Friday, April 19, 2019

What's goes into a biopsychosocial assessment?

What's goes into a biopsychosocial assessment? Simple: biology, psychology, social/cultural, um, -ology. Here's a page from Palomar College social work-slash-psych class that lays it all out.

From the page:

 The biopsychosocial (BPS) framework is an approach that emphasizes the importance of a systemic view of the individual and an integration of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors on human development and functioning. The biopsychosocial interview, an assessment typically conducted by therapists and counselors at the beginning of therapy, assesses for biological, psychological and social factors that can be contributing to a problem or problems with a client. It's considered a holistic assessment, looking at a client on all different levels. The biopsychosocial interview is utilized because problems usually don't exist in a vacuum--they all influence each other in different ways. It's not enough just to look at a person; you have to look at his or her environment as well.

Also on the page is a link to this biopsychosocial assessment form which, if you haven't encountered them in the field or classroom, will give you a better sense of a thorough BPS exam than all the descriptions you can find.

How might this appear on the ASWB exam? It might not. Nor may the mental status exam, which is detailed further down the linked page.

If you were an exam writer, how would you include either BPS or MSE into a question?

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