Practicum Experience Plan PRAC 6645

 

 

Practicum Experience Plan PRAC 6645

 

Part 1: Quarter/Term/Year and Contact Information

 

Section A

 

Quarter/Term/Year:

 

Student Contact Information

Name:

Street Address:

City, State, Zip:

Home Phone:

Work Phone:

Cell Phone:

Fax:

E-mail:

 

Preceptor Contact Information

Name:

Organization:

Street Address:

City, State, Zip:

Work Phone:

Cell Phone:

Fax:

Professional/Work E-mail:

 

 

Part 2: Individualized Practicum Learning Objectives

 

Objective 1: Every day, I will assess and diagnose at least 3 patients with comorbid mental illnesses using the DSM-V diagnostic criteria without supervision for the next 11 weeks

 

Planned Activities: I will make sure that I complete each patient’s health history in time during my hourly rounds to avoid delays in care provision.

 

Mode of Assessment: The achievement of this goal will be based on a successful diagnosis of at least 10 patients every week up to the end of this practicum experience.

 

PRAC Course Outcome(s) Addressed:

 

• Exhibit appropriate patient care and time management skills by the end of the practicum experience.
• Develop appropriate documentation and data collection skills when taking care of the patient to avoid medical errors.

 

Objective 2: By the end of my practicum experience, I will be able to determine and utilize the most effective screening tool necessary to promote accurate diagnosis of at least 5 patients with comorbid mental disorders every day for the following 11 weeks without supervision

Planned Activities: I will outline different diagnostic tools for different mental disorders. I will then use only the relevant diagnostic tools for each patient depending on their subjective and objective data.

 

Mode of Assessment: I will use DSM-V diagnostic criteria to confirm whether the results of the diagnostic tool used are consistent with DSM-V findings.

 

PRAC Course Outcome(s) Addressed:

 

• Develop appropriate diagnostic skills to avoid incidences of misdiagnosis.
• Acquire adequate clinical assessment skills, essential in determining the patient’s diagnosis and coming up with the most effective treatment plan.

 

Objective 3: Each day, I will educate at least 5 patients on the most effective group and family therapy approaches to adopt in addition to the use of psychotropic agents to promote positive outcomes for the following 11 weeks.

 

Planned Activities: Every day, I will do a background study on the pathophysiology of the mental problem each patient is suffering from, and explain to them the disease process and appropriate ways of managing it with the use of psychotherapeutic interventions.

 

Mode of Assessment: I will collect feedback from each patient, and allow them to ask questions, to assess whether they are quite satisfied with the information I will have provided.

 

PRAC Course Outcome(s) Addressed:

 

• Develop an in-depth understanding of the pathophysiology of different mental disorders.
• Develop necessary skills required in formulating the most effective treatment plan for different psychiatric conditions.

Part 3: Projected Timeline/Schedule

 

I intend to complete the 144 or 160 Practicum hours (as applicable) according to the following timeline/schedule. I also understand that I must see at least 80 patients during my practicum experience. I understand that I may not complete my practicum hours sooner than 8 weeks. I understand I may not be in the practicum setting longer than 8 hours per day unless pre-approved by my faculty.

 

 

	Number of Clinical Hours Projected for Week (hours you are in Practicum Setting at your Field Site)	Number of Weekly Hours for Professional Development (these are not practicum hours)	Number of Weekly Hours for Practicum Coursework (these are not practicum hours)
Week 1	14	8	6
Week 2	14	8	6
Week 3	16	10	8
Week 4	14	8	6
Week 5	14	6	6
Week 6	16	10	8
Week 7	14	8	6
Week 8	14	8	6
Week 9	16	8	6
Week 10	14	8	6
Week 11	14	6	6
Total Hours (must meet the following requirements)	160 Hours	90 Hours	70 Hours

 

 

 

 

Part 4 – Signatures

 

Student Signature (electronic):                                      Date:

 

 

Practicum Faculty Signature (electronic)**:                            Date: