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Define the client’s presenting problem(s) and provide a diagnostic impression.

Psychological Treatment Plan

It is recommended that students review the e-book The Complete Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner (Jongsma, Peterson, & Bruce, 2014) for additional assistance in completing this assignment.

Clinical and counseling psychologists utilize treatment plans to document a client’s progress toward short- and long-term goals. The content within psychological treatment plans varies depending on the clinical setting. The clinician’s theoretical orientation, evidenced-based practices, and the client’s needs are taken into account when developing and implementing a treatment plan. Typically, the client’s presenting problem(s), behaviorally defined symptom(s), goals, objectives, and interventions determined by the clinician are included within a treatment plan.

To understand the treatment planning process, students will assume the role of a clinical or counseling psychologist and develop a comprehensive treatment plan based on the same case study utilized for the Psychiatric Diagnosis assignment in PSY645. A minimum of five peer-reviewed resources must be used to support the recommendations made within the plan. The Psychological Treatment Plan must include the headings and content outlined below.

Behaviorally Defined Symptoms

Define the client’s presenting problem(s) and provide a diagnostic impression.

Identify how the problem(s) is/are evidenced in the client’s behavior.

List the client’s cognitive and behavioral symptoms.

Long-Term Goal

Generate a long-term treatment goal that represents the desired outcome for the client.

This goal should be broad and does not need to be measureable.

Short-Term Objectives

Generate a minimum of three short-term objectives for attaining the long-term goal.

Each objective should be stated in behaviorally measureable language. Subjective or vague objectives are not acceptable. For example, it should be stated that the objective will be accomplished by a specific date or that a specific symptom will be reduced by a certain percentage.

Interventions

Identify at least one intervention for achieving each of the short-term objectives.

Compare a minimum of three evidence-based theoretical orientations from which appropriate interventions can be selected for the client.

Explain the connection between the theoretical orientation and corresponding intervention selected.

Provide a rationale for the integration of multiple theoretical orientations within this treatment plan.

Identify two to three treatment modalities (e.g., individual, couple, family, group, etc.) that would be appropriate for use with the client.

It is a best practice to include outside providers (e.g., psychiatrists, medical doctors, nutritionists, social workers, holistic practitioners, etc.) in the intervention planning process to build a support network that will assist the client in the achievement of treatment goals.

Evaluation

List the anticipated outcomes of each proposed treatment intervention based on scholarly literature.

Be sure to take into account the individual’s strengths, weaknesses, external stressors, and cultural factors (e.g., gender, age, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, etc.) in the evaluation.

Provide an assessment of the efficacy of evidence-based intervention options.

Ethics

Analyze and describe potential ethical dilemmas that may arise while implementing this treatment plan.

Cite specific ethical principles and any applicable law(s) for resolving the ethical dilemma(s).

The Psychological Treatment Plan

Must be 8 to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.).

Must use at least five peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course text.

Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

I am getting you my psychiatric diagnosis assignment for psy 645

I have a sample paper, it is not my work. Please be careful with the information, but it will help to see how the assignment has to be done. Would you like it?

This is a sample to help with how it should look, etc. Do not worry about the title page. Let me know if you need help with where to find peer-reviewed sources for references.

here is a little guidance from my instructor

Hi Everyone,

The final week of this course will examine the justification of social justice advocacy within the fields of clinical and counseling psychology. This is based on the increasing visibility of social justice competencies in the future training of practitioners. Awareness of injustice is just the first step. Additionally, it includes clinical and counseling psychologists serving as change agents, which, according to Goodman et al. (2004) is defined as “professional action designed to change societal values, structures, policies and practices, such that disadvantaged or marginalized groups gain increased access to tools of self-determination” (p. 795). Central to the concept of advocacy is “empowerment and system change at the client, institutional, and systems level” (Motulsky et al., 2014, p. 1059).

Self-reflection in the context of our values and philosophies related to diversity, privilege, and oppression is essential to multiculturalism and social justice competence (Llera et. al., 2009). Often this is supported by a university curriculum that includes “sociocultural position, family of origin influences, identity development or perspectives on suffering, helping, and advocacy” (Motulsky et al., 2014, p. 1064). Also, as part of such a curriculum, students have been encouraged to engage in exercises that “demonstrate the power of qualitative and participatory action in research to give a voice to the silenced; to explore the lived experiences of the misunderstood, stigmatized or marginalized people; and to engender social change” (Motulsky et al., 2014, p. 1068).

An example of how I served as a change agent was through my research on abused women. I conducted a qualitative study on the role of narcissism in intimate partner abuse of women, integrating the theory of feminism. My intention was to bring visibility to the lived experiences of these women that had survived that form of abuse and share their story of empowerment as they went on to thrive beyond the abuse. While narcissistic abuse has been acknowledged in the media and analyzed in the form of self help books, academically it has not be recognized as a specialized form of abuse.

In my own practice I am always cognizant of the diverse needs of my clients. One way this manifests is socioeconomically. I attend to this by accepting insurance and offering sliding fee scale rates. This tends to set me a part from my colleagues, as they only accept self-pay clients, however I fundamentally believe everyone should have access to affordable care. This comes with its own challenges, but in adherence with my own value system I feel compelled to do my part in promoting change.

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