Explain two challenges a client might face. • Explain two strategies a counselor might use to address each challenge.

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Please no plagiarism and make sure you are able to access all resources on your own before you bid. Main references come from Murray, C., Pope, A., & Willis, B. (2017) and/or American Psychological Association (2014).  Assignments should adhere to graduate-level writing and be free from writing errors. Please follow the instructions to get full credit. I need this completed by 04/11/2020 at 6pm.

Assignment – Week 7

Alignment Surgery

For this week’s Assignment, you are to consider the needs of clients who are transitioning. Specifically, you are to focus on what affirmative counseling might look like considering three potential phases of transitioning: Social transition, HRT, and Gender Alignment Surgery. To prepare for this Assignment, consider potential challenges a client might face. Then consider counseling strategies that could be used to address these challenges.

The Assignment (2- to 3-page paper):

For each of the three potential phases of transitioning:

• Explain two challenges a client might face.

• Explain two strategies a counselor might use to address each challenge.

Support your Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the Learning Resources for this course.

Required Resources

• Course Text: Murray, C., Pope, A., & Willis, B. (2017). Sexuality counseling: Theory, research, and practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage

• Chapter 7, “Gender Identity and Affectional Sexual Orientation”

• Article: ALGBTIC (2018). ALGBTIC Competencies for counseling LGBQQIA Clients and ALGBTIC Competencies for counseling Transgender Clients. Retrieved from http://www.algbtic.org/competencies.html

• Article: Baiocco, R., Fontanesi, L., Santamaria, F., Ioverno, S., Marasco, B., Baumgartner, E., Willoughby, B. L., and Laghi, F. (2015). Negative Parental Responses to Coming Out and Family Functioning in a Sample of Lesbian and Gay Young Adults. Journal of Child and family studies 24(5), 1490–1500. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

• Article: Collazo, A., Austin, A., &Craig, S.L. (2013). Facilitating Transition Among Transgender Clients: Components of Effective Clinical Practice. Clinical Social Work Journal, 41: 228-237.

• Article: D’amico, E., Julien, D., Tremblay, N., & Chartrand, E. (2015). Gay, lesbian, and bisexual youths coming out to their parents: Parental reactions and youths’ outcomes. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 11(5), 411–437. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

• Article: Ehrensaft, D. (2014). Found in Transition: Our Littlest Transgender People. Contemporary Psychoanalysis, (50)4: 571-592.

• Article: Goldfried, M. R., & Goldfried, A. P. (2001). The importance of parental support in the lives of gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 57(5), 681–693. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.

• Article: Russell, S. T., & Fish, J. N. (2016). Mental Health in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Youth. ANNUAL REVIEW OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, VOL 12, 12, 465–487. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

• Article: Sherer I. Social Transition: Supporting Our Youngest Transgender Children. Pediatrics. 2016;137(3):e20154358

• Article: Snapp, S. D., Watson, R. J., Russell, S. T., Diaz, R. M., & Ryan, C. (2015). Social Support Networks for LGBT Young Adults: Low-Cost Strategies for Positive Adjustment. Family Relations, (3), 420. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Media

• Video: Laureate Education, Inc. (2011). Coming out stories. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 43 minutes.

Accessible player

List the source in proper APA format. The references should be  organized in alphabetical order by author as on an APA bibliography  page. 

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Annotated Bibliography  

The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate progress in  compiling research and to indicate a methodology for organizing your  research sources.

Include the following in your annotated bibliography:

  • APA citations and annotations for four (4) sources you deem  relevant to answering your research question and addressing your thesis;  however, you are only required to reference three (3) scholarly sources in your final research paper.

For each source:

  • List the source in proper APA format. The references should be  organized in alphabetical order by author as on an APA bibliography  page.
  • Follow the source with a brief annotation that summarizes the source information (approximately 3–5 sentences). You may quote briefly from the source,
    but do not copy and paste from the abstract. Include internal citations as needed.
  • In 1 or 2 sentences, explain and  evaluate the source’s relevance and significance to your thesis. Does  the information from this source support
    or discredit your thesis?
  • Use an academic tone and style.

 

Research Paper Outline

The purpose of this assignment is to draft and submit a complete,  organized, detailed outline of your research paper in APA format, with  sources cited and referenced accurately.

Adhere to the following guidelines for drafting and submitting your outline:

  • Use standard alphanumeric outline format
  • Include your thesis at the top of the page before you start your outline
  • Include APA in-text citations for at least three scholarly sources
  • Include an APA formatted reference page
  • Include a title page
  • Use current APA Style throughout

Attached is the topic for both the outline and annotated bibliography

In many instances, it may be necessary to advertise your group as a   method to draw in new members. For this assignment, you need to   develop a brochure (one page front and back with graphics and   descriptions) that will “sell” your group as indicated in   Group Design Part One to the public.

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In many instances, it may be necessary to advertise your group as a   method to draw in new members. For this assignment, you need to   develop a brochure (one page front and back with graphics and   descriptions) that will “sell” your group as indicated in   Group Design Part One to the public.

The brochure should be written to apply to a wide variety of people   as it should be available in various locations around your community   (e.g., schools, doctor’s offices, human services offices, restaurants,   agencies serving the population of the group). Complete this   assignment in Microsoft Word.

To design your brochure, use the templates in Microsoft Office   Publisher or any alternative word processing program. If you do not   have these programs, you can use the online template resources on the   Word Automation website. Omit/delete items on templates that do not   pertain to assignment criterion.

Keep in mind that only .doc, .docx,   .eps, .htm, .pdf, .rtf, .txt, or .wpd files are accepted, with file   size not to exceed 10 MB.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment,   solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and   references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines,   which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student   Success Center.

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

Attached you will find Group Design Part One to the public

Provide a summary of your evaluation addressing the current use and relevance of these perspectives in explaining personality citing research as appropriate. 

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Discipline-Based Literature Review

For this discipline-based literature review, you will research peer-reviewed articles that were published within the last 10 years in the Ashford University Library on the following major perspectives of personality.

  • Psychodynamic
  • Behavioral
  • Trait
  • Learning/Social
  • Humanistic

You will utilize your researched article to create your literature review. The review should be formatted with the headings and content designated below.

Introduction
Assess the types of personality measurements and research designs used in in the peer-reviewed articles you researched. Briefly describe the main theoretical models represented within each of the perspectives of personality and explain the commonalities found across all five.

Discussion
Examine the major theoretical approaches, research methods, and assessment instruments used in the five perspectives of personality. Evaluate and describe the current research in these perspectives using a minimum of one peer-reviewed article for each of the five required perspectives. Present a detailed critique of each of the perspectives by evaluating the standardization, reliability and validity, and cultural considerations present in the most common personality assessments used within each. Support your opinions about each model by substantiating them with scholarly research.  Be sure to include the following:

  • The theoretical framework(s) for the selected models
  • The major contributors to those fields
  • The methods of inquiry and assessment usually associated with those models
  • An overview of the characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses of the models

Conclusion
Provide a summary of your evaluation addressing the current use and relevance of these perspectives in explaining personality citing research as appropriate.

Writing the Discipline Based Literature Review

The paper:

  • Must be seven to ten double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Your name
    • Course name and number
    • Your instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must begin with an introduction that describes and the main theoretical models represented within each of the perspectives of personality.
  • Must address the topics of the paper with critical thought.
  • Must end with a conclusion that summarizes your evaluation addressing the current use and relevance of these perspectives in explaining personality.
  • Must use at least five peer-reviewed sources from the Ashford University Library.
  • Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Ce