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NU665 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client II

Week 1 Discussion

Growth and Development Assessment, Biopsychosocial Profile and Screening

Look at the Chart of Erickson’s Stages on page 169 in the Sadock, Sadock and Ruiz (2015) text. Pick a psychosocial stage, discuss the associated virtue and positive and negative forerunners of identity. Explain the importance of incorporating the evaluation of developmental vulnerabilities within your holistic, psychosocial assessment and treatment plan documentation.

NU665 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client II

Week 2 Discussion

Change Theory Versus Motivational Interviewing

For this discussion, compare and contrast principles of Change Theory and Motivational Interviewing and how these principles inform therapeutic interventions. You will gain a greater understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of the use of Change Theory and Motivational Interviewing used in clinical practice situations.

NU665 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client II

Week 4 Discussion

Care for a Client Diagnosed with a Substance Use Disorder

In a Word document, address the following prompts:

Elaborate on etiology, stressors, problems of addiction, dependence, and relapse in the U.S. currently.

Identify potential physical and mental findings when examining a client with a substance use disorder. Note your rationales.

Describe possible triggers to compulsive substance use or behavioral addiction.

Discuss the neurobiological mechanisms that underlie addictive behavior.

What are the medication-assisted treatments (MATs) and psychotherapeutic interventions for monitoring (for alcohol and for opioid abuse)?

Post your completed Word document to this discussion forum.

Use APA format with reference list (two to three books and/or articles).

NU665 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client II

Week 5 Discussion

Pair Presentation on Selected Topic

Complete this assignment according to the Week 5 Pair Presentation assignment instructions.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded. Please remember that you and your partner must each submit the assignment, even if it is the same file, so that you both receive feedback and credit.

You may view each other’s submission and comment if you would like. Reply posts are optional for this assignment and students will only be graded on the Pair Presentation that they submit.

During Week 3, you and your partner will be paired by choosing the same presentation topic after completing the Week 5 Pair Presentation: Select a Topic activity. The topic groups are also listed below. Together, you will create a 15-slide PowerPoint narrated presentation collaborating with your method of choice (by Skype for Business, email, phone or any other option you choose). Although you will work together, you and your partner will EACH turn in the assignment as individuals. In other words, even if your partner submits the assignment, you will only receive credit if you also submit the assignment, even if it is the same file.

Topics:

ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Social Communication Disorder, self-injurious behavior, oppositional defiant disorder, traumatic loss/grief, gender dysphoria, bipolar, depression, generalized anxiety disorder, OCD, separation anxiety disorder / social anxiety disorder, movement disorder, reactive attachment disorder, feeding disorder

Your PowerPoint should be a voice-over (narrated) presentation. It should adhere to current standards of professional development for PowerPoints. (If the website doesn’t work please search the Internet for “best practices for PowerPoint presentations”.)

Pretend you are teaching a group of students about your chosen topic. Create two to three learning objectives for your PowerPoint.

The following should be included in your presentation:

Definitions

Biopsychosocial, cultural, developmental assessment and screening tools with validity and reliability

DSM-5 criteria

Psychotherapeutic options

Psychopharmaceutical management with detailed pharmacological analysis

Current evidence (not published more than three years ago) related to topic

Legal/ethical considerations

NU665 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client II

Week 6 Discussion

Little Girl Leaving

Overview

When you are a psychiatric mental health provider you may experience encounter horrific encounters of many varieties. Experiences of childhood abuse and neglect are known antecedents to developing many mental health and substance use disorders. There is no real way to prepare for these. However, beginning to explore your understanding of abuse, your needs (if and when you encounter abuse), as well as how to create a self-care plan to avoid caregiver burnout is essential.

Initial Post

After you complete the readings and watch the video, pick two questions to answers in your initial post and reply thoughtfully to two classmates. Your discussion post should address two of the following prompts:

Discuss child abuse. What is the definition of abuse? Are there different types of abuse? How many types of abuse did these children suffer?

Discuss mental instability, substance use and generational transmission. Why do you think this girl’s father abused her? Why do you think her mother did not believe her? Why do you think her brother behaved as he did?

Discuss abandonment. Should her mother or grandmother have done something? Was her mother's inaction as injuring as the abuse perpetrated by her father?

Discuss survival and resiliency theory. What do you think her periods of depersonalization and foggy thinking provided her? How did she utilize her strengths and resilient traits to survive? What is the significance of her conception of God, Mary and Jesus?

Why are the rates of children seen in Emergency Rooms with sexual abuse increasing? How can public health initiatives to prevent child sexual abuse make an impact?

What psychiatric and substance use disorders are associated with histories of child sexual abuse? How do symptoms of dissociation develop?

NU665 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client II

Week 7 Discussion

Counseling Therapies

You should have chosen one therapy during Week 6. Please follow the instructions for posting your pair's assignment to this submission page.

You will apply each therapy to the care of an individual with PTSD from the following age groups:

child

adolescent

adult

older adult

One student from each discussion pair is to submit the pair’s counseling therapies to this submission page. Remember, the assignment should be a three-to-four-page Word document in APA format.

NU665 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client II

Week 9 Discussion

Sleep Disorders

In a Word document, respond (agree or disagree) to each of the following statements succinctly, but with detail.

Sleep disorders come in two kinds, one related to sleep apnea and the other related to the failure to stay awake due to stress.

The use of over-the-counter sleep aids should be encouraged over prescription sleep aids as they are safer and are not habit forming.

Menopause has no impact on insomnia.

As a backup to over-the-counter sleep aids, benzodiazepines are most useful and first line.

Discuss best practice for insomnia assessment.

Use the appropriate APA formatting as listed in the syllabus.

NU665 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client II

Week 12 Discussion

LGBTQI Topic Presentation

Using your chosen topic, your group should develop a 10-minute creative, informational presentation which you will record and upload to this discussion. You may use PowerPoint, Prezi, or another type of presentation medium as desired, and you may insert videos or other media.

Record your group presenting your presentation using the Zoom Tutorial; your presentation should include voice-over or audio from all group members. Once you have recorded your presentation, Create an Unlisted YouTube video. You will need to submit the YouTube video URL to this discussion. The best way to do this is to copy and paste the website/URL for the YouTube video into a Word document and upload your Word document. Do not upload a video file (mp4).

NU665 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client II

Week 13 Discussion

Covid Pandemic

Reflect on your own experiences in your clinical work and workplace related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Discuss the ways that this pandemic can be compared to disaster medicine.

How has the pandemic affected clients with severe mental illnesses ability to access mental health treatment and substance use disorder treatment? In conclusion, clarify the PMHNP’s role in these situations.

NU665 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client II

Week 14 Discussion

Assessing for Grief

Identify the symptoms of the client in the video that you watched, taking into consideration culture.

Assess if the client in the video that you watched has a psychiatric illness or if their symptoms are within an adaptive range for grieving for that group/culture.

Support and substantiate your information with evidence.

NU665 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client II

Week 15 Discussion

Policy and Practice Issues

Identify one policy issue related to barriers to accessing psychiatric and mental healthcare that is currently being addressed by your national professional organization and discuss how NPs can become policy-aware, as well as act as patient advocates.

Attach a policy white-paper to support your statement.