Week 1 Journal Entry
In preparation for this course’s practicum experience, address the following in your Practicum Journal:
 Review the media Clinical Interview: Intake, Assessment, & Therapeutic Alliance in your Learning Resources.
 Select one nursing theory and one counseling theory to best guide your practice in psychotherapy. Note: For guidance on nursing and counseling theories, refer to the Wheeler textbook in this week’s Learning Resources.
 Explain why you selected these theories. Support your approach with evidence-based literature.
 Develop at least three goals and at least three objectives for the practicum experience in this course.
 Create a timeline of practicum activities based on your practicum requirements.