Assignment: Psychotherapy with Individuals Practicum
Assignment: Psychotherapy with Individuals Practicum ON Assignment: Psychotherapy
with Individuals PracticumLEARNING OBJECTIVESSTUDENTS WILL:Develop diagnoses for
clients receiving psychotherapy*Evaluate efficacy of existential-humanistic therapy for
clients*Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric
disorders*Analyze clinical supervision experiences** The Assignment related to this
Learning Objective is introduced this week and submitted in Week 10.For Part 1, select a
client whom you observed or counseled this week (other than the client used for this week’s
Discussion). Then, address the following in your Practicum Journal:Describe the client 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 existential-humanistic therapy would be beneficial with this client. Include
expected outcomes based on this therapeutic approach.Explain any legal and/or ethical
implications related to counseling this client. your approach with evidence-based
literature.For Part 2, reflect on your clinical supervision experiences. Then, address the
following in your Practicum Journal:How often are you receiving clinical supervision from
your preceptor?What are the sessions like?What is the preceptor bringing to your
attention?How are you translating these sessions to your clinical practice?BY DAY 7 OF
WEEK 10Submit your Assignment.Week 8: Existential-Humanistic Therapy“It is the client
who knows what hurts, what directions to go, what problems are crucial, what experiences
have been deeply buried.”–Carl Rogers, from On Becoming a PersonThis client-centered
perspective is the cornerstone of existential-humanistic therapy, which requires therapists
to “attempt to receive clients with curiosity and openness, endeavor to grasp their
subjective world, and believe that clients are the experts on their own experience”
(Wheeler, 2014, p. 373). As the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, it is important
to understand that the effectiveness of this approach is dependent on your relationship with
clients, as well as your beliefs on holism and human nature. Assignment: Psychotherapy
with Individuals PracticumThis week, as you explore existential-humanistic therapy, you
assess clients and consider the appropriateness of various therapeutic approaches. You also
develop diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy and consider legal and ethical
implications of counseling these clients.Photo Credit: Laureate EducationLearning
ResourcesREQUIRED READINGSWheeler, 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 10, “Humanistic-Existential and Solution-

Focused Approaches to Psychotherapy” (Review pp. 369–406)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.Nagy, T. F. (2011). Ethics in psychotherapy. In Essential ethics for psychologists:
A primer for understanding and mastering core issues (pp. 185–198). Washington, DC:
American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/12345-010Note: You will access this text
from the Walden Library databases.REQUIRED MEDIASommers-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 Existential Therapy,
Person-Centered Therapy, and Gestalt Therapy only. You will access this media from the
Walden Library databasesLaureate Education (Producer). (2012b). Clinical supervision
follow-up [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.Note: This is a follow-up to the Thompson
family media piece in Week 5. The approximate length of this media piece is 9
minutes.Assignment: Psychotherapy with Individuals Practicum