The collaborative practice of clinicians across disciplines requires a shared language, appreciation of diagnostic and therapeutic paradigms, and recognition of appropriate roles within the health care team.  This collaborative environment is at the heart of a health care system that utilizes the skills and expertise of all its team members in appropriate and extended roles. This model of care delivery is often called integrated care […]

See all required articles to use attached.The use of mandated, or legally coerced, treatment is widespread. Yet research demonstrating the efficacy of this type of treatment is limited, and mandating mental health treatment is one of the most contested issues in the field of psychology. To justify the continued use of mandated treatment, policymakers, practitioners, and researchers are obligated to demonstrate the effectiveness and limitations […]

You are seeing a client who is on probation for being convicted of a drug crime, which included mandated counseling, probation meetings, revoking his driver’s license and reassessment of risk to abuse illicit substances. You are the only provider in your small community that offers this service (substance abuse evaluations and monitoring). You have been seeing this client for one year and almost completed treatment, […]

As her New Year’s resolution, Julie decided it was finally time she got in shape. Years ago, she ran regularly, but more recently, work and family have dominated her time. Julie still thought running was her best option; she lived in Florida with its year-round good weather, and the only financial investment was a good pair of running shoes and the right clothes. Having finally […]

 The risk-benefit calculation for any drug assumes a correct diagnosis of the disorder. Many investigators and clinicians feel the current epidemic of child psychiatric disorders is largely due to inappropriate diagnosis. Evaluate the risk and benefits of using psychoactive drugs in children correctly diagnosed with a disorder versus those incorrectly diagnosed with a disorder. Consider the risks and benefits of not treating (drug treatment) a […]

Discuss solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT). Describe key concepts and specific interventions including the use of the miracle question. b. Discuss narrative therapy. Describe key concepts and specific interventions. c. Discuss strengths and limitations of SFBT and Narrative therapy.                            Microsoft Word. 2. Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced, and one-inch margins (no exceptions). 3.  2-3 pages in length and MUST follow APA format.  4. reference a […]

Over the past five weeks you have examined several areas of psychology in relation to the areas/fields of psychology that you are most interested in. As you enter the final week of the course and potentially the end of your bachelor program you may think “what have I learned?”, not just for this course but for the program as a whole. Often, what is created […]

nit 3 Case Studies  Laura Laura is a 55-year-old Latina who is a former nurse. She has been married for 35 years to Raymond, who is 63. Raymond, who is also Latino, is a practicing physician who is nearing retirement. Laura met Raymond at a hospital when both were in training for their medical careers. They dated for less than a year and married when […]

*****PLEASE NOTE-THIS IS A MASTER LEVEL SOCIAL WORK COURSE REQUIRING MASTER LEVEL ASSIGNMENTS. PLEASE CHECK GRAMMAR AND UTILIZE THE READING THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED. ALSO THE PROCESS RECORDING TEMPLATE TO BE USED ALONG WITH AN EXAMPLE HAS BEEN ATTACHED, SO PLEASE UTILIZE AND READ OVER THE ASSIGNMENT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE ABLE TO COMPLETE. THIS IS A WRITTEN RECORDING OF A 10-15 MINUTE CONVERSATION […]

Research that has focused on the psychological characteristics of terrorists or the conditions or environments that seem to foster terrorism is in its very early stages. Studies that have examined terrorists and their characteristics have only recently begun to be published by psychologists in the past 5 to 7 years or so. If you are interested in this intriguing subspecialty, there are plenty of opportunities […]