Week 5 – interactive assignment 2 2 unread replies. 2 2 replies. | PSY 650
Introduction to Clinical & Counseling Psychology | Ashford University
Prior to beginning work on this interactive assignment, please review Cases 18, 19, and 20
in Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology (Gorenstein & Comer 2015) and any relevant
Instructor Guidance.In practice, clinical and counseling psychologists utilize
psychoeducational tools (e.g., bibliotherapy, client handouts, worksheets, etc.) to enhance
the client’s knowledge about mental health issues, coping strategies, and resources.For this
interactive assignment, you will create a visually interesting client handout based on the
case study chosen for the Psychiatric Diagnosis assignment in PSY645 and your Week Six
Psychological Treatment Plan in this course. You must attach your client handout document
to your initial post in the forum. The client handout will include the following required
elements.Education: Explain, with as much visual information as possible, the client’s
cognitive or behavioral symptoms based on your selected theoretical orientation. You may
choose to create diagrams, figures, or charts to illustrate the relationship between the
client’s cognitions, affect, and behavior.Intervention: Create a self-help exercise (e.g., a
dysfunctional thought record, meditation, deep breathing, guided imagery, muscle
relaxation, thought stopping, etc.) to assist the client in monitoring or reducing maladaptive
cognitions, affect, and/or behavior outside of therapeutic sessions. Include an explanation
about how the handout could be useful in reducing the client’s symptoms. You may choose
to visually represent this exercise with charts, scripts, steps, or other media.Resources:
Assess current trends in psychotherapy, and list complete APA reference entries for five
sources that would help the client learn more about his or her presenting problem(s), early
warning signs of relapse, and managing symptoms. Please include hyperlinks if such exist
for your resources. Guided Response: Review several of your colleagues’ posts and respond
to at least two of your peers, including one response that covers a case different from the
one you chose by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to post your
required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in
this discussion. Review your classmate’s handout and provide feedback regarding each
component of the document. Provide an evaluation of your peer’s explanation of the client’s
symptoms, and share an alternative explanation using a different theoretical orientation.
Suggest ways in which the document might be improved, and include a rationale for all
modifications. Recommend two bibliotherapy resources to supplement the
handout.NOTE:The Case Study I choose is Julia which is attached