This week, you develop diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy and consider legal and ethical implications of counseling these clients.

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Question Assignment.

This week, you develop diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy and consider legal and ethical implications of counseling these clients.

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.

 

https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596

 

Learning Objectives

Students will:

· Develop diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy*

· 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 10.

Select a child or adolescent 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 DSM-5, explain and justify your diagnosis for this client.

· Explain any legal and/or ethical implications related to counseling this client.

· Support your position with evidence-based literature.