Write a 1,000-1,250-word reflection essay on how to effectively utilize research in order to guide decision-making processes in the counseling profession.

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As a counselor, you will be making decisions on how to select evidence-based treatments. In your essay, demonstrate the decision-making process that you will use to choose one evidence-based treatment over another. Write a 1,000-1,250-word reflection essay on how to effectively utilize research in order to guide decision-making processes in the counseling profession. Include the following in your essay:

A discussion about how qualitative and quantitative research reports guide the decision-making process.
A discussion about the key characteristics of effective writing and publication in counseling and psychological research. How do these characteristics guide the decision-making processes?
Select a diagnosis and include an example of how research could assist in treatment.
Include a minimum of three scholarly resources in addition to the course textbook.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

Evaluate an organization’s physical environment and determine criteria that ensure occupational safety.

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Assignment 3: Pay, Benefits, and Terms and Conditions of Employment

It is your responsibility as the HR Director of the same organization from Assignment 2 to a) create policies regarding pay and benefits for the selected job opportunity, and b) develop methods for both addressing unionization and implementing OSHA regulations. You will present your findings to the Vice President of Human Resources for approval.
In preparation for this assignment, review the following articles on contractors vs. employees and temp workers:

Bier, Ellin & Tucker: Distinguishing Between Independent Contractors and Employees
Murray: Difference Between Independent Contractors and Employees
“The Expendables: How the Temps Who Power Corporate Giants Are Getting Crushed”
Create a PowerPoint presentation with fifteen to twenty (15-20) slides in which you:

Create a Wage and Hour standard for the job opportunity that you had selected in Assignment 2, and support your standard by using the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Equal Pay Act to prevent any potential discriminatory impact.
Decide on three (3) benefits required for the job opportunity using ERISA. Propose two (2) methods that the employer can use in order to manage the fiduciary duties wisely and with the employees’ best interests in mind. Provide a rationale for your response.
Elaborate on two (2) rights regarding unionization that Section 7 of the NLRA guarantees. Next, examine two (2) unfair labor practices, and argue the importance of your organization refraining from using such practices during any self-organization and collective bargaining activities. Explore two (2) potential repercussions of an organization’s interference with self-organization and collective bargaining practices.
Propose three (3) ways to discourage employees from considering unionization. Then, compose one (1) strategy for championing a supportive and satisfying work environment within the organization.
Select one (1) OSHA violation case, and determine whether the resulting penalties were sufficient to deter the organization in question from repeating the same violative action. Justify your response.
Outline a plan for investigating workplace injuries, and formulate a policy that explains the process for filing a worker’s compensation claim within the selected organization.
Narrate each slide, using a microphone, and indicate what you would say if you were actually presenting in front of an audience.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and relevant graphics (photographs, graphs, clip art, etc.), ensuring that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from eighteen (18) feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The title slide is not included in the required slide length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Develop policies that are compliant with employment laws.
Evaluate an organization’s physical environment and determine criteria that ensure occupational safety.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in employment law.
Write clearly and concisely about employment law using proper writing mechanic.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric found here.
 

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Diagnosing and Treating Child Mental Health Problems

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Unit 8A Discussion 1
Unit 8 Discussion 1
Diagnosing and Treating Child Mental Health Problems
Consider a child who was mentioned and described as an example in one of the videos you watched on child or adolescent mental health problems. Imagine that child or teen has been referred to you for counseling. Devise a diagnosis and treatment plan for this child or adolescent, using Chapter 19 in your Henderson & Thompson textbook, the First textbook, and the additional article you selected. Use the following format for your treatment plan (see the Treatment Planner books in your Optional Materials, for examples).
1. Problem: There may be many problems evident, but choose one for the initial focus of treatment.
2. Problem Definition: Describe how the problem is specifically evidenced by the client, using terms from the Diagnostic criteria in the DSM.
3. Goals: Set broad goals, based on your preferred theoretical orientation, that will result in the resolution of the target problem. Provide a brief rationale for these goals, with references.
4. Objectives: State objectives in specific language that can be measured (and meet demands for accountability).
5. Interventions: Design actions that the counselor will take to help the client complete the objectives, based on the clients’ needs and strengths and your own skills and knowledge.
6. Diagnosis: This may be preliminary. Compare the behavioral, cognitive, emotional and interpersonal symptoms of the client to those in the DSM and the Handbook of Differential Diagnosis, to decide on the most appropriate diagnosis.
Resources
· Discussion Participation Scoring Guide. 
· DSM-5 Handbook of Differential Diagnosis.
Readings
Complete the following:
· Read Chapter 19,”Counseling Children With Special Concerns,” in Counseling Children, on pages 618–676. This chapter discusses counseling children who have been abused; children in chemically dependent families; counseling for death, bereavement, and divorce; and depression and suicide in children and adolescents.
Choose one article from the following on a topic that interests you:
· Read Choate’s 2012 article, “Counseling Adolescents Who Engage in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: A Dialectical Behavior Therapy Approach,” from Journal of Mental Health Counseling, volume 34, issue 1, pages 56–71. This article provides a model for explaining the onset and maintenance of non-suicidal self-injury and describes an individual and family treatment approach that is effective in teaching coping and relational skills that reduce this behavior.
· Read Richardson, Surmitis, and Hyldahl’s 2012 article, “Minimizing Social Contagion in Adolescents Who Self-Injure: Considerations for Group Work, Residential Treatment, and the Internet,” from Journal of Mental Health Counseling, volume 34, issue 2, pages 121–132. This article describes the challenges that counselors face in treating youth who self-injure due to the influence of social contagion (imitation of others). The authors describe how social contagion can influence clients through school groups, internet groups, and the confinement of residential treatment, and what counselors can do to prevent it.
· Read Swank, Shin, Cabrita, and Cheung’s 2015 article, “Initial Investigation of Nature-Based, Child-Centered Play Therapy: A Single Case Design,” from Journal of Counseling and Development, volume 93, issue 4, pages 440–450. This article describes the results of a counseling intervention using child-centered play therapy with four school-aged children.
Audiovisual Media
These videos present illustrations and information on some common mental health problems that children and adults may develop. Viewing these videos will prepare you for your posts and responses in this unit’s discussion.
Choose two of the following Alexander Street videos about mental health problems some children experience:
· ADHD: What It Is, What It Isn’t.
· Clinical Depression in Children.
· Recognizing Borderline Personality Disorder in Children.
· Self-Injury in Children.
Choose two of the following Alexander Street videos about mental health problems some adolescents experience:
· Depression & Antidepressants in Teens.
· Adolescent Onset Schizophrenia: 1 in 100 young people.
· Teen Suicide, Part 2.
· Teen Anxiety Disorder.
Watch the videos related to Chapter 17 of your text:
· Play Therapy: Ruth Lee Interview, Clip 1: Access this video from the textbook’s companion Web site. In the drop-down menu, select Chapter 17, “Play Therapy,” and choose Video Activity 1 to get started. Transcript.
· Play Therapy: Ruth Lee Interview, Clip 2: Access this video from the textbook’s companion Web site. In the drop-down menu, select Chapter 17, “Play Therapy,” and choose Video Activity 2 to get started. Transcript.
Recommended e-Books
Many clinicians have found these optional e-books helpful for producing treatment plans that are succinct, targeted, and based on current evidence-based practices. The following may be helpful in understanding this unit’s topics:
· Read pages 6–8 in Jongsma, Peterson, McInnis, and Bruce’s e-book, The Child Psychotherapy Treatment Planner. Review the six steps of treatment planning, then identify three disorders or problems that interest you, along with corresponding treatment suggestions.
· Read pages 7–8 in Jongsma, Peterson, McInnis, and Bruce’s e-book, The Adolescent Treatment Planner. Review the six steps of treatment planning, then identify three disorders or problems that interest you, along with corresponding treatment suggestions.

Identify possible network infrastructure vulnerabilities. Address network vulnerabilities with the appropriate security measures. Ensure that consideration is given to virtualization and cloud technology.

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Project Deliverable 5: Network Infrastructure and Security
Due Week 8 and worth 120 pointsThis assignment consists of two (2) sections: an infrastructure document and a revised project plan. You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment it is written for. Additionally, you may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.With the parameters set forth at the onset of the project, present the infrastructure and security policy that will support the expected development and growth of the organization. The network solution that is chosen should support the conceived information system and allow for scalability. The network infrastructure will support organizational operations; therefore, a pictorial view of workstations, servers, routers, bridges, gateways, and access points should be used. Since the company will be merging with a multinational company, virtualization and cloud technology should be taken into consideration. In addition, access paths for Internet access should be depicted. A narrative should be included to explain all the nodes of the network and the rationale for the design. Lastly, using the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability (CIA) Triangle, define the organizational security policy.  Section 1: Infrastructure DocumentWrite a five to ten (5-10) page infrastructure document in which you:

Identify possible network infrastructure vulnerabilities. Address network vulnerabilities with the appropriate security measures. Ensure that consideration is given to virtualization and cloud technology. 
Design a logical and physical topographical layout of the planned network through the use of graphical tools in Microsoft Word or Visio, or an open source alternative such as Dia. Explain the rationale for the logical and physical topographical layout of the planned network. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
Illustrate the possible placement of servers, including access paths to the Internet and firewalls. Note: facility limitations, workstations, printers, routers, switches, bridges, and access points should be considered in the illustration.
Create and describe a comprehensive security policy for the company that will:

Protect the company infrastructure and assets by applying the principals of CIA. Note: CIA is a widely used benchmark for evaluation of information systems security, focusing on the three (3) core goals of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.  
Address ethical aspects related to employee behavior, contractors, password usage, and access to networked resources and information.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
Include charts or diagrams created in MS Visio or Dia as an appendix of the infrastructure document. All references to these diagrams must be included in the body of the infrastructure document.

Section 2: Revised Project PlanUse Microsoft Project to:

Update the project plan (summary and detail) template, from Project Deliverable 4: Cloud Technology and Virtualization, with three to five (3-5) new project tasks each consisting of five to ten (5-10) subtasks.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Describe the methods and best practices in implementing process change in IT organizations. 
Describe the role and methods of technology-induced process improvement in organizations. 
Use technology and information resources to research issues in information systems.
Write clearly and concisely about leadership issues and strategic insight of the Information systems domain using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills. Click here to access the rubric for this assignment. Click hereto review the Capstone Project Overview.