Assignment: Assessing Clients With Addictive Disorders NRNP 6640-14

Assignment: Assessing Clients With Addictive Disorders NRNP 6640-14

Assignment: Assessing Clients With Addictive Disorders NRNP 6640-14

Assignment: Assessing Clients With Addictive Disorders
Addictive disorders can be particularly challenging for clients. Not only do these disorders
typically interfere with a client’s ability to function in daily life, but they also often manifest
as negative and sometimes criminal behaviors. Sometime clients with addictive disorders
also suffer from other mental health issues, creating even greater struggles for them to
overcome. In your role, you have the opportunity to help clients address their addictions
and improve outcomes for both the clients and their families. For this Assignment, as you
examine the Levy Family video in this week’s Learning Resources, consider how you might
assess and treat clients presenting with addiction.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
 Assess clients presenting with addictive disorders
 Analyze therapeutic approaches for treating clients with addictive disorders
 Evaluate outcomes for clients with addictive disorders
To prepare:
 Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider the insights they provide.
 Review the Levy Family video Episodes 1 through 5.
The Assignment
In a 2- to 3-page paper, address the following:
 After watching Episode 1, describe:
o What is Mr. Levy’s perception of the problem?
o What is Mrs. Levy’s perception of the problem?
o What can be some of the implications of the problem on the family as a
whole?

 After watching Episode 2, describe:
o What did you think of Mr. Levy’s social worker’s ideas?
o What were your thoughts of her supervisor’s questions about her suggested
therapies and his advice to Mr. Levy’s supervisor?

 After watching Episode 3, discuss the following:
o What were your thoughts about the way Mr. Levy’s therapist responded to
what Mr. Levy had to say?
o What were your impressions of how the therapist worked with Mr. Levy?
What did you think about the therapy session as a whole?
o Informed by your knowledge of pathophysiology, explain the physiology of
deep breathing (a common technique that we use in helping clients to manage
anxiety). Explain how changing breathing mechanics can alter blood
chemistry.
o Describe the therapeutic approach his therapist selected. Would you use
exposure therapy with Mr. Levy? Why or why not? What evidence exists to
support the use of exposure therapy (or the therapeutic approach you would
consider if you disagree with exposure therapy)?

 In Episode 4, Mr. Levy tells a very difficult story about Kurt, his platoon officer.
o Discuss how you would have responded to this revelation.
o Describe how this information would inform your therapeutic approach.
What would you say/do next?

 In Episode 5, Mr. Levy’s therapist is having issues with his story.
o Imagine that you were providing supervision to this therapist, how would
you respond to her concerns?

 Support your approach with evidence-based literature.
Note: The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page,
introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing
Center provides an example of those required elements (available
at http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/57.htm). All papers submitted must use this formatting.
By Day 7
Submit your Assignment.
Submission and Grading Information
To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:
 Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK6Assgn+last
name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
 Click the Week 6 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the
Assignment.

 Click the Week 6 Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for
grading criteria from this area.
 Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the
document you saved as “WK6Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and
click Open.
 If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to
submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
 Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.
Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:
Week 6 Assignment Rubric

Check Your Assignment Draft for Authenticity

To check your Assignment draft for authenticity:
Submit your Week 6 Assignment draft and review the originality report.

Submit Your Assignment by Day 7

To submit your Assignment:
Week 6 Assignment

Exam: Midterm Exam
Learning Objectives
Students will:
 Assess knowledge of concepts and principles related to the psychotherapy of
individuals

This exam is a test of your knowledge in preparation for your certification exam. No
outside resources including books, notes, websites, or any other type of resource are to be
used to complete this exam. You are expected to comply with Walden University’s Code of
Conduct.
This exam will cover the following topics, which relate to psychotherapy with individuals in
the Wheeler textbook and the Fisher textbook excerpts:
 The Nurse Psychotherapist and a Framework for Practice
 Confidentiality Limits in Psychotherapy: Ethics Checklists for Mental Health
Professionals
 Assessment and Diagnosis
 The Initial Contact and Maintaining the Frame
 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
 Supportive and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
 Stabilization for Trauma and Dissociation
 Motivational Interviewing
 Psychotherapeutic Approaches for Addictions and Related Disorders
By Day 7
Complete the Midterm Exam. Prior to starting the exam, you should review all of your
materials. There is a 2-hour time limit to complete this 76-question exam. You may only
attempt this exam once.
Submission
Submit Your Exam by Day 7

To submit your Exam:
Week 6 Exam

Week in Review
Now that you have:
 Assessed clients presenting with addictive disorders
 Analyzed therapeutic approaches for treating clients with addictive disorders

 Evaluated outcomes for clients with addictive disorders
 Assessed knowledge of concepts and principles related to the psychotherapy of
individuals
Next week, you will:
 Compare supportive psychotherapy and interpersonal psychotherapy
 Recommend therapeutic approaches for clients presenting for psychotherapy
Next Week

To go to the next week:
Week 7

 

Learning Resources
Required Readings
Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2014). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-
to guide for evidence-based practice (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing
Company.
 Chapter 7, “Motivational Interviewing” (pp. 299–312)
 Chapter 16, “Psychotherapeutic Approaches for Addictions and Related Disorders”
(pp. 565–596)

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental
disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Albrecht, U., Kirschner, N. E., & Grusser, S. M. (2007). Diagnostic instruments for
behavioral addiction: An overview. German Medical Science Psycho-Social-Medicine, 4,
1–11. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2736529/

Fisher, M. A. (2016a). The ethical ABCs of conditional confidentiality. In Confidentiality
limits in psychotherapy: Ethics checklists for mental health professionals (pp. 13–25).
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/14860-002

Required Media
Laureate Education (Producer). (2013c). Levy family: Episodes 1 [Video file]. Baltimore,
MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 2 minutes.

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Laureate Education (Producer). (2013c). Levy family: Episodes 2 [Video file]. Baltimore,
MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 2 minutes.

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Laureate Education (Producer). (2013c). Levy family: Episodes 3 [Video file]. Baltimore,
MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 6 minutes.

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Laureate Education (Producer). (2013c). Levy family: Episodes 4 [Video file]. Baltimore,
MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 5 minutes.

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Laureate Education (Producer). (2013c). Levy family: Episodes 5 [Video file]. Baltimore,
MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 2 minutes.

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Laureate Education (Producer). (2012c). In their own words [Video file]. Baltimore, MD:
Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 23 minutes.

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Optional Resources

Dronen, S. O. (2012). New research about Facebook addiction. Retrieved from
http://www.uib.no/en/news/36380/new-research-about-facebook-addiction

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2005). Substance abuse
treatment for adults in the criminal justice system. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP)
Series 44. Rockville, MD: Author. Retrieved from
https://store.samhsa.gov/system/files/sma13-4056.pdf

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2013). Substance abuse
treatment for persons with co-occurring disorders: A treatment improvement protocol.
Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 42. Rockville, MD: Author. Retrieved from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK64197/