NRNP 6645 Week 6 Supportive and Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Amelia, a 16-year-old high school sophomore, presents with symptoms of weight loss and a very obvious concern for her weight. She has made several references to being “fat” and “pudgy” when, in fact, she is noticeably underweight. Her mother reports that Amelia is quite regimented in her eating and that she insists on preparing her own meals, as her mother “puts too many fattening things in the food” that she cooks.

After discovering that during the past 3 months Amelia has lost 15 pounds and is well under body weight for someone of similar age/sex/developmental trajectory, the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner diagnosed Amelia with anorexia nervosa.

Evidence-based research shows that clients like Amelia may respond well to supportive psychotherapy and interpersonal psychotherapy. So which approach might you select? Are both equally effective for all clients? In practice, you will find that many clients may be candidates for both of these therapeutic approaches, but factors such as a client’s psychodynamics and your own skill set as a therapist may impact their effectiveness.

This week, you continue exploring therapeutic approaches and their appropriateness for clients, focusing on supportive psychotherapy and interpersonal psychotherapy.

NRNP 6645 Week 6 Supportive and Interpersonal Psychotherapy Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Assess knowledge of concepts, principles, and theories related to psychotherapy with individuals, families, and groups

NRNP 6645 Week 6 Supportive and Interpersonal Psychotherapy Learning Resources

Required Readings (click to expand/reduce)

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.)

Nichols, M., & Davis, S. D. (2020). The essentials of family therapy (7th ed.). Pearson.

• Chapter 5, “Strategic Family Therapy”
• Chapter 11, “Solution-Focused Therapy”
• Chapter 12, “Narrative Therapy”

Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2020). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based practice (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing.

• Chapter 3, “Assessment and Diagnosis” (pp. 123–134 only)
• Chapter 5, “Supportive and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy”
  • Review the sections on supportive psychotherapy only.
• Chapter 10, “Interpersonal Psychotherapy”
• Chapter 21, “Psychotherapeutic Approaches with Children and Adolescents” (p. 781 only)

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (n.d.). HIPAA privacy rule and sharing information related to mental health. http://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/mental-health/ 

Credit: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Office for Civil Rights. (n.d.). HIPAA Privacy Rule and Sharing Information Related to Mental Health. HHS.gov. https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hipaa-privacy-rule-and-sharing-info-related-to-mental-health.pdf

NRNP 6645 Week 6 Supportive and Interpersonal Psychotherapy Required Media (click to expand/reduce)

IPT Institute. (2015, April 16). IPT Institute lecture demonstration Scott Stuart [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmQYhLiDRE0

MindbyMind. (2016, December 8). Elements of supportive psychotherapy for high impact clinic visits – Episode 2 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8kj5blYiJk&t=4s

NRNP 6645 Week 6 Supportive and Interpersonal Psychotherapy Optional Resource

Sommers-Flanagan, J., & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2013). Counseling and psychotherapy theories in context and practice [Video]. https://waldenu.kanopy.com/video/counseling-and-psychotherapy-theories-contex

• Existential Therapy (starts at 58 minutes)

Exam : Midterm Exam – NRNP 6645 Week 6 Supportive and Interpersonal Psychotherapy

This exam will cover the following topics, which relate to psychotherapy with individuals, families, and groups:

• Biological basis of psychotherapy treatments
• Influences of culture, religion, and socioeconomics on personal perspectives of psychotherapy treatments
• Legal and ethical considerations among individual, family, and group modalities of therapy
• Family assessment
• Group therapy techniques
• Psychodynamic psychotherapy
• Cognitive-behavior psychotherapy
• Supportive and interpersonal psychotherapy

By Day 7

Complete the Midterm Exam. There is a 2-hour and 30-min time limit to complete this 100-question exam. You may only attempt the exam once.

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

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Week 6 Midterm Exam

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