Regis NU646 Week 15 Assignment 1 Latest 2023

NU646: Theory and Practice of Contemporary Psychotherapies

Week 15 Assignment 1: Creating Purpose and Hope through Existentialism Paper

Instructions

For this assignment, you will write a paper for completion in Week 15 as your final assignment for the course. By now you should have read through the book "Man’s Search for Meaning (PDF)," by Viktor E. Frankl. You have the option of reviewing the PDF, listening on Audible, or reading on an app such as Kindle.

In addition, you will review the one-hour-long audio research documentation of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross.

Life, Death, and Life After Death Transcript

Life, Death and Life After Death, by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross (PDF)

You will now write a paper correlating these two works to the PMHNP role and why helping a client to find purpose in life to create hope for living is such an important aspect of our work. With the world mental health crisis only escalating, the PMHNP role requires the provider to also be an advocate, to be motivational, encouraging, and, above all else, to prevent an increase in mental illness or suicidal tendencies.

Guidelines

Your paper should be three to five pages in length, excluding the title and reference pages.

Include a minimum of four evidence-based practice guidelines or articles.

Make sure your paper conforms to the most recent APA standards.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.