NURS1042 Graduate Diploma In Mental Health Nursing - Assignment Number 2

Task:

You are required to think of a Significant Episode of Communication from your past: this can have been either a planned or an unplanned situation.
• You are required to undertake a critical discussion of the communication reflecting upon the counselling approaches utilised by the MH Nurse.
• Your interview could involve the person suffering, or their carer/partner. An episode drawn from your clinical practice environment is preferable, however if this is not possible the client may also be from a workplace, school or personal family life context.
• You are required to reflect upon and critically discuss (with integrated support from the literature), an appropriate communication and counselling approach. In your discussion, you must refer specifically to the following issues:
• What is preferred theoretical model of counselling/helping;
• Application of the model of counselling /helping to achieve health goals with individuals, families and groups;
• Maintaining a therapeutic relationship;
• Students are required to describe and explore appropriate strategies and interventions they utilised with reference to theory and practice of contemporary counselling.
• Students are also required to reflect upon their overall effectiveness within the communication episode.
• Students are required to reference correctly, using the APA reference style of citing author, and year of publication. Use direct quotes sparingly.

• Reference to a wide range of current literature is expected, particularly journals (if you do not do this you will NOT do well).