NURS 6640: Psychotherapy With Individuals

Course Schedule – NURS 6640: Psychotherapy With Individuals
This Course Schedule outlines the assignments and due dates for the course. For full assignment details and directions, refer to the corresponding area in the course.

Week 1 Foundations of Psychotherapy
Resources 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 1, “The Nurse Psychotherapist and a Framework for Practice” (pp. 3–52)
 Fournier, J. C., & Price, R. B. (2014). Psychotherapy and neuroimaging. Psychotherapy: New Evidence and New Approaches, 12(3), 290–298. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4207360/
 Holttum, S. (2014). When bad things happen our brains change but psychotherapy and support can help the recovery of our brains and our lives. Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 18(2), 52–58. doi:10.1108/MHSI-02-2014-0006
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases. NURS 6640: Psychotherapy With Individuals.
 Petiprin, A. (2016). Psychiatric and mental health nursing. Nursing Theory. Retrieved from http://www.nursingtheory.org/theories-and-models/psychiatric-and-mental-healthnursing.php

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 Fisher, M. A. (2016). Introduction. In Confidentiality limits in psychotherapy: Ethics checklists for mental health professionals (pp. 3–12). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/14860-001 © 2017 Laureate Education, Inc. Page 2 of 31 Week 1 Foundations of Psychotherapy. NURS 6640: Psychotherapy With Individuals.
 Document: Practicum Journal Template
Note: This template is provided by the School of Nursing and is designated to document practicum activity. You are required to use this template for all journal entry submissions.
 Document: Midterm Exam Study Guide
 Document: Final Exam Study Guide
 Document: Nurse Practitioner (NP) Student Clinical Orientation (PowerPoint file)
 Document: Practicum Manual (PDF). Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/ld.php?content_id=735692

Media
 Laureate Education (Producer). (2016). Introduction to psychotherapy with individuals [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 4 minutes. NURS 6640: Psychotherapy With Individuals.
 Laureate Education (Producer). (2015e). Therapies are helpful: Dodo bird conjecture [Video file]. Baltimore, MD:Author.
Provided courtesy of the Laureate International Network of Universities.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 2 minutes.

 Laureate Education (Producer). (2015f). Therapies change and integrate different approaches over time [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Provided courtesy of the Laureate International Network of Universities.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 1 minute.
 Sommers-Flanagan, J., & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2012). Clinical interview: Intake, assessment & therapeutic alliance [Video file]. Mill Valley, CA: Psychotherapy.net. NURS 6640: Psychotherapy With Individuals.
Note: You will access this media from the Walden Library databases. The approximate length of this media piece is 124 minutes.
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Week 1 Foundations of Psychotherapy
 Sommers-Flanagan, J., & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2013). Counseling and psychotherapy theories in context and practice [Video file]. Mill Valley, CA: Psychotherapy.net.
Note: For this week, view the Introduction and Psychoanalytical Approaches only. You will access this media from the Walden Library databases.
Discussion Does Psychotherapy Have a Biological Basis?

Post on or before Day 3 an explanation of whether psychotherapy has a biological basis. Explain how culture, religion, and socioeconomics might influence one’s perspective of the value of psychotherapy treatments. Support your rationale with evidencebased literature.
Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses.
Respond on or before Day 6 to at least two of your colleagues by providing an additional scholarly resource that supports or challenges
their position along with a brief explanation of the resource.
Practicum Week 1 Journal Entry
In preparation for this course’s practicum experience, address the following in your Practicum Journal:
 Review the media Clinical Interview: Intake, Assessment, & Therapeutic Alliance in your Learning Resources.
 Select one nursing theory and one counseling theory to best guide your practice in psychotherapy. Note: For guidance on nursing and counseling theories, refer to the Wheeler textbook in this week’s Learning Resources. NURS 6640: Psychotherapy With Individuals.
 Explain why you selected these theories. Support your approach with evidence-based literature.
 Develop at least three goals and at least three objectives for the practicum experience in this course.
 Create a timeline of practicum activities based on your practicum requirements.
Note: Be sure to use the Practicum Journal Template, located in this week’s Learning Resources.
Submit your Assignment by Day 7 of Week 4.
Looking Ahead Didactic Assignments
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Week 1 Foundations of Psychotherapy
Week 8 Discussion: In 3- to 5-minute Kaltura video, you will discuss a client you have observed and/or counseled during your practicum
experience. Be sure to make arrangements with your preceptor so you can fulfill the requirements of the Discussion. Refer to the Week
8 Discussion for additional guidance.
Week 10 Discussion: In 3- to 5-minute Kaltura video, you will discuss an older adult client you have observed and/or counseled during your practicum experience. Be sure to make arrangements with your preceptor so you can fulfill the requirements of the Discussion. Refer to the Week 10 Discussion for additional guidance.
Looking Ahead Practicum Assignments
Each week, you will complete practicum-related assignments. It is highly recommended that you review the practicum assignments for
Weeks 2–10 before Day 7 of Week 1. This will give you time to connect with your preceptor so that you can fulfill the requirements of
each practicum assignment.
Week 2 Assessment and Diagnosis in Psychotherapy
Resources 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 3, “Assessment and Diagnosis” (pp. 95–168)
 Chapter 4, “The Initial Contact and Maintaining the Frame” (pp. 169–224). NURS 6640: Psychotherapy With Individuals.
 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. You will access this text from the Walden Library databases.
 American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. (1995). Practice parameters for the psychiatric assessment of
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Week 2 Assessment and Diagnosis in Psychotherapy children and adolescents. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from https://www.aacap.org/App_Themes/AACAP/docs/practice_parameters/psychiatric_assessment_practice_parameter.pdf
 American Psychiatric Association. (2016). Practice guidelines for the psychiatric evaluation of adults (3rd ed.). Arlington, VA:
Author. Retrieved from http://psychiatryonline.org/doi/pdf/10.1176/appi.books.9780890 426760
 Walden Library. (2017). NURS 6640 week 2 discussion guide.Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/nurs6640week2discussion
 Walden University. (n.d.). Tests & measures: Home. Retrieved February 6, 2017, from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/testsmeasures
Note: This database may be helpful in obtaining assessment tool information for this week’s Discussion.
Media
 Laureate Education (Producer). (2015a). Counseling
competencies—The application of ethical guides and laws to
record keeping [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Provided courtesy of the Laureate International Network of Universities.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 23
minutes.
Discussion Assessment Tools
Post on or before Day 3 an explanation of the psychometric
properties of the assessment tool you were assigned. Explain when it
is appropriate to use this assessment tool with clients, including
whether the tool can be used to evaluate the efficacy of
psychopharmacologic medications. Support your approach with
evidence-based literature.NURS 6640: Psychotherapy With Individuals.
Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses.
Respond on or before Day 6 to at least two of your colleagues by
comparing your assessment tool to theirs.
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Week 2 Assessment and Diagnosis in Psychotherapy
Practicum Week 2 Journal Entry
Select a client whom you observed or counseled this week. 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 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health
Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5), explain and justify your
diagnosis for this client.
 Explain any legal and/or ethical implications related to
counseling this client.
 Support your approach with evidence-based literature.
Submit your Assignment by Day 7 of Week 4.
Week 3 Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Resources 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 5, “Supportive and Psychodynamic
Psychotherapy” (pp. 225–238 and pp. 245–258)
 American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and
statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington,
DC: Author.
Note: You will access this text from the Walden Library
databases.
 Young, J. M., & Solomon, M. J. (2009). How to critically
appraise an article. Nature Clinical Practice. Gastroenterology
& Hepatology, 6(2), 82–91.
For the Assignment:
 Select one of the following articles on psychodynamic therapy
to evaluate in your Assignment:
1. Aznar-Martinez, B., Perez-Testor, C., Davins, M., &
Aramburu, I. (2016). Couple psychoanalytic psychotherapy
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as the treatment of choice: Indications, challenges, and
benefits. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 33(1), 1–20.
doi:10.1037/a0038503
2. Karbelnig, A. M. (2016). “The analyst is present”: Viewing the
psychoanalytic process as performance art. Psychoanalytic
Psychology, 33(supplement 1), S153–S172.
doi:10.1037/a0037332
3. LaMothe, R. (2015). A future project of psychoanalytic
psychotherapy: Revisiting the debate between
classical/commitment and analytic therapies. Psychoanalytic
Psychology, 32(2), 334–351. doi:10.1037/a0035982
4. Migone, P. (2013). Psychoanalysis on the Internet: A
discussion of its theoretical implications for both online and
offline therapeutic technique. Psychoanalytic Psychology,
30(2), 281–299. doi:10.1037/a0031507
5. Tummala-Narra, P. (2013). Psychoanalytic applications in a
diverse society. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 30(3), 471–487.
doi:10.1037/a0031375
Note: You will access all of these articles from the Walden
Library databases.
Media
 Laureate Education (Producer). (2015c). The importance of a
therapeutic relationship: Mary Boyle [Video file]. Baltimore,
MD: Author.
Provided courtesy of the Laureate International Network of Universities.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 2 minutes.
 Laureate Education (Producer). (2015b). Foundations of
counseling techniques [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Provided courtesy of the Laureate International Network of Universities.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 32
minutes.
 Laureate Education (Producer). (2013b). Hernandez family
genogram [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 5 minutes.
Assignment Applying Current Literature to Clinical Practice
In a 5- to 10-slide PowerPoint presentation, address the following:
 Provide an overview of the article you selected.
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o What population is under consideration?
o What was the specific intervention that was used? Is
this a new intervention or one that was already used?
o What were the author’s claims?
 Explain the findings/outcomes of the study in the article.
Include whether this will translate into practice with your own
clients. If so, how? If not, why?
 Explain whether the limitations of the study might impact your
ability to use the findings/outcomes presented in the article.
Support your position with evidence-based literature.
Note: The presentation should be 5–10 slides, not including the title
and reference slides. Include presenter notes (no more than ½ page
per slide) and use tables and/or diagrams where appropriate. Be sure
to support your work with specific citations from the article you
selected. Support your approach with evidence-based literature.
Submit your Assignment by Day 7 of Week 3.
Practicum Assessing Clients