Assignment 1: Practicum – Client Termination Summary

Learning Objectives

Students will:

•  Develop client termination summaries

To prepare for 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.

The Assignment on Practicum – Client Termination Summary:

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
• 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
• Types of services rendered (i.e., individual, couple/family therapy, group therapy, etc.) TALK ABOUT THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES LIKE COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY ( CBT ), INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY.
• Overview of treatment process

Assignment 4: Practicum – Week 10 Journal Entry

Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Analyze how nursing and counseling theories guided personal practice in psychotherapy*
• Analyze goals and objectives for personal practicum experiences*
• Analyze the impact of psychotherapy on social change*

Reflect on your overall practicum experience in this course. Then, address the following in your Practicum Journal:

• Explain whether your therapeutic theory has changed as a result of your practicum experiences. Recall the theories you selected in Week 1.
• Explain how you integrated the therapeutic approaches from this course in your clinical practice. Include how this helped you achieve the goals and objectives you developed in Week 1.
• Explain how you might impact social change through your work with clients who have mental health issues.

Support your approach with evidence-based literature.