Why would a person believe this is the right option?

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Heinz’s dilemma is a frequently used example in many ethics and morality classes. One well-known version of the dilemma, used in Lawrence Kohlberg‘s stages of moral development, is stated as follows:

A woman was near death from a special kind of cancer. There was one drug that the doctors thought might save her. It was a form of radium that a druggist in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the druggist was charging ten times what the drug cost him to produce. He paid $200 for the radium and charged $2,000 for a small dose of the drug. The sick woman’s husband, Heinz, went to everyone he knew to borrow the money, but he could only get together about $1,000 which is half of what it cost. He told the druggist that his wife was dying and asked him to sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the druggist said: “No, I discovered the drug and I’m going to make money from it.” So Heinz got desperate and broke into the man’s laboratory to steal the drug for his wife.

Should Heinz have broken into the laboratory to steal the drug for his wife? Why or why not?

Heinz dilemma. (2017, August 4 ).  Retrieved  August 4, 2017, fromhttps://mymission.lamission.edu/userdata/beltray/docs/HEINZ%20DILEMMA.doc

Theresa, Jose, and Darnell all have different opinions about the best option in the Heinz dilemma.

Theresa agrees with option 1: Heinz should steal the drug and not go to prison, because this is unfair.

Jose agrees with option 2: Heinz should not steal the drug because he would be breaking the law.

Darnell agrees with option 3: Heinz should steal the drug and accept any prison sentence.

Write a justification for all 3 possibilities in the Heinz Dilemma.  This will require you to take 3 different perspectives on the dilemma, including ones that you may not personally agree with. For each possibility, include these points:

  • Why would a person believe this is the right option?
  • What age do you think this person might be?
  • What kinds of problems and successes is a person with this point of view likely to encounter during their lives?

Requirements:

Present strong arguments for each point of view, using a minimum of 500 words total, and using at least 2 resources to support your arguments. Your references need to relate to concepts learned about Kohlberg and moral development and must be scholarly/academic in nature.  Use of .com websites is not appropriate.

Possible points

Student points

You presented a strong case for all 3 possibilities.

30

You demonstrated an understanding of the complexities of moral reasoning.

30

Your essay was at least 500 words long.

20

You used at least 2 appropriate resources to support your arguments, citing them using APA formatting.

10

Your work was free of spelling and grammar errors.

10

Total

100

Intervention Treatment Plan

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Assignment 4: Intervention Treatment Plan

According to the Counsel on Social Work Education, Competency 4: Engage In Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice:

Social workers understand quantitative and qualitative research methods and their respective roles in advancing a science of social work and in evaluating their practice. Social workers know the principles of logic, scientific inquiry, and culturally informed and ethical approaches to building knowledge. Social workers understand that evidence that informs practice derives from multi-disciplinary sources and multiple ways of knowing. They also understand the processes for translating research findings into effective practice.

Walden’s MSW program expects students in their specialization year to be able to:

· Critically evaluate evidence based and “best practice” treatment interventions.

· Compose clinical intervention plans that are grounded research-based knowledge

This assignment is intended to help students demonstrate the behavioral components of this competency in their field education

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To Prepare: Review the agency’s intervention/treatment plan used to engage clients. After reviewing the agency’s intervention/treatment plan, consult the literature and conduct extensive research, with the goal of finding best practices that supports or adds to the agency’s current intervention/treatment plan. The purpose of this assignment is to find research that supports or adds to the agency’s current intervention/treatment approach.

Submit a 1-2 page paper in which you:

1. Briefly describe the agency’s intervention/treatment plan

2. Briefly discuss best practices about interventions identified in the literature

3. Briefly discuss how the agency can incorporate those best practices into the current intervention/treatment plan

4. Provide a brief summary of the similarities and differences between the intervention/treatment plan used at the agency and the suggested practices in the literature

Note: If no formal process is used in the agency, discuss the agency’s current process and compare it to the suggestions in the literature. 

Proficient In Psychology

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Discussion: Healing as a Form of Intervention

A psychotherapeutic intervention is a treatment that addresses a physical problem, a mental problem, or both. Psychotherapeutic interventions are targeted differently in non-Western cultures. In Western cultures, such interventions tend to focus on the mind. They are separate from medicine, which focuses on the body. Psychotherapeutic interventions in non-Western cultures (referred to as “traditional cultures” in your text) often are identified as healing and focus on the health of the whole person rather than on addressing an individual problem. In non-Western cultures, medical interventions are not separated clearly from psychotherapeutic interventions.

The use of psychotherapeutic interventions in different parts of the world is influenced by both society and culture. Your text refers to these influencers as “the sociocultural context.” The term sociocultural context includes such factors as religion, community beliefs about health and illness, rituals such as initiation or purification ceremonies, and relationships with family.

To prepare for this Discussion:

· Review Chapter 8 in your course text, paying particular attention to the section on psychotherapy in its sociocultural context. Review non-Western healing therapies such as Morita, Naikan, and Zen.

· Review the articles: “Buddhist psychotherapy” and “The effect of yoga on functional recovery level in schizophrenic patients.”

· Review this week’s media about psychotherapy in Argentina. You may wish to view the clips more than once and take notes.

· Select a non-Western psychotherapeutic intervention and think about how that intervention is an expression of its sociocultural context.

· Consider the similarities and differences between the psychotherapeutic intervention you selected and psychotherapeutic interventions in Western cultures.

· Using the Walden University library, search and find one current peer-reviewed article that reports on a psychotherapeutic intervention practiced in traditional cultures.

With these thoughts in mind:

By Day 3

Post a description of the non-Western psychotherapeutic intervention you selected. Explain two ways in which this intervention is an expression of its sociocultural context. Finally, explain two similarities and two differences between the psychotherapeutic intervention you selected and psychotherapeutic interventions in Western cultures.

Note: Identify the psychotherapeutic intervention in the first line of your post. You will be asked to respond to a colleague who selected a psychotherapeutic intervention that you did not.

Please read and view (where applicable) the following Learning Resources before you complete this week’s assignments.

Course Text: Stevens, M. J., & Gielen, U. P. (2007). Toward a glob al psychology: Theory, research, intervention, and pedagogy. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

· Chapter 8, “Psychotherapeutic and Related Interventions for a Global Psychology”

Shibusawa, T., & Chung, I. (2009). Wrapping and unwrapping emotions: Clinical practice with East Asian immigrant elders. Clinical Social Work Journal, 37(4), 312–319.

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

Blando, J. A. (2009). Buddhist psychotherapy with older GLBT clients. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 5(1/2), 92–81.

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

Kavak, F., Ekinci, M. (2016). The effect of yoga on functional recovery level in schizophrenic patients. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 30(6), 761–767.

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

Required Media

 

Online Video: JerichoTV. (2008, August 19). Tango and analysis [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rRNczyT0OI&feature=related

 

This approximately 4-minute video explains why psychoanalysis is so popular in Argentina.

 

Online Video: JerichoTV. (2007, December 5). Argentina in therapy – Trailor film [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqprzvx4pbY

 

This approximately 2-minute video reinforces the part that psychotherapy plays in Argentina.

 

Online Video: JerichoTV. (2008, August 18), Argentina in therapy – Pre-title sequence [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNprhvBjmP0&feature=related

 

This approximately 3-minute video continues to reinforce the part that psychotherapy plays in Argentina.

What social and cultural issues impact the legal and social consequences of this behavior?

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Unit 3 Assignment 1

Impact of Addictions

For this assignment, select a specific substance use disorder or gambling to be your focus. The assignment focus is independent of the other two unit assignments that you will develop later in this course.

Research the history of this addiction and analyze how the history impacts theory and treatment for this addiction. This analysis of the historical context serves as an introduction to current issues to be addressed. Next, analyze the impact of this substance use (or gambling) on the individual, family, and community by reviewing relevant scholarly sources. Your analysis should address the following points:

· How does the impact of this behavior on an individual contribute to establishing a pattern of use that may escalate to addiction (meeting the criteria for a moderate or a severe specifier in DSM-5)?

· What social and cultural issues impact the legal and social consequences of this behavior? How might the consequences differ depending on the client’s age, race or ethnicity, gender, or socioeconomic class? (Select at least two to synthesize in your response.)

· How do these behaviors likely impact intimate and family relationships across the lifespan?

Follow these assignment requirements:

Written Communication: Written communication is thoughtful and free of errors that detract from the overall message.

APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting.

Number of resources: Minimum of six scholarly sources. Distinguished submissions will likely exceed this number.

Length of paper: 6–8 typed, double-spaced pages, plus title page and references.

Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Submission Requirements

You are required to submit your final version of this paper to Turnitin to generate a final report prior to submitting the assignment for grading. From the Turnitin tool, use the Final report option for the assignment. When your paper is downloaded and viewable in Turnitin, save the originality report. Refer to the Turnitin.com Tutorial: Viewing Originality Reports (linked in the assignment Resources) for guidance.

Submit the following two documents for this assignment:

Submit your saved Turnitin Originality Report file. The Turnitin originality report must accompany your paper or your assignment will not be graded. Your assignment will be considered late until the report is provided.

Submit your assignment using the following file naming format: Your Name_Assignment Number_Assignment Title (example: ImaLearner_u03a1_ImpactofAddictions).

Resources

Impact of Addictions Scoring Guide.

APA Style and Formatting.

u03a1 Template.

Turnitin.com Tutorial: Viewing Originality Reports.

Unit 3 Discussion 1

Stimulants Versus Depressants

Read the Discussion Participation Scoring Guide to learn how the instructor will evaluate your discussion participation throughout this course.

Select a specific central nervous system stimulant drug and a depressant drug or substance to compare. Using the basic pharmacological principles outlined in the Lewis text, rate the level of risk associated with the use of each substance to help explain how someone abusing the drug or overcoming tolerance might be motivated to increase the availability of the drug to their brain through the route of administration. Present an argument for which drug is more dangerous to the individual, family, or community. Consider examples from the Psy8430: Portrait of Addiction video viewed in Unit 2 to provide real-world implications.

Response Guidelines

Respond to the main discussion posts of two learners. What reactions do you have to the ideas they have presented? Include examples from the course readings or your own experience to support your perspective, and raise questions to continue the dialogue.

Resources

Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.

Portrait of Addiction. | Launch Presentation.