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

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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.

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