NURS6640 week 9 discussion latest 2018 week 9 Discussion: Counseling Adolescents

The adolescent population is often referred to as “young
adults,” but in some ways, this is a misrepresentation. Adolescents are not
children, but they are not yet adults either. This transition from childhood to
adulthood often poses many unique challenges to working with adolescent
clients, particularly in terms of disruptive behavior. In your role, you must
overcome these behaviors to effectively counsel clients. For this Discussion,
as you examine the Disruptive Behaviors media in this week’s Learning
Resources, consider how you might assess and treat adolescent clients presenting
with disruptive behavior.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Assess clients presenting with disruptive behavior

Analyze therapeutic approaches for treating clients
presenting with disruptive behavior

Evaluate outcomes for clients presenting with disruptive
behavior

To prepare:

Review this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on the
insights they provide.

View the media, Disruptive Behaviors. Select one of the four
case studies and assess the client.

For guidance on assessing the client, refer to pages 137-142
of the Wheeler text in this week’s Learning Resources.

Note: To complete this Discussion, you must assess the
client, but you are not required to submit a formal Comprehensive Client
Assessment.

Note: For this Discussion, you are required to complete your
initial post before you will be able to view and respond to your colleagues’
postings. Begin by clicking on the “Post to Discussion Question” link
and then select “Create Thread” to complete your initial post.
Remember, once you click Submit, you cannot delete or edit your own posts, and
cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking
Submit!

By Day 3

Post an explanation of your observations of the client in
the case study you selected, including behaviors that align to the criteria in
DSM-5. Then, explain therapeutic approaches you might use with this client,
including psychotropic medications if appropriate. Finally, explain expected
outcomes for the client based on these therapeutic approaches. Support your
approach with evidence-based literature.

Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses.

By Day 6

Respond to at least two of your colleagues by providing one
alternative therapeutic approach. Explain why you suggest this alternative and
support your suggestion with evidence-based literature and/or your own
experiences with clients.