What suggestions do the authors offer about managing the transference and countertransference effectively?

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  1. The authors list five “core” psychodynamic problems (depression, obsessionality, fear of abandonment, low self esteem, panic anxiety and trauma). Pick three. For each of them answer the following questions: How does psychodynamic theory conceptualize them? What are goals of treatment? What are unique issues related to therapeutic alliance? Which techniques work best? What issues tend to come up in transference/counter transference? According to the authors, what does the evidence say? (chapters 5 & 6)
  1. What are some key components to the new narratives therapists seek to create with patients? (chapter 9)
  1. What suggestions do the authors offer about managing the transference and countertransference effectively? (12)
  1. What suggestions do the authors offer about managing termination? (chapter 15)
  1. After reading this book, what did you learn about the process of therapy that you did not know before?

Practicum Experience: Journal Entry

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#1.Practicum Experience: Journal Entry
After completing this week’s Practicum Experience, reflect on a patient with a known history of a cardiovascular disorder such as a blood clot or arrhythmia. Describe the patient’s personal and medical history, drug therapy and treatments, and follow-up care. If you did not evaluate a patient with this background, you may select a related case study from a reputable source or reflect on previous clinical experiences.
#2 After completing this week’s Practicum Experience, reflect on a patient with a known history of asthma. Explain potential predisposing genetic and environmental factors associated with asthma. If you did not evaluate a patient with this background, you may select a related case study from a reputable source or reflect on previous clinical experiences.
#3After completing this week’s Practicum Experience, reflect on a patient who presented with abdominal pain. Describe the patient’s personal and medical history, drug therapy and treatments, and follow-up care. If you did not evaluate a patient with this background, you may select a related case study from a reputable source or reflect on previous clinical experiences

Discuss agency, policies, legal, ethical and policy issues impacting the problem. List name of journal article was submitted to for publication consideration

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SOWK 640
Assignment 4:
Theory of Change Paper
Theory of Change Paper: Students will write a 6-8 pages double-spaced paper
(APA style, citations and reference page)
related to military families and children for a clinical journal article submission.

** In this paper students will address beliefs on psychopathology, dysfunction, and/or parent-child or parent-parent relational distress that some military families (couples, children or the family unit) face while serving.

**Discuss: What brings these families into therapy? What are barriers to mental health services? How can change occur?
How would family therapy, couples therapy or individual therapy assist this population in adjusting?

**Further, students should be prepared to propose a theory on how to help people move from dysfunctional states to states of functionality.

Minimum of eight (8) references required.

Students should also discuss as a social work professional how they can make an impact, and/or discuss how they would advocate for military families and or children.
The paper must include the following:
•1)Discussion of the relevant descriptive features of an identified problem military families are challenged with and relating that problem to a theoretical framework(s) we have discussed or you have found in your readings. (30 pts)

•2) Provide an analysis, referencing theories, indicating the contextual and personal factors that are most relevant for explaining the problem and discussing interventions and needed public response to problems or policy change or advocacy agenda. (30 pts)

•3) Provide a discussion of a population based intervention approach-evidenced-based (if applicable to your assignment). Intervention options (with an analysis of relative strengths and weaknesses) can be part of this discussion. (20 pts)

• 4) Discuss agency, policies, legal, ethical and policy issues impacting the problem. List name of journal article was submitted to for publication consideration. (20 pts)

Class Discussion
Should there be some kind of policy change? Treatment program change?

Reminder:
This paper asks you to focus on all your knowledge within clinical social work from a micro and macro level social work policy and theory of change

Please elaborate the change your would like to see within military family social work.

What is the evidence base behind the use of this medication and the nursing care for the patient?

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Case study:
Linda Apple 79 year old woman diagnosed with a small CVA in the right hemisphere. Her past medical history includes paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and a remote history of deep vein thrombosis. A recent cardiac stress test was normal, and her blood pressure has been well controlled.
Medications she took before the CVA were flecainide, hormone replacement therapy, amlodipine, aspirin, simvastatin and trandolapril.
This essay should present the rationale for the use of and nursing care of a patient prescribed one of the medications included in the case study above.

When writing their rationale pleease consider the following questions:

1. Why is this medication being used to treat this patient?
2. How does this medication work?
3. What possible contra-indications or adverse effects need to be considered when taking this medication?
4. What possible alternatives exist for this medication and when might they be utilised?
5. What is the nursing care required for the patient whilst on this medication?
6. How would we assess the effectiveness of the medication?
7. What is the evidence base behind the use of this medication and the nursing care for the patient?
Please use one medication from the case study to discuss on.
Please construct the essay as following:

Introduction
Your introduction is to tell the reader what you will write about in the body of your work.
Rationale
This section is to include the following:
• Medication use and rationale explained including aspects of pharmacology
• Appropriate nursing care and nursing assessment discussed
• Presentation of evidence to support pharmacology and nursing care.
• Evidence presented represents recent and relevant research on the chosen medication and appropriate nursing care.
• Student has addressed and given thought to the questions asked above as part of the assessment outline.
• Write in full paragraphs with topic sentences and explanation.
• Appropriate use and citation of literature (references) to support the discussion you present.
• Evidence of formulated structure and constructed discussion.

Case Study Questions addressed
Student answers fully and correctly each question asked in case study. (See case study for individual breakdown of marks per question)
Conclusion
Your conclusion consists of two parts:
• Summarise key findings from the body of your text
Write wrap up statements which suggest that you have derived a conclusion in your own mind about the significance of the treatment prescribed and the importance of appropriate nursing care.
A minimum of 14 peer review, research journal articles to be cited in APA style (articles written in the last 10 years).