Last week, Peter, a 47-year-old Latino male, entered Primary Care Northside. After visiting his primary care provider (PCP), Peter was introduced to the clinic’s mental health social worker for stress management and insomnia active symptoms. Peter’s first visit is approaching and in preparation, the social worker meets with her supervisor to discuss selecting an assessment tool that will provide context for Peter’s presenting problems. After an hour of supervision and discussion, both professionals agreed to utilize a Bio-psychosocial-spiritual (BPSS) assessment. Below are the social worker’s notes and methods to assist Peter:
There are four components (biological, psychological, social and spiritual) to a biopsychosocial-spiritual assessment.
There are four components (biological, psychological, social and spiritual) to a biopsychosocial-spiritual assessment.