Provides foundational tools unique to the evaluation of psychiatric disorders and mental health problems and the assessment of cognitive/intellectual, emotional, socio-cultural and spiritual health of individuals, families, groups, and communities across the life span. Focus is on understanding interdisciplinary collaboration in the comprehensive assessment of the client experiencing serious/persistent psychiatric disorders and mental health problems. The student will begin to integrate assessment findings into the formulation of diagnoses based on criteria set forth in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).