Assignment 2: Practicum Experience Plan (PEP)
The main purpose of this journal is to establish one counselling and nursing theory that will
guide my practicum practice. According to Bloom, (1956) Knowledge and the development of
intellectual talents are part of the cognitive domain. This includes recalling or recognizing facts,
procedural patterns, and concepts that aid in developing cognitive abilities and skills.
Practicum Goals and Objectives
1. Goal: collaborate with my preceptor when seeking the best care plan for mental health
conditions
a. Objective: able to comprehend the available pharmacological and pharmacotherapeutic
concepts
b. Objective: adhere to clinical guidelines for the best mental health care outcome
c. Objective: alter treatment care plan according to patient mental health.
2. Goal: Perform a mental health assessment based on patient’s previous health history, family
history and psychosocial assessment.
a. Objective: comprehend clinical signs and symptoms of mental health patients.
b. Objective: establish the existing difference between pathophysiological and
psychopathological disorders
c. Objective: provide care based on approved evidence based
3. Goal: strict adherence to DSM-5 when formulating diagnosis
a. Objective: create the most suitable differential diagnosis
b. Objective: diagnosis mental health conditions based on age and gender of the patient.
c. Objective: utilize evidence based treatment plans form my patients
4. Goal: select and use an appropriate mental health status exam
a. Objective: utilize the best mental health screening method based on age criteria.
b. Objective: Evaluate age-specific groups and provide the best screening technique and mental
health status exam
c. Objective: use evidence based resources that outline the requirements and appropriateness of
screening instruments.
Nursing theory
The interpersonal theory of Peplau Peplau's theory of Interpersonal Relations in Nursing
underpins this philosophy of directing and providing care when a person is in severe distress and
gradually shifting decision-making and self-care to the individual (Wheeler, 2014). The idea is
made up of three parts: person, environment, and health. The nurse is attempting to establish an
interpersonal connection to comprehend and affirm the patient's perspective. "The primary work
of nurses, according to Peplau's framework, is to grasp patients' meaning systems and assist them
in piecing together their illness experiences through these interactions, the evolving interpersonal
process, and nurses' use of empathy and presence to grasp patients' meaning systems and assist
them in piecing together their illness experiences" (Delaney, Shattell, & Johnson, 2017, p.635)
Nursing entails collaboration between two or more people working toward a common objective.
The goal is accomplished by following a pattern of steps. Both the nurse and the patient must
collaborate for both to mature and understand the process.
Counseling Theory
There are many beautiful ideas about psychotherapy, but I would choose cognitive-behavioral
theory (CBT) in my daily practice. This theory involves the client's views on how situations
influence their emotional, behavioral, and psychological perceptions. The client learns to analyze
their negative cognitions and change their thinking using this approach, which reduces their
distress (Beck Institute, 2016).
Timeline of practicum activities
Week Dates Time Total
hours
Activities/Comments Learning objectives
10800-
1800
10h Facility orientation,
shadow patient intake
assessments, patient follow
up Psychotherapy
Sessions, new patient
orientation, carry out both
individual and group
therapy activities.
Orientation of
Facility/Competencies
Supervisor Expectations
Computer training for email
and documentations Unified
Protocol
0800-
1400
6h Supervisor meeting. Joint
intake and follow up
Psychotherapy sessions,
supervised SOAP notes and
scheduling, Orientation for
new patients, and group
therapy. Biofeedback
Motivational interviewing
review SOAP notes review
Mental status exam
20800-
1800
10h Continue with staff
orientation, follow up on
both group and individual
therapy sessions
Trans theoretical model
review. Stages of change
presentation. Develop and
prioritize Continue
