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Assignment 2: Case Analysis: John Smith

Obtaining informed consent for services from clients is required of human services providers; however, it is not always an easy task. Clients typically grant consent by signing documents presented by the agency or the provider that, at minimum, explain the services that will be provided, the client rights, and information on the steps to rescind the consent.

In situations where minors or individuals under some form of guardianship are the clients, it is necessary to obtain consent from the legal guardian or authority. However, there are times when obtaining informed consent is not as simple as asking for a signature from the client or guardian. These situations require more thought by the human services providers with emphasis on balancing the client’s right to consent with other factors that might influence treatment outcomes or decisions.

In this assignment, you will review a case that illustrates the various facets of informed consent.

The Case:

Smith is a thirty-eight-year-old African American male referred for counseling by his mother to address recent incidents of aggression. Smith resides with his mother because he is not able to live on his own. Smith is unable to hold on to a job and has difficulty establishing and maintaining relationships with others. He is open to counseling but thinks his mother is overreacting to his anger outbursts because she is old and does not understand him. Recently, there have been notable conflicts between them due to Smith’s aggressive behaviors that were directed toward his mother.

Tasks:

Analyze the case and in a 2- to 3-page paper, address the following:

• What steps would you, as the counselor, take for obtaining informed consent from Smith?
• Would you, as the counselor, include his mother in the counseling sessions, if you believe it would help with Smith’s aggression problem? Why or why not?

In your answers, consider the following:

• Smith is not able to live independently.
• Smith’s aggression might put his mother at risk if he does not get counseling.
• Smith has to comprehend what is being asked of him when he provides his consent to receive counseling services.
• There might be cultural differences between you and Smith.

Counseling/ Psychology

This paper, written in APA format & a minimum of 4 – 6 pages in text body, not including title page, abstract or references. Pick a problem you might encounter in a psychotherapy/counseling situation and research it. Tell about the problem and how it could be treated/addressed. Use information from what you’ve learned in this course about therapeutic treatments and their theories. Professional journals articles, which you will find online and through Troy library, are preferred. Use a 12pt. font. Papers will be graded on APA format, organization, content – quality of article review, and grammar. Make sure you read and understand all rules against plagiarism before completing this assignment (see below). Turn your paper into turn it in.You will be able to view your submission once it has been turned in.

Prepare a 2-4 page summary of the article in your own words including:

-Specifics regarding the overall purpose of the research in question

-A clear statement of the researcher’s hypothesis

-Details regarding the study methodology

-Pertinent results of the manipulation

-Your personal opinion of the work

• Should it be repeated/ how can it be improved?
• What was your overall impression of the work?
• What are the implications of the study?

Be sure to cite the article source frequently throughout your paper and appropriately at the end of your review.  

Use subheadings: hypothesis, methodology, results, and personal opinion.

Use APA format.

PROMPT: Baby Boomers in Middle Adulthood; The largest segment of the U.S. population, the “baby boomers,” are moving into middle adulthood and, in some cases, even becoming grandparents. The advertising and marketing industries study this age cohort, and it has been increasing in visibility in prime time television, print ads, and in digital advertising, pop-ups, and internet solicitation.

                             Find 4 images or video clips of advertising or other popular media that illustrate this point.  

• Use a caption for each piece of media (4 CAPTION) to explain the advertisements mirror the specific physical and cognitive changes in development.  
• Your captions should combine for a total of 600 words.
• USE info from lifespan development, Physical, Cognitive, and Psychosocial Development in Infancy, Early Childhood, and Children in Middle Age Years to help with the assignment.

INSTRUCTIONS:

APA FORMAT 

Title page, 600 words assignment, and Reference page

TIMES NEW ROMAN 12 FONT

SUMMARIZE IN OWN WORDS/JUST TWO (2) IN TEXT CITATIONS 

NO GRAMMAR ISSUES/NO ERRORS

2 REFERENCES FOR EACH CAPTION (4 CAPTIONS) 8 IN TOTAL OF REFERENCES

*****References need to relate to concepts learned about middle adulthood and must be scholarly/academic in nature.  Use of .com websites is not appropriate.

*****Assignment demonstrated a clear understanding of the issues facing middle adults.

*****No spelling, grammar, punctuation or other writing structural errors. Written work is clearly presented and APA structure. Guidelines for paper are met or exceeded. Transitions are logical and appropriate.

Let’s start thinking about your Week 6 final paper – Cultural Perspectives. For that paper, you will choose one particular diversity-related issue to explore in depth. For this written assignment, think of possible diversity-related issues that could be used for your Final Paper. 

Instructions:

First, identify three different types of diversity situations or cultural dilemmas based on different types of cultural and group associations. These diversity situations or dilemmas are your topics. 

The following are guidelines for choosing your three separate diversity-related issues:

• Select topics that are reflective of diversity issues as we have been discussing in this course.
• The situations or dilemmas should demonstrate a cultural clash between at least two socio-cultural groups and have the potential for debate.

This video provides a tour of the University of the Rockies Library.

• Select topics that are current and possibly in the news.
• Select topics that can be researched to find out about them more in-depth.

Second, in addition to readings, media, website resources, and personal experiences, use ProQuest and EBSCOhost to find THREEappropriate scholarly articles to support your topics. Review the Library Tour video as well as the vidoes for searching EBSCOhost and Proquest to get started. At least one article should come from ProQuest, and one article should come from EBSCOhost.

• Searching Techniques: EBSCOhost (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
• Searching Techniques: Proquest (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Third, write a 660-1320 word paper (not including title page) that briefly discusses the following for each of your selected topics: 

• Describe the diversity situation or cultural dilemma and your interest in this topic.
• Describe the cultural groups impacted by this topic.
• What are some of the societal and historical forces which might have created this situation or dilemma?
• Provide one argument from each perspective regarding the topic. 

Remember to cite the articles you found using ProQuest and EBSCOhost (use this APA formatted template (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for assistance).

Point Value: 8 PointsWeekly Learning Outcome Alignment: 1, 2Course Learning Outcome Alignment: 3, 4, 6