List the pros and cons of each choice

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Week 8 DiscussionCOLLAPSE

In Chapter 8 of the webtext, you’ll read Demystifying Decision-Making, an article by Maud Purcell (2016) that offers four steps in the decision making process:

  1. Clearly define the problem
  2. Brainstorm possible choices
  3. List the pros and cons of each choice
  4. Engage your feelings as well as your intellect

In this discussion, we want you to engage in the decision making process as it relates to earning your degree. In your post, focus on step 1 (clearly defining the problem) and step 2 (brainstorm possible choices) of the decision making process.

Answer these questions in your discussion post:

  • What problem will earning your degree solve?
  • Brainstorm three things that you can do today to start to prepare yourself for your future goals.

For example, maybe you are earning your degree at Strayer to change your career from retail to accounting. The problem that you are working to solve is how to gain the knowledge, skills, and credentials that will allow you to get a job as an entry-level accountant.

Similarly, three things that you can do today to help with your goal might be:

  • Create a profile on LinkedIn
  • Network with accounting firms in my area to find out what they look for in new hires
  • Research and join a professional association for accounting

If you need help brainstorming activities, check out our Career Services through iCampus.

To receive full credit, remember to write 2 posts in the discussion: one original and a response to another student. Your original should be at least 7 sentences, and your reply should be 4 sentences.

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What are the key symptoms that led you to this diagnosis? Explain and be specific.

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Case Study

Purpose

In this activity, you will demonstrate your understanding of the basic theories and techniques of abnormal psychology.

Guidelines

Lona is a married 35-year-old mother of one child (age 5). She has been married for ten years. At the onset of their marriage, Lona and her husband enjoyed their budding careers and great income. They drove the cars they liked, lived in the home they liked, and bought the material goods and services they liked. For most of the marriage, Lona has been the primary breadwinner (although both make six figures).

Lona became pregnant with their first child after five years of marriage. She was a doting mother of a very healthy baby girl. Her focus shifted from her career, but she tried to the best of her ability to be a jack of all trades. She was a great mother, housewife, and professional.

Soon, however, Lona became exhausted from her pace. She did not eat as well as before. She did not sleep as well as before (largely because she attempted to do all of her work while the baby was in bed). She found herself making a tremendous to-do list each day that never seemed to get done.

Lona arranged her schedule so that she did not need a babysitter. She mothered during the day and worked long into the night to meet the needs of her household. She endured this schedule for four years almost flawlessly. However, she became irritable, sickly, and seemingly “wilted.” She continued to dote on her child, but her marriage suffered. She was too tired for intimacy and resented her husband for daring to state that he was tired. He seldom helped around the house, and their daughter was so attached to Lona that she could not be soothed by her father for long periods of time.

Lona became sullen and very tired. Her allergies returned after a ten-year hiatus. She stopped doing the things she enjoyed and began to do whatever she could to simply stay awake. She decided to quit her high-paying job to work for a lesser salary at home. She stated repeatedly that it was her husband’s turn to pick up the slack.

Lona only spoke to her sister and mother of her anger, resentment, and fatigue. She discontinued exercise due to her inability to get up in the morning early enough to go jogging. This has left her twenty pounds heavier than before.

Lona states upon meeting you that she feels she is going downhill and needs some help to figure out a solution to her problems. She is very cooperative and willing to work hard to feel better for the sake of her child.

Lona has not ever been in therapy before, but several of her friends have found it beneficial and enlightening.

Lona’s aim is to keep her family intact and work on her problems to feel better.

The completed work should be 6–8 pages long.

Grading criteria for this assignment:

You are giving Lona a preliminary diagnosis. This is your first session/intake, so your information is limited to the above.

  1. What would you say is Lona’s primary diagnosis? Be sure to cover areas such as;  former level of functioning, current level of functioning, stress factors, medical, personality disorder, primary diagnosis)
  2. Discuss your diagnosis and provide justification using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes and least one additional relevant source. (40 points)
  3. Discuss your symptoms and provide justification using the
  4. International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) and at least one additional relevant source. (20 points)
  5. List each treatment goal and discuss each separately and in detail. (10 points)
  6. List each Strength and your idea of how it could be used to support Lona in her treatment. (10 points)
  7. List each area of improvement and your idea of how it could be changed to support Lona in her treatment. (10 points)
  8. List each homework assignment and how it will support Lona in her treatment. (5 points)
  9. List your reasons for exploring these areas and discuss how this will assist Lona in her treatment. (5 points)
  10. What are the key symptoms that led you to this diagnosis? Explain and be specific.
  11. What are your treatment goals for Lona?
  12. What are Lona’s strengths as you see them (look for these to assist you in being a good helper for her)?
  13. What are areas for improvement for Lona?
  14. List two homework assignments you will give Lona to work on for her next appointment with you.
  15. What are some areas you will explore next (e.g., Lona’s relationship with her husband; professional goals)?

Describe your scenario and identify each of the problematic decisions made by the practitioner involved.

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It  is essential to be aware of potential ethical problems that may arise  in practice. Without such awareness, a human service professional can  stumble inadvertently into a problematic situation from which it can be  difficult to extricate yourself. Your discussion will focus on  developing and enhancing your awareness in this area.

Create  a scenario where a human service professional, who works in a small  community, is experiencing an ethical dilemma and then please respond to  the following:

  • Describe your scenario and identify each of the problematic decisions made by the practitioner involved.
  • Use  one of the decision-making models (e.g., Multiperspectival Model  Decision-Making Model Process) in Letourneau’s (2016) article to resolve  the dilemma.
  • Create a plan of action for how to manage the situation from this point on.
  • Research  similar disciplinary scenarios in your own state and discuss how they  were addressed by the regulatory board. If no such violations occurred  in your state, you may use one from a nearby state.

350 words minimum

Assignment- Process Recording

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Assignment- Process Recording

A process recording is a written tool used by field education experience students, field instructors, and faculty to examine the dynamics of social work interactions in time. Process recordings can help in developing and refining interviewing and intervention skills. By conceptualizing and organizing ongoing activities with social work clients, you are able to clarify the purpose of interviews and interventions, identify personal and professional strengths and weaknesses, and improve self-awareness. The process recording is also a useful tool in exploring the interpersonal dynamics and values operating between you and the client system through an analysis of filtering the process used in recording a session.

For this Assignment, you will submit a process recording of your field education experiences specific to this week.

The Assignment: (2–4 pages) (Homeless Youth (for 3 years), on drugs, mental health problems, was abuse as a child,

  • Provide a transcript of what happened during your field education experience, including a dialogue of interaction with a client.
  • Explain your interpretation of what occurred in the dialogue, including social work practice or theories, and explain how it might relate to assessment covered this week.
  • Describe your reactions and/or any issues related to your interaction with a client during your field education experience.
  • Explain how you applied social work practice skills when performing the activities during your process recording.

Assignment 2: Process Recordings

Assignment 2: Process Recordings