How did you reach these conclusions? What research helped you arrive at the decisions that you did? 

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 Henok is a 55-year-old male. He was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia but  has lived in the American South for the last 30 years. He has had a  successful life as an industrial engineer, and has made a very lucrative  living. Henok got married when he was 45 years old and had twin boys  when he was 47. He loves his wife and twin boys, but he is starting to  feel restless and anxious and isn’t sure why. He signed up for a  skydiving trip with his friends two weeks ago and loved it. Now he wants  to buy a motorcycle. He has come to you because he is experiencing  chest pains. His EKG is normal, and all his blood work is normal.  Everything points to him being physically healthy.

 

You ask a few questions and find out the following information:

  • He hasn’t been sleeping well.
  • He thinks he is a failure.
  • He recently had his black hair bleached blonde,
  • He bought a beach house and hasn’t told his wife yet.
  • He got the phone number of a female coworker to meet for drinks, but he felt guilty and threw it in the trashcan right away.
  • He has found himself missing his late father.

Your job:

  1. Tell Henok what you think is going on (1-2 paragraphs)
  2. Tell Henok how you think he can best overcome these feelings (2-4 paragraphs)
  3. Make a referral for Henok (1 paragraph)
  4. Provide some encouragement for Henok (this is your conclusion)
  5. How did you reach these conclusions? What research helped you arrive at the decisions that you did?

 

Writing Requirements (APA format)

  • Length: 3 pages (not including title page or reference page)
  • 1-inch margins
  • Double spaced
  • 12-point Times New Roman font
  • Title page
  • References page (minimum of 2 outside scholarly sources in addition to course text)
  • Write using first person

Provide a transcript of this brief initial session including your three questions and the answers you would expect the prospective patient to give. Beneath the transcript, provide a rationale for each of the three questions you proposed.

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Week 2 – Discussion

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Initial Assessment

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, please read Chapters 2, 6, and 7 in DSM-5 Made Easy: The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis. Additionally, please watch the video Beer Is Cheaper than Therapy: Fort Hood’s PTSD Problem . (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

For this discussion, the patient for whom you wrote your transcript in the Week One Initial Call discussion has come to your office for a 15-minute initial assessment. As part of the intake process, you have asked the patient to fill out a biographical form that contains the same information included in the case study. Based on this information, propose three questions you would ask the patient to determine a diagnosis and treatment plan.

Provide a transcript of this brief initial session including your three questions and the answers you would expect the prospective patient to give. Beneath the transcript, provide a rationale for each of the three questions you proposed. Include the case study title you chose for your Week One Initial Call discussion post.

Guided Response: Review several of your colleagues’ posts, and respond to at least two of your peers by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in this discussion.

Examine your colleague’s transcript, and write an evaluation of the prospective patient’s apparent symptoms and presenting problem(s) within the context of a theoretical orientation. Theoretical orientations are based on the personality theories you learned about in PSY615, and are referred to as “approaches” in Abnormal and Clinical Psychology: An Introductory Textbook.

Remember that symptoms may not be explicitly mentioned by the patient, but they may be inferred by the patient’s presenting problem(s). Summarize views of these symptoms from at least two historical perspectives. For instance, how have these symptoms have been conceptualized and understood, historically? Finally, suggest diagnostic manuals and handbooks besides the DSM-5 that might be used to assess this patient.

Describe how the social and political climate regarding that issue has changed in the last 10 years. Describe how advocacy efforts have influenced current attitudes and policies.

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Conduct an internet search on the following organizations:

  • Association for Death Education and Counseling
  • Center to Advance Palliative Care
  • Heal Grief
  • Open to Hope
  • The Compassionate Friends
  • Tragedy Assistance Programs for Survivors
  • The Dougy Center
  • The Grief Toolbox
  • Miss Foundation
  • Aging with Dignity
  • International Children’s Palliative Care Network

Develop a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint presentation.

Respond to the following questions in your presentation:

  • What is the mission of the organization?
  • What population is served by the organization?
  • What are a few of the objectives of the organization?
  • Identify any media or social presence of the organization?
  • Does this organization have chapters throughout the country?
  • Does the organization sponsor any workshops or conferences?
  • Is this an organization you heard of or dicussed prior to taking this class?
  • What is your most profound takeway after completing this project?

Include speaker notes as needed for selected slides.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

Research a community issue of your choice in which advocacy efforts were executed.

Write a 1,500- to 2,000-word paper discussing the impact of the advocacy efforts in relation to the social and political climate. Address the following:

  • Choose an issue in your community that was affected by the social and political climate.
  • Examples include childhood obesity, food deserts, radon exposure, school performance, truancy, addiction, and the legalization of drugs.
  • Describe how the social and political climate regarding that issue has changed in the last 10 years.
  • Describe how advocacy efforts have influenced current attitudes and policies.
  • Identify the stakeholders and their roles in the advocacy process.
  • Discuss how advocacy efforts have evolved and changed based on an understanding of the interaction of human systems.

Cite at least two peer-reviewed sources.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

How diversified would you say your choices are? Did you consciously or unconsciously make choices on the basis of any particular dimension of diversity? Explain.

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Part I:

Complete “Choosing the Board: Charting the Course with Competing Priorities (pg #241)” exercise. Rank them from highest to lowest.

  • Explain why you made your rankings.
  • List their diversity characteristics and how that impacted your ranking.
  • Regardless of which four nominees are appointed, replacing one-third of the Board members all at once will mean a radical change for this board. This is a source of concern for the Board members and a serious concern of the hospital CEO who deals frequently with the Board. What might be done to ease the transition for the Board itself and for the CEO?
  • What patterns emerge in your choices? Were all of your choices the same on any dimension(s)? Explain.
  • How diversified would you say your choices are? Did you consciously or unconsciously make choices on the basis of any particular dimension of diversity? Explain.
  • If all four of your choices were selected for the Board, how diversified could your complete Board be?
  • This part of the weekly assignment will be at least 1,000 words in order to address all of the questions

Part II:

Investigate various “wellness program models” used by organizations. Write a report describing the costs and benefits of these models and identify the features that are important to the success of wellness programs regardless of the model used. (500 words)

Starting sources:

  • Hanna, L. (2011, August 4). Guidelines for wellness programs.
  • Massachusetts Department of Public Health (2013). A model wellness guide (draft) (Search: A model wellness guide in the search box)
  • Shemkus, S. (2013, March 3). Wellness programs pay off in the workplace. Boston Globe. P.p. G1, 6.

Assignment Expectations:

  • Length:
    • 1500-1750 words (5-7 pages); answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner
  • Structure:
    • Include a title page and reference page in APA style