Assignment: Practicum – Week 5 Journal Entry 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. (ALSO SEE ATTACHED Group Therapy Progress Note) · Describe each client (without violating HIPAA regulations) and identify any pertinent history or medical information, including prescribed medications. · Using the DSM-5, explain and justify your diagnosis for each client. · Explain whether solution-focused or cognitive behavioral therapy would be more effective with this family. Include expected outcomes based on these therapeutic approaches. · Explain any legal and/or ethical implications related to counseling each client. · Support your approach with evidence-based literature. 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” (Review pp. 429–468.) Nichols, M. (2014). The essentials of family therapy (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson. Chapter 10, “Cognitive-Behavior Family Therapy” (pp. 166–189) Chapter 12, “Solution-Focused Therapy” (pp. 225–242) American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. Bond, C., Woods, K., Humphrey, N., Symes, W., & Green, L. (2013). Practitioner review: The effectiveness of solution focused brief therapy with children and families: A systematic and critical evaluation of the literature from 1990–2010. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 54 (7), 707–723. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12058 Conoley, C., Graham, J., Neu, T., Craig, M., O’Pry, A., Cardin, S., & … Parker, R. (2003). Solution-focused family therapy with three aggressive and oppositional-acting children: An N=1 empirical study. Family Process, 42 (3), 361–374. doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.2003.00361.x de Castro, S., & Guterman, J. (2008). Solution-focused therapy for families coping with suicide. Journal of Marital & Family Therapy, 34 (1), 93–106. doi:10.111/j.1752-0606.2008.00055.x Patterson, T. (2014). A cognitive behavioral systems approach to family therapy. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 25 (2), 132–144. doi:10.1080/08975353.2014.910023 Perry, A. (2014). Cognitive behavioral therapy with couples and families. Sexual & Relationship Therapy, 29 (3), 366–367. doi:10.1080/14681994.2014.909024. Ramisch, J., McVicker, M., & Sahin, Z. (2009). Helping low-conflict divorced parents establish appropriate boundaries using a variation of the miracle question: An integration of solution-focused therapy and structural family therapy. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 50 (7), 481–495. doi:10.1080/10502550902970587 Washington, K. T., Wittenberg-Lyles, E., Oliver, D. P., Baldwin, P. K., Tappana, J., Wright, J. H., & Demiris, G. (2014). Rethinking family caregiving: Tailoring cognitive-behavioral therapies to the hospice experience. Health & Social Work, 39 (4), 244–250. doi:10.1093/hsw/hlu031
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