NU 646 Week 5 Assignment 1

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Week 5 Assignment 1: Therapeutic Video Case Self-Injurious Client

Instructions

Read through the assigned case study for this week.

Week 5 – Self-Injurious Client

Case Study: You are seeing a current client for a follow-up session with new developments of self-harm. This is not an initial interview. For this session, focus on the psychodynamic therapy modality to engage with the teen.

Psychodynamic psychotherapy – This type of therapy helps individuals explore issues lurking at the subconscious or unconscious level that often stem from negative childhood experiences and painful memories.

A 17-year-old female patient named Stella Jess, who recently broke up with her boyfriend, reveals she has been cutting her arms. While rolling up her sleeves to display the cuts, she expresses suicidal ideation. She has a suicidal plan, overdosing on her depression medication (Prozac) and alcohol, but says she doubts she would ever actually attempt to take her life. She reports no serious previous attempts. Her history includes some neglect from her parents when she was a younger child, and she now lives with her grandmother. Her mother is still involved in her life, but not on a daily basis. She is an A student, does not miss school, and states she has a group of close friends with whom she enjoys spending free time.

Vitals:
BP: 122/68
HR: 74
R: 18
T: 97
O2: 99%
Pain: 2 on 0–10 scale

Consent to treat the minor signed by parents.

Contact Your Partner

• Identify a time that both of you can meet online to record your video. Allot about 60 minutes for discussion with your partner and the recording of the video.
• Your partner groups are assigned in the first few weeks of the course by your instructor. You will keep the same partner group throughout the entire semester. During the video session, you will both practice the assigned skills for this week, which are based on your readings, handouts, and other weekly materials.

During Your Meeting with Your Partner

• Each session should include the skills you used in prior weeks in the current video, don’t forget the skills you previously learned).
• In your practice session, role play the case study with your partner using empathy and other skills you have reviewed this week. Your partner becomes the client. You play the role of the therapist.
• Each partner will record a 15-minute video for each week using Zoom (see the instructional video on how to record a video at the beginning of the course). Provide a brief description (verbally) of the patient situation at the beginning of the video.

Video Recordings Need to Have the Following Components

• The recording should show both you and the client during the entire session.
• Both of your faces and body language should be shown.
• Attire should be appropriate and professional.
• Set up the room as if it were a therapy office (that is, chairs; a quiet, private space).
• The recording needs to be clear and audible. Ensure there is no background noise when you are recording.
• The lighting of the room needs to be appropriate; that is, it should illuminate the faces of the client and the therapist.

After the Video Recording

• After your recording is complete, follow these instructions to create an unlisted YouTube video. You will need the YouTube video URL for this assignment. Submit your YouTube video URL. The best way to do this is to copy and paste the hyperlink URL for the YouTube video into a Word document. Your faculty will access your video via the link. Do not upload a video file (mp4).
• Then, go to your Reflective Journal (after you have posted the video) to respond to the assigned journal questions and reflect on your interaction with the client.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.