Walden NUNP – 6640N Assignment 1: Practicum – Week 8 Journal Entry
Walden NUNP – 6640N Assignment 1: Practicum – Week 8 Journal Entry
This week, you complete a two-part journal entry.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
Develop diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy*
Evaluate efficacy of existential-humanistic therapy for clients*
Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric disorders*
Analyze clinical supervision experiences*
* The Assignment related to this Learning Objective is introduced this week and submitted in Week 10.
For Part 1, select a client whom you observed or counseled this week (other than the client used for this week’s Discussion). Then, address the following in your Practicum Journal:
Describe the client 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 existential-humanistic therapy would be beneficial with this client. Include expected outcomes based on this therapeutic approach.
Explain any legal and/or ethical implications related to counseling this client.
Support your approach with evidence-based e.
For Part 2, reflect on your clinical supervision experiences. Then, address the following in your Practicum Journal:
How often are you receiving clinical supervision from your preceptor?
What are the sessions like?
What is the preceptor bringing to your attention?
How are you translating these sessions to your clinical practice?
Walden NUNP – 6640N Assignment 1: Practicum – Week 9 Journal Entry
Learning Objectives
Students will:
Develop diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy*
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 10.
Select a child or adolescent client whom you observed or counseled this week. Then, address the following in your Practicum Journal:
Describe the client (without violating ) and identify any pertinent history or medical information, including prescribed medications.
Using the DSM-5, explain and justify your diagnosis for this client.
Explain any legal and/or ethical implications related to counseling this client.
Support your position with evidence-based literature.
Walden NUNP – 6640N Assignment 1: Practicum – Client Termination Summary
Learning Objectives
Students will:
Develop client termination summaries
To prepare for Walden NUNP – 6640N Assignment 1: Practicum – Client Termination Summary:
For guidance on writing a Client Termination Summary, review pages 693–712 of the Wheeler text in this week’s Learning Resources.
Identify a client who may be ready to complete therapy. Walden NUNP – 6640N Assignment 1: Practicum – Client Termination Summary
The Assignment
With the client you selected in mind, address the following in a client termination summary (without violating HIPAA regulations):
Identifying information of client (i.e., hypothetical name, age, etc.)
Date initially contacted therapist, date therapy began, duration of therapy, and date therapy will end
Total number of sessions, including number of missed sessions
Termination planned or unplanned
Presenting problem
Major psychosocial issues
Types of services rendered (i.e., individual, couple/family therapy, group therapy, etc.)
Overview of treatment process. Walden NUNP – 6640N Assignment 1: Practicum – Client Termination Summary
Goal status (goals met, partially met, unmet)
Treatment limitations (if any)
Remaining difficulties and/or concerns
Recommendations
Follow-up plan (if indicated)
Instructions for future contact
Signatures