If you were a surgeon, would you go into an operating room without knowing the condition of your patient? Of course not! The stakes are just as high in the legal system. As a forensic interviewer/evaluator, your observations guide the work of legal and mental...
Submit your 8 - 10 slide PowerPoint presentation summarizing the type of CAM you selected from STEP 1. When you prepare your PowerPoint, be sure that the viewer will know the following six (6) items: What the CAM practice actually is? Who are its practitioners? How it is typically...
Choose either the positive or negative symptoms of schizophrenia, describe their key characteristics, and outline an appropriate treatment approach for a patient presenting these symptoms. Please use your Prescriber's Guide for your medication choice, and explain why you picked your medication over other medications in that...
How does Hildegard Peplau's theory of interpersonal relations shape the nurse-patient relationship in contemporary psychiatric nursing, and what are the key benefits and challenges of applying her concepts in modern clinical practice? Post your initial discussion by 11:59 PM ET on Wednesday. Posts are a minimum...
Write a 4-5 page paper in APA format describing your worldview (ontological and epistemological stances). What is your worldview? What has influenced your current worldview? How might your worldview impact your research questions and methodology? Please use the APA student checklist attached and the student...
No matter how well you plan, things can go wrong. Power outages, extreme weather, family emergencies, internet service disruptions, and computer malfunctions can happen at the most inconvenient times. Use this worksheet to gather information to create a plan for unusual or emergency circumstances that...
Trauma encompasses such events as child abuse and neglect, sexual assault, violence, incarceration, natural disaster, sex trafficking, traumatic grief, and bullying—and can occur at any age. Even after the immediate threat has passed, the trauma can continue to influence a person’s life in negative ways. For...
Deciding on which assessment tools to use, and when, can feel like a confusing process. For example, should you screen all adolescent clients for substance use regardless of presenting problem? Should you ask about suicide in every session or only when it feels like it...
Return, for a moment, to the idea of noticing. Sensory and observational skills paired with an analytical mind are the basis of social work assessment. And assessment is perhaps the most fundamental of all social work activities. It is a process of gathering pertinent information...
Oftentimes, social workers must justify the development of a new program to stakeholders through a formal needs assessment that generates scientific data about needs and gaps in the agency or community. They can use existing data from their agency, practice, or community setting to assess...