Category: Essay
Evaluation-Related Issues: Aiden’s Case
Approaching the issue of whether a child might have an exceptionality can be sensitive. In addition to the emotional reaction of parents, it is important to consider legal and ethical obligations when determining whether to evaluate a child. Review the following scenario: Aiden Keller is a fourth grader. Since he enrolled in kindergarten, teachers have […]
Assessment and Diagnosis
Assessment and diagnosis are the first, and most critical, parts of substance use disorder treatment. Without an accurate assessment, the client may not benefit from the treatment options selected. Review the following scenario and address the questions that follow: Julia got into a car accident at the end of her senior year of high school, […]
Community Change
Write a two- to- three- page paper (excluding title and reference pages) that identifies a problem faced by your community. Discuss how a model of community change could be implemented to improve the problem. Describe six features of your community (e.g., cultural makeup, size, and locality). Define the problem (e.g., obesity, environmental pollution, teenage pregnancy, […]
Conditioning
In this discussion assignment, you are required to identify one media example of classical conditioning and one media example of operant conditioning (television, commercials, advertisements, etc.). You can search for the media on YouTube or any other streaming video service (as long as you can copy and share the link with the class). For the Classical […]
Medical Marijuana
In the past few years, laws have been passed in some states allowing for the medicinal use of marijuana for pain control in chronically ill patients. What are the laws in your state? (FLORIDA) How do they compare to Colorado? If you were in charge of approving medicinal marijuana, how would you determine who should be […]
School Counseling Scenario: Using A Psychodynamic Approach
Scenario 1: A frustrated seventh-grade teacher comes to you to discuss her concerns about Eric, a male Caucasian student in her class whose behavior has been increasingly disruptive throughout the school year. Eric, age 13, talks out of turn, requires redirection from his teachers, and often engages in joking around with other students. While he […]
Multicultural Career Counseling Case Study
Read the following case study. Write a 1050- 1750 word (or 3-5 page) paper responding to the questions that follow the case study. Use headers to differentiate the questions to which you are responding. Use APA formatting for this paper. Use references when necessary. The case study was taken from Dugger (2016) Juan is a […]
Relationship Between Qualitative Analysis and Evidence-Based Practice
Assignment: Relationship Between Qualitative Analysis and Evidence-Based Practice Evidence-based practice is integral to social work, as it often informs best practices. Competent social workers understand this connection in general and the ways it benefits clients in particular. For this Assignment, consider your informed opinion on the relationship between qualitative analysis and evidence-based practice. Submit a […]
Risks, Benefits, and Diagnosis
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the required chapters from the text and review the required articles for this week. 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 […]
Value Orientation
ASSIGNMENT 1: Value Orientation Review the material on value orientation (activity, time, social relationships, human nature, person-nature relationship), individualism, and collectivism. Determine if you are more aligned with collectivism or individualism and explain your position on each facet of the value orientation model (activity, time, social relationships, human nature, person-nature relationship). Provide an example of […]
