Treatment Suggestions in Mental Healthcare

This assignment focuses on a use case scenario within the Headspace mental healthcare system. It details how a specialist healthcare provider considers an individual's case (patient or youth) to develop tailored treatment suggestions. The specialist then guides the patient through these suggested treatments during sessions.

Running head: HEADSPACE PROJECT
Headspace Project
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
Stakeholder map..............................................................................................................................2
Identification of stakeholders..........................................................................................................2
Questionnaire for Australian Youth.................................................................................................3
Use Case Diagram...........................................................................................................................6
Description about the Use Case.......................................................................................................6
Use Case: Treatment Suggestions...............................................................................................8
Bibliography:...................................................................................................................................9

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Stakeholder map
Internal
Operational Executive
Staffs
IT Experts
Programmers
Project Manager
Accounts
Management
Board Committee member
Resource Manager
External
Contractors
Sub-Contractors
Nurses
Doctors
Australian Government
Suppliers
Australian Youth
Identification of stakeholders
Stakeholders Classification Interest Level Impact Level
Staffs Internal-Operational High Low
IT Experts/Analyst Internal-Operational High High
Programmers Internal-Operational High Low
Project Manager Internal-Operational High High
Contractors External-Operational High Low
Doctors External-Operational High Low
Nurses External-Operational High High
Account Manager Internal-Executive High Low
Board member Internal-Executive High Low

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Management Internal-Executive High Low
Australian Youth External-Executive High High
Australian
Government
External-Executive High Low
Questionnaire for Australian Youth
Dear Youth of Australia
In order to provide mental health services at early stages for the youth of Australia, The
Government of Australia has decided to establish a “National Youth Mental Health Foundation”.
Following are few questions for the survey which will help us in improving the services and
features of the foundation. Thank you for your time and suggestion.
Q1. Which age group do you belong? Please choose one of the following:
 Below 15 years
 Between 15 and 20 years
 Between 20 and 25 years
 Above 25 years
Q2. Almost individual facing metal health problem starts at early stage of the life. Please
choose one of the following:
 Disagree
 Neutral
 Agree
 Strongly Agree

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Q3. Detection of the symptoms of mental health problem at early stage can help in better
medical treatment, what is your concern on this statement. Please choose one of the
following:
 Disagree
 Neutral
 Agree
 Strongly Agree
Q4. Tell us if you know someone suffering with the health problem like anxiety and
depression. Please choose one of the following:
 Yes
 No
If yes, please enlist their name and age group
Q5. If you have faced any mental illness please let us know. Please choose one of the
following:
 Yes
 No
If yes, please let us now the circumstances

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Q6. Health disease occurs due to genetic and family reasons. How far do you think the
statement is true, please let us know by choosing one of the following?
 Disagree
 Neutral
 Agree
 Strongly Agree
Q7. Mental illness can stop an individual from leading a normal life. How much you
think it is true? Please choose one of the following:
 Disagree
 Neutral
 Agree
 Strongly Agree
Q8. It is very critical to get medical help related to the mental illness. How much you are
agreeing with this statement. Please choose one of the following:
 Disagree
 Neutral
 Agree
 Strongly Agree

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Q9. Delaying the process for earlier treatment can affect the sick individual to cure in
later phases. How much you are agreeing with this statement. Please choose one of the
following:
 Disagree
 Neutral
 Agree
 Strongly Agree
Q10. How much you think this innovative implementation in medical system will be
helpful in curing the mentally unhealthy individuals. Please choose one of the following:
 Disagree
 Neutral
 Agree
 Strongly Agree

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Use Case Diagram
Figure 1: Headspace Project Use Case
(Source: Developed by author in MS Visio)
Use case description for each use case
Use case 1: Interview: youth describes about the problems they are facing.
Use case 2: Story saving to the database: Described story transferring into the database.
Use case 3: Story accessing: Doctor receives the story from the information system’s database.
Use case 4: Treatment suggestion: Doctors guides the patient about the treatment.
Use case 5: Accessing treatment suggestions: Youth receives the guidance from the doctor.

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Description about the Use Case
Use Case Name: Treatment Suggestions
Primary Actor: Clinical Team
Secondary
Actors:
Australian Youths
Other
Stakeholders:
Government of the Australia
Business Goal: Provide health treatments for the individuals suffering from the mental
illness health problems.
Precondition: The “young adults and teenagers of Australia” must have an account
with complete profile. The “young adults and teenagers of Australia”
will share their stories that are being evaluated by Healthcare Specialist.
Success Condition Treatment suggestions received to the youths by health specialist.
Main Paths
1. Story posting 2. Informed to the specialist with
full story.
3. Healthcare specialist looking
after the case.
4. Guidance to the patients by
specialists
5. Suggestion posting by the
specialists.
6. Displaying suggestions to the
youth or the patient

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7. The patient get the
suggestions.
Postcondition: The “young adults and teenagers of Australia” are able to make
communication with the healthcare specialist (nurses or doctors) and
view the suggestions for their treatment.
Use Case: Treatment Suggestions
Figure 2: Treatment Suggestion Use Case
(Source: Developed by Author in MS Visio)
Description: The treatment suggestion is being provided by the specialist in healthcare in
the information system of the headspace. The healthcare specialist considers the case in order to
develop suggestions for the individuals (Patient or youth) for the treatment suggestions. After the
suggestion providing process the specialist will; guide the patient throughout the session of the
treatment.

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