Psychotherapy – The Art of Clinical Interviewing -Cont.

1. Please search the MRU virtual library and summarize one article on the topic of interpersonal psychotherapy or cognitive behavioral therapy and provide a summary of your findings in your own words.
2. Share with your classmates and professors how would you integrate the findings of the article in your practice. 

Please include at least 400 words in your initial posting, make sure to cite the article in APA 7th ed. Please include 200 words in your answers to your peers.

The student must answer the graded discussion with a substantive reply to the graded discussion question(s)/topic(s) posted by the course instructor by Thursday, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Two scholarly source references are required unless stated otherwise by your professor. 

The student provides a substantive response to the discussion question or topic on Thursday day and posts a minimum of two additional responses to peers on another day(s). The answers to classmates must be posted by Sunday, 11:59 pm Eastern Time. We expect each student to participate in the discussion board respectfully. 

Remember that a new discussion rubric was approved by the professors, committee members, and most of the students. Please review the rubric before posting to ensure a maximum of points. 

Here are the categories of the new discussion rubric:

Initial Post relevance to the topic of discussion, applicability, and insight. (20%)

Quality of Written Communication Appropriateness of audience and word choice is specific, purposeful, dynamic, and varied. Grammar, spelling, punctuation. (20%)

Inclusion of APNA standards essentials explored in the discussion as well as the role-specific competencies as applicable. (10%)

Rigor, currency, and relevance of scholarly references. (Use articles that are under 5 years old). (20%)

Peer & Professor Responses. The number of responses, and quality of response posts. (20%)

Timeliness of the initial post and the answers to the peers. (10%)