Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric
disorders

Assignment: Practicum – Week 5 Journal Entry PRAC 6640-35

Assignment: Practicum – Week 5 Journal Entry (Due Week 7)
Learning Objectives
Students will:
 Develop diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy*
 Evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic approaches for clients*
 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 7.Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric
disorders
Select a client whom you observed or counseled that suffers from a disorder related to
trauma. Then, address the following in your Practicum Journal:
 Describe the 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 this client.
 Explain whether any of the therapeutic approaches in this week’s Learning
Resources would be effective with this client. Include expected outcomes based on

these therapeutic approaches. Support your approach with evidence-based
literature.
 Explain any legal and/or ethical implications related to counseling this client.
Due By Day 7 of Week 7
No Assignment due this week.

Week in Review
Now that you have:
 Developed diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy
 Evaluated the efficacy of therapeutic approaches for clients
 Analyzed legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric
disordersAnalyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric
disorders
Next week, you will:
 Develop diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy
 Evaluate the efficacy of motivational interviewing techniques for clients
 Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric
disorders
Next Week

To go to the next week:
Week 6

Learning Resources
Optional Resources
American Nurses Association. (2014). Psychiatric-mental health nursing: Scope and
standards of practice (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
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.Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric
disorders

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