Week 11 question

HBSE: How might your assessment of a client differ from that of another person on your team, such as a nurse, doctor, or teacher?

At first I thought this question meant what would be the difference in questions or in how I conducted the assessment if I were assessing a client compared to assessing a person on my team. I began by suggesting that I change the assessment questions to cater to different lifestyles or education levels.
Then I realized this asked how my assessment of a client would be different than a doctor or teacher’s assessment of a client. I know I still do not have a very broad or defined professional vocabulary compared to a nurse or doctor; therefore this would be one of the first, and most noticeable, differences in assessments. Not only would the wording be different, but also the scope and depth of the assessment. I would not be able to diagnose a client, or really even say what their condition or illness is. Many professionals would get very medical in their assessment whereas I would probably get more personal. I may not go in the same direction as another professional would, nor would I ask as much or dig as much into certain areas of the client’s life.