Content Areas for the NCMHCE
- Evaluation & Assessment (including but not limited to):
- Identify precipitating problems or symptoms
- Conduct mental status exam
- Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment histories
- Identify individual and relationship functioning
- Diagnosis & Treatment Planning:
- Integrate client assessment and observational data with clinical judgment to formulate a differential diagnosis
- Develop a treatment plan in collaboration with the client
- Coordinate treatment plan with other service providers
- Monitor client progress toward goal attainment
- Clinical Practice:
- Determine if services meet client needs
- Discuss ethical and legal issues
- Understand scope of practice parameters