As a leader of employees in Behavioral Health , you may not have in depth knowledge of disorders. Clinicians in Behavioral Health settings have a number of resources available to them for diagnosing disorders. In this paper, you will discuss the need for the leader to know where to find information.
General Requirements:
Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
- Instructors will be using a grading rubric to grade the assignments. It is recommended that learners review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment in order to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
- Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
- This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.
Directions:
Write a paper of 500-750 words that addresses the following:
- How does a cursory knowledge of resources such as the Mental Status Exam Tutorial or the DSM manual help a leader of a Behavioral Health Center or department?
- What other resources have you found that may help you in your leadership role?
