Critical Response Essay – Rough Draft

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Write: As part of the writing process, you are expected to reflect on your work and revise and edit accordingly. It is also useful to establish a community of learners in which you help edit and proofread each other’s papers. This reciprocal process will help you identify areas of strength and weakness in others’ writing as well as reflect on your own work and perhaps discover similar mistakes. For this week, you will be performing a peer review on your Critical Response Essay – Rough Draft.

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  • Write a two-page, properly formatted draft (or 500 words) of your Critical Response Essay, including introduction, thesis, and support paragraphs.
  • Signify your working thesis by including it in bold type.
  • Upload your rough draft to your post and address the following:
    • Explain the connection between your working thesis and your support paragraphs. Based on the thesis, what should readers expect to be covered in the body paragraphs? Would this connection be clear to someone without your explanation? If so, why? If not, how can you modify your support paragraphs and/or thesis statement to make this connection clearer?
    • Explain how you determined the most important topic in the library essay you selected (place, community, or communication/speaking out). Would the importance of the topic be clear to someone without your explanation? If so, why? If not, what information should you add to make this connection clearer?
    • Explain your critical response to the topic in the library essay you selected (place, community, communication/speaking out). Would this critical response be clear to someone without your explanation?
  • Note any other specific challenges faced or successes experienced when writing your rough draft or completing this discussion post.

***Everything that was used in the previous assignment has been attached. Please review in order to complete this assignment.

Final Social Policy Analysis

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Ok, so this some crazy idea that the instructor come up with to keep us focus and on track. In the document that I sent you there are three paper that I compiled on one document. The purpose of this assignment is for the me to demonstrate knowledge of policy analysis. I had to select a social problem (Part I) that I am interested in and then find a policy related to that problem. Then I had to follow the process outlined below to define the social policy and critically analyze the selected policy. This assignment will be broken down into smaller, manageable parts to both keep you on track and to offer feedback along the way (details below). The smaller parts will be revised and submitted as part of the larger product described below. The final Social Policy Analysis paper will take the following form

Part I. Defining the Social Problem

Part II. Background/Context of the Problem

Part III. Policy Analysis

Part IV. Evaluation and Conclusion (Only included in the final paper)

So, Part 1,2,3 where is smaller parts that will create the final paper

PLEASE READ THE Rubric, INSTRUCTION AND THE INSTRUCTORS COMMENT

More detail in in the instruction

RUBRIC IS ALSO INCLUDED

Washburn Kelly

Social Policy Analysis [Part 1] Rubric

 

SWRK 530: Social Policy Analysis/Formulation Paper

C1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior; C3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice;

C4: Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice; C5: Engage in Policy Practice
Dimension 1

Beginning

 2

Developing

 3

Marginal

 4

Proficient

 5

Exemplary

 Score/ Comments
1. Defining the Social Problem

 

 

 

 

 Vaguely addresses 3 or more of the areas below:

 

Explicitly states how many people are affected;

 

AND identifies causal theories used to define the problem;

 

AND provides evidence supporting the identified causal theories;

 

AND explicitly states consequences of the problem across ALL levels (micro, mezzo, macro);

 

AND outlines how values and self-interest have shaped the definition of the problem.

 Vaguely addresses 1-2 of the areas below:

 

Explicitly states how many people are affected;

 

AND identifies causal theories used to define the problem;

 

AND provides evidence supporting the identified causal theories;

 

AND explicitly states consequences of the problem across ALL levels (micro, mezzo, macro);

 

AND DOES NOT outline how values and self-interest have shaped the definition of the problem.

 Vaguely addresses 1-2 of the areas below:

 

Explicitly states how many people are affected;

 

AND identifies causal theories used to define the problem;

 

AND provides evidence supporting the identified causal theories;

 

AND explicitly states consequences of the problem across ALL levels (micro, mezzo, macro);

 

AND outlines how values and self-interest have shaped the definition of the problem.

 Thoroughly defines and describes the problem;

 

AND explicitly states how many people are affected;

 

AND identifies causal theories used to define the problem;

 

AND provides evidence supporting the identified causal theories;

 

AND explicitly states consequences of the problem BUT DOES NOT address this across ALL levels (micro, mezzo, macro);

 

AND outlines how values and self-interest have shaped the definition of the problem.

 Thoroughly defines and describes the problem;

 

AND explicitly states how many people are affected;

 

AND identifies causal theories used to define the problem;

 

AND provides evidence supporting the identified causal theories;

 

AND explicitly states consequences of the problem across ALL levels (micro, mezzo, macro);

 

AND outlines how values and self-interest have shaped the definition of the problem.

  

 

__2____

Score earned

 

X 5

 

_10___

Score earned

 
Comments: Defines the problem: You did a good job defining what physical abuse is – you might also want to use the Child Abuse & Prevention Act (CAPTA) definition as well since it is the federal definition.; Prevalence: You give an overall number of those who experience maltreatment, but what about physical abuse specifically? Also, think about breakdown by demographics (e.g., age, race, sex, gender, etc.)?; Causes/Sources: This section needs some work and you need evidence to support your claims. Consequences: You do a good job discussing micro-level consequences; however, you don’t really touch on the mezzo and macro-level consequences; Values and Self-Interest: You start this, but it needs to be more thoroughly developed. You started your paper off by touching on this (i.e., war on drugs), but expand on this for the final version of the paper.
2. Writing and APA Paper has more than 10 spelling and/or grammar errors.

 

OR more than 10 APA errors;

 

AND exhibits critical thought;

 

AND is conceptually and/or logically unsound.

 Paper has 7-10 spelling and/or grammar errors;

 

or 7-10 APA errors;

 

AND exhibits critical thought;

 

AND lacks flow and is not logically presented.

 Paper has 4-6 spelling and/or grammar errors;

 

OR 4-6 APA errors;

 

AND exhibits critical thought;

 

AND lacks flow, but is conceptually sound.

 Paper has 2-3 spelling and/or grammar errors;

 

OR 2-3 APA errors;

 

AND exhibits critical thought;

 

AND paper is presented logically so that ideas flow nicely.

 Paper has 0-1 spelling and/or grammar errors;

 

OR 0-1 APA errors;

 

AND exhibits critical thought;

 

AND paper is logically and conceptually sound.

 _4___

Score earned
Comments: APA: No major APA issues. Writing: There were a few issues, but the major concern is the lack of citations throughout. Please make sure that you examine the literature and revise this paper before your final submission.

 

 

Total score: ___14__/ 30 points possible = 46.7% Final weighted score: __35_/75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Policy Analysis [Part 2] Rubric

 

SWRK 530: Social Policy Analysis/Formulation Paper

C1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior; C3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice;

C4: Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice; C5: Engage in Policy Practice
Dimension 1

Beginning

 2

Developing

 3

Marginal

 4

Proficient

 5

Exemplary

 Score/ Comments
3. Background/ Context of the Problem – History EITHER missing more than 2 of the areas OR ALL areas are under-developed:

 

Identify at least 2 social policies that have been developed to address the identified problem;

 

AND discusses how historical policy approaches shape current policy;

 

AND discusses the cultural milieu at the time these historical approaches were taken;

 

AND discusses what the group interests were and who the key players were;

 

AND discuss whether these approaches would work better or worse today;

 

AND discusses how definitions of the social problem have changed over time

 EITHER is missing 1-2 of the areas OR more than 5 areas are under-developed:

 

Identify at least 2 social policies that have been developed to address the identified problem;

 

AND discusses how historical policy approaches shape current policy;

 

AND discusses the cultural milieu at the time these historical approaches were taken;

 

AND discusses what the group interests were and who the key players were;

 

AND discuss whether these approaches would work better or worse today;

 

AND discusses how definitions of the social problem have changed over time

 Addresses ALL of the following BUT 3-4 areas are under-developed:

 

Identify at least 2 social policies that have been developed to address the identified problem;

 

AND discusses how historical policy approaches shape current policy;

 

AND discusses the cultural milieu at the time these historical approaches were taken;

 

AND discusses what the group interests were and who the key players were;

 

AND discuss whether these approaches would work better or worse today;

 

AND discusses how definitions of the social problem have changed over time

 Addresses ALL of the following BUT 1-2 areas are under-developed:

 

Identify at least 2 social policies that have been developed to address the identified problem;

 

AND discusses how historical policy approaches shape current policy;

 

AND discusses the cultural milieu at the time these historical approaches were taken;

 

AND discusses what the group interests were and who the key players were;

 

AND discuss whether these approaches would work better or worse today;

 

AND discusses how definitions of the social problem have changed over time

 Thoroughly addresses all of the following areas:

 

Identify at least 2 social policies that have been developed to address the identified problem;

 

AND discusses how historical policy approaches shape current policy;

 

AND discusses the cultural milieu at the time these historical approaches were taken;

 

AND discusses what the group interests were and who the key players were;

 

AND discuss whether these approaches would work better or worse today;

AND discusses how definitions of the social problem have changed over time

 __3.5____

Score earned

 

X 5

 

_17.5___

Score earned

 

 

 
Comments: You really did a good job on this section; however, you do not have sources to back up what you are saying. You did a great job identifying 2 policies that have been developed to address child maltreatment; however, I am confused – are you looking at child maltreatment as a whole or just specifically physical abuse? You need to think about that. Your discussion on the historical and cultural milieu is a little short – there is no mention of Henry Kempe’s article, which is critically important to child welfare or the mention of the American Humane Society initially taking responsibility for child protection. There is so much missing in this section. I also did not see any mention of any interest groups that would have shaped policy.
4. Background/ Context of the Problem – Strengths Perspective Vaguely discusses

whether the historical policy approach built on the strengths of the target population;

 

OR whether the historical policy approach was predicated on a pathology or deficit view;

 

AND provides a vague rationale/ justification for his/her position;

 

BUT information is irrelevant and/or unrelated

 Vaguely discusses

whether the historical policy approach built on the strengths of the target population;

 

OR whether the historical policy approach was predicated on a pathology or deficit view;

 

AND DOES NOT provides a rationale/ justification for his/her position

 Vaguely discusses

whether the historical policy approach built on the strengths of the target population;

 

OR whether the historical policy approach was predicated on a pathology or deficit view;

 

AND provides a vague rationale/ justification for his/her position

 Vaguely discusses

whether the historical policy approach built on the strengths of the target population;

 

OR whether the historical policy approach was predicated on a pathology or deficit view;

 

BUT DOES provides a thorough rationale/ justification for his/her position

 Thoroughly discusses

whether the historical policy approach built on the strengths of the target population;

 

OR whether the historical policy approach was predicated on a pathology or deficit view;

 

AND provides a thorough rationale/ justification for his/her position

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

__0____

Score earned

 

X 5

 

_0___

Score earned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Comments: I didn’t see anything regarding whether these policies were built on strengths or deficits; therefore, I cannot give you any credit for this section. You must add this to your final paper when you submit it at the end of the semester.
5. Writing and APA Paper has more than 10 spelling and/or grammar errors.

 

OR more than 10 APA errors;

 

AND exhibits critical thought;

 

AND is conceptually and/or logically unsound.

 Paper has 7-10 spelling and/or grammar errors;

 

or 7-10 APA errors;

 

AND exhibits critical thought;

 

AND lacks flow and is not logically presented.

 Paper has 4-6 spelling and/or grammar errors;

 

OR 4-6 APA errors;

 

AND exhibits critical thought;

 

AND lacks flow, but is conceptually sound.

 Paper has 2-3 spelling and/or grammar errors;

 

OR 2-3 APA errors;

 

AND exhibits critical thought;

 

AND paper is presented logically so that ideas flow nicely.

 Paper has 0-1 spelling and/or grammar errors;

 

OR 0-1 APA errors;

 

AND exhibits critical thought;

 

AND paper is logically and conceptually sound.

  

 

 

 

 

__2__

Score earned
Comments: APA: some issues with APA on reference page; Writing: You have some organizational/clarity issues throughout (see comments in paper). You are going to have to spend some time working on revisions before your final submission. The most concerning issue, however, is the lack of sources to support your claims. Make sure you are including evidence to support your position.

 

 

Total score: ___19.5__/ 55 points possible = 35.5% Final weighted score: __26.6_/75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Policy Analysis [Part 3] Rubric

 

SWRK 530: Social Policy Analysis/Formulation Paper

C1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior; C3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice;

C4: Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice; C5: Engage in Policy Practice
Dimension 1

Beginning

 2

Developing

 3

Marginal

 4

Proficient

 5

Exemplary

 Score/ Comments
6. Policy Analysis – Policy Goals

 

 

 EITHER is missing 2 of the following OR ALL of the following areas are inadequate and/or incorrect::

 

Appropriate identification of goal(s) with respect to the problem;

 

AND appropriate identification of objectives;

 

AND discusses the latent goals of the policy;

 

AND assesses whether client perspectives were taken into consideration

 EITHER is missing 1 of the following OR 3 of the following areas are inadequate and/or incorrect:

 

Appropriate identification of goal(s) with respect to the problem;

 

AND appropriate identification of objectives;

 

AND discusses the latent goals of the policy;

 

AND assesses whether client perspectives were taken into consideration

 Includes ALL of the following but 2 areas are inadequate and/or incorrect::

 

Appropriate identification of goal(s) with respect to the problem;

 

AND appropriate identification of objectives;

 

AND discusses the latent goals of the policy;

 

AND assesses whether client perspectives were taken into consideration

 Includes ALL of the following but 1 area is inadequate and/or incorrect:

 

Appropriate identification of goal(s) with respect to the problem;

 

AND appropriate identification of objectives;

 

AND discusses the latent goals of the policy;

 

AND assesses whether client perspectives were taken into consideration

 Includes ALL of the following:

 

Appropriate identification of goal(s) with respect to the problem;

 

AND appropriate identification of objectives;

 

AND discusses the latent goals of the policy;

 

AND assesses whether client perspectives were taken into consideration

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_4___

Score earned

 

X 5

 

_20___

Score earned

 

 

 

 

 

 
Ok, so you did a better job at identifying goals and objectives; however, you took out everything on latent goals and client perspectives. You need to incorporate all 4 of these components.
7. Policy Analysis – Benefits and Services EITHER missing more than 2 of the areas OR ALL areas are under-developed:

 

Identifies the benefit/service provided;

 

AND discusses whether the benefit/service was designed to remove societal barriers that prevent people from meeting their needs;

 

AND discusses whether the benefit/ service focuses primarily on correcting behavior of population;

 

AND discusses how much consumer choice is allowed;

 

AND discusses whether strengths and resources of the community are taken into consideration;

 

AND discusses whether the benefit/ service alleviates need

 EITHER is missing 1-2 of the areas OR more than 5 areas are under-developed:

 

Identifies the benefit/service provided;

 

AND discusses whether the benefit/service was designed to remove societal barriers that prevent people from meeting their needs;

 

AND discusses whether the benefit/ service focuses primarily on correcting behavior of population;

 

AND discusses how much consumer choice is allowed;

 

AND discusses whether strengths and resources of the community are taken into consideration;

 

AND discusses whether the benefit/ service alleviates need

 Addresses ALL of the following BUT 3-4 areas are under-developed:

 

Identifies the benefit/service provided;

 

AND discusses whether the benefit/service was designed to remove societal barriers that prevent people from meeting their needs;

 

AND discusses whether the benefit/ service focuses primarily on correcting behavior of population;

 

AND discusses how much consumer choice is allowed;

 

AND discusses whether strengths and resources of the community are taken into consideration;

 

AND discusses whether the benefit/ service alleviates need

 Addresses ALL of the following BUT 1-2 areas are under-developed:

 

Identifies the benefit/service provided;

 

AND discusses whether the benefit/service was designed to remove societal barriers that prevent people from meeting their needs;

 

AND discusses whether the benefit/ service focuses primarily on correcting behavior of population;

 

AND discusses how much consumer choice is allowed;

 

AND discusses whether strengths and resources of the community are taken into consideration;

 

AND discusses whether the benefit/ service alleviates need

 Thoroughly discusses ALL of the following:

 

Identifies the benefit/service provided;

 

AND discusses whether the benefit/service was designed to remove societal barriers that prevent people from meeting their needs;

 

AND discusses whether the benefit/ service focuses primarily on correcting behavior of population;

 

AND discusses how much consumer choice is allowed;

 

AND discusses whether strengths and resources of the community are taken into consideration;

 

AND discusses whether the benefit/ service alleviates need

  

_3___

Score earned

 

X 5

 

_15___

Score earned

 
This section still needs a lot of work – see comments in paper.
8. Policy Analysis – Eligibility Rules EITHER missing more than 2 of the areas OR ALL areas are under-developed:

 

Identifies who receives the benefit/service provided;

 

AND discusses whether eligibility is tied to employee contribution, attachment to the workforce, or means tested;

 

AND discusses whether eligibility rules create incentives for people to develop their capacity to meet their own needs;

 

AND discusses whether positive steps will result in a loss of benefits/ services

 

 EITHER is missing 1-2 of the areas OR more than 3 areas are under-developed:

 

Identifies who receives the benefit/service provided;

 

AND discusses whether eligibility is tied to employee contribution, attachment to the workforce, or means tested;

 

AND discusses whether eligibility rules create incentives for people to develop their capacity to meet their own needs;

 

AND discusses whether positive steps will result in a loss of benefits/ services

 

 Addresses ALL of the following BUT 2-3 areas are under-developed:

 

Identifies who receives the benefit/service provided;

 

AND discusses whether eligibility is tied to employee contribution, attachment to the workforce, or means tested;

 

AND discusses whether eligibility rules create incentives for people to develop their capacity to meet their own needs;

 

AND discusses whether positive steps will result in a loss of benefits/ services

 

 Addresses ALL of the following BUT 1 area is under-developed:

 

Identifies who receives the benefit/service provided;

 

AND discusses whether eligibility is tied to employee contribution, attachment to the workforce, or means tested;

 

AND discusses whether eligibility rules create incentives for people to develop their capacity to meet their own needs;

 

AND discusses whether positive steps will result in a loss of benefits/ services

 

 Thoroughly discusses ALL of the following:

 

Identifies who receives the benefit/service provided;

 

AND discusses whether eligibility is tied to employee contribution, attachment to the workforce, or means tested;

 

AND discusses whether eligibility rules create incentives for people to develop their capacity to meet their own needs;

 

AND discusses whether positive steps will result in a loss of benefits/ services

 

  

 

 

 

 

_3___

Score earned

 

X 5

 

_15___

Score earned

 
Need more in this section – see comments in paper.
9. Policy Analysis – Service Delivery System EITHER missing more than 2 of the areas OR ALL areas are under-developed

 

Identifies how services are delivered;

 

AND discusses whether the service delivery system is designed to build on assets that already exist in the community;

 

AND discusses whether service delivery system offers clients’ choice;

 

AND discusses whether the service delivery system is staff by workers who reflect the ethnic diversity found within the target population;

 

AND discusses whether services are available to people of all ethnic backgrounds

 

 EITHER is missing 1-2 of the areas OR more than 3 areas are under-developed:

 

Identifies how services are delivered;

 

AND discusses whether the service delivery system is designed to build on assets that already exist in the community;

 

AND discusses whether service delivery system offers clients’ choice;

 

AND discusses whether the service delivery system is staff by workers who reflect the ethnic diversity found within the target population;

 

AND discusses whether services are available to people of all ethnic backgrounds

 

 Addresses ALL of the following BUT 2-3 areas are under-developed:

 

Identifies how services are delivered;

 

AND discusses whether the service delivery system is designed to build on assets that already exist in the community;

 

AND discusses whether service delivery system offers clients’ choice;

 

AND discusses whether the service delivery system is staff by workers who reflect the ethnic diversity found within the target population;

 

AND discusses whether services are available to people of all ethnic backgrounds

 

 Addresses ALL of the following BUT 1 area is under-developed:

 

Identifies how services are delivered;

 

AND discusses whether the service delivery system is designed to build on assets that already exist in the community;

 

AND discusses whether service delivery system offers clients’ choice;

 

AND discusses whether the service delivery system is staff by workers who reflect the ethnic diversity found within the target population;

 

AND discusses whether services are available to people of all ethnic backgrounds

 

 Thoroughly discusses ALL of the following:

 

Identifies how services are delivered;

 

AND discusses whether the service delivery system is designed to build on assets that already exist in the community;

 

AND discusses whether service delivery system offers clients’ choice;

 

AND discusses whether the service delivery system is staff by workers who reflect the ethnic diversity found within the target population;

 

AND discusses whether services are available to people of all ethnic backgrounds

 

 __3__

Score earned

 

X 5

 

_15___

Score earned

 
You did a good job discussing how services are delivered and whether services are available to people of all ethnic backgrounds. However, you do not discuss whether service delivery system is built on assets that already exist in the community (which they are given that families are referred to community-based services), whether the service delivery system offers client choice (see comments in benefits and services section), and whether the workers reflect the diversity of the target population (are workers as diverse as the clients they work with). Please make sure you add all of this before your final submission.
10. Policy Analysis – Financing EITHER is missing 1 of the areas OR ALL areas are under-developed:

 

Identifies the source of funding;

 

AND discusses how service providers are reimbursed;

 

AND discusses whether benefits/ services can be delivered in a cost-effective way that achieves desired outcomes for clients

 EITHER is missing 1 of the areas OR more than 1 area is under-developed:

 

Identifies the source of funding;

 

AND discusses how service providers are reimbursed;

 

AND discusses whether benefits/ services can be delivered in a cost-effective way that achieves desired outcomes for clients

 Addresses ALL of the following BUT 2 areas are under-developed:

 

Identifies the source of funding;

 

AND discusses how service providers are reimbursed;

 

AND discusses whether benefits/ services can be delivered in a cost-effective way that achieves desired outcomes for clients

 Addresses ALL of the following BUT 1 area is under-developed:

 

Identifies the source of funding;

 

AND discusses how service providers are reimbursed;

 

AND discusses whether benefits/ services can be delivered in a cost-effective way that achieves desired outcomes for clients

 Thoroughly discusses ALL of the following:

 

Identifies the source of funding;

 

AND discusses how service providers are reimbursed;

 

AND discusses whether benefits/ services can be delivered in a cost-effective way that achieves desired outcomes for clients

 __4__

Score earned

 

X 5

 

_20___

Score earned

 
You did a good job with identifying the source of funding, but is it cost effective?
11. Writing and APA Paper has more than 10 spelling and/or grammar errors.

 

OR more than 10 APA errors;

 

AND exhibits critical thought;

 

AND is conceptually and/or logically unsound.

 Paper has 7-10 spelling and/or grammar errors;

 

or 7-10 APA errors;

 

AND exhibits critical thought;

 

AND lacks flow and is not logically presented.

 Paper has 4-6 spelling and/or grammar errors;

 

OR 4-6 APA errors;

 

AND exhibits critical thought;

 

AND lacks flow, but is conceptually sound.

 Paper has 2-3 spelling and/or grammar errors;

 

OR 2-3 APA errors;

 

AND exhibits critical thought;

 

AND paper is presented logically so that ideas flow nicely.

 Paper has 0-1 spelling and/or grammar errors;

 

OR 0-1 APA errors;

 

AND exhibits critical thought;

 

AND paper is logically and conceptually sound.

 _2___

Score earned
I did not spend as much time correcting sentence structure/grammar, etc. as I typically do; however, be mindful that there are a lot of writing errors in this paper. Please make sure you take the time to edit your paper before your final submission.

 

 

Total score: ___87__/ 130 points possible = 66.9% Final weighted score: __50.2__/75

Biopsychosocial Assessment about Eliza

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Read Eliza’s case study: Part two and review your completed Biopsychosocial Assessment about Eliza. This assignment has four parts:

  • Treatment Plan Development
  • Problem Identification and Diagnostic Decision Making
  • Theoretical Approach
  • Progress Monitoring

In a 1,500-1,750-word paper and treatment plan, include the following:

Part 1: Treatment Plan Development

Develop a treatment plan for Eliza using the attached treatment plan template. Be sure to complete each component of the treatment plan:

  • Diagnosis
  • Problem Description
  • Goal
  • Objective
  • Intervention
  • Target Date

Part 2: Problem Identification and Diagnostic Decision Making

  • Discuss how you would use the Level 01 Cross-Cutting Measure (CCM-1) to inform the treatment plan development process.
  • Identify and describe Eliza’s diagnosis and the process utilized in determining a final diagnosis using the most current version of the DSM and the ICD.

Part 3: Theoretical Approach

  • Discuss what treatment theory you would use with Eliza. Be sure to discuss how your theory of choice describes the formulation of problems, the change process, and the utilizations of its therapeutic techniques as intervention and prevention strategies.
  • Provide a description of how you would address any mental health, medical, legal, and substance use issues that the client exhibits in the case study through the lens of your counseling theory of choice.

Part 4: Progress Monitoring

  • Determine what Level 02 Cross-Cutting Measure (CCM-2) you would utilize in future sessions based on the information provided.
  • Identify one additional assessment or test that would measure the symptoms you are attempting to assess based on the treatment goals/plan. Discuss the standardization of the assessment, its appropriateness for the case, how it’s administered, and the interpretation of the results.
  • Describe how you would convey the assessment findings to the client and her family.
  • Include how you would prioritize the needs and formulate agreed upon outcomes, measures, and strategies. Be sure to include 8 to 10 scholarly resources in your paper.

Submit the paper and treatment plan template to your instructor.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 Biopsychosocial Assessment ____ Part 1 (Topic 2)

Template ____ Part 2 (Topic 3)

 

 

 

Name: ______________________________ Date: _________________ DOB: ________________

 

Age: ________________________________ Start Time: ____________ End Time: ___________

 

 

Identifying Information:

Eliza is a visibly distraught student, as evidenced by her first refusal to sit down and to pace in front of the counselor’s desk for some duration before finally sitting down on the chair presented to her. Eliza is dressed in jeans, tennis shoes, a t-shirt, and a zip hoodie. She appears messy, as evidenced by her hair that was uncombed and un-ironed clothes. She struggled to make eye contact with the counselor during most of the initial session and often rubbed her arms and upper legs when talking. She admits of tiredness for not sleeping enough.

 

Presenting Problem:

Eliza has increased assessment levels, thereby subjecting her to the difficulty in the demanding study requirements in her second semester. She has struggled with making friends, with most of her friends admitted to other universities and others doing their things. It is evidence of loneliness.

 

Life Stressors:

The client responded to school as a life stressor. She relates her early school life as comfortable life compared to the life; she experiences in her present learning days. She says things came easy to her in high school, and she thought it would be the same in college. Eliza says she was not ready to deal with things for not coming quickly to her in university and communicating resentment over tutorials every week to remain caught up with the material. She offers feedback immense pressure to perform in her major because she comes from a family of engineers.

 

Substance Use: |_| Yes

The client is found to be abusing alcohol. It is resulting from peer pressure from a friend that surround her. Even though she finds it hard to admit that she is an addict to the drug and abuses it due to the influence she gets from her friends.

 

Addictions (i.e., gambling, pornography, video gaming):

The lady is addicted to several non-academic activities that do not add value to her education. During her free time, she participates in video gaming that consumes much of her time; therefore, she cannot complete her time assignments. She suffers from much pressure while handing in the work on a limited timeline. It makes her suffer mental disorientation to handle her school work.

 

Medical/Mental Health Hx/Hospitalizations:

Eliza has a history of cutting in her earlier days, even though it is a fact that she denies. She experiences the loss due to the tremendous stress that she undergoes due to her studies. The effects of the ailment extend to her present days. Therefore, she requires proper mental management to help her cope with the situation.

 

Abuse/Trauma:

Eliza became very emotional and agitated when asked about substance use. She is traumatized by being victimized for abuse of drugs, but it is something she used before. She does not live the experience, and when it is talked about, she feels uncomfortable and intimidated.

 

Social Relationships:

Eliza’s social relationship is robust, but most people she relates to influence her to negative behavior that does not impact her development as expected. It makes her have a high demand to manage her social life to perform well academically. It results in the poor performance in her GPA.

 

Strengths:

Eliza achieves a lot of B’s in her classwork, which offset her poor performance. It is her motivation that with the efforts she depicts in her classwork, she will be able to challenge higher scores in her GPA.

 

Legal History:

Eliza has a legal history of arrest in possession of alcohol. It does not represent the imagery of a good student who upholds upright moral standing and responsible for her actions but with her identifying herself, she can position herself well within her behaving peers.

 

Educational History:

Having a good background of family members who have well-defined careers in engineering is an inspiration to her to do better regardless of the obstacles Eliza is experiencing. She performed well in her pre-university education, which is anticipated to translate to her excellent engineering college performance.

Family Information:

Eliza’s family is comprised of engineers who have well-advanced careers. It has enabled her to propel her engineering course, having people she benchmarks and observing how they progress in life. It is an advantage to shield her from the limelight of much expectation that people may have in her.

 

Spiritual:

Eliza does not have a well-defined spiritual routine, even though various institutions can attend to get spiritually nourished within the university. Most of her time she spends in social functions and parties, which consumes much of her time to concentrate on her spiritual growth.

 

Suicidal:

At some point, Eliza had thought of killing her life because of the pressure she experiences in her social life. She has the aspiration to do well in life, and the aspect of the influence she obtains from her social life derails that ambition. The effect is the motivation to take out her life to avoid such life frustrations.

 

Homicidal:

With her friends’ influence, Eliza had one point committed to harm a colleague from confrontations that result from abuse of drugs. It is one of the harsh effects that she would suffer from the use of illegal substances involved in taking.

 

Mental Status Exam (MSE):

Eliza does not have stable mental health. She has many issues surrounding her, ranging from her social life to academic life, which makes her have unstable thinking to allow operate like any other youth in the society. Therefore, she requires a close examination to help her.

Psychotherapy Scenario

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***Assignment is due SUNDAY Februrary 7 at 8pm EASTERN time***

I will send photos of the chapters upon marking an agreement. Please primarily answer these questions from the corresponding chapters written next to them. You must also use at least one other additional source to validate your answers to the questions. The source can be an article related to the topic you have chosen. Please try to use in text citations as often as possible and using the proper APA formatting. If you are unfamiliar with this type of formatting please refrain from requesting to do this assignment. Thank you.

Select only one of the cases below and answer the corresponding questions. I suggest selecting the topic you feel most confident with. Make sure to identify which case you have selected in the heading of your post e.g., Case #1.

Keep responses to the questions at 2-3 paragraphs total.

Case #1: A client who has not questioned her religious beliefs

Brenda, age 22, comes to see you because of problems in living at home with her family. She tells you that she feels dependent both financially and emotionally on her parents and that although she would like to move out and live with a girlfriend, she has many fears of taking this step. She also says that her religion is extremely important to her and that she feels a great deal of guilt over the conflict she has with her parents. After some discussion you find that she has never really questioned her religious values and that it appears that she has completely accepted the beliefs of her parents. Brenda says that if she followed her religion more closely, she would not be having all these difficulties with her folks. She is coming to you because she would “like to feel more like an independent adult who could feel free enough to make my own decisions.”

  1. Which personal characteristics of effective counselors from Ch. 2 would be most helpful in this situation?
  2. Which of the issues faced by beginning therapists from Ch. 2 might become an issue for you in this specific case (at least 2 issues) and why?
  3. What ethical issues from Ch. 3 do you need to consider in this specific case (at least 2) and why?

 

Case # 2: A woman struggling over an abortion decision

This case involves Melinda, a 25-year-old Latina who says she wants to have an abortion. She has been married for three years, already has two children, and says: “We had to get married because I was pregnant. We didn’t have money then. The second kid was not planned either. But now we really can’t afford another child.” Her husband is a policeman going to law school at night. She works as a housekeeper and plans to return to school once her husband finishes his studies and it is “her turn.” He should graduate in another year, at which time she is scheduled to enroll in classes at the community college. Having another baby at this time would seriously hamper those arrangements in addition to imposing the previously mentioned financial burden. But the client reports:

“I go to call the clinic, and I just can’t seem to talk. I hang up the minute they answer. I just can’t seem to make the appointment for the abortion, let alone have one. I was never much of a Catholic, and I always thought you should be able to get an abortion if you wanted one. What’s wrong with me? And what am I going to do? I don’t exactly have a lot of time.”

  1. Which personal characteristics of effective counselors from Ch. 2 would be most helpful in this situation?
  2. Which of the issues faced by beginning therapists from Ch. 2 might become an issue for you in this specific case (at least 2 issues) and why?
  3. What ethical issues from Ch. 3 do you need to consider in this specific case (at least 2) and why ?

 

Case #3: A woman who wants her marriage and her affair

Loretta and Bart come to you for marriage counseling. In the first session you see them as a couple. Loretta says that she can’t keep going on the way they have been for the past several years. She tells you that she would very much like to work out a new relationship with him. He says that he does not want a divorce and is willing to give counseling his “best shot.” Loretta comes to the following session alone because Bart had to work overtime. She tells you that she has been having an affair for two years and hasn’t yet mustered up the courage to leave Bart for this other man, who is single and is pressuring her to make a decision. She relates that she feels very discouraged about the possibility of anything changing for the better in her marriage. She would, however, like to come in for some sessions with Bart because she doesn’t want to hurt him.

    1. Which personal characteristics of effective counselors from Ch. 2 would be most helpful in this situation?
    2. Which of the issues faced by beginning therapists from Ch. 2 might become an issue for you in this specific case (at least 2 issues) and why?
    3. What ethical issues from Ch. 3 do you need to consider in this specific case (at least 2) and why ?