Essay from the year 2008 in the subject Psychology - Consulting, Therapy, University of the West of England, Bristol, course: Mental Health Nursing, language: English, abstract: This essay aims to identify, explore and discuss the therapeutic goals of working with a patient I encountered during past clinical practice, and the challenges associated in meeting the goals and needs of the patient; this is achieved through reflection and the consideration of the behaviour of the patient, the responses of the nursing team, and a plethora of other factors inherent within the healthcare service itself.