Category: Psychology

Write a 1200-1500-word essay that describes the characteristics and roles you hope to embody as a counselor and the counselor dispositions 

Write a 1200-1500-word essay that describes the characteristics and roles you hope to embody as a counselor and the counselor dispositions 

Write a 1,200-1,500-word essay that describes the characteristics and roles you hope to embody as a counselor and the counselor dispositions that you want to bring with you. You may write in the first person for this assignment. Include the following in your paper:
Your role as a clinical mental health counselor or school counselor in the agency, school, and/or community you serve. Include strategies for collaborating with behavioral health care professionals. Refer to the importance of certification and licensure related to your role and professional identity.
Strategies to develop a counselor identity that fosters leadership, advocacy and provides services as a licensed professional counselor or school counselor for persons with mental health issues.
Refer to the Counselor Dispositions or the Professional Dispositions of Learners. Consider your development regarding the dispositions related to your field of study and the ways in which you incorporated them into the counseling relationship. Provide specific evidence of your current progress.
Counseling skills you plan to practice for building rapport with clients/students. Include verbal and nonverbal skills.
Review how knowledge of theory is important to effective counseling strategies and alignment of these theories with counseling goals.
Include a minimum of five scholarly sources.

Elements of a Successful Therapeutic Relationship

Elements of a Successful Therapeutic Relationship

Write a 1,200-1,500-word essay that describes the characteristics and roles you hope to embody as a counselor and the counselor dispositions that you want to bring with you. You may write in the first person for this assignment. Include the following in your paper:
Your role as a clinical mental health counselor or school counselor in the agency, school, and/or community you serve. Include strategies for collaborating with behavioral health care professionals. Refer to the importance of certification and licensure related to your role and professional identity.
Strategies to develop a counselor identity that fosters leadership, advocacy and provides services as a licensed professional counselor or school counselor for persons with mental health issues.
Refer to the Counselor Dispositions or the Professional Dispositions of Learners. Consider your development regarding the dispositions related to your field of study and the ways in which you incorporated them into the counseling relationship. Provide specific evidence of your current progress.
Counseling skills you plan to practice for building rapport with clients/students. Include verbal and nonverbal skills.
Review how knowledge of theory is important to effective counseling strategies and alignment of these theories with counseling goals.
Include a minimum of five scholarly sources.

Critically evaluate how IT might be relevant to your future professional practice

Critically evaluate how IT might be relevant to your future professional practice

Instructions for annotated bibliography
1. Students should explain why they chose the set of articles for review in a short paragraph at the beginning of the
bibliography.
2. For each article, provide a bibliographic reference, briefly summarize each of the Articles, and critically evaluate it in relation to how it might be relevant to your future professional practice.
3. Bibliographic references should be in APA style 7th edition. The annotated bibliography should be no more than five pages long. all sources are attached

Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections Essay

Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections Essay

You can sometimes tell a bit about our mammalian relatives by looking at their brains. Brain complexity, more than just brain size, is an important indictor of intelligence. While the differences in complexity are too small to measure within a species (such as comparing two humans), we can see vast differences in complexity, size and overall organization across species.

Check out the fascinating Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections maintained by Wally Welker, John Irwin Johnson, Adrianne Noe.

1. Choose two mammals from different species to compare. Please stay away from humans and primates, as we have already discussed these in detail.

2. Summarize differences that you see in the organization of the brains. How do they differ? How are they similar?

3. Note how the differences in brain organization relate to what you know about the behavior of this species. Is there evidence of increased complexity related to intelligence in this case?
and here is the link that you should choose from.
http://neurosciencelibrary.org/Specimens/index.html

 

Comparative Brain

Comparative Brain

Check out the fascinating Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections maintained by Wally Welker, John Irwin Johnson, Adrianne Noe. http://neurosciencelibrary.org/Specimens/index.html

Choose two mammals from different species to compare. Please stay away from humans and primates, as we have already discussed these in detail.
1. Summarize differences that you see in the organization of the brains.

2. Note how the differences in brain organization relate to what you know about the behavior of this species. Is there evidence of increased complexity related to intelligence in this case?

Critical Reflection Essay

Critical Reflection Essay

Step 1: Capture your topic. Take a moment to think about what you identify as one of the most meaningful, relevant lesson presented in the course readings or supporting materials, for Weeks 7 and 8. Select a 1-2 sentence direct quotation from the applicable learning resources that references, in a germane way, the issue, idea or concept key to that lesson. This quote will become the prompt for your Critical Reflection paper. That is, it will be a focal point of your paper, representing what you identify as an important takeaway that you hope others in class will consider as a deeply important truth or lesson of this class. To support deep reflections on the topic, and the writing of the paper, the quotation should be relevant to a topic you can tie directly to your own (or others’) experiences, observations, and critical reasoning. It should also be something you are willing to think critically about and are willing to discuss through the writing of this paper.

Step 2: Write your reflection essay. Once you have identified the quotation prompt that will anchor your reflection, place it at the top of your paper, below the title. Follow the quote by a line space. On the next line begin the body of your paper. In 300 to 400 words (organized in meaningful, well organized paragraphs) defend your belief that there is an important truth or lesson, relevant to this course, to be gleaned from this quotation. Essentially, your job is to clarify what the lesson to be learned is and to then strongly (and thoughtfully) defend why you think the lesson is vital.

To help you think about your topic and to write a well-organized essay, consider (and answer) these questions:

What truth or lesson is being communicated by this quote?
Why is this truth or lesson so important?
How do your, or other’s, experiences and observations relate to and support this truth or lesson?
In what ways does this lesson make logical sense to you?
In what ways does this lesson make emotional sense to you?
How might this lesson be relevant to your, or others’, life and career?
Why do some fail to live as if this truth or lesson were important?
Why might some suggest this truth or lesson is not important?
How would you defend the truth of this lesson from those who disagree and believe the lesson is not important?
What can we do (at an individual, community, or society) to make this truth or lesson better recognized or practiced?
In the writing of your essay, present your answer to these questions in a sequence of well-developed paragraphs (not bullet points).

You are encouraged to be creative in your reflections. Your reflections may include, when pertinent, links to media, pictures, or other supporting resources.

Step 3: Write a Discussion Question that Would Prompt Further Dialog on the Topic. End your reflection essay with a line space and then post a single, relevant, provocative, open-ended question that you believe would prompt further debate and reflection by readers on the topic addressed in your essay.

Step 4: Give Your Reflection a Title. Be sure to give your paper a relevant, catchy but professional title. The title should be something creative that sparks other learners to want to read your reflection. Your title should be like a creative, but good headline. The title should be placed at the top of Page 1 of the document.

Formatting
Prepare your Critical Reflection paper according to the following guidelines:

Structure your paper utilizing APA style; this includes headers, subheadings, in-text citations, reference page, and general paper format (1-inch margins, double-spaced, 12-point font, etc.). The title of the paper should be correctly placed at the top of the page.
Post the quote at the top of the paper, following the title line, as instructed above. Use proper in-text citation techniques. Once the quote is presented, begin the body of the essay on the next line, as directed above.
At the end of your essay, insert a line break and then present your proposed discussion question.
Submit as a single document in either Microsoft Word, PDF, or RTF format.
Your final Critical Reflection essay should be approximately 300-400 words (excluding the quote and the reference page)

Using the DSM-5 explain and justify your diagnosis for this client

Using the DSM-5 explain and justify your diagnosis for this client

Develop diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy*
Evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic approaches for clients*
Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric disorders*
The Assignment related to this Learning:
.
Select a client whom you observed or counseled that suffers from a disorder related to trauma. Then, address the following in your Practicum
Journal:
Describe the client (without violating HIPAA regulations) and identify any pertinent history or medical information, including prescribed
medications.
Using the DSM-5, explain and justify your diagnosis for this client.
Explain whether any of the therapeutic approaches in this week’s Learning Resources would be effective with this client. Include expected
outcomes based on these therapeutic approaches. Support your approach with evidence-based literature.
Explain any legal and/or ethical implications related to counseling this client.
Please do not use “I” use words such as the writer or as provider”. Use resources or sources that are peer review articles that are within 5 years. Please kindly read the instructions and follow exactly what the instruction states.
Optional Resources
American Nurses Association. (2014). Psychiatric-mental health nursing: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2014). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based practice (2nd ed.).
New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Describe the client (without violating HIPAA regulations) and identify any pertinent history or medical information

Describe the client (without violating HIPAA regulations) and identify any pertinent history or medical information

Develop diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy*
Evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic approaches for clients*
Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric disorders*
The Assignment related to this Learning:
.
Select a client whom you observed or counseled that suffers from a disorder related to trauma. Then, address the following in your Practicum
Journal:
Describe the client (without violating HIPAA regulations) and identify any pertinent history or medical information, including prescribed
medications.
Using the DSM-5, explain and justify your diagnosis for this client.
Explain whether any of the therapeutic approaches in this week’s Learning Resources would be effective with this client. Include expected
outcomes based on these therapeutic approaches. Support your approach with evidence-based literature.
Explain any legal and/or ethical implications related to counseling this client.
Please do not use “I” use words such as the writer or as provider”. Use resources or sources that are peer review articles that are within 5 years. Please kindly read the instructions and follow exactly what the instruction states.
Optional Resources
American Nurses Association. (2014). Psychiatric-mental health nursing: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2014). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based practice (2nd ed.).
New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric disorders

Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric disorders

Develop diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy*
Evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic approaches for clients*
Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric disorders*
The Assignment related to this Learning:
.
Select a client whom you observed or counseled that suffers from a disorder related to trauma. Then, address the following in your Practicum
Journal:
Describe the client (without violating HIPAA regulations) and identify any pertinent history or medical information, including prescribed
medications.
Using the DSM-5, explain and justify your diagnosis for this client.
Explain whether any of the therapeutic approaches in this week’s Learning Resources would be effective with this client. Include expected
outcomes based on these therapeutic approaches. Support your approach with evidence-based literature.
Explain any legal and/or ethical implications related to counseling this client.
Please do not use “I” use words such as the writer or as provider”. Use resources or sources that are peer review articles that are within 5 years. Please kindly read the instructions and follow exactly what the instruction states.
Optional Resources
American Nurses Association. (2014). Psychiatric-mental health nursing: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2014). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based practice (2nd ed.).
New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic approaches for clients

Evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic approaches for clients

Develop diagnoses for clients receiving psychotherapy*
Evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic approaches for clients*
Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric disorders*
The Assignment related to this Learning:
.
Select a client whom you observed or counseled that suffers from a disorder related to trauma. Then, address the following in your Practicum
Journal:
Describe the client (without violating HIPAA regulations) and identify any pertinent history or medical information, including prescribed
medications.
Using the DSM-5, explain and justify your diagnosis for this client.
Explain whether any of the therapeutic approaches in this week’s Learning Resources would be effective with this client. Include expected
outcomes based on these therapeutic approaches. Support your approach with evidence-based literature.
Explain any legal and/or ethical implications related to counseling this client.
Please do not use “I” use words such as the writer or as provider”. Use resources or sources that are peer review articles that are within 5 years. Please kindly read the instructions and follow exactly what the instruction states.
Optional Resources
American Nurses Association. (2014). Psychiatric-mental health nursing: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2014). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based practice (2nd ed.).
New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Joe was a quiet twelve-year-old with no history of behavior problems at school or at home teens

Joe was a quiet twelve-year-old with no history of behavior problems at school or at home teens

Some people have argued that there is a strong positive correlation linking aggressive behavior in teens with the number of hours an adolescent spends playing violent video games and/or watching violent movies.

“Joe was a quiet twelve-year-old with no history of behavior problems at school or at home. Joe spent most of the summer indoors playing aggressive video games and had little or no contact with other students over the summer. The first day of school, Austin called Joe a geek. Joe punched Austin in the nose and pinned him down in the same fashion that his favorite hero does in his combat warrior game. Joe kept punching Austin until his nose was bloody and then the principal stopped the fight. ”

Select a theorist or theory from Chapter 1 or 2 and share your view (as a developmentalist) about what Joe did to Austin and how your selected theorist would explain Joe’s behavior. Your response should include at least one citation from our textbook.

 

Some people have argued that there is a strong positive correlation linking aggressive behavior in teens

Some people have argued that there is a strong positive correlation linking aggressive behavior in teens

Some people have argued that there is a strong positive correlation linking aggressive behavior in teens with the number of hours an adolescent spends playing violent video games and/or watching violent movies.

“Joe was a quiet twelve-year-old with no history of behavior problems at school or at home. Joe spent most of the summer indoors playing aggressive video games and had little or no contact with other students over the summer. The first day of school, Austin called Joe a geek. Joe punched Austin in the nose and pinned him down in the same fashion that his favorite hero does in his combat warrior game. Joe kept punching Austin until his nose was bloody and then the principal stopped the fight. ”

Select a theorist or theory from Chapter 1 or 2 and share your view (as a developmentalist) about what Joe did to Austin and how your selected theorist would explain Joe’s behavior. Your response should include at least one citation from our textbook.

 

Human Growth and Development Learning Disabilities

Human Growth and Development Learning Disabilities

In a 3-page paper, written in APA format using proper spelling/grammar, research the topic of learning disabilities of American children and address the following:
1.When is a child’s communication considered delayed? Please include stages of development regarding communication with examples.
2.What are speech disorders and how are they characterized?
3.What are language disorders? How does they affect language development and education?
4.How does a speech language pathologist help children with communication disorders? Explain with specific techniques and examples.
Be sure to include APA citations for any resources you used as references.

PTSD interpersonal violence in posttraumatic women brain networks triggered by trauma-related pictures

PTSD interpersonal violence in posttraumatic women brain networks triggered by trauma-related pictures

In this Assignment, you will analyze the biological basis for PTSD and the treatments associated.
To prepare for this Assignment:

“Interpersonal violence in posttraumatic women: brain networks triggered by trauma-related pictures”

• Review emotions, stress, and health in the textbook and Learning Resources, paying special attention to the brain areas involved in negative emotions (e.g., anger, sadness, and fear) and how the brain changes in response to extreme stressors.
• Review the National Institute of Health site devoted to PTSD found in the Learning Resources.
• What is the biological basis of PTSD? What occurs in the brain and nervous system that apparently gives rise to PTSD symptoms?
• How is PTSD diagnosed, according to the DSM–5? Does this relate to the biological basis that you just described?
• Describe the treatment options that are available for PTSD. Do they seem to address the biological basis of the disorder, as you have described them?
• Summarize your article about the biological basis of PTSD in enough detail that your reader will understand what was done in the study and what the results of the study were (similar to the articles you found in BioPsychology.com in the first week).
• Based on the article you identified as well as the other reading you have done this week, describe a test you could develop to help determine whether a particular individual might be more susceptible to developing PTSD if they were to experience an extremely stressful situation.
Support your Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You should include in-text citations in the body of your Assignment as well as complete references in APA format at the end of your Assignment.
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What is the biological basis of PTSD?
How is PTSD diagnosed, according to the DSM–5?
Describe the treatment options that are available for PTSD.
Find and summarize an article about the biological basis of PTSD.
Describe a test you could develop to help determine whether a particular individual might be more susceptible to developing PTSD.