Assignment – Client Termination Summary PRAC 6650

Assignment – Client Termination Summary PRAC 6650

Assignment – Client Termination Summary PRAC 6650

Assignment – Client Termination Summary (Continued–Submit This Week)
Learning Objectives
Students will:
 Develop client termination summaries
To prepare:
 For guidance on writing a client termination summary, review pages 693–712 of
Wheeler (2014) in this week’s Learning Resources.
 Identify a client who may be ready to terminate therapy.
Assignment
With the client you selected in mind, address in a client termination summary (without
violating HIPAA regulations) the following:
 Identifying information of client (e.g., hypothetical name and age)
 Date the client initially contacted therapist, date therapy began, duration of therapy,
and date therapy will end
 Total number of sessions, including number of missed sessions
 Whether termination was planned or unplanned
 Presenting problem
 Major psychosocial issues
 Types of services rendered (e.g., individual, couple/family therapy, group therapy)
 Overview of treatment process

 Goal status (goals met, partially met, unmet)
 Treatment limitations (if any)
 Remaining difficulties and/or concerns
 Recommendations
 Follow-up plan (if indicated)
 Instructions for future contact
 Signatures
By Day 7
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Learning Resources
Required Readings

American Nurses Association. (2014). Psychiatric-mental health nursing: Scope and
standards of practice (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
 Standard 7 “Ethics” (pages 67–68)

Bonhote, K., Romano-Egan, J., & Cornwell, C. (1999). Altruism and creative expressions in
a long-term older adult psychotherapy group. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 20(6),
603–617. doi:10.1080/016128499248394
Altruism and Creative Expressions in a Long-term Older Adult Psychotherapy Group by
Bonhote, K.; Romano-Egan, J.; Cornwell, C., in Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Vol.
20/Issue 6. Copyright 1999 by Taylor & Francis Inc. Reprinted by permission of Taylor &
Francis Inc. via the Copyright Clearance Center.

Cheston, R., & Jones, R. (2009). A small-scale study comparing the impact of psycho-
education and exploratory psychotherapy groups on newcomers to a group for people with
dementia. Aging & Mental Health, 13(3), 420-425. doi:10.1080/13607860902879409

Krishna, M., Honagodu, A., Rajendra, R., Sundarachar, R., Lane, S., & Lepping, P. (2013).
A systematic review and meta-analysis of group psychotherapy for sub-clinical depression
in older adults. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 28(9), 881–888.
doi:10.1002/gps.3905
​A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Group Psychotherapy for Sub-clinical
Depression in Older Adults by Krishna, M.; Honagodu, A.; Rajendra, R.; Sundarachar,
R.; Lane, S.; Lepping, P., in International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Vol. 28/Issue 9.

Copyright 2013 by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Reprinted by permission of John Wiley & Sons
Ltd. via the Copyright Clearance Center.

Krishna, M., Jauhari, A., Lepping, P., Turner, J., Crossley, D., & Krishnamoorthy, A.
(2011). Is group psychotherapy effective in older adults with depression? A systematic
review. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 26(4), 331–340. doi:10.1002/gps.2546
Is Group Psychotherapy Effective in Older Adults with Depression? A Systematic Review
by Krishna, M.; Jauhari, A.; Lepping, P.; Turner, J.; Crossley, D.; Krishnamoorthy, A., in
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Vol. 26/Issue 4. Copyright 2011 by John
Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Reprinted by permission of John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. via the Copyright
Clearance Center.

Rice, A. (2015). Common therapeutic factors in bereavement groups. Death Studies, 39(3),
165-172. doi:10.1080/07481187.2014.946627

Wang, C., Tzeng, D., & Chung, W. (2014). The effect of early group psychotherapy on
depressive symptoms and quality of life among residents of an apartment building for
seniors. Psychogeriatrics: The Official Journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society, 14(1),
38-46. doi:10.1111/psyg.12037

Watkins, R., Cheston, R., Jones, K., & Gilliard, J. (2006). 'Coming out' with Alzheimer's
disease: Changes in awareness during a psychotherapy group for people with dementia.
Aging & Mental Health, 10(2), 166-176. doi:10.1080/13607860500312209

Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2014). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-
to guide for evidence-based practice. New York, NY: Springer.
 Chapter 18, “Psychotherapy with Older Adults” (pp. 625–660)