Collaborative Learning Community – Organizational Information

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This is a CLC assignment.

 

Imagine a new organization that you and your colleagues are developing. The purpose is to provide information to those in need of counseling services. This information will be presented to the community in a brochure. In order to evaluate the resources, as a group, decide on the format you will utilize while compiling the resources (this brochure can be in a PowerPoint or

 

Word document format). Include all of the criteria below:

Provide the organizations’ and/or agencies’ names which offer support or counseling groups. For each organization and/or agency provide:

  1. Location
  2. Contact person
  3. Description of the services provided
  4. Outline of the theories that apply

Provide the organizations’ and/or agencies’ names which offer career counseling services. For each organization and/or agency provide:

  1. Location
  2. Contact person
  3. Description of the services provided
  4. Outline of the theories that apply

As a group, present the brochure addressing what the group feels is essential information that will be useful to members of this new organization.

 

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

 

 

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin, unless otherwise directed by your instructor. If so directed, refer to the Student Success Center for directions. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin

Explain the relationship between psychopathy, criminal behavior, and recidivism

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Assignment 1: Discussion—Psychopathy, Crime, and Recidivism

 

The empirical links between psychopathy, crime, and both violent and nonviolent recidivism have significantly influenced the applicability of this construct within the criminal and civil justice systems. The Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) is known as the hallmark tool for use in the assessment of psychopathy. This instrument is broken down into various psychopathic traits. It is commonly used in the assessment battery for offenders—particularly when assessing risk for violence and general recidivism. Other abbreviated versions of this tool include the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV) and Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL:SV).

 

Using the readings for this module, online library resources, and the Internet, respond to the following:

 

  • Explain the relationship between psychopathy, criminal behavior, and recidivism. Can age, gender, or socioeconomic status influence the psychopathy or diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder?
  • Examine whether you believe that psychopathy is a mental illness.
  • Explain whether the scores on the PCL-R should be used to make sentencing and other decisions within the criminal justice system.
  • Examine the significance of labeling an offender as psychopathic.
  • Examine whether there is a difference for youth versus adults.

 

Give reasons for your responses. Support your statements with scholarly references and appropriate examples.

 

Write your initial response in approximately 300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

 

Describe ethnocentric challenges that may arise when planning the project.

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Choose one of the following scenarios and watch the accompanying video.

  • You are an executive for an international corporation that is expanding into China. Your task is to set up a hiring program that will be used in the new Chinese branch of the company.
    • Read transcript for “Business the Chinese Way”
  • You work for a refugee relief organization. You are given the job of setting up schools in Chechen refugee camps in Chechnya.
    • Video: “Chechen Refugee Camps”
  • You work for a humanitarian organization. You are asked to expand your organization into Iraq to aid in the country’s rebuilding effort.
    • Video: “Post War Conditions in Iraq”

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper about the challenges of planning the project.

Include the following in your paper:

Taking the Patient’s History

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Ashford 3: – Week 2 – Assignment

Taking the Patient’s History

Each assignment in this course will help you prepare your Final Paper. For each assignment, you will use the movie character or historical figure you chose in your Week One journal. Remember, after submitting this week’s assignment, you will not be allowed to change your movie character or historical figure.

One of the first steps in any clinical assessment is to gather a thorough history from the patient. This history includes, at minimum, the patient’s identifying information, presenting problem, and relevant personal history relating to their presenting problem.

For this assignment, you will write the first few sections of your psychological report. View the complete instructions for the Final Paper in the link within Week Five of your online course or the “Components of Course Evaluation” section of this guide. This week, your assignment must cover the following sections of your psychological report and include the headings as listed:

 

  1. Identifying Information
    Within this section, you will describe basic information on your patient, including the person’s name, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, race, occupation, and location of residence (country, state, and region).
  2. Chief Complaint/Presenting Problem
    Within this section, you will include the patient’s primary complaint verbatim to identify and describe the main source of his or her distress and/or concerns. If there is no verbatim complaint, include observable information to create an overall picture of the presenting problem.
    Typically, this section within a psychological report seeks to answer the following question (further elaboration within this section is encouraged where possible):

    • What are the patient’s complaints? (e.g., the patient might complain about “feeling on edge” or experiencing stress)
  3. You will not be completing section III of the Final Paper for this week’s assignment.
  1. Personal History
    Within this section, you will describe your patient’s personal background and history of abnormal behavior(s) that inform your diagnostic impression. You will also gather information about the patient’s cultural background and cultural norms.

    Typically, this section within a psychological report seeks to answer the following questions (further elaboration within this section is encouraged where possible):

    • Where did the patient grow up?
    • What cultures did the patient experience throughout life?
    • What was the patient’s school life like?
    • What were his or her grades? What is his or her highest level of education?
    • What is the patient’s interpersonal relationship history?
    • What was/is the patient’s romantic relationship history?
    • What was/is the patient’s friendship history?
  2. Family History
    Within this section, you will describe the patient’s familial relationship(s) and identify any abnormalities that might affect future treatment. You will also integrate information about the patient’s family and cultural background to identify any maladaptive behaviors and relational patterns.

    Typically, this section within a psychological report seeks to answer the following questions (further elaboration within this section is encouraged where possible):

    • How old were the patient’s parents when the patient was born?
    • Who were the patient’s primary caregivers?
    • What was/is family life like? (Include any information relevant to your diagnostic impression.)
    • Did the family move often?
    • What was/is the patient’s relationship with their siblings (if applicable)?
    • What culture did/does the family come from?
    • What belief systems are attached to that culture?
  3. Therapy History
    Within this section, you will describe the patient’s therapy history to inform your diagnostic impression. Analyze the patient’s therapy history to identify the effectiveness of previous treatment(s). Evaluate previous treatment interventions based on information and knowledge of the patient’s cultural background.

    Typically, this section within a psychological report seeks to answer the following questions (further elaboration within this section is encouraged where possible):

    • Who was the previous therapist (if any)?
    • How long did the previous therapy/therapies last?
    • What was the patient’s diagnosis?
    • What interventions did the therapist(s) use?
    • Were those interventions appropriate for the patient’s culture?
    • Was treatment successful?

Your assignment should include both a title page and reference page, and be of sufficient depth and detail to support and inform your diagnostic impression, with an absolute minimum of four pages (not including the title and reference pages). A cursory or surface level review of the patient’s presenting problem and history will unlikely provide enough information for your diagnostic impression.