PRAC-6640-35 Practicum Week 4
This week, you continue your practicum and submit your Practicum Journal.
Learning Resources for PRAC-6640-35 Practicum Week 4
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.
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. PRAC-6640-35 Practicum Week 4
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. PRAC-6640-35 Practicum Week 4
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.
Click on the Submit button to complete your PRAC-6640-35 Practicum Week 4 submission.
Grading Criteria
To access your rubric:
Week 4 PRAC-6640-35 Practicum Week 4 Assignment Rubric
Practicum Reminder
Time Logs
You are required to keep a log of the time you spend related to your practicum experience and enter every patient you see each day. You can access your time log from the Welcome Page in your Meditrek account. You will track time individually for each patient you work with. Please make sure to continuously input your hours throughout the term.
Week in Review
Now that you have:
Developed diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy
Evaluated the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for clients
Analyzed legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric disorders
Next week, you 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. PRAC-6640-35 Practicum Week 4
Next Week
To go to the next week:
Week 5
In summary, during PRAC-6640-35 Practicum Week 4, you are required to submit your Practicum Journal entries for Weeks 1, 2, and 4. The journal entry for Week 4 should include a description of a client you observed or counseled, without violating HIPAA regulations, and identify any pertinent history or medical information, including prescribed medications. Using the DSM-5, you should explain and justify your diagnosis for this client, explain whether cognitive behavioral therapy would be effective with this client and include expected outcomes based on this therapeutic approach, and support your approach with evidence-based literature. You should also explain any legal and/or ethical implications related to counseling this client. Your submission should be named “WK4Journal+lastname+firstinitial” and you should also keep a time log of the time you spend related to your practicum experience and enter every patient you see each day. Next week, you will develop diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy, evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic approaches for clients, and analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric disorders.
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Analyze nursing and counseling theories to guide practice in psychotherapy
Analyzing nursing and counseling theories can help guide practice in psychotherapy by providing a framework for understanding the client’s behavior, emotions, and thoughts. Different theories have different perspectives on the causes of mental health issues and the most effective ways to address them. For example, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) theory focuses on the role of thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes in shaping behavior and emotions, and suggests that changing these cognitive patterns can lead to improvement in mental health. On the other hand, psychoanalytic theory emphasizes the role of unconscious conflicts and past experiences in shaping behavior and emotions and suggests that exploring these underlying issues through talk therapy can lead to insight and change. By understanding and applying these theories, practitioners can develop more effective treatment plans, select appropriate interventions, and evaluate progress in therapy.
