Describe the ethical issues or concerns in using the type of power resource you selected

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Discussion1: Working With and Advocating for Clients With Somatic Symptom Disorders

Clients who exhibit somatic symptom disorders are often disregarded and not taken seriously because the physical symptoms are difficult to measure. However, these clients are in distress and they need mental health attention along with medical care. Working with clients with any of the somatic symptom disorders highlights the need for a biopsychosocial approach to social work.

For this Assignment, read the Somatic Symptom Disorders criteria in the DSM-5. Then read the articles by Dimsdale, Patel, Xin, and Kleinman, and by Kirmayer and Sartorius.

• Post and Select one of the three major Somatic Symptom Disorders (F45.1 Somatic symptom disorder, F45.21 Illness Anxiety Disorder or, 300.11 Conversion Disorder), and provide an explanation for why you as a social worker might need to take a biopsychosocial approach to social work when working with clients who have the chosen somatic symptom disorder.

• Then explain why a multidisciplinary approach is necessary when working with clients who have this somatic symptom disorder.

• Finally, explain why advocacy would be an integral part of working with these clients.

Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

References (use 3 or more)

Dimsdale, J. E., Patel, V., Xin, Y., & Kleinman, A. (2007). Somatic presentations—A challenge for DSM-V. Psychosomatic Medicine, 69, 829

Kirmayer, L. J., & Sartorius, N. (2007). Cultural models and somatic syndromes. Psychosomatic Medicine, 69, 832–840.

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing.

Bernstein E.M., & Putnam, F. W. (1986). Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) [Measurement instrument]. Retrieved from http://serene.me.uk/tests/des.pdf

 

Briere, J. (2006). Dissociative symptoms and trauma exposure: Specificity, affect dysregulation, and posttraumatic stress. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 194(2), 78–82.

Discussion2:

Using Power in Social Work Practice

Politics represents efforts by people in governmental and nongovernmental settings to secure their policy wishes by developing and using power resources.

—Bruce S. Jansson, Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate: From Policy Practice to Social Justice (8th ed.)

Social workers are in the business of empowering people. They are also often faced with power structures that are entrenched and difficult to navigate. Skillful policy practitioners recognize the many kinds of power resources that exist, thus expanding their options in specific situations. As a social worker, you will learn various strategies that can create and expand personal networks that might be useful in negotiating your policy practice within an agency. You want your power resources to be recognized as effective ways to get things done, not as coercion and force.

In this Discussion, you identify various kinds of power resources (including person-to-person, substantive, process, and procedural) that you can use to secure the adoption of a policy proposal.

To prepare: Review Chapter 10 in your text, focusing on Jansson’s categorization of types of power resources in the policy-enacting task.

• Post a description of how social workers use power resources in their social work practice and advocacy.

• Select a type of power resource you would use in your practice and advocacy.

• Describe the ethical issues or concerns in using the type of power resource you selected.

Be sure to support your post with specific references to this week’s resources. If you are using additional articles, be sure to provide full APA-formatted citations for your references.

References (use 3 or more)

Jansson, B. S. (2018). Becoming an effective policy advocate: From policy practice to social justice (8th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning Series.

• Chapter 10, “Developing and Using Power in the Policy-Enacting Task” (pp. 372-419)

Rocha, C., Poe, B., & Thomas, V. (2010). Political activities of social workers: Addressing perceived barriers to political participation. Social Work, 55(4), 317–325

Review the timeline located in the Topic 1 resources. In your opinion, what are the most important events on the timeline and why?

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Report Issue

1. Values can be found in the individual, ethics in groups or organizations, and laws in larger societies.  What other differences are there between values, ethics, and laws? Why are there ethics for counselors? Depending on your program of study, which codes of ethics will you abide by and why? How can the ACA, AACC, NAADAC, and/or AAMFT codes of ethics help you in providing treatment to someone with different values than your own?

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standards:

2.F.1.h. Current labor market information relevant to opportunities for practice within the counseling profession.

2.F.1.j. Technology’s impact on the counseling profession.

5.C.2.l. Legal and ethical considerations specific to clinical mental health counseling.

2. Review the timeline located in the Topic 1 resources. In your opinion, what are the most important events on the timeline and why? Refer to the ACA milestones and ACA Divisions from the topical course materials when considering your response. Choose a division and discuss its mission as well as its historical beginnings.

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standards:

2.F.1.a. History and philosophy of the counseling profession and its specialty areas.

5.C.1.a. History and development of clinical mental health counseling.

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All questions must be answered by them-self and with 150-200 words and have a reference in it and must pass Turn-it in with less than 5%

How did the article relate to topics presented in the textbook?

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After reading “Antidepressant-associated mood-switching and transition from unipolar major depression to bipolar disorder: A review in your course resources”, write a 500-750-word article critique addressing the following questions:

 

  1. What did you think of the article? What interesting questions did the article raise for you?
  1. How did the article relate to topics presented in the textbook?
  1. What implications does the article have for the field of psychology and for society at large?
  1. Should people with bipolar disorder be encouraged to seek treatment, even if they do not desire treatment?
  1. Compare and contrast the symptoms and treatments of unipolar depression and bipolar depression.

Use the GCU Library databases, include a minimum of two outside references or other resources to highlight and support your viewpoint.

 

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

 

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

 

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Identify the life stage he or she is in, along with the psychological crisis each is experiencing.

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The purpose of this assignment is to use what you have learned about lifespan theories, models of resilience, and psychosocial development to assess how well individuals and families are functioning in relation to all three of these areas. To address realistic situations without violating personal rights to privacy, you will view the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, or one of the other approved films for this assignment, in order to provide a case scenario.

If you have not yet viewed the movie, you need to do so to complete this assignment. Each movie represents characters in multiple life stages. Identify three characters moving through a different life stage and focus on details that will make your analysis applicable to your specialization.

Directions

For this assignment, imagine you are a counselor working with each of these three characters. Now, conduct the following analysis for each character:

· Identify the life stage he or she is in, along with the psychological crisis each is experiencing.

· Apply psychosocial developmental theory to the situation presented, from the perspective of a counselor:

o Conceptualize your ideas for the developmental tasks of each character selected, grounding your conceptualization in your own area of specialization.

o Include a discussion of the character’s life and factors that might affect behaviors, including cultural and other influences related to the stage of development assessed. To the extent that it is relevant for each character, include an analysis of interrelationships among work, family, and other life roles. Include an analysis of the impact of cultural influences, as well. Refer to specific actions and words of the characters in the movie as evidence for your analysis.

o Support your ideas with specific lifespan theories discussed in this course, citing and referencing your sources.

From a clinical perspective, assess how these three characters function as a family unit:

· Examine their functioning in relation to a model of resilience appropriate to your specialization, and evaluate their challenges and strengths related to wellness and resilience. As each character transitions to his or her next developmental stage, how will the transition impact the functioning of the family unit?

· Support your ideas with appropriate sources on the model of resilience you chose.

Use the document Unit 8 Assignment Template (given in the resources) to prepare and submit your report. Do not include a synopsis of the movie in your paper. Instead, follow the template. Focus on the three selected characters, and the realities of their functioning as a family unit and transitioning within the family unit, as described in the template. Then, provide your assessment of how well they are functioning in relation to your choice of a model of wellness and resilience, as described in the template. Your summary, at the end of the template, should provide a brief, focused review of the key insights in your assessment.

Review the scoring guide given in the resources to make sure you understand how this assignment will be graded.

Other Requirements

Your paper must meet the following requirements:

· Resources: Cite and reference at least three resources from the professional literature that you use as the basis of your ideas related to life span theory and resilience models.

· APA formatting: Resources and citations must be formatted according to current APA style.

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

· Length of Paper: Doing a thorough job on this assignment is likely to require approximately 7 typed, double-spaced pages.

· Turnitin: 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.