NURS6650 Assignment 1 Practicum – Client Termination Summary

Practicum – Client Termination Summary

Although termination is an inevitable part of the
therapeutic process, it is often difficult for clients. However, by discussing
termination throughout therapy, you can better prepare your clients for life
without you. Once a client has achieved his or her therapeutic goals,
termination sessions should be held and documented in a client termination
summary. For this Assignment, you have the opportunity to practice writing a
termination summary for a client with whom you have worked during your
practicum experience.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Develop client termination summaries

To prepare:

For guidance on writing a client termination summary, review
pages 693–712 of Wheeler (2014) in this week’s Learning Resources.

Identify a client who may be ready to terminate therapy.

The Assignment

Identifying information of client (e.g., hypothetical name
and age)

Date the client initially contacted therapist, date therapy
began, duration of therapy, and date therapy will end

Total number of sessions, including number of missed
sessions

Whether termination was planned or unplanned

Presenting problem

Major psychosocial issues

Types of services rendered (e.g., individual, couple/family
therapy, group therapy)

Overview of treatment process

Goal status (goals met, partially met, unmet)

Treatment limitations (if any)

Remaining difficulties and/or concerns

Recommendations

Follow-up plan (if indicated)

Instructions for future contact

Signatures

With the client you selected in mind, address in a client
termination summary (without violating HIPAA regulations) the following:

By Day 7

Submit your Assignment.

Submission and Grading Information