In this discussion, imagine this scenario in your present internship setting: You have a 16-year-old client, Jim, whom you have seen several times in a counseling setting. Jim has talked to you about difficulties he has had with his parents, noting that they drink alcohol excessively and that he often must take care of himself. The appropriate child protective agency has already been involved in […]

Following the steps listed in the Appendix of your textbook (pages 319-322), choose a problem from the list below or define an environmental problem you recognize in your current life and try to change it. This assignment is time intensive and will take 5 weeks to fully complete (1 week to observe current behavior, 3 weeks to monitor change in behavior, and one week to […]

Complete the Topic 3 short answer questions worksheet.  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.  You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in […]

Write a brief description of the case study you selected. Then, based on the case study, explain one conflict between personal values and professional ethics a social worker might encounter. Explain how a social worker in the case study might use one particular ethical principle or ethical theory to resolve this conflict. Finally, explain whether the resolution obtained using the theory or principle you selected […]

Solution-focused therapy is an intervention that emphasizes finding solutions to client problems rather than focusing on the root of the actual problems. One of the major principles of solution-focused therapy includes the assertion that talking about problems with clients is not productive. For example, if a client experiences homelessness, solution-focused therapy might focus on concrete steps to immediately secure housing rather than focusing on understanding […]

When Jamie’s mother, Arlene, attended the first-term Parent Teacher Association meeting, Carole, another parent who works as a case manager at a local community mental-health clinic, helped seat her. Over coffee after the PTA meeting, Arlene disclosed her concerns about the changes in Jamie. A little over a year ago, Jamie was kidnapped and sexually victimized over a 2-day period, after which he managed to […]

For this week’s assignment, you will complete the Background (including a literature review) and Significance sections of your grant proposal following the Grant Proposal Guidelines. See the Sample Grant Proposal Template  as an example and use it as a template for your Grant Proposal. The more complete your assignment is, the more feedback you will receive for the Final Project. In addition, you will create the References […]

Choose a social issue (sexual harassment) affecting the workplace and working environment, and develop a paper that thoroughly discusses the issue from both the workplace and societal viewpoints. Be sure to include the positive and negative aspects of the issue in relation to the workplace, society, and workers, especially the unique worker groups who may be most affected (e.g., women, immigrants, LGBTQ citizens, the working […]

This assignment will be a continuation of the written assignment from Week One. Research a minimum of three peer-reviewed articles in addition to information from your text on the disorder you chose in Week One. Consider the key classes of drugs used to treat the disorder you chose in Week One and explain their action at the neurotransmitter system involved in the disease process. Analyze […]

Submit a report addressing Experimental Psychology, Health Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the American Psychological Association website at http://www.APA.org and one other occupation-related website (e.g. the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook Online) related to the sub-specialties (the latter must be professional and not commercial sites):   The type of work in which professionals within a particular sub-specialty engage.   The educational preparation and training the […]