Reflect on the study plan you created in NRNP 6665. Did you accomplish your SMART goals? What areas of focus still present opportunities for growth? The Assignment Revise your study plan summarizing your current strengths and opportunities for improvement. Develop 3–4 new SMART goals for this quarter and the tasks you need to complete to accomplish each goal. Include a timetable for accomplishing them and a description of how you will measure your progress.

Study Plan and Reflection

            On the study plan, I created in NRNP 6665, I feel that I have largely achieved my objectives. My current strengths include that I can now arrive at age-appropriate DSM-5 diagnoses for children and adults without guidance; I can also determine the correct age-appropriate medication doses for adults and children depending on signs and symptoms. The opportunity for improvement that I still have is to better understand and cope up with appropriate and comprehensive treatment plans for psychiatric patients.

SMART Goals

Goal 1: To come up with the age-appropriate appropriate treatment plans for at least 20 patients within the first month of the quarter.

Task: Assessing, diagnosing, and writing treatment for the patients in the clinical area supervised by a senior qualified staff or preceptor.

Goal 2: To determine the age-appropriate psychometric assessment tools for at least 10 clients within the second month of the quarter.

Task: Seeing and evaluating at least 15 clients who require assessment tools like the PHQ-9 and GAD-7.

Goal 3: To acquire proficiency in DSM-5 diagnoses for clients across the lifespan.

Task: Seeing and diagnosing psychiatric illnesses for at least 10 children and 10 adults within the third month of the quarter.

Timetable

Weeks	Goal	Materials/ Resources	Tasks	Time
1-4	Goal 1: To come up with the age-appropriate appropriate treatment plans for at least 20 patients within the first month of the quarter.	·         Stahl’s essential psychopharmacology: Prescriber’s guide, 6th ed. (Stahl, 2017).   ·         DSM-5 pocket guide for child and adolescent mental health (Hilt & Nussbaum, 2016).	Assessing, diagnosing, and writing treatment for the patients in the clinical area supervised by a senior qualified staff or preceptor.	5-7 hours per week
5-8	Goal 2: To determine the age-appropriate psychometric assessment tools for at least 10 clients within the second month of the quarter.	·         Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), 5th ed. (APA, 2013).   ·         The psychiatric interview, 4th ed. (Carlat, 2017).	Seeing and evaluating at least 15 clients who require assessment tools like the PHQ-9 and GAD-7.	5-6 hours weekly
9-12	Goal 3: To acquire proficiency in DSM-5 diagnoses for clients across the lifespan.	·         Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), 5th ed. (APA, 2013).   ·         The psychiatric interview, 4th ed. (Carlat, 2017).	Seeing and diagnosing psychiatric illnesses for at least 10 children and 10 adults within the third month of the quarter.	4-5 hours every week

References

American Psychological Association [APA] (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), 5th ed. Author.

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