Walden University strives to make a positive social impact and that is directly reflected  in it’s degree programs, choice of professors, coursework, and commitments. A core commitment that Walden makes when the university develops and improves the curriculum is ensuring that their students can apply new skills, expand their networks, gain deeper knowledge, and consider a variety of perspectives in order to better address practical […]

I find Anslinger’s statement concerning substance misusers being “criminals first and addicts afterwards (Hari, 2015, p. 141),” interesting because, from my personal experience, the opposite is true. I think that that statement, if it was true, would help justify the targeting and maltreatment of “offenders” in many people’s minds. Unfortunately, we have many privately owned prisons which are nothing more than a business out to […]

So far, we have discussed the ways that scientific findings can complement Scripture, check our interpretation of Scripture, and provide reliable frameworks for understanding much of the world around us. However, some argue that science has limitations, particularly in the areas of ethics and morality. For example, science can tell us how atom bombs are made, but it cannot tell us whether atom bombs should be made. […]

What  are common triggers associated with psychopath Joseph Paul Franklin and which were present in the individuals background. Hw would these triggers differ if the individual (Joseph Franklin )was either a psychopath or sociopath? Include any risk factors you expect to be associated with a particular trigger. Based on the personality disorder determine appropriate communication skills that could have been used when interacting with this […]

Four pages in which you analyze texts through close reading, and demonstrate an understanding of the texts’ historical, social, political, and cultural contexts (when relevant), in order to come up with an original thesis statement and a well-elaborated defense of your argument. The thesis should identify the question to be addressed, explain what is at stake and why it is important, and take a stand […]

Assignment 3: Transcription Assignment Practice: Using Encouraging, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing SkillsNow that you have applied encouraging, paraphrasing, and summarizing on paper, it’s time to try these out in a practice session with your volunteer client athlete. This assignment will give you the opportunity to apply these basic counseling skills in real time.The purpose of this practice session is to apply attending, encouraging, paraphrasing, and summarizing […]

In this module, a continuum of psychopathology is presented for your review. The diagnostic issues are supposedly arranged in order of severity. When you consider this continuum: 0 – Disorder Free Person 1 – Adjustment Disorder 2 – Anxiety Disorder 3- Personality Disorder: Mild to Moderate 4- Severe Personality Disorder 5 – Mood Disorder 6 – Dissociative Disorder 7- Psychosis what are the essential differences […]

Willingness to see professional treatment for psychological problems differs across cultures, and a number of factors are typically involved in such decisions. Imagine for a moment that you have recently been suffering from significant symptoms of depression, much more than you ever have previously in your life. You cannot seem to shake these feelings no matter what you try, and your normal ways of handling […]

Select one of the scenarios from the Unit 9 Scenarios document, linked in the Resources.Identify the primary question the assessment needs to address in order to best serve the client.Provide a clear description of the assessment tool and measure of the identified problem with support from scholarly literature.Describe how the assessment is scored, interpreted, and linked to the practice of addiction counseling.Evaluate how the tool […]

Option 2: Issues of raising a baby in the first two years You have been asked by a local family services agency to develop a seminar to raise public awareness of the dangers of micronutrient malnutrition in early childhood, importance of early immunizations and the developmental risks associated with ear infections. Develop a PowerPoint presentation (with at least 16 slides) for your presentation to groups of clients […]