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the impact of spirituality on your interactions with clients

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 Furness and Gilligan (2010) stated, “There is a growing body of literature written predominantly for health professionals and more recently for social workers about the importance of developing and incorporating cultural and spiritual sensitivity and awareness in their work with others” (p. 2187). Spirituality, which may or may not include involvement with an established religion, contributes to human diversity and influences human behavior. An individual’s spirituality may be an important factor in his or her social environment. As a social worker, your awareness of a client’s spirituality may help increase your understanding of the client and his or her needs.
Sensitivity to and respect for your client’s spiritual dimension reflects your appreciation of diversity. As you consider the potential impact of your clients’ spirituality on their perspectives and behavior, you must also consider how your spirituality might influence your interactions with a client.
For this Discussion, you consider the impact of spirituality on your interactions with clients.
Post a Discussion in which you explain how considerations about clients’ worldviews, including their spirituality or religious convictions, might affect your interactions with them.

  • Provide at least two specific examples. In addition, explain one way your own spirituality (Christianity)  or religious convictions might support your work with a client, and one barrier it might present.
  • Finally, share one strategy for applying an awareness of spirituality to social work practice in general.

300-400 Words 
USE MY REFERENCES 
references:
Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA:  Cengage Learning.
Barker, S. L. (2007). The Integration of spirituality and religion content in social work education: Where we’ve been, where we’re going. Social Work & Christianit, 34(2), 146–166.
Crisp, B. R. (2011). If a holistic approach to social work requires acknowledgement of religion, what does this mean for social work education?. Social Work Education, 30(6), 663–674.
Day, J. (2010). Religion, spirituality, and positive psychology in adulthood: A developmental view. Journal of Adult Development, 17(4), 215–229.

OBSESSIVE DISORDERCOMPULSIVE

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THE TOPIC I CHOSE IS  OBSESSIVE DISORDERCOMPULSIVE
 
This assignment is an analysis of a selected neuropsychological  disorder. This topic choice will be used to complete the Week One  Assignment (Topic Selection), Week Two Assignment (Outline of Final  Project), and the Week Five Assignment (Final Project).  Select a  neuropsychological disorder for comprehensive analysis from the  following list, based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5 (DSM-5):

  1. Schizophrenia
  2. Major depressive disorder
  3. Bipolar disorder
  4. Anxiety
    • Choose and focus on one of the anxiety disorders, e.g., generalized anxiety disorder or social anxiety disorder.
  5. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
  6. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  7. Substance use disorder (substance abuse and addiction)
    • Provide both an overview of this topic plus a focus on a single drug of your choice.
  8. Neurodevelopmental disorder (autism spectrum disorder or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder)
  9. Neurocognitive disorder
    • Choose and focus on one of the neurocognitive disorders, e.g., one of the dementias.
  10. Neurological disorder
    • Choose and focus on one neurological disorder, e.g., multiple sclerosis, spinal bifida.
  11. Sleep-wake disorder
    • Choose and focus on one of the sleep-wake disorders.
  12. Feeding and eating disorder
    • Choose and focus on one of the feeding and eating disorders.
  13. Sexual dysfunction or gender dysphoria
    • Choose and focus on one of the conditions in these categories.
  14. Other neuropsychosocial disorder
    • This option must be approved in advance by the instructor before your assignment is submitted.

In keeping with the focus of this class, the emphasis of your  paper will be on the neuroscience aspects of the disorder, to include:

  • Theories of etiology (causes)
  • Associated factors in development of the disorder (genetic, environmental, familial, lifestyle)
  • Pathology (abnormalities of physical structure and function, including genetic and biochemical aspects)
  • Treatment options (pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic, with rationales for use based on current understanding of the disorder)
  • Diagnostic and research technologies employed in clinical diagnosis, care, and basic science research

Your research will include two to three peer-reviewed  sources that provide evidence-based information regarding the biologic  and psychological features of the disorder. Refer to the Final Project  guidelines, which can be found in Week Five of your online course or in  the “Components of Course Evaluation” section of this guide, for more  details on the components that should be included in this analysis
Writing the Selection of Final Project Topic
The Assignment:

  1. Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length, and formatted  according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  2. Must include a title page with the following:
    1. Title of paper
    2. Student’s name
    3. Course name and number
    4. Instructor’s name
    5. Date submitted
  3. Must describe the key aspects of the disorder that will be elaborated on in your Final Project.
  4. Must state why you have chosen to critique this disorder.
  5. Must incorporate in-text citations from your sources to support your discussion.
  6. You may reference your textbook and other required materials from  the course; however, these will not fulfill the resource requirements.
  7. Must use at least two to three scholarly sources that were published  within the last five years and retrieved from the Ashford University  Library.
  8. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  9. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

analyze gender-related differences in physical health

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Health statistics demonstrate that morbidity (sickness) and mortality (death) rates for specific diseases and other health issues (e.g., violence, accidents, homicide) are different for men and women. For example, men are diagnosed with and die from specific cancers, such as lung cancer and colon cancer, at higher rates than women do. Women are diagnosed with breast cancer at higher rates than men (though more than 1,000 men each year are diagnosed with breast cancer). While this difference in disease and disorder prevalence and mortality is interesting, it would be useful to know why there are differences between men and women.
Biological differences between men and women in areas such as hormones and immune response certainly can contribute to health differences between the sexes, but in order to fully explore their causes, other variables must be examined. An important area to consider when looking at health and gender is behavior. That is, do men and women behave differently when it comes to health? Health-related behaviors fall into two basic categories: preventative behaviors and direct health-related behaviors. For example, seeing a physician for an annual check-up and health screening, eating well, exercising, and maintaining low stress levels are preventative behaviors. Engaging in high-risk sports and smoking are direct health-related behaviors. Gender differences in health behaviors must be interpreted carefully. For example, frequency of doctor visits—which is higher among women—should not necessarily be interpreted as a reliable indicator of higher morbidity in women, since women tend to engage in more preventative health behaviors.
A second group of variables related to gender differences in health issues is made up of the confounding variables that your text refers to as artifacts. These include physician bias and how the health care system treats men and women. For example, men and women are screened differently, diagnosed differently, and treated differently for many health problems. It also includes differences in socioeconomic status, such as education and income, that correspond to health outcomes.
Lastly, gender differences in social roles may contribute to health differences. Physically demanding careers held more often by men may lead to greater health risks such as job-related injury. On the other hand, women’s traditional role as family caretaker can also lead to health risks such as poor self-care and fatigue.
For this Discussion, you will analyze gender-related differences in physical health for a specific health issue of your choosing. You will not only explore its incidence and causes, but will also share potential strategies to mitigate risk.
To prepare
· Review this week’s Learning Resources, focusing on the gender-related differences and similarities in issues related to health.
· Select a physical health issue that interests you that has gender-related differences, and research this health issue using the Walden Library and other reputable academic sources.
· Search the literature for effective strategies to mitigate the risk of the health issue.
Reading for this week, and please review this week’s readings and try to incorporate in your answer.
Helgeson, V. S. (2017). Psychology of gender (5th ed.). New York, NY: Taylor and Francis.

  • Chapter 10, “Sex Differences      in Health: Evidence and Explanations” (pp. 438–489)
  • Chapter 11, “Relationships and Health” (pp.      503–559)

Mars vs. Venus: The gender gap in health. (2010, January). Harvard Men’s Health Watch, 14(6), 1–5. Retrieved from the MEDLINE with Full Text database (Accession No. 20464795).

Identify the steps in addressing issues related to using technology in the counseling profession

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Creating Case Notes
Whether you are a mental health or a school counselor, taking careful case notes is an important part of your counseling process. Good case notes not only help you keep track of the work that you are doing with your client or student, they also protect you.
For this discussion, once again review the case vignettes in the presentation, Ethical Issues in Record Keeping and Technology, in this unit’s study. Select one vignette and use it to discuss the following:
· Write a case note using the SOAP or DAP format that is presented on page 140 of your text, Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Counseling. You may need to be creative and enhance the case study in order to write a comprehensive case note.
· Provide a summary of how you decided what information to include or exclude.
Support your summary with support from the unit readings. Follow current APA style and formatting guidelines in your post.
Response Guidelines
Respond to the initial discussion posts of two other learners. What reactions do you have to the ideas the learner has presented? Include examples from your own experience to support your perspective, and raise questions to continue the dialogue.
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
· Identify the steps in addressing issues related to using technology in the counseling profession.
· Learn about different types of professional communication.
· Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements.
Resources
· Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.
· Ethical Issues in Record Keeping and Technology | Transcript.
· APA Style and Format.