Assignment Prompt & Instructions
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**## TheTherapyforClientsWithPersonalityDisorders.docx**
### The Therapy for Clients With Personality Disorders
rapy for Clients With Personality Disorders
Individuals with personality disorders often find it difficult to overcome the enduring patterns of thought and behavior that they have thus far experienced and functioned with in daily life. Even when patients are aware that personality-related issues are causing significant distress and functional impairment and are open to counseling, treatment can be challenging for both the patient and the therapist. For this Assignment, you examine specific personality disorders and consider therapeutic approaches you might use with clients.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
[**WEEKLY RESOURCES**](https://waldenu.instructure.com/courses/174796/modules/items/7118421)
**To prepare:**
· Review this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on the insights they provide about treating clients with personality disorders.
· Select one of the personality disorders from the
_DSM-5-TR_ (e.g., paranoid, antisocial, narcissistic). Then, select a therapy modality (individual, family, or group) that you might use to treat a client with the disorder you selected.
The Assignment:
**Succinctly, in 1–2 pages, address the following:**
· Briefly describe the personality disorder you selected, including the
_DSM-5-TR_ diagnostic criteria.
· Explain a therapeutic approach and a modality you might use to treat a client presenting with this disorder. Explain why you selected the approach and modality, justifying their appropriateness.
· Next, briefly explain what a therapeutic relationship is in psychiatry. Explain how you would share your diagnosis of this disorder with the client in order to avoid damaging the therapeutic relationship. Compare the differences in how you would share your diagnosis with an individual, a family, and in a group session.
Support your response with specific examples from this week’s Learning Resources and at least three peer-reviewed, evidence-based sources. Explain why each of your supporting sources is considered scholarly. Attach the PDFs of your sources.
**Assignment Rubric – Excellent Level (90–100%)**
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**Description of Personality Disorder & DSM-5-TR Diagnostic Criteria (15 pts)**
Response includes an accurate and concise description of the personality disorder, including the DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria.
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**Therapeutic Approach & Modality (25 pts)**
Response includes an accurate and concise explanation of both a therapeutic approach and a modality that could be used to treat a client presenting with this disorder. The response provides a strong justification for why the approach and modality are appropriate for the disorder.
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**Therapeutic Relationship & Sharing the Diagnosis (30 pts)**
Response includes an accurate and concise explanation of the therapeutic relationship in psychiatry. The response clearly and concisely explains how to share the disorder diagnosis without damaging the therapeutic relationship and compares how this process would differ in individual, family, and group sessions.
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**Support with Media & Evidence-Based Sources (15 pts)**
Response is supported by specific examples from this week’s media and at least three peer-reviewed, evidence-based sources from the last five years that provide strong support for the rationale provided.
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**Written Expression & Organization (5 pts)**
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for clarity, continuity, and logical flow. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion are provided that address all required criteria.
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**Grammar, Mechanics, and Punctuation (5 pts)**
Response uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.
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**APA Formatting (5 pts)**
Response follows correct APA 7th edition format with no errors in title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, citations, or reference list.
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**## TheTherapyforClientsWithPersonalityDisorders.docx**
### The Therapy for Clients With Personality Disorders
rapy for Clients With Personality Disorders
Individuals with personality disorders often find it difficult to overcome the enduring patterns of thought and behavior that they have thus far experienced and functioned with in daily life. Even when patients are aware that personality-related issues are causing significant distress and functional impairment and are open to counseling, treatment can be challenging for both the patient and the therapist. For this Assignment, you examine specific personality disorders and consider therapeutic approaches you might use with clients.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
[**WEEKLY RESOURCES**](https://waldenu.instructure.com/courses/174796/modules/items/7118421)
**To prepare:**
· Review this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on the insights they provide about treating clients with personality disorders.
· Select one of the personality disorders from the
_DSM-5-TR_ (e.g., paranoid, antisocial, narcissistic). Then, select a therapy modality (individual, family, or group) that you might use to treat a client with the disorder you selected.
The Assignment:
**Succinctly, in 1–2 pages, address the following:**
· Briefly describe the personality disorder you selected, including the
_DSM-5-TR_ diagnostic criteria.
· Explain a therapeutic approach and a modality you might use to treat a client presenting with this disorder. Explain why you selected the approach and modality, justifying their appropriateness.
· Next, briefly explain what a therapeutic relationship is in psychiatry. Explain how you would share your diagnosis of this disorder with the client in order to avoid damaging the therapeutic relationship. Compare the differences in how you would share your diagnosis with an individual, a family, and in a group session.
Support your response with specific examples from this week’s Learning Resources and at least three peer-reviewed, evidence-based sources. Explain why each of your supporting sources is considered scholarly. Attach the PDFs of your sources.
**Assignment Rubric – Excellent Level (90–100%)**
·
**Description of Personality Disorder & DSM-5-TR Diagnostic Criteria (15 pts)**
Response includes an accurate and concise description of the personality disorder, including the DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria.
·
**Therapeutic Approach & Modality (25 pts)**
Response includes an accurate and concise explanation of both a therapeutic approach and a modality that could be used to treat a client presenting with this disorder. The response provides a strong justification for why the approach and modality are appropriate for the disorder.
·
**Therapeutic Relationship & Sharing the Diagnosis (30 pts)**
Response includes an accurate and concise explanation of the therapeutic relationship in psychiatry. The response clearly and concisely explains how to share the disorder diagnosis without damaging the therapeutic relationship and compares how this process would differ in individual, family, and group sessions.
·
**Support with Media & Evidence-Based Sources (15 pts)**
Response is supported by specific examples from this week’s media and at least three peer-reviewed, evidence-based sources from the last five years that provide strong support for the rationale provided.
·
**Written Expression & Organization (5 pts)**
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for clarity, continuity, and logical flow. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion are provided that address all required criteria.
·
**Grammar, Mechanics, and Punctuation (5 pts)**
Response uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.
·
**APA Formatting (5 pts)**
Response follows correct APA 7th edition format with no errors in title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, citations, or reference list.
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