Practicum – Week 2 Journal Entry

WK4, Assignment 3: Practicum – Week 2 Journal Entry
Week 2: Family Assessment and Phases of Family Therapy
Learning Objectives
Students will:
• Apply documentation skills to examine family therapy sessions *
• Develop diagnoses for clients receiving family psychotherapy *
• 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 3.
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.
Please use this two-client diagnosis to formulate the response to the questions

1: Client Diagnosis: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ( PTSD)
2: Client 2 Diagnosis: Historic Personality Disorder

Then, address in your Practicum Journal the following:

1: Using the Group Therapy Progress Note in this week’s Learning Resources, document the family session.
2: Describe (without violating HIPAA regulations) each client, and identify any pertinent history or medical information, including prescribed medications.
3: Using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), explain and justify your diagnosis for each client.
4: Explain any legal and/or ethical implications related to counseling each client.
• 5: Support your approach with evidence-based literature.

Learning Resources
Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.
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.
Note: It is highly recommended that you use this resource as a reference guide throughout the course. Retrieved from Walden Library databases.
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
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.
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
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.
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
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.
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
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.

Document: Group Therapy Progress Note