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In 150 to 200 words, describe the goals of clinical assessment and diagnosis. Explain how these goals affect treatment.

Provide at least one citation 

Need by 03 Apr 2016 by 2300hrs

Answer the following questions in at least 200-250 words in length.

Describe schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, and personality disorders and how these disorders may be manifested during adolescence.

Why is it important for you to understand and be able to identify these disorders in your roles as a human service professional?

You may use the following reference: Zastrow, Charles, Karen Kirst-Ashman. Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment. Cengage Learning, 02/2012. VitalSource Bookshelf Online.

Visit National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices: http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/Index.aspx

Click on the “Advanced Search” tab. Check “Substance Abuse Prevention” in the “Areas of Interest” box and “School” in the “settings” box.

Choose other search parameters to find programs in your area(s) of interest. Broader search criteria may yield more results so if you do not find enough results try choosing fewer search criteria. From the listed programs in the search list, choose two to discuss for this exercise. Begin your paper with a discussion of the reason the programs you chose appeal to you. Evaluate the program characteristics and discuss the reasons you believe these programs are evidence based? Be sure to draw on information from the text and other scholarly sources regarding what constitutes an evidence-based program. What aspects of these programs do you feel would help clients/students in preventing them from using alcohol and drugs?

This paper should be a minimum of 350 words (in APA format).

Your paper should bein APA style12 point fontdouble-spaced

Ethical and Professional Issues in Psychology Testing

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, please read the required textbook chapters and articles for this week.

Create a PowerPoint presentation with 16 to 20 slides (not including the title and reference slides) entitled Ethical and Professional Issues in Psychological Testing. Your presentation must provide 2 to 3 slides for each of the required topics and include appropriate citations of your referenced sources. Separate reference slides, which follow APA formatting guidelines for a References page, must be included at the end of the presentation. You must create your own template and organize your presentation in the sequence provided. Do not use a font smaller than 20 pt. You are encouraged to insert relevant figures and graphics. Make sure to appropriately cite any images you use. If you include a table or figure from a journal article, cite it according to APA guidelines. The notes section of each slide must include the text for oral comments you would make while presentating the materials to a live audience.

References must be cited according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. For assistance with creating a visually engaging and readable presentation, you may review Garr Reynolds’s tips for creating presentations.

The presentation must cover each of the following topics in the order presented below.

The Ethical and Social Implications of TestingProvide an overview and brief evaluation of the ethical and social implications of psychological assessment.

Professional ResponsibilitiesDescribe the responsibilities of both test publishers and test users.

Testing Individuals Representing Cultural and Linguistic DiversityAnalyze and describe issues related to the testing of cultural and linguistic minorities.

ReliabilityExplain the common sources of measurement error and how measurement error can impact reliability.

Validity Create a diagram or figure to compare the types of validity discussed in the textbook.Describe the extravalidity concerns related to testing.Review the articles by Fergus (2013), Kosson, et al. (2013) and Mathieu, Hare, Jones, Babiak, & Neumann (2013). Analyze the information presented in these articles on factor analysis and describe how it is used to validate the constructs of the instruments.

Clinical Versus Statistical PredictionCompare clinical and statistical prediction of mental health decisions based on the work of Ægisdóttir, et al. (2006) and Grove & Lloyd (2006).

Application One: An Ethical and Professional QuandrySelect one of the Ethical and Professional Quandries in Testing from Case Exhibit 1.2 in your textbook and describe the ethical issues specific to the scenario you selected. Include an analysis of the relevant principles from Standard 9 in the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of ConductTaking on the role of the psychologist or counselor in the chosen scenario, describe how you might respond to the challenge you selected and provide a brief rationale for your decision.

Application Two: Evidence-Based MedicineSummarize Youngstrom’s (2013) recommendations for linking assessment directly to clinical decision making in evidence-based medicine.Elaborate on each of Youngstrom’s recommendations by providing practical examples that illustrate the relevance of the recommendations in a clinical setting.

Application Three: Selecting Valid InstrumentsCreate a research hypothesis or brief clinical case scenario in which you must select an instrument to measure intolerance for uncertainty.Use the information in the Fergus (2013) article to support which measure to use.

The presentationMust consist of 16 to 20 slides (not including title and reference slides) that are formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Must include a separate title slide with the following:Title of presentationStudent’s nameCourse name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submittedMust use the assigned chapters in the course text, Standard 9 from the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, and the 3 required peer-reviewed articles assigned for Week One.Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Must include separate reference slides formatted according to APA style as outlined

This exercise requires that you go to a relatively busy public space where you have some degree of anonymity (for example, a mall, square, plaza, street corner, park, or sidewalk) and literally do nothing for 10 minutes. That means just stand or sit there and be unoccupied. Do not wait for someone, take a break, sightsee, or otherwise engage in a normal activity. Also, do not daydream, fantasize, think about the past or the future; do not entertain yourself with plans or internal dialogues. Do not look at your phone, text message, talk on the phone, whistle, hum, fidget, look in your bag, play with your keys, take notes, listen to music, or do anything else that might distract you from just being there and doing nothing. Do, however, observe the reactions of others to you, and pay attention to your own thoughts and feelings during these 10 minutes.

Some behaviors you might observe while you are “doing nothing”:

 Eye contact: Do people avoid making eye contact with you?

 Body language: Do people change their posture near you? Do they move away from you? Do they stop to see what you are doing?

 Facial expressions: Do people give you a strange look? Do they appear to be confused by your behavior? Suspicious? Amused? Indifferent? What does their facial expression look like and what does it suggest?

 Ignoring you: Do people seem to simply ignore you? What about their behavior suggests that they are ignoring you?

After you have “done nothing” and completed your observation, reflect on this experience by answering the following questions, which are included in the Module One Worksheet. Your worksheet will be graded using the Module One Worksheet Rubric, which corresponds directly with the five questions listed below.

1. Where did you conduct your observation?

2. At what time of day did you conduct your observation?

3. How did your appearance as an individual affect your observation? For example, gender, race/ethnicity, age, dress, hairstyle, and so on.

4. Did anyone react to you? What did they look like, and what was their reaction? Consider the behaviors noted above.

5. How did you feel while you were conducting the observation? Was it difficult for you to “do nothing?” How did this observation differ from your life as an everyday actor?