Nursing and counseling theories to guide practice in psychotherapy

Nursing and counseling theories to guide practice in psychotherapy

Nursing and counseling theories to guide practice in psychotherapy

As a future advanced practice nurse, it is important that you can connect your classroom experience to your practicum experience. By applying the concepts, you study in the classroom to clinical settings, you enhance your professional competency. Each week, you complete an Assignment that prompts you to reflect on your practicum experiences and relate them to the material presented in the classroom. This week, you begin documenting your practicum experiences in your Practicum Journal.

Learning Objectives

Nursing and counseling theories to guide practice in psychotherapy

 

 

Students will:

· Analyze nursing and counseling theories to guide practice in psychotherapy*

· Develop goals and objectives for personal practicum experiences*

· Create timelines for practicum activities*

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.

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Note: For guidance on nursing and counseling theories, refer to the Wheeler textbook in this week’s Learning Resources.

· 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.

Required Readings

Wheeler, K. (Eds.). (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)

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Assignments of various types

Essays – constructing an argument based on evidence from literature in relation to specific modules.

Reports – written in a structured manner in response to a need for information

Critiques are used to compare and contrast material by employing critical thinking.

Reflective writing– applying practice to learning (thinking critically about your nursing practice in relation to what you have learnt in the classroom)

Creating an effective writing style with a three-pronged approach:

Use of simple language

Use of short or medium-length sentences

Use of other people

Plagiarism:

According to the APA referencing guide, it is not permissible to present another person’s ideas as one’s own. It should be noted that whether paraphrasing, directly quoting an author, or describing an idea that influenced your work, the source must be credited.