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CCMH 548 week 1 1 .docx CCMH/548 Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment Processes CCMH/548 Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment Processes Introduction Within the mental health field, there are cert... ain rules to follow, this paper will highlight the assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning process when working with clients. Along with explaining the role of assessment and diagnosis and lastly the ethical concerns that may arise during the assessment diagnosis and treatment of a client. Describe the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning processes to your client. Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning are the key components that a counselor uses to treat a client successfully. While these steps are significant in the counseling field, it can be quite scary for the client; however, as a counselor your responsibility is to ensure your clients' health and welfare. Ensuring that your client is comfortable is essential in building a therapeutic relationship; I believe that the first phone call or email with the client is considered the first session; it is imperative to trust the initial stage. The first step in explaining assessment, diagnosis, and treatment to the client will be finding out if they have ever been to a counselor before. If they had any prior experience with counseling, asking the client would disclose their idea of counseling along with any misconceptions or concerns that may have arisen with prior experience. While counseling is used for many reasons in the mental hea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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