PRAC-6640-35 Practicum Week 6
PRAC-6640-35 Practicum Week 6
This week, you develop diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy and consider legal and ethical implications of counseling these clients.
Learning Resources
Optional Resources
Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2014). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based practice (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
Assignment: Practicum – Week 6 Journal Entry (Due Week 7)
Learning Objectives
Students will:
- Develop diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy*
- Evaluate the efficacy of motivational interviewing techniques for clients*
- Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric disorders*
* The Assignment related to this Learning Objective is introduced this week and submitted in Week 7.
Select a client whom 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 motivational interviewing 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.
Due By Day 7 of Week 7
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No Assignment due this week.
Week in Review
Now that you have:
- Developed diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy
- Evaluated the efficacy of motivational interviewing techniques for clients
- Analyzed legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric disorders
Next week, you will:
- Assess progress for clients receiving psychotherapy
- Differentiate progress notes from privileged notes
- Analyze preceptor’s use of privileged notes
Next Week
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