Walden NURS6640 Week 3 Assignment 2 Practicum – Assessing Clients 2019

Assignment 2: Practicum – Assessing Clients

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Assess clients presenting for psychotherapy

Develop genograms for clients presenting for psychotherapy

To prepare:

 

Select a client whom you have observed or counseled at your practicum site.

Review pages 137–142 of the Wheeler text and the Hernandez Family Genogram video in this week’s Learning Resources. Reflect on elements of writing a Comprehensive Client Assessment and creating a genogram for the client you selected.

The Assignment

Part 1: Comprehensive Client Family Assessment

 

With this client in mind, address the following in a Comprehensive ClientAssessment (without violating HIPAA regulations):

 

Demographic information

Presenting problem

History or present illness

Past psychiatric history

Medical history

Substance use history

Developmental history

Family psychiatric history

Psychosocial history

History of abuse/trauma

Review of systems

Physical assessment

Mental status exam

Differential diagnosis

Case formulation

Treatment plan

Part 2: Family Genogram

 

Prepare a genogram for the client you selected. The genogram should extend back by at least three generations (great grandparents, grandparents, and parents).

 

By Day 7 of Week 3

Submit your Assignment.