DSM-5 criteria for Alzheimer’s disease
1. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
2. Read Chapter 15 on “Alzheimer’s Disease” of the textbook: Mental Health in Social Work.
3. Read the chapter on “Neurocognitive Disorders” in the DSM-5 (specifically pages 591-595 & 611-614).
4. Review the website Mini-Cog©.
5. Watch the video of Colleen’s Mini-Cog Administration. Use the PDF Mini-Cog Instructions for Administering and Scoring to document the results of the screening while watching the video.
6. Watch the video of Colleen’s second cognitive screening exam using the St. Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS) Administration. Use the PDF SLUMS with Directions to document the results of the screening while watching the video. Assume the day, year and state are reported correctly (the first three items asked on the SLUMS).
7. Watch the video Counseling After an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis demonstrating Colleen’s family counseling session with a Clinical Social Worker.
8. Part 1 – Summary: For this assignment discuss the following in a one-page Summary paper:
a. Looking at the results of videos of Colleen’s two screenings, match the results with the DSM-5 criteria for Alzheimer’s disease. What criteria did Colleen meet to justify the diagnosis?
After reviewing the family session that was conducted by the Clinical Social Worker, discuss the following:
i. What strengths did the social worker identify in the family?
ii. What activities did the social worker encourage to help keep Colleen safe?
iii. What additional recommendations could you add (must state at least one) and why?
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