Assignment 1: Practicum – Week 8 Journal Entry (Due in Week 10)

Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Develop effective documentation skills for group therapy sessions *
• Develop diagnoses for clients receiving group psychotherapy *
• Evaluate the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for groups *
• Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric disorders *

* The Assignment related to this Learning Objective is introduced this week and submitted in Week 10.

Select two clients you observed or counseled this week during a group therapy session. Note: The two clients you select must have attended the same group session.

Then, in your Practicum Journal, address the following:

• Using the Group Therapy Progress Note in this week’s Learning Resources, document the group session.
• Describe each 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 each client.
• Explain whether cognitive behavioral therapy would be effective with this group. Include expected outcomes based on this therapeutic approach.
• Explain any legal and/or ethical implications related to counseling each client.
• Support your approach with evidence-based literature.

imagine you are caring for an individual with dementia in an inpatient psychiatric unit.  The client can be extremely aggressive, particularly when directed to perform certain tasks.  Please watch the following video and answer the questions

WATCH>>>https://youtu.be/CWnILUjkgXg

1. How would you get this client to take their medications? 
2. The client is frequently requesting to return home and becomes agitated when told they told they are not going home anytime soon by staff.  Do you think the staff needs any additional training? If so, what would you teach them? 
3. When the training is complete, one of the staff members states that they think it is immoral to “lie” to clients.  How would you respond to this statement? 

Use apa format, scholarly articles 

Write a short (50-100-word) paragraph response for each question. This assignment is to be submitted as a Microsoft Word document.

1. Give examples of psychosocial factors that affect the health care professional and the effect those factors could have on patient education.
2. Give examples of psychosocial factors that affect the patient and the effect those factors could have on patient education.
3. Explain what is meant by personality styles and give examples of approaches that could be used to help the patient. Include self-perception as a factor.
4. List the steps in adjustment to illness and how the patient copes with each step.
5. Explain the health professional’s role in teaching the patient at different life stages.
6. Define the role of the family in patient education.
7. How might the family influence the compliance of the patient and what measures can the health care professional use in communication with the family?

case study assignment  , taking from ‘Jarvjs, carolyn: physical  examination and health assessment’

Assignment 1.1   Health and disease concepts
Instructions

• Write a paper in APA style – 3 pages – cover and reference pages not included. Defining the concepts of health and disease using references from different authors.
• Add examples of preventive health programs, representing the different levels of prevention, explain their application today.
• Use the APA style and send it via Blackboard for evaluation. Your essay must use at least three bibliographic references. Avoid plagiarism by submitting your work to Safeassign.

Step 1 Research the 2008 presidential debate.

Using Internet resources, research script or video materials from the final 2008 presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain. The debate took place on October 15, 2008, and was hosted by Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY. Watch the entire debate, and pay close attention to the argument forms and support provided by the speakers.

Step 2 In your original post, analyze the debate and address the following questions relating to the dialogue.

• What arguments were given for the speakers’ views?
• Were there any formal or informal fallacies?
• Were the claims made based in reasonable evidence?
• Which view did you find the most persuasive? Why?

Based on “Case Study: Fetal Abnormality” and the required topic study materials, write a 750-1,000-word reflection that answers the following questions:

1. What is the Christian view of the nature of human persons, and which theory of moral status is it compatible with? How is this related to the intrinsic human value and dignity?
2. Which theory or theories are being used by Jessica, Marco, Maria, and Dr. Wilson to determine the moral status of the fetus? What from the case study specifically leads you to believe that they hold the theory you selected?
3. How does the theory determine or influence each of their recommendations for action?
4. What theory do you agree with? Why? How would that theory determine or influence the recommendation for action?

Remember to support your responses with the topic study materials.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

In collaboration with the approved course preceptor, students will identify a specific evidence-based topic for the capstone project change proposal. Write a 150-250 word summary explaining which category your topic and intervention are under (community or leadership).

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Week 2 Assignment: Religion and Ethics

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

• Textbook: Chapters 3, 4
• Lesson
• Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook)

Ebook attached below:

Rachels, S., & Rachels, J. (2019). The elements of moral philosophy (9th ed.).

Instructions
Review the following ethical dilemmas:

1. John Doe has decided to clone himself. He is sterile. He cannot find anyone to marry him. He wishes to have children. He knows that he will not be able to love a child that is adopted or not connected directly to him biologically. He will be making use of a new procedure that involves taking his skin cells to produce a twin. The twin starts out as an embryo and grows into a child. The child in this case will have the same genetic information as John Doe. John Doe and his child will be twins.
2. Jane Doe is eighteen. For as long as she can remember she has been sexually attracted to other females. Her parents belong to a religion that has a religious text stating that God forbids one to be a lesbian. This religion goes on further to say that lesbians will be punished in the afterlife. Jane Doe is debating whether she should tell her parents about her sexual attraction. She has not yet decided if she should come out to her parents and live as a lesbian now that she is a legal adult.
3. Joe and Mary are a couple. Before becoming sterile, they had a child. This child died of a rare disease. Joe and Mary miss their child terribly. They have heard that there is a new IVF procedure that can ensure that they can have another child. However, their religion forbids using IVF.
   Use the resources assigned for this week and additional research,

Instructions
Select two of the situations above and then address 2 of the following:

1. What is the relation between ethics and religion? Formulate and investigate the relation.
2. For each case, determine the ethical path of conduct. Then, determine what paths of conduct would be unethical
3. For each case, what would an emotivism say to appraise what you determine is the ethical form of conduct?
4. For each case, would a natural law ethicist agree with what you say is the ethical form of conduct? Why or why not?
5. Articulate, explain, and evaluate in each case an approach that makes use of divine command ethics.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

• Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references page)
• 1-inch margins
• Double spaced
• 12-point Times New Roman font
• Title page
• References page (minimum of 2 scholarly sources)

Criteria

Situation/Question Selection: Selects two of the situations and thoroughly answers two of the questions.

Assignment Content: Addresses all aspects of the questions, applying professional knowledge, and research regarding weekly concepts.

Professional Communication: Presents information using clear and concise language in an organized manner (minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).

Source Integration: The paper includes reference to 2 scholarly sources and properly integrates the sources.

APA Format: Paper meets all source requirements, and is properly formatted in APA style throughout (i.e. title page, spacing, font, in-text citations, and references.)

Respond to  your  colleagues who argued the opposite side as you by countering their  argument with evidence. Identify at least two consequences to support  your position. 

NOTE( my position is against the issue of diagnosing pediatric bipolar depression disorder)

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Pediatric Bipolar Depression Disorder

Bipolar  disorder is a mood disorder distinguished by profound fluctuations in  emotions, moods, energy, and activity levels in which the individual  experiences episodes of mania, depression, or hypomania (National Institute of Mental Health,  2020). Moreover, bipolar depression disorder is a subdivision of  bipolar disorder characterized by depression extreme enough to impair  day-to-day activities involving school, work, social, and family  interactions (Mayo Clinic, 2018). Symptoms of bipolar depression  include but are not limited to the presence or history of 1 or more  major depressive episodes, presence or history of 1 or more hypomanic  episodes, absence of manic/mixed episodes, significant impairments in  all aspects of life, feeling sad, hopeless, worthless, irritability,  loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities, weight loss/gain,  increased/decreased appetite, sleep disturbance, fatigue, decreased  concentration, decreased ability to make decisions, and suicidal  ideations (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). 

Additionally,  diagnosing bipolar depression disorder in the pediatric population can  be debated both for and against the diagnosis. However, it is a real  mental health condition effecting the pediatric population. Hence, the  diagnosis should be made if criteria is met. Therefore, the remainder of  this discussion will aim to justify the diagnosing of pediatric bipolar  depression disorder. 

To begin, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition (DSM-V) is a clinical guideline that uses a common language and standard criteria to diagnosis mental disorders (American Psychiatric Association,  2013). It does not dictate an age requirement when diagnosing bipolar  disorder. Hence, it is suggested that any age group can be diagnosed  with bipolar disorder if criteria is met. Next, a familial history of  bipolar disorder increases the likelihood of the pediatric client having  the disorder with a five-time greater chance if a 1st degree family member has the disorder (Cleveland Clinic,  2019). Also, a research roundtable identified and concluded that  pediatric children can be diagnosed with bipolar disorder using  psychiatric assessment tools (Lynn, 2001). Too, the  Oregon Adolescent Depression Project identified a peak onset of bipolar  disorder at 14 years old with significant progression throughout  developmental stages including adulthood (Lewinsohn et al., 2002). Therefore, there is sufficient support for the diagnosing of pediatric bipolar depression disorder.

Conclusion

While  controversy exist regarding diagnosing pediatric clients with bipolar  depression disorder, the diagnosis should be made if the client meets  criteria. Accurate diagnosing is vital as bipolar depression disorder is  a lifelong mood disorder that will require treatment for effective  management. With accurate diagnosing and treatment management, the  pediatric client can live a productive life. 

References

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Cleveland Clinic. (2019). Bipolar Disorder in Children. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/14669-bipolar-disorder-in-children 

Lewinsohn, P. M., Seeley, J. R., Buckley, M. E., & Klein, D. N. (2002). Bipolar disorder in adolescence and young adulthood. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 11(3):461-75. DOI: 10.1016/s1056-4993(02)00005-6

Lynn, G. T. (2001). National Institute of Mental Health research roundtable on prepubertal bipolar disorder. Journal of American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, 40(8):871-8. DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200108000-00007 

Mayo Clinic. (2018). Bipolar disorder. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bipolar-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355955

National Institute of Mental Health. (2020). Bipolar Disorder. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/bipolar-disorder/index.shtml