How can      counselors help a client to identify blind spots while continuing to      provide empathy and support for the client? 

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Write a 750-1,000-word essay outlining at least four guidelines for effectively challenging a client. For each guideline, provide a case example illustrating the principle. Address the following in your paper:

  1. How can  counselors challenge a client without getting into a power struggle with a  client, or provoking client defensiveness?
  2. How can      counselors help a client to identify unused resources and strengths?
  3. How can      counselors help a client to identify blind spots while continuing to      provide empathy and support for the client?
  4. How would      counselors work with a client within an interdisciplinary treatment team?
  5. How can a      counselor act as a consultant when a practicing counselor asks for help to      strengthen their challenging skills with clients?
  6. For this part of      the assignment, you may write in the first person. Reflect on your level      of assertiveness. Do you feel you are assertive enough to challenge      clients comfortably or do you feel you are too passive or aggressive? What      might keep you from challenging a client? (I AM AN ASSERTIVE PERSON JUST SO YOU KNOW)

Provide at least three scholarly references in your paper IN ADDITION TO THE TEXT BOOK

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

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HERE IS THE TEXT BOOK.

Egan Egan,G. (2014). The skilled helper: A problem-management and opportunity-development approach to helping (10th  ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.

What is replication, and what role does it play in increasing the external validity or generalizability of a study? In what way is the IRB involved in using participants in a research study?

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Answer the following questions covering material from Ch. 14 of Methods in Behavioral Research:

1. What is replication, and what role does it play in increasing the external validity or generalizability of a study? In what way is the IRB involved in using participants in a research study?

2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using college students as participants in research studies?

3. What potential problems can arise from generalization of results to different cultures or ethnic groups?

4. What is meta-analysis, and how is it useful to practitioners and scholars?

5. True or false: In many cases, meta analyses involves calculating an average effect size for a relationship between variables.

6. True or false: Many constructs, such as physical attractiveness and self-esteem, appear constant across cultures; thus, external validity is less of a concern when conducting research on such constructs. Provide a brief explanation of your answer.

7. Summarize the main points of the course, emphasizing the importance of research to the psychology profession.

 

 

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In looking back over her life, Jane, a very successful judge writes who came from a very disadvantaged background writes: When I was young, I dreamed of being either a doctor or a judge. At the time, with no knowledge of what either aspiration might entail, the one didn’t seem any more outlandish than the other.

This quote suggests that at a young age, Jane had:

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Most studies of positive psychology interventions dealt with clinically depressed individuals.

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If people could extend their empathy beyond their family, ethnic, and national boundaries, the likelihood of wars would be reduced.

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As far as positive psychology interventions go, the longest acting positive effect on happiness occurred for subjects who were asked to use their signature strengths in a new way, or for subjects who were asked to write down three good things that went well each day–in each case during an entire week.

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Which of the following describes mindfulness? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY!)

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Which of the following are characteristic of a state of FLOW? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

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Which of the following is an example of secure attachment? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

· Does the policy alternative meet the policy goals (e.g., social equality, redistribution of resources, social work values, and ethics)?

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Project: Clinically Diagnosing a Psychosocial Problem

The sign of an excellent clinician is the ability to identify one or two criteria that distinguishes the diagnoses from any other possibility. An ambiguous clinical diagnosis can lead to faulty course of treatment and hurt the client more than it can help. This week, using the DSM-5 (and ICD-10-CM), you assess a fictional character that is presenting certain psychosocial problems and determine if he/she meets the criteria for a clinical diagnosis. This is a culmination of learning from all the weeks covered so far.

For this Assignment:

· Choose a fictional character (e.g., from a book, movie, TV show) that presents with a psychosocial problem (e.g., depression, relationship problems, incarceration).

o Note: Some film suggestions for fictional characters are: White Oleander; Girl, Interrupted; Little Miss Sunshine; or Antwone Fisher.

· Determine a clinical, formal diagnosis for this character using the criteria of the DSM-5

· Then choose three words that best describe the diagnosis. These three words should distinguish this diagnosis from any other diagnosis.

· Create a 2-3 page transcript presenting the following:

o A brief description of the fictional character and story

o A description of the presenting problem of the fictional character

o Your full clinical diagnosis using the DSM-5; consider the criteria supporting your diagnosis, the severity and specifiers (if appropriate) and Z Codes.

o Include the rationale behind choosing the three words to best describe the diagnosis. The three words you have chosen for your diagnosis should also fit this individual’s mental disorder.

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Group Wiki Part 4: Identification of a Policy Alternative

As an astute social worker and professional policy advocate, once you have selected and identified a social problem, you begin the process of creating and implementing a policy that addresses that social problem. One of the first things you do in the implementation process is an analysis of the social policy you identified. There is always the possibility that the policy created and implemented to address the social problem you identified is not viable for a variety of reasons. In this case, you must explore a policy alternative.

In Part 4 of your ongoing Wiki assignment, your group identifies a policy alternative (Drug Free Communities) to the social problem you identified (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA).

Complete Part 4 of your Wiki.

Address the following items within your group’s Wiki page for Part 4:

· Does the policy alternative meet the policy goals (e.g., social equality, redistribution of resources, social work values, and ethics)?

· What are the forces that are for/against the policy?

· What policy advocacy skills can be used to support the policy alternative?

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***Needs to be 1 ½ pages***

Should the staff encourage the daughter to inform her mother that she is sexually active? Would knowledge regarding her daughter’s sexual activity influence the mother’s stance regarding disclosure?

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Prior to beginning work on this discussion, be sure to read the required articles for this week.

You are a consulting psychologist for a local clinic and have been asked to follow up on a consultation you completed four years ago. There are current developments in this case that require further consideration. Please review the PSY699 Week Five discussion case file or detailed information on the current case under review.

In your initial post, explain how the APA Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct can be used to guide decisions in this ethically complex situation. Provide a suggested course of action for the clinic staff. Given the daughter’s age and the situation presented, integrate concepts developed from different psychological content domains to support your suggested course of action. Be certain to use evidence-based psychological concepts and theories to support your arguments. You may wish to consider the following questions as you construct your post.

  • Should the staff encourage the daughter to inform her mother that she is sexually active?
  • Would knowledge regarding her daughter’s sexual activity influence the mother’s stance regarding disclosure?
  • Should the staff break confidentiality and inform the mother that her daughter is sexually active?
  • Should the staff encourage the mother to inform the daughter of both her and her daughter’s HIV status?
  • Does the daughter’s boyfriend have any rights in this situation? If so, what are they?
  • Based on the daughter’s age, does the mother have a right to not disclose the diagnosis to her daughter?
  • Does the mother have a right to the privacy regarding her own diagnosis, which could be threatened if her daughter learns of her own status?
  • Are there other approaches the staff can take? If so, what are they?
  • Is further information required in order for you to create an ethically sound suggested course of action?

Case Summary

Client: Victoria, 16-year-old HIV positive Latina

Consultation and suggested course of action regarding disclosure of Victoria’s HIV positive status was received 4 years ago. Clinic decision was to honor mother’s request that HIV status not be disclosed to her daughter Victoria, who was then 12 years old.

Current issue: Victoria is now 16 years old and has a boyfriend. Victoria has explained to her physician at the clinic that she and her boyfriend are sexually active and do not always use condoms. Victoria is unaware that she is HIV positive because of her mother’s insistence on non- disclosure. The physician has not broken Victoria’s confidentiality about sexual activity, but has expressed to her mother, Tina, that it is time for Victoria to know her diagnosis. This is based on Victoria’s age, the statistics that many girls are sexually active at this age, and that Victoria could endanger her partner(s). Tina continues to object to disclosure. She states Victoria’s regular church attendance and her belief that Victoria will remain abstinent until marriage as evidence for non-disclosure.

The staff is again wrestling with whether or not they should inform Victoria that she is HIV positive. In doing so, they would enable her to make informed decisions about exposing her boyfriend to the sexual transmission of HIV. However, her legal guardian (her mother Tina) does not wish for this information to be disclosed to Victoria, who may still be considered a minor. The clinic staff is concerned as this situation presents several ethical dilemmas and requires further consultation.

Previous Case Summary (from 4 years ago)

Client 1: Tina, a 36-year-old HIV-positive Latina woman

Client 2: Tina’s daughter, 12-year-old Victoria (also HIV positive)

Tina became infected through a former boyfriend who had a history of intravenous drug use. Tina gave birth to an HIV-positive daughter, Victoria. Tina does not want Victoria to know that either of them has HIV.

Victoria is now 12 years old and has been told by her mother that she takes medications for “a problem in her blood.” Recently, Victoria stated that she does not like taking the medication and occasionally misses doses. The clinic staff has raised the issue of whether Victoria should be told about her diagnosis. They’ve warned Tina that in the near future, Victoria will be at an age at which girls often become more interested in boys or sexual behavior. The clinic’s therapist feels that if Victoria knew her diagnosis she might be more adherent to her regimen of medications. However, Tina absolutely does not want her daughter to know. Tina believes Victoria is still too young and will be emotionally devastated. Tina believes that it is her responsibility — and only her responsibility as a mother — to “protect” her child, and that her daughter is “not ready” to know. Tina also believes that Victoria is “a good girl” and will not be sexually active until she is married.

The clinic’s therapist thinks Tina’s guilt about having transmitted the virus to her daughter is causing her to take this stance. Still, the clinic staff is concerned and wants Tina to reconsider. This situation presents several ethical dilemmas and requires further consultation.