Establishing the Psychotherapeutic Frame

Please all references 5 years or less
Establishing the Psychotherapeutic Frame
Discussion
Purpose
The purpose of the graded collaborative discussions is to engage faculty and students in an interactive dialogue to assist the student in organizing, integrating, applying, and critically appraising knowledge regarding the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders. Scholarly information obtained from credible sources and professional communication is required. Application of information to professional experiences promotes the analysis and use of principles, knowledge, and information learned and related to real-life professional situations. Meaningful dialogue among faculty and students fosters the development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 4: Apply ethical and legal principles to the healthcare needs and management of acutely ill psychiatric mental health patients across the lifespan (PO 5)
Due Date
Initial posts are due to the discussion board by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Instructor and peer responses are due by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Students must post on a minimum of two separate days. A 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT, regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday (i.e., the student will receive an automatic 0).    
Total Points Possible
This discussion is worth a total of 80 points.
Preparing the Assignment
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) is responsible for creating and maintaining a therapeutic environment with established boundaries and a trusting therapeutic alliance. The boundaries and rules of the therapeutic relationship are known as the frame. Common elements of the frame include the process for contacting the provider, what to do in case of an emergency, adherence to a schedule, fees, confidentiality, and boundaries of the therapeutic relationship. Other elements of the frame may include minor details such as whether eating and drinking during the session are appropriate, whether session interruptions are allowed, whether phone calls between sessions are acceptable, and starting and stopping on time.
Imagine you are establishing a frame for a therapeutic relationship with clients. Follow the directions below to complete your initial discussion post.
Application of Knowledge: The student post demonstrates the application of knowledge.
Describe at least TWO elements your frame would include. Provide support from at least one scholarly source.
Describe how your frame might be altered for ONE of the following situations:
your client is receiving court-mandated therapy
your client is a minor
you are providing therapy via telehealth
your client has a history of making threats against their former therapist
Identify at least TWO strategies that meet the ethical and legal requirements for a client who frequently misses appointments without notice and has failed to pay for the last four sessions. The client has received psychotherapy for six months.
Integration of Evidence: The student post provides support from a minimum of one scholarly in-text citation in addition to the textbook.
Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: The student responds to a student peer and course faculty to further dialogue.
Substantive posts contribute new, novel perspectives to the discussion using original dialogue (not quotes from sources).
Student responds to at least one peer.
Student responds to all direct questions posed by faculty.
Post includes evidence from at least one scholarly resource to support interactive dialogue.
Professionalism in Communication: The student presents information in a logical, meaningful, and understandable sequence, and is relevant to the discussion topic.
Grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation are accurate.
Good writing calls for the limited use of direct quotes. Direct quotes in discussions are to be limited to one short quotation (not to exceed 10 words). The quote must add substantively to the discussion.
Reference Citation: The student provides references that have complete information as required by APA Style (0-1 errors). In-text citations are included for all references AND references are included for all in-text citations (0 errors).
Wednesday Participation Requirement: The student provides a substantive response to the graded discussion question(s) or topic(s), posted by the course faculty (not a response to a peer), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.
Total Participation Requirement: The student provides at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a student peer, and one to a faculty question) on two different days during the week. 
**To view the grading criteria/rubric, click on the 3 dots in the box at the end of the solid gray bar above the discussion board title and then Show Rubric.