Assignment: Practicum – Week 6 Journal Entry PRAC 6640-35

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

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

To go to the next week:

Week 7

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.

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental

disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

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