Assignment: Practicum – Assessing Clients PRAC 6640-35
Assignment: Practicum – Assessing Clients PRAC 6640-35
Assignment: Practicum – Assessing Clients
Learning Objectives
Students will:
Assess clients presenting for psychotherapy
Develop genograms for clients presenting for psychotherapy
To prepare:
Select a client whom you have observed or counseled at your practicum site.
Review pages 137–142 of the Wheeler text and the Hernandez Family
Genogram video in this week’s Learning Resources. Reflect on elements of writing a
Comprehensive Client Assessment and creating a genogram for the client you
selected.
The Assignment
Part 1: Comprehensive Client Family Assessment
With this client in mind, address the following in a Comprehensive ClientAssessment
(without violating HIPAA regulations):
Demographic information
Presenting problem
History or present illness
Past psychiatric history
Medical history
Substance use history
Developmental history
Family psychiatric history
Psychosocial history
History of abuse/trauma
Review of systems
Physical assessment
Mental status exam
Differential diagnosis
Case formulation
Treatment plan
Part 2: Family Genogram
Prepare a genogram for the client you selected. The genogram should extend back by at
least three generations (great grandparents, grandparents, and parents).
By Day 7 of Week 3
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 “WK3Assgn+last
name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
Click the Week 3 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the
Assignment.
Click the Week 3 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 “WK3Assgn+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 3 Assignment Rubric
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Submit Your Assignment by Day 7
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Week 3 Assignment
Week in Review
Now that you have:
Assessed clients presenting for psychotherapy
Developed genograms for clients presenting for psychotherapy
Next week, you will:
Develop diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy
Evaluate the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for clients
Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric
disorders
Next Week
To go to the next week:
Week 4
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.
Required Media
Laureate Education (Producer). (2013b). Hernandez family genogram [Video file].
Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes.
Accessible player
Optional Resources
American Nurses Association. (2014). Psychiatric-mental health nursing: Scope and
standards of practice (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental
disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.