Attend an open Recovery or Support Group meeting in your local community. It can be for any addiction and does not have to be a 12-step meeting.   It must be a support group to help with the recovery from any addictive disorder.   Ensure that the meeting is considered “open” prior to attending it. […]

This project will continue until the end of the course, where the cumulative project is submitted in Module 5. Develop a Community Agency Observation project that would be of approximately ten hours duration in total at a community organization in your town or city. The community agency observation projects can be individualized and must be […]

What are the instructional implications of learning styles and what are the research difficulties? What do you think is your learning style? Use what you discovered about your own learning style, from the research studies in this unit, to help support your perspective in this discussion. Are teachers expected to use different “teaching styles” to […]

Prior to completing your initial post, read Chapter 5 and 8 of your course text and viewing Sleep Disorders. These required materials examine topics on neurotransmitter and receptor systems, anatomical structures, neurological functional pathways and their role in control of movement, consciousness and sleep, and how they correlate to selected related disorders. Choose from the following […]

In a minimum of 300 words, respond to the following:   What are the functions of the components of mental status and an interview in determining the competence of clients? Explain with examples and rationales. For which types of psycholegal evaluations (competency, risk of dangerousness, and insanity), if any, might an MSE provide useful information? […]

Assignment 2: Research on Nature vs. Nurture Nature versus nurture is a controversial topic debated by professionals in the human services field. Your beliefs and values will influence your decision making and actions with future clients; therefore, it is important to identify where you stand on this issue. Tasks: Using your textbook, the Argosy University […]

Assignment 3: My Cohort Paper The concept of a cohort or generation is central to understanding the life span perspective. People who are born during the same ten- to fifteen-year period share a historical context and are often categorized as similar along multiple dimensions. Understanding your own cohort, as well as other cohorts born during […]

Review the Clinical Supervision Model Agreement, What questions would you have for your supervisor about any of the items included, if you were the supervisee receiving this agreement at your fieldwork site? How important would it be for you to have this type of agreement in place with your supervisor? Is there anything else you might […]

For this discussion: Identify one question you would like to see explored about the use of current diagnostic systems in a multicultural society. This could be a question about assessment processes used to diagnose mental disorders, the application of existing diagnostic procedures to certain sociocultural groups, or the understanding of a DSM-5 diagnosis within a particular population. […]

In studying the various DSM diagnoses now, much research comes from the idea that we may inherit genetic predispositions toward something, and then different things in the environment can possibly trigger our vulnerability to them. But, it does not necessarily mean that those genetic predispositions will be realized. What do you think about this, using […]