Which of the issues faced by beginning therapists from Ch. 2 might become an issue for you in this specific case (at least 2 issues) and why?

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The Discussions will be graded as follows:

-Fully and correctly answered each question- 4pts

-Made reference to assigned reading when answering the question (e.g., according to Corey…..)- 1pt

-One outside resource was consulted on one of the issues discussed in the response. Make sure to refer to the source in your response and cite reference at the end of your post in APA format (e.g., according to a recent article in ……., anxiety with children is common….(Silverman, 2002)- 2 pts

Case #1: A client who has not questioned her religious beliefs

Brenda, age 22, comes to see you because of problems in living at home with her family. She tells you that she feels dependent both financially and emotionally on her parents and that although she would like to move out and live with a girlfriend, she has many fears of taking this step. She also says that her religion is extremely important to her and that she feels a great deal of guilt over the conflict she has with her parents. After some discussion you find that she has never really questioned her religious values and that it appears that she has completely accepted the beliefs of her parents. Brenda says that if she followed her religion more closely, she would not be having all these difficulties with her folks. She is coming to you because she would “like to feel more like an independent adult who could feel free enough to make my own decisions.”

  1. Which personal characteristics of effective counselors from Ch. 2 would be most helpful in this situation (at least 2) and why?
  2. Which of the issues faced by beginning therapists from Ch. 2 might become an issue for you in this specific case (at least 2 issues) and why?
  3. What counseling ethical issues from Ch. 3 do you need to consider in this specific case (at least 2) and why?

Discuss how your results influence your counselor identity (e.g., what are my strengths as a counselor; where I might be challenged; do I have biases and triggers?).

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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 Neukrug, E. S., & Fawcett, R. C. (2015) and/or Encyclopedia of Counseling (2017). Assignments should adhere to graduate-level writing and be free from writing errors. APA format also requires headings. Use the prompt each week to guide your heading titles and organize the content of your initial post under the appropriate headings. Remember to use scholarly research from peer-reviewed articles that are current. I have attached my assessment score, so you can see how to make full points. Please follow the instructions to get full credit for the assignment. I need this completed by 12/08/19 at 5pm. I feel the test was very interesting and I was surprised of the need for power score.

Assignment – Week 2

Thematic Apperception Test

This exercise will provide you with an abbreviated experience of how an apperception test works. You will be assessed on one item and the system will automatically evaluate your responses and return results immediately. As you complete this exercise, consider how this experience of evaluation feels to you, and consider how this could feel for clients.

To Prepare:

  • Review the Thematic      Apperception Test example, “Psychology of Words: Projective Tests of Words and Language,” found in the Learning Resources for this week and complete the exercise.
  • Submit your response. The web site will score your response automatically.
  • Review your individual results and reflect on how accurate they may be and how they may influence your counselor identity.
  • Once you complete the test, copy and paste your results into a Word document to save your results for further review.

Assignment:

Write a 2-to-3 page paper where you:

  1. Summarize your results
  2. Reflect on how accurate your individual results were, or were not, for you
  3. Discuss how your results influence your counselor identity (e.g., what are my strengths as a counselor; where I might be challenged; do I have biases and triggers?).

Required Resources

Kenny, M. C., & Winick, C. B. (2000). An integrative approach to play therapy with an autistic girl. International Journal of Play Therapy, 9(1), 11–33. doi:10.1037/h0089438

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Raff, J. (2018, January 3). How to read and understand a scientific article [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://violentmetaphors.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/how-to-read-and-understand-a-scientific-article.pdf

Walden University. (n.d.). How do I verify that my article is peer reviewed? Retrieved August 1, 2019, from https://academicanswers.waldenu.edu/faq/72613

Walden University Library. (n.d.). Verify peer review. Retrieved August 1, 2019, from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/verifypeerreview

Document: Scholarly Article Content Analysis Preparation Guide (PDF) 

Document: Scholarly Article Content Analysis Worksheet (Word document)

Required Media

Walden University Library. (n.d.). Anatomy of a research article. Retrieved from https://waldencss.adobeconnect.com/anatomyofaresearcharticle/

Note: if you are having difficulty viewing the required media above using Google Chrome as your browser, please visit http://academicanswers.waldenu.edu/faq/239615 for instructions on how to enable Flash.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2016). Literature review [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 8 minutes.

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Credit: Provided courtesy of the Laureate International Network of Universities.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2017k). Purpose of research [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 15 minutes. This media piece is also in the resources of Week 2.

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Describe the problems to be solved, including specific information about the client/participant. Be clear in explaining the exact problem(s) or research question(s) so that your reader will be able to understand the rest of the case study.

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For your final Assignment, you will write a 6–8 page case study paper that describes a hypothetical person in two stages of life development. View the person as a hypothetical client if you are studying Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) or Addictions or as a participant in a longitudinal research study if you are studying General Psychology. The goal of this paper is for you to present a developmental profile of a person in two consecutive stages of life (e.g., early and middle childhood), explaining their individual growth using biological, social, psychosocial, cognitive, and environmental theories. Select developmental periods that interest you and that correspond to your future career plans. For example, if you are studying to be an addictions specialist and want to work with adolescents, you might select adolescence and early adulthood.

To begin, select the scenario that corresponds to your concentration track; then, choose two successive developmental stages. Create an outline of the client’s different developmental features during each of the developmental periods. Write a paper that follows the sample case study format (see below the scenarios). You must use at least five primary source references that are from peer-reviewed journals and the class text.

Applied Behavioral Analysis

Client: Jackson

Age range: you decide — example early adulthood (20–40 yrs.) to middle adulthood (40–60 yrs.).

Jackson has developed phobias over the last few years, specifically to spiders, heights, and germs. He (or his parents, if you make him a child) is uncertain as to when they began or how. However, the fear is debilitating and prevents him from being able to function in his life.

Questions to use to guide your response:

  1. What are the main features of Jackson’s cognitive, social, biological, and psychosocial development during two developmental periods?
  2. Which therapeutic interventions would you suggest for helping him to reduce the fear? (Hint: Again, consider his developmental period in order to create appropriate interventions.)
  3. What predictions would you make for some developmental issues that might contribute to the phobias or prevent treatment from working?

Addictions

Client: Michelle

Age range: you decide — example early adulthood (20–40 yrs.) to middle adulthood (40–60 yrs.).

Michelle has been referred to you because she was arrested last week for possession of heroin with intent to distribute. She also tested positive for heroin and marijuana, adding to her charges. She has no history of prior treatment and is unwilling to enter treatment now, though she was court ordered.

Questions to use to guide your response:

  1. What are the main features of Michelle’s cognitive, social, biological, and psychosocial development during two developmental periods?
  2. What developmentally appropriate interventions would you propose that could be used to help Michelle to reduce her cravings?
  3. What predictions would you make for some developmental issues that might contribute to the addiction problems or prevent treatment from working?

General Psychology

Participant: Patrick

Age range: you decide — example adolescence (12–17 yrs.) to early adulthood (20–40 yrs.).

You are studying the development of people who lived in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Your participants lost everything, including at least one close family member. Your particular interest is in studying issues faced by them (including possible developmental problems) related to moving away from New Orleans, loss of house, loss of a family member, and change in economic status. To study these effects, you are conducting a longitudinal study using the same population, interviewed annually over many years to collect data. The main interest is in gathering data related to the specific effects of experiencing a disaster on social, biological, psychological, psychosocial, and cognitive development of different-aged people.

Patrick is one of your subjects who was forced to live in Texas temporarily and then moved to New Jersey before returning to New Orleans 3 years later.

Questions to guide your response:

  1. What are the main features of Patrick’s cognitive, social, biological, emotional, and psychosocial development during two developmental periods?
  2. What predictions would you make concerning the results of your findings for people in the two developmental periods? What interventions or strategies would you suggest for reducing the effects of exposure to disasters?
  3. What further studies do you propose that could be created to explore your predicted findings?

Industrial/Organizational

Participant: Maxine

Age range: you decide — example early adulthood (20–40 yrs.) to middle adulthood (40–60 yrs.).

Maxine has experienced increased anxiety since her promotion to supervisor. She is currently responsible for supervising a work group of 30 people. Her employer noticed that she has been irritable and short tempered upon promotion.

Questions to use to guide your response:

  1. What are the main features of Maxine’s cognitive, social, biological, and psychosocial development during two developmental periods?
  2. Which therapeutic interventions would you suggest for helping her to reduce her irritability and anger?
  3. What predictions would you make concerning some developmental issues that might contribute to the issue or prevent treatment from working?

Case Study Suggested Format and Strategies

Research

Begin by selecting two developmental periods (remember that they need to be consecutive) and research the typical expectations for cognitive, social, moral, and biological development. Then conduct research using a peer-reviewed journal such as Developmental Psychology or Child Development to determine what kinds of developmental problems might arise in your chosen scenario.

Use that research and knowledge of developmental theory to create your hypothetical client/participant case study.

Writing Case Studies

  1. Introduction: Describe the problems to be solved, including specific information about the client/participant. Be clear in explaining the exact problem(s) or research question(s) so that your reader will be able to understand the rest of the case study.
  2. Background: In this section, describe in detail the specific developmental issues and pertinent background that would help to explain why the client/participant is experiencing problems in the present. Typically, this section includes the age the problem started and any specific information from the past that relates to the current problems (e.g., child of an alcoholic).
  3. Current State: In this section, explain the client/participant’s strategies for handling the problem(s). Explain the client/participant’s current developmental stages.
  4. Suggested Interventions: In this section, explain how the client/participant might benefit from specific treatments or interventions. Remember to use peer-reviewed research to support your ideas.
  5. Conclusion: Provide a brief restatement of the problem and ideas for future study to help others who have the same problems.

Explain any psychological theoretical perspectives presented in the article and how they either support or refute the information provided in the review article.

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Article Review Final Paper

This week, you will research and create an annotated bibliography of five peer-reviewed articles that were published within the last 10 years and relate to the article you selected in Week Two for your Article Review. The peer-reviewed articles you select should be researched in the Ashford University Library and represent a variety of viewpoints on the subject matter. They may support or refute the information presented in your chosen article for review. Each of the peer-reviewed articles must include a complete reference that is correctly formatted in APA style as outlined by the Ashford Writing Center and an annotation of five to six well-developed sentences in your own words that summarize the source and describe its applicability to your selected topic. Please note that no sections from the abstracts of the articles should be included in your annotation.

In your annotation for each peer-reviewed article, analyze psychology as a science as it is presented in the article and explain how it relates to this particular topic. Assess the professional roles presented in the article and describe how they relate to the roles as presented in the article you have chosen for review. Explain any psychological theoretical perspectives presented in the article and how they either support or refute the information provided in the review article. Evaluate contemporary applications of psychology as they are described in the article and compare these to the descriptions within the article for review.

For more in-depth assistance with your annotated bibliography, please visit the Ashford Writing Center located under the Learning Resources tab in the left-hand navigation panel of your online course.

The Annotated Bibliography:

  • Must be two to three 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
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must use at least five peer-reviewed sources.
  • Must provide a well-developed summary for each source used.
  • Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.