Conduct research for job requirements for a position as an administrator in a mental health and wellness agency that has an integrated health environment.

Develop a script for a 10-minute interview with a potential employer at that agency. Write the script from the point of view that you are the individual applying for an administrator position at the mental health and wellness agency. The script should include a two-way dialogue between you and the interviewer that demonstrates the following:

1. An understanding of how to describe the interplay between mental health and wellness ( “general wellness” including physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and other types of wellness, i.e. physical, emotional).
2. An understanding of basic skills and knowledge that is required of a mental health and wellness worker (medical/behavioral health providers).
3. An essential understanding of how to coordinate care with providers from different disciplines.
4. An understanding of what is meant by an integrated health environment and how your skills prepare you to be an administrator for this environment.Write a 500-750-word paper discussing the importance of child and adolescent psychology on development. Address the following in your paper:
   1. Discuss how the study of child and adolescent development has changed over time.
   2. Describe the five theoretical perspectives, including the major theorists associated with each

   Include at least two scholarly resources, in addition to the textbook, in your paper.

   Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

   This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Assignment 1: The Social Politics of “Passing”

 

Many people have had the experience of being informally tested for fitness for membership in a peer group. However, for members of an oppressed group who can pass as a member of the dominant group, such as members of a racial minority who look like members of the dominant group, “passing” takes on a special significance. One study (Stuckert, 1958) estimates that over 150,000 Americans with some degree of African American blood passed for white between 1861and 1950. For these individuals, it was a complex decision that had a profound impact on them as well as American history. Understanding the significance of passing and its impact on your work is important for your future as a social worker.

 

1. ·      Submit a 2-page paper using APA formatting.
2. ·      Also provide historical references and references from the resources.
3. ·      In the paper, analyze the relationship between passing and privilege in North American society, identify at least two incidents where passing may lead to greater privilege, and explain the implications of passing on social work practice.

 

References (use at least 2)

 

Adams, M., Blumenfeld, W. J., Castaneda, C., Hackman, H. W., Peters, M. L., & Zuniga, X. (Eds.). (2013). Readings for diversity and social justice. (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Routledge Press.

 

 

 

 

Assignment 2: Recognizing and Responding to Those Who Self-Harm

For some adolescents, experiencing physical pain becomes a regular practice for managing psychological pain. Whether used as a coping mechanism, a way to express anger, or to deal with intense emotional pain, self-harming is often a call for help.

 

In school settings, faculty and staff are charged with protecting students, but how can they protect those students who choose to harm themselves? The importance of educators understanding the circumstances, causes, and effects of self-harming behavior so they can respond quickly and effectively cannot be overstated.

 

For this Assignment, consider your role as a social worker and think about how you would raise awareness for educators to respond to this increasing maladaptive coping mechanism.

 

1.      Submit a 5 slide PowerPoint presentation explaining the indicators of self-harm, appropriate interventions, and follow-up steps for educators needing to respond to those who self-harm.

 

References (use at least 2-3)

 

Moorey, S. (2010). Managing the unmanageable: Cognitive behaviour therapy for deliberate self-harm. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 24(2), 135–149.

 

 

Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA:  Cengage Learning.