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PRAC6640 Psychotherapy With Individuals

Week 3 Assignment  

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).

 

PRAC6640 Psychotherapy With Individuals

Week 4 Assignment  

Practicum – Week 1, 2, & 4 Journal Entry and Journal Submission

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Analyze nursing and counseling theories to guide practice in psychotherapy

Develop goals and objectives for personal practicum experiences

Create timelines for practicum activities

Develop diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy

Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric disorders

Develop diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy

Evaluate the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for clients

Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric disorders

The Learning Objectives are related to the Practicum Journal Assignments presented in Weeks 1, 2, and 4.

Week 4 Journal Entry

Select a client that you observed or counseled this week. Then, address the following in your Practicum Journal:

Describe the client (without violating HIPAA regulations) and identify any pertinent history or medical information, including prescribed medications.

Using the DSM-5, explain and justify your diagnosis for this client.

Explain whether cognitive behavioral therapy would be effective with this client. Include expected outcomes based on this therapeutic approach. Support your approach with evidence-based literature.

Explain any legal and/or ethical implications related to counseling this client.

Note: Be sure to use the Practicum Journal Template, located in the Learning Resources.

By Day 7

Submit your Practicum Journal entries for Weeks 1, 2, and 4. Refer to the weekly instructions for additional guidance.

Submission

To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:

Please save your Assignments using the following naming convention: “WK4Journal+lastname+firstinitial”

Click the Week 4 Assignment link.Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK4Journal+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open. Repeat for each of the Practicum Journal submissions.

 

PRAC6640 Psychotherapy With Individuals

Week 7 Assignment 1

Practicum – Assessing Client Progress

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Assess progress for clients receiving psychotherapy

Differentiate progress notes from privileged notes

Analyze preceptor’s use of privileged notes

To prepare:

Reflect on the client you selected for the Week 3 Practicum Assignment.

Review the Cameron and Turtle-Song (2002) article in this week’s Learning Resources for guidance on writing case notes using the SOAP format.

The Assignment

Part 1: Progress Note

Using the client from your Week 3 Assignment, address the following in a progress note (without violating HIPAA regulations):

Treatment modality used and efficacy of approach

Progress and/or lack of progress toward the mutually agreed-upon client goals (reference the Treatment plan—progress toward goals)

Modification(s) of the treatment plan that were made based on progress/lack of progress

Clinical impressions regarding diagnosis and/or symptoms

Relevant psychosocial information or changes from original assessment (i.e., marriage, separation/divorce, new relationships, move to a new house/apartment, change of job, etc.)

Safety issues

Clinical emergencies/actions taken

Medications used by the patient (even if the nurse psychotherapist was not the one prescribing them)

Treatment compliance/lack of compliance

Clinical consultations

Collaboration with other professionals (i.e., phone consultations with physicians, psychiatrists, marriage/family therapists, etc.)

Therapist’s recommendations, including whether the client agreed to the recommendations

Referrals made/reasons for making referrals

Termination/issues that are relevant to the termination process (i.e., client informed of loss of insurance or refusal of insurance company to pay for continued sessions)

Issues related to consent and/or informed consent for treatment

Information concerning child abuse, and/or elder or dependent adult abuse, including documentation as to where the abuse was reported

Information reflecting the therapist’s exercise of clinical judgment

Note: Be sure to exclude any information that should not be found in a discoverable progress note.

Part 2: Privileged Note

Based on this week’s readings, prepare a privileged psychotherapy note that you would use to document your impressions of therapeutic progress/therapy sessions for your client from the Week 3 Practicum Assignment.

The privileged note should include items that you would not typically include in a note as part of the clinical record.

Explain why the items you included in the privileged note would not be included in the client’s progress note.

Explain whether your preceptor uses privileged notes, and if so, describe the type of information he or she might include. If not, explain why.

PRAC6640 Psychotherapy With Individuals

Week 7 Assignment 2

Practicum – Week 5 and Week 6 Journal Submission

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Develop diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy*

Evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic approaches for clients*

Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric disorders*

 

PRAC6640 Psychotherapy With Individuals

Week 10 Assignment  

Practicum – Weeks 9 & 10 Journal Entries and Journal Submission

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Develop diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy

Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric disorders

Analyze how nursing and counseling theories guided personal practice in psychotherapy

The Learning Objectives are related to the Practicum Journal Assignments presented in Weeks 9 and 10.

Week 10 Journal Entry

Reflect on your overall practicum experience in this course. Then, address the following in your Practicum Journal:

Explain whether your therapeutic theory has changed as a result of your practicum experiences. Recall the theories you selected in Week 1.

Explain how you integrated the therapeutic approaches from this course in your clinical practice. Include how this helped you achieve the goals and objectives you developed in Week 1.

Explain how you might impact social change through your work with clients who have mental health issues.

Support your approach with evidence-based literature.

Note: Be sure to use the Practicum Journal Template, located in the Learning Resources.