Types Of Therapy

Understanding the strengths of each type of therapy and which type of therapy is most appropriate for each client is an essential skill of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. In this Discussion, you will compare Existential-Humanistic therapy to a therapy you select from the previous weeks of this course. You will identify the strengths and challenges of each and describe a fictional client that you think is best suited for each.

Assignment:

Post a summary of the psychotherapy that you selected and explain why it resonates with you the most at this time. Then compare the psychotherapy you selected with existential-humanistic therapy. What are the strengths and challenges of each type of psychotherapy? Describe a fictional client that you think would be best suited for the therapy you selected and one fictional client you think would be best suited for existential-humanistic therapy. Explain why.

The psychotherapy I selected was COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY (CBT)

Rubric:

Quality of Work Submitted: The extend of which work meets the assigned criteria and work reflects graduate level critical and analytic thinking.

Quality of Work Submitted: The purpose of the paper is clear.

Assimilation and Synthesis of Ideas: The extend to which the work reflects the student’s ability to:

Apply and integrate material in course rsources (i.e. video, required readings, and textook) and credible outside resources.

Assimilation and Synthesis of Ideas: The extend to which the work reflects the student’s ability to:
Synthesize (combines various components or different ideas into a new whole) material in course resources (i.e. video, required readings,  textbook) and outside, credible resources by comparing different points of view and highlighting similarities, differences, and connections.

Written Expression and Formatting
Paragraph and Sentence Structure: Paragraphs make clear points that support well developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are clearly structured and carefully focused–neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance.

“Written Expression and Formatting
English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation

Assimilation and Synthesis of Ideas: The extend to which the work reflects the student’s ability to:
Understand and interpret the assignment’s key concepts.

“Written Expression and Formatting
The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, running head, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list.”