Running head: CLINICAL JOURNAL
Clinical Journal
Author's Name
Institutional Affiliation
CLINICAL JOURNAL
Reflect on your clinical experience by writing responses to each of the (four to five sentences)
following questions. Include references from the learning activities or from journal articles and
resources located in the Regis Library Database:
1. What were the clinical? Describe a particular patient, patient highlights of this week's
interaction, or disease process that stood out to you.
2. Reflect on a situation or a patient presentation that you during were unfamiliar with
clinical this week (i.e., the disorder and/or symptoms the patient was exhibiting). Describe
how you handled this unfamiliar situation/case.
3. Describe a situation or encounter from this week that led you to anew understanding of
a specific mental health condition.
4. Discuss any interactions with patients that you observed, either in a therapy or a
medication management session, that were you have missing some of the concepts
been learning about regarding therapeutic relationships and communication.
5. How did you in your online courses to your clinical setting this apply the content learned
week?
6. Which chief complaints did you see most often this week? Providedetails about how you
feltabout developing your own preliminary differential diagnoses lists for these patients
based on the complaints/symptoms they expressed.
7. Given the most frequent psychiatric disorders you encountered in your clinical rotation this
week, what is the (i.e., depression guidelines, Beer’s most useful set of guidelines
criteria, etc.) to refer to for additional information for prescribing and/or psychotherapy?
8. Thinking about the common mental health conditions you saw in your clinical this week
(see question #7), did you feel that you had to discuss these adequate knowledge
diagnoses with your preceptor? If not, what preparation work do you have planned to help
you feel more confident for the upcoming clinical week?
9. List a for one of the patients you saw this week. Include your brief plan of care
preceptor’s plan, too. Discuss, briefly, whether or not you agree with your preceptor’s plan
