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QUESTION 1
PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CLIENTS WITH ADDICTIVE DISORDERS
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Review Resources and consider the insights they provide about diagnosing and
treating addictive disorders. As you watch the 187 Models of Treatment for
Addiction video, consider what treatment model you may use the most with clients
presenting with addiction.
In a 10-slide PowerPoint presentation, address the following. Your title and references slides do
not count toward the 10-slide limit.
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Provide an overview of the article you selected.
o What population (individual, group, or family) is under consideration?
o What was the specific intervention that was used? Is this a new
intervention or one that was already studied?
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.
Use the Notes function of PowerPoint to craft presenter notes to expand upon the
content of your slides.
Support your response with at least three other peer-reviewed, evidence-based
sources. Explain why each of your supporting sources is considered scholarly.
Provide references to your sources on your last slide. Be sure to include the article
you used as the basis for this Assignment.
*** Please consider the RUBRIC below to complete this assignment. ***
RUBRIC
1. The presentation thoroughly and accurately defines the considered population…. The
specific intervention used is fully and accurately described. The description clearly
indicates whether the intervention is new or whether it was already studied…. The
response includes a thorough and accurate description of the author’s claims.
2. The presentation includes a thorough and accurate review of the findings of the selected
article…. The response fully addresses whether or not the outcomes will translate into
practice with clients.
3. The presentation includes a thorough and accurate explanation of the whether the
limitations of the study might impact your ability to use the findings presented in the
article.
4. The Notes function of the presentation is appropriately used to comprehensively expand
upon the presentation slides.
5. The presentation is strongly supported with at least three peer-reviewed, evidence-based,
scholarly sources. References are included on the last slide.
6. Slides are clear, concise, and visually appealing. Sentences in presenter notes follow
writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity.
7. Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.
RESOURCES
***NB – This is an APA Paper. Use at least FIVE (5) Total References
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Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2020). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A
how-to guide for evidence-based practice (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing.
o Chapter 9, “Motivational Interviewing”
o Chapter 19, “Psychotherapeutic Approaches for Addictions and Related
Disorders”
AllCEUs Counseling Education. (2017, November 4). 187 models of treatment for
addiction | Addiction counselor training series. [Video]. YouTube.
Medmastery. (2022, March 8). How to use motivational interviewing in addiction
medicine. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_wceN5DX7E
QUESTION 2
JOURNAL ENTRY
Use this Journal to reflect on your clinical strengths and opportunities for improvement, the
progress you made, and what insights you will carry forward into your next practicum.
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Refer to the “Population-Focused Nurse Practitioner Competencies” found in the
Resources and consider the quality measures or indicators advanced nursing practice
nurses must possess in your specialty of interest.
Refer to your “Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form” below and consider your
strengths and opportunities for improvement.
Consider the patient activities you have experienced in your practicum experience
and reflect on your observations and experiences.
In 500-600 words, address the following:
Learning From Experiences
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Revisit the goals and objectives from your Practicum Experience Plan. Explain the
degree to which you achieved each during the practicum experience.
Reflect on the three most challenging patients you encountered during the practicum
experience. What was most challenging about each?
What did you learn from this experience?
What resources were available?
What evidence-based practice did you use for the patients?
What would you do differently?
How are you managing patient flow and volume?
Communicating and Feedback
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Reflect on how you might improve your skills and knowledge and how to
communicate those efforts to your Preceptor.
Answer the questions: How am I doing? What is missing?
Reflect on the formal and informal feedback you received from your Preceptor.
*** Please consider the RUBRIC below to complete this assignment. ***
RUBRIC
1. Reflection demonstrates a high level of critical thinking in applying and integrating key
course concepts and theories from readings, lectures, and/or experiences. Insightful and
relevant connections are made through contextual explanations and examples.
2. Expresses solid evidence of reflection on own work. Demonstrates substantial personal
growth and awareness of deeper meaning through inferences, well developed insights,
and significant depth in awareness and challenges. Synthesizes current experience into
future implications.
3. Well written and clearly organized using standard English, characterized by elements of a
strong writing style and basically free from grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling
errors.
4. Contains no APA errors.
RESOURCES
Reminder: Submitted papers should include a title page, introduction, summary, and
references.
***NB – This is an APA Paper. Use at least Four (4) Total References
Spacing should be 1.5.
American Psychiatric Nurses Association. (2013). Population-focused nurse practitioner
competencies.
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/competencies/compilationpopfocuscom
ps2013.pdf
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Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form
Desired Clinical Skills
Confident
Mostly
Beginning
New (Have
for Students to Achieve
(Can complete
confident (Can
(Have
never
independently)
complete with
performed with
performed or
supervision)
supervision or
does not apply)
need
supervision to
feel confident)
Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation skills in:
Recognizing clinical
✓
signs and symptoms of
psychiatric illness across
the lifespan
Differentiating between
✓
pathophysiological and
psychopathological
conditions
Performing and
✓
interpreting a
comprehensive and/or
interval history and
physical examination
(including laboratory and
diagnostic studies)
Performing and
✓
interpreting a mental
status examination
Performing and
interpreting a
✓
2
psychosocial assessment
and family psychiatric
history
Performing and
✓
interpreting a functional
assessment (activities of
daily living,
occupational, social,
leisure, educational).
Diagnostic reasoning skill in:
✓
Developing and
prioritizing a differential
diagnoses list
✓
Formulating diagnoses
according to DSM 5
based on assessment
data
✓
Differentiating between
normal/abnormal agerelated physiological and
psychological
symptoms/changes
Pharmacotherapeutic skills in:
Selecting appropriate
evidence based clinical
practice guidelines for
medication plan (e.g.,
risk/benefit, patient
preference,
developmental
considerations, financial,
✓
3
the process of informed
consent, symptom
management)
Evaluating patient
✓
response and modify plan
as necessary
Documenting (e.g.,
✓
adverse reaction, the
patient response, changes
to the plan of care)
Psychotherapeutic Treatment Planning:
Recognizes concepts of
✓
therapeutic modalities
across the lifespan
Selecting appropriate
✓
evidence based clinical
practice guidelines for
psychotherapeutic plan
(e.g., risk/benefit, patient
preference,
developmental
considerations, financial,
the process of informed
consent, symptom
management, modality
appropriate for situation)
Applies age appropriate
psychotherapeutic
counseling techniques
with individuals,
families, and/or groups
✓
4
✓
Develop an age
appropriate
individualized plan of
care
✓
Provide psychoeducation
to individuals, family,
and/or groups
✓
Promote health and
disease prevention
techniques
Self-Assessment skills:
✓
Develop SMART goals
for practicum
experiences
✓
Evaluating outcomes of
practicum goals and
modify plan as
necessary
✓
Documenting and
reflecting on learning
experiences
Professional skills:
Maintains professional
✓
boundaries and
therapeutic relationship
with clients and staff
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to
improve clinical practice
in mental health settings
✓
5
Identifies ethical and
✓
legal dilemmas with
possible resolutions
Demonstrates non-
✓
judgmental practice
approach and empathy
Practices within scope of
✓
practice
Selecting and implementing appropriate screening instrument(s), interpreting results, and
making recommendations and referrals:
✓
Demonstrates selecting
the correct screening
instrument appropriate
for the clinical situation
✓
Implements the screening
instrument efficiently
and effectively with the
clients
✓
Interprets results for
screening instruments
accurately
✓
Develops an appropriate
plan of care based upon
screening instruments
response
✓
Identifies the need to
refer to another specialty
provider when applicable
Accurately documents
recommendations for
✓
6
psychiatric consultations
when applicable
Summary of strengths:
Based on my self-assessment, I have identified the following strengths
Strengths:
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Highly confident in active listening and empathic communication skills.
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Skills for assessing and diagnosing the most frequent mental health complications.
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Thorough knowledge of evidence-based treatment modalities.
Opportunities for growth:
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Lack of experience in using sophisticated psychotherapy techniques such as dialectical
behavior therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy (Chigangaidze, 2021).
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Room for improvement in adapting treatments to fit diverse client presentations.
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Seeking ways to improve self-reflective practices and incorporating feedback from both
client and supervisor.
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