Psychotherapy With group

Students will:

• Develop effective documentation skills to examine group therapy sessions with children and adolescents *
• Develop diagnoses for child and adolescent clients receiving group psychotherapy *
• Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling child and adolescent clients with psychiatric disorders *

Select TWO (2) clients you observed or counseled this week during a group therapy session for children and adolescents. Note: The two clients you select must have attended the same group session. If you select the same group you selected for the Week 8 or Week 9 Journal Entries, you must select different clients.

Then, address in your Practicum Journal the following:

• Using the Group Therapy Progress Note in this week’s Learning Resources, document the group session.
• Describe each 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 each client.
• Explain any legal and/or ethical implications related to counseling each client.
• Support your approach with evidence-based literature.Group Therapy Progress Note

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  Client: __________________________________________________ Date: ___________ Group name:________________________________________________ Minutes:________ Group session # ______ Meeting attended is #:______ for this client. Number present in group _____ of _____ scheduled Start time:________ End time: ________

  Assessment of client

  1. Participation level: ❑ Active/eager ❑ Variable ❑ Only responsive ❑ Minimal ❑ Withdrawn

  2. Participation quality: ❑ Expected ❑ Supportive ❑ Sharing ❑ Attentive ❑ Intrusive

  ❑ Monopolizing ❑ Resistant ❑ Other: _____________________________________

  3. Mood: ❑ Normal ❑ Anxious ❑ Depressed ❑ Angry ❑ Euphoric ❑ Other: _______________

  4. Affect: ❑ Normal ❑ Intense ❑ Blunted ❑ Inappropriate ❑ Labile ❑ Other:_______________

  5. Mental status: ❑ Normal ❑ Lack awareness ❑ Memory problems ❑ Disoriented ❑ Confused

  ❑ Disorganized ❑ Vigilant ❑ Delusions ❑ Hallucinations ❑ Other:__________________

  6. Suicide/violence risk: ❑ Almost none ❑ Ideation ❑ Threat ❑ Rehearsal ❑ Gesture ❑ Attempt

  7. Change in stressors: ❑ Less severe/fewer ❑ Different stressors ❑ More/more severe ❑ Chronic

  8. Change in coping ability/skills: ❑ No change ❑ Improved ❑ Less able ❑ Much less able

  9. Change in symptoms: ❑ Same ❑ Less severe ❑ Resolved ❑ More severe ❑ Much worse

  10. Other observations/evaluations:________________________________________________________

  In-session procedures:  _______________________________________________________________________________

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