is similar with regard to some aspects of psychotherapeutic treatment planning – specifically the selection of the relevant evidence-based psychotherapeutic plan clinical practice guidelines. It is also important to note that when it comes to self-assessment, there are clear indications of the need to make deliberate moves to improve so as to fully develop the needed practicum skills. Further, I would require some form of supervision in the selection and implementation of the various screening instruments, the interpretation of results, as well as deriving of meaningful recommendations.