Therapeutic Communication Case Study

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1. What will you take away from observing the Janet: Clarifying a Plan of Action session and incorporate into your therapeutic communication tool box for your future practice as a nurse? Janet is a single mom who is trying to incorporate more exercise into her life. In this video, Janet sees the importance of making a change but struggles to create a plan to put in action. This is probably very common in patients. Many people know they should lose weight, or quit smoking, or cut down on their drinking but they lack a plan to help them achieve their goal. By helping a client come up with their own plan, instead of making suggestions and using the “righting reflex,” the client is able to create a plan that is reasonable for them. If a client creates their own plan, they will be more likely to stick to it. In this video, I learned how to help a client create their own plan. 2. What will you take away from observing the Julie: Eliciting Personal Strengths session and incorporate into your therapeutic communication tool box for your future practice as a nurse? Julie is a student who would like to lose a little bit of weight and feel healthier. Julie comes to the counselor with no general plan or specific goals, but she is…show more content…
In this interview session, he is searching for ways to better manage his finances. Initially, he isn’t able to recognize places he could make changes. As the interview goes on, he comes up with several ways to decrease his monthly expenses. Although it’s pricy for him, Vance isn’t interested in moving to a place with cheaper rent. Although the counselor wants to encourage him to live elsewhere, she doesn’t because she recognizes that she must focus on what is important to the client. By focusing on the clients’ interests, instead of what may seem to be best, the counselor is able to help the client come up with a plan that will work for

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