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Week 8 Discussion – Challenging Practice Conditions No unread replies.No replies. There are a wide variety of challenging practice conditions that you will encounter which can be difficult at times, particularly for those that are not comfortable or practiced in dealing with confrontation and the unknown. Review Cases 9.1 and 9.2 and consider some of…
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Time to get dig a little deeper into psychotropic medications. Choose 5 psychiatric medications (excluding Celexa which is an example in your med chart below) from the list below. Research it's uses, typical diagnosis associated with your chosen medication, possible side effects, etc. Complete the attached Medication Log and upload it once you have completed…
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Using the disorder from your Week 4 Clinical Intervention paper, create a PowerPoint presentation on that disorder that covers the information listed below. Students must cite their slides using APA format in order to support where they received the information. 1) Title Slide/Introduction 2) High-Level Overview of Diagnosis and/or Condition(s) 3) DSM Criteria/ Overview 4)…
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As discussed in Chapter 7, monitoring and evaluating the success of your interventions/treatment is important. How do you know that what you are doing is working? Evaluation methods are used in collaboration with the client to measure the outcomes of the treatments provided. While the text reviews both qualitative and quantitative measures, you will be…
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1) In chapter 4, there is a lot of discussion regarding accurately engaging with clients which includes the importance of responding accurately with empathy. To practice these skills, provide a response to the 5 client statements below and respond empathetically as a practitioner with a Level 3 empathy or higher. 10 points …
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MPH Capstone Project – Final Project (Topic 16) In Topic 16, you will submit your final, completed capstone project. Your project should include revised sections of the parts submitted in Topics 4, 8, and 12 and include new elements that you have not previously submitted for review: Executive Summary (I) which is placed at the…
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Week 4 Discussion – Cognitive Distortions 22 unread replies.22 replies. Simplified, Cognitive Distortions are faulty thinking patterns typically exhibited by those with a mental illness. Talking through these can sometimes help clients identify and reframe the thinking patterns that are causing, or exacerbating, their symptoms and/or diagnosis. For example, those with anxiety sometimes fixate on…
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MPH Capstone Project Part 2 (Topic 8) The deliverable for Topic 8 will focus on describing the program, defining program and evaluation objectives, developing the evaluation questions, and describing the evaluation design and intended sample. In addition, you will also complete a program logic model using the template at the end of this document (Appendix…
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MPH Capstone Project Part 3 (Topic 12) The deliverable for Topic 12, will focus on how you will gather credible evidence for your evaluation, including a workplan, timeline, and an analytic strategy (i.e., data collection and methods). You will also include an approach for dissemination of program evaluation results. Prepare a brief narrative overview of…
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MPH Capstone Project Part 1 (Topic 4) The first deliverable in Topic 4 will include a literature review, an introduction and purpose of the evaluation, and a description of the intended users and stakeholders. Your literature review should focus on previously published evaluations of interventions/programs similar to the program/intervention you have chosen. The purpose of…