Assignment: Practicum – Week 1, 2, & 4 Journal Entry and Journal Submission

Practicum – Week 2 Journal Entry ASSIGNMENTS Select two clients you observed or counseled this week during a family therapy session. Note: The two clients you select must have attended the same family session. Then, address in your Practicum Journal the following: · Using the Group Therapy Progress Note in this week’s Learning Resources, document the family session. · Describe (without violating HIPAA regulations) each client, and identify any pertinent history or medical information, including prescribed medications. · Using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), explain and justify your diagnosis for each client. · Explain any legal and/or ethical implications related to counseling each client. · Support your approach with evidence-based literature. SEE ATTACHED SAMPLE OF PRACTICAL JOURNAL Learning Resources Required Readings Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2014). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based practice. New York, NY: Springer. Chapter 12, “Family Therapy” (pp. 429–468) Nichols, M. (2014). The essentials of family therapy (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson. Chapter 3, “Basic Techniques      of Family Therapy” (pp. 29–48) Chapter 4, “The Fundamental Concepts of Family      Therapy” (pp. 49–68) American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. L’Abate, L. (2015). Highlights from 60 years of practice, research, and teaching in family therapy. American Journal of Family Therapy, 43 (2), 180–196. doi:10.1080/01926187.2014.1002367 Mojta, C., Falconier, M. K., & Huebner, A. J. (2014). Fostering self-awareness in novice therapists using internal family systems therapy. American Journal of Family Therapy, 42 (1), 67–78. doi:10.1080/01926187.2013.772870 Nichols, M., & Tafuri, S. (2013). Techniques of structural family assessment: A qualitative analysis of how experts promote a systemic perspective. Family Process, 52 (2), 207–215. doi:10.1111/famp.12025 Papero, D. V. (2014). Assisting the two-person system: An approach based on the Bowen theory. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 35(4), 386–397. doi:10.1002/anzf.1079 practicumjournaltemplate-3353951.doc Practicum Experience Time Log and Journal Template Student Name: E-mail Address: Practicum Placement Agency's Name: Preceptor’s Name: Preceptor’s Telephone: Preceptor’s E-mail Address: (Continued next page) Time Log List the objective(s) met and briefly describe the activities you completed during each time period. If you are not on-site for a specific week, enter “ Not on site” for that week in the Total Hours for This Time Frame column. Journal entries are due in Weeks 4, 8, and 11; include your Time Log with all hours logged (for current and previous weeks) each time you submit a journal entry. You are encouraged to complete your practicum hours on a regular schedule, so you will complete the required hours by the END of WEEK 11 . Time Log Week Dates Times Total Hours for This Time Frame Activities/Comments Learning Objective(s) Addressed Total Hours Completed: Journal Entries · Include references immediately following the content. · Use APA style for your journal entry and references. © 2012 Laureate Education Inc. 2 © 2014 Laureate Education, Inc. Page 3 of 3 sampleofpracticumtimelogjournaltemplate-3353953.doc Running Head: PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE TIME LOG AND JOURNAL TEMPLATE PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE TIME LOG AND JOURNAL TEMPLATE Student Name: E-mail Address: Practicum Placement Agency's Name: Preceptor’s Name: Preceptor’s Telephone: Preceptor’s E-mail Address: Time Log Week Dates Times Total Hours for This Time Frame Activities/Comments Learning Objective(s) Addressed 4 3/7/2017 6am-6pm 12hrs Admissions, evaluations, follow-ups, medications management DSM-5 of mental disorder was utilized, Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) was used, Contingency Management (CM) & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 8 14/9/2017 10am-6pm 8hrs evaluations medications management. DSM-5 of mental disorder was utilized, Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) was used, Contingency Management (CM) & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the seasonal affective disorder 11 23/10/2017 10am-5pm 7hrs evaluations medications management, Discharge instructions DSM-5 of mental disorder was utilized, Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) was used, Contingency Management (CM) & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the seasonal affective disorder Total Hours Completed: 27 The client The client in this practicum was a 28-year old male. She arrived at the clinic with a concern about his inability to concentrate on his job, having disrupted sleep, withdrawal from social activities, unusual fatigue associated with loss of energy, reduced appetite, unusual sadness and high affinity for irritability. In some cases, he experiences hallucinations and delusions. During the short preliminary stages of examination, the patient appeared weak and needed serious help. He retorted that the condition has molested his independent decision making and economic engagements. He complains he no longer go to job as he gets irritated so quickly at his boss. Diagnosis The diagnosis commenced with identification and respect for the dignity of the client. DSM-5 played a significant role as it highlighted the standards to be used in addressing mental problems (Fisher, 2016). Effectivity of motivational, contingency and cognitive therapy . The client indicated that he really wanted to concentrate on his job, besides feeling wasted by this seasonally swinging moods. The American Psychiatric Association provides that the attitude of the client determines the effectivity of this therapy. Wheeler also proposes the approach as a sedative to helping patients anticipating change in given directions. Such therapies involve the influence of family and the personal attributes that agitate the phenomenon (2015). Contingency management therapy highlights the influence of environment and family as a factor of the disorder. Issues of financial liberty will help solve the problem. The cognitive therapy, however, champions proper health habits as an aid to the healing process. Legal and ethical implications. Fisher provides that ethics promotes development of proper records of the client. All parties must equally have an established relationship in order to be effective (2016). Confidentiality and privacy should be upheld according to APA recommendations. Professional ethics and standards enables compliance with the established statutes. Reference American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. American Psychological Association. DOI: 10.1037/12345-010 Chapter 10 “Humanistic Existential and

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- Focused Approaches to Psychotherapy’ (Review pp. 369-406) Fisher, M. A. (2016). The ethical ABCs of conditional confidentiality. In Confidentiality limits in psychotherapy: Ethics checklists for mental health professionals (pp. 13–25). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. DOI: 10.1037/14860-002 Nagy, T.F. (2011). Ethics in psychotherapy. In Essential ethics for psychologists: A primer for understanding and mastering core issues, pp. 185-198. Washington D.C. © 2012 Laureate Education Inc. 2 © 2014 Laureate Education, Inc. Page 3 of 5