When you decide to purchase a new car, you first decide what is important to you. If mileage and dependability are the important factors, you will search for data focused more on these factors and less on color options and sound systems.
The same holds true when searching for research evidence to guide your clinical inquiry and professional decisions. Developing a formula for an answerable, researchable question that addresses your need will make the search process much more effective. One such formula is the PICO(T) format.
In this Discussion, you will transform a clinical inquiry into a searchable question in PICO(T) format, so you can search the electronic databases more effectively and efficiently. You will share this PICO(T) question and examine strategies you might use to increase the rigor and effectiveness of a database search on your PICO(T) question.
To Prepare:
    Review the materials offering guidance on using databases, performing keyword searches, and developing PICO(T) questions provided in the Resources.
    Review the Resources for guidance and develop a PICO(T) question of interest to you for further study.
Post your PICO(T) question, the search terms used, and the names of at least two databases used for your PICO(T) question. Then, describe your search results in terms of the number of articles returned on original research and how this changed as you added search terms using your Boolean operators. Finally, explain strategies you might make to increase the rigor and effectiveness of a database search on your PICO(T) question. Be specific and provide examples

Comprehensive Client Family Assessment
   
    Assess clients presenting for psychotherapy
    Develop genograms for clients presenting for psychotherapy
To prepare:
    Select a client whom you have observed or counseled at your practicum site.
    Review pages 137142 of the Wheeler text and the Hernandez Family Genogram video in this weeks Learning Resources. Reflect on elements of writing a Comprehensive Client Assessment and creating a genogram for the client you selected.
The Assignment
Part 1: Comprehensive Client Family Assessment
With this client in mind, address the following in a Comprehensive ClientAssessment (without violating HIPAA regulations):
    Demographic information
    Presenting problem
    History or present illness
    Past psychiatric history
    Medical history
    Substance use history
    Developmental history
    Family psychiatric history
    Psychosocial history
    History of abuse/trauma
    Review of systems
    Physical assessment
    Mental status exam
    Differential diagnosis
    Case formulation
    Treatment plan
    Part 2: Family Genogram
    Prepare a genogram for the client you selected. The genogram should extend back by at least three generations (great grandparents, grandparents, and parents).
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Applying Current Literature to Clinical Practice

    Select one of the psychodynamic therapy articles from the Learning Resources to evaluate for this Assignment.

In a 5- to 10-slide PowerPoint presentation, address the following:
    Provide an overview of the article you selected.
o    What population is under consideration?
o    What was the specific intervention that was used? Is this a new intervention or one that was already used?
o    What were the authors claims?
    Explain the findings/outcomes of the study in the article. Include whether this will translate into practice with your own clients. If so, how? If not, why?
    Explain whether the limitations of the study might impact your ability to use the findings/outcomes presented in the article. Support your position with evidence-based literature.
Note: The presentation should be 9  slides, not including the title and reference slides. Include presenter notes (no more than page per slide) and use tables and/or diagrams where appropriate. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from the article you selected. Support your approach with evidence-based literature.