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    Sex Offender Classification and Civil Rights

    The classification of sex offenders is key to appropriate treatment efforts as well the protection of the community. There is always a struggle between civil liberties and community safety when managing risk. Please comment.

    Feeding and Eating Disorders

    1. Complete a diagnosis for the male client in the attached case study and explain your rationale for assigning these diagnoses on the basis of the DSM-5. 2. Then explain how gender impacts the presentation of an eating disorder. Be specific. 3. Then explain how culture impacts the presentation of an eating disorder. Be speci

    Treatment of Young Sex Offenders

    Treatment of sex offenders occurs in various forms and settings: group settings in a correctional environment, individual therapy in the correctional environment, group settings in the outpatient setting, and individual therapy in the outpatient setting. While many sex offenders are mandated to complete treatment, some sex offen

    Sexual Offender Types: Child Abusers & Rapists

    Sex offenders are some of the most feared and despised offenders in the criminal justice system, yet they are also some of the least understood. Due to the nature of the crimes that sexual offenders commit and the media saturation that can be related to these crimes, American culture has been considerably affected by Megan's Law

    Interdisciplinary Team Break Down Issues for Connor Needs

    Case Study: Connor You are an ABA professional on a wrap-around team that works with Connor Brown, an 8-year-old boy diagnosed with Autism, Speech Delay, Gross Motor Delay, Mild Mental Retardation, and Sensory Processing Disorder. Connor is currently receiving in-home ABA services from you, and you are currently focusing on sel

    Research Design for Family Therapists

    Marriage and family therapists work with individuals, couples, and family systems. Because their work involves human subjects, conducting research presents many challenges in the areas of ethics, research design, and implementation. Select and analyze two challenges marriage and family therapists confront when designing and impl

    Family Therapy Benefits From Research

    •Describe three ways the practice of marriage and family therapy benefits from research. •Analyze two characteristics of family systems that create unique challenges for the researcher designing a study.

    Autonomous Practice and the Professional Team

    There is an idea that many practitioners are geared towards autonomous practice, despite being taught the importance of professional teams. Describe the difference between autonomous practice, multidisciplinary teams, and interdisciplinary teams. Describe how you are currently preparing to work on an interdisciplinary team versu

    Teen ODD Behavioral Issue Strategy

    Unit 1: Cultural Competency and Linguistic Diversity Case Study: Sara Sara Smith is a 13-year-old young lady who has been referred to your office by her parents. Sara's family is African-American and they describe themselves as a two income, professional family. - Sara has one younger brother. Upon meeting with Sara and h

    Cultural Sensitivity in Practice: Self-Assessment

    Help with a discussion 450 words min Unit 1: Cultural Competency and Linguistic Diversity - Discussion 1 of 2 1. Complete the Promoting Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competency Self-Assessment Checklist for Personnel Providing Behavioral Health Services and Supports to Children, Youth, and their Families. (Goode, 2009).

    Anger, Stress, and Aggression in Violent Offenders

    Article: Seager, J. A. (2005). Violent men: The importance of impulsivity and cognitive schema. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 32(1), 26-49. Whether clinicians work in an outpatient setting, a community setting, or a correctional setting, they need to consider how the variables of anger, stress, and aggression relate to vio

    Violent Offender Treatment in the Field

    When violent offenders are referred to treatment, it is imperative that treatment providers recognize treatment process challenges and their impact on the selection of effective treatment strategies and approaches. Recognizing challenges to successful treatment allows providers to adapt their treatment approaches and the desired

    Article Review: Drug Addiction & Criminality Treatment Model

    When it comes to treating drug offenders, forensic psychology professionals must have a solid understanding of desired outcomes in order to select a suitable treatment approach. Drug abuse often results in uncharacteristic behavior and may actually generate complications related to the mental health treatment and physical well-b

    Professional Malpractice Law

    * I need a brief review of Weathers v. Pilkinton, or Adams v. Carter County Memorial Hospital * I need a focus on one aspect of the case chosen that can be explained in entirety with at least 3 scholarly references. * Please describe a variation on the case that might have gotten a different outcome

    Levels of Measurement and Concepts of Validity

    Selecting a method to accurately measure variables can be a complex task. Some data can be transformed from one level of measurement to another, and other data cannot. Measurement instruments must also be validated to prove they accurately measure the variables in question. Consider the measurement of data and compare measuremen

    Treatment Outcome Models in the Field

    Before beginning treatment, practitioners are required to address treatment goals. Goals can be specific or broad, and range from cessation of substance abuse and regularly checking in with authorities, to compliance with medication requirements and avoiding specific locations and environments. Goals are usually developed in col

    Shamanism in Psychology

    As a forensic psychologist you will spend the majority of your time evaluating clients. A cultural understanding will certainly aide in this task. Treatment providers have the same challenge. We recently had a young Hispanic man in custody who was psychotic. He believed he was the devil. The only way we could get him to comply

    Sexual Offender Case Scenario

    Apply concepts and approaches presented in the course to a scenario featuring an offender with multiple related factors · Explain the offender category (ies) that concurs with the scenario client and discern the treatment considerations inherent in this category (ies). · Describe the multicultural factors (

    Evaluating Design Choice and Threats to Validity

    Evaluating Design Choice and Threats to Validity in a Quasi-Experimental Design Being a critical researcher requires practice and thought into the reasoning behind various research design choices. In this Discussion, you will consider a quasi-experimental design used from the attached study and evaluate it for its appropriate

    The Value of Systemic Approaches

    Pretend that you are teaching a course on working with children in a clinical setting. •Present a rationale to your students for assessing and treating problems through a systemic lens. •Provide an example of what you might miss by working only individually with a child. •Describe circumstances under which you might c

    Issues in Treatment of Ethnic Groups: The Hmong

    You know by now that forensic treatment settings serve culturally diverse populations. In this course and academic program, the terms diversity and culture are broadly defined to include not only race and ethnicity but also religion, gender, physical ability, socioeconomic status, and age. You need to take all aspects of culture

    Cultural Competency Test and Reflection on Results

    Review the APA Guidelines for Providers of Psychological Services to Ethnic, Linguistic, and Culturally Diverse Populations. Think about the possible challenges of addressing culture in the treatment of forensic populations. - Review and reflect on the course media segment "Multicultural Considerations". Think about the impor

    Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychology: Treatment and Evaluation

    Professional ethics provide the scaffolding for the provision of professional services. Ethics guide how individuals are trained as well as how they treat and interact with others. Ethical guidelines, then, affect numerous activities in which professionals are engaged. This holds true for providers from all professional groups w

    Practicing Psychology in the US & Canada

    In any forensic treatment setting, there are legal concerns that impact practice. State laws guide how a professional is credentialed or licensed. There are significant differences between types of professionals, settings in which these professionals may practice, and in what capacity they may practice. For instance, social work

    Design Choice and Threats to Validity in an Experimental Design

    Review the attached article. Evaluate the choice of the design used in the article. Why was that design used and not another one? Assess the authors' performance in explaining this. With these thoughts in mind: 1. Describe the choice of design and threats to validity in an experimental design. 2. An evaluation of the choi

    DSM: Culture, Gender, Developmental and Lifespan Considerations

    Describe the following: 1. The overall DSM classification system. 2. The strengths and limitations of the DSM. 3. How the client's culture, gender, developmental, or lifespan background may contribute toward personal biases and diagnosis. 4. How personal biases might influence the client's diagnosis. 5. Three ways tha

    Comparison of Forensic Settings

    The many different forensic treatment settings - prisons, jails, outpatient settings, community centers, and specialized treatment centers - provide many employment opportunities. Even within these settings, there are specific and differing programs that operate. For instance, a prison might operate a drug treatment program styl

    Verbal Behavior

    Provide an original example of the following complex verbal behaviors to demonstrate your understanding of these concepts, and describe a situation where you might want to promote this type of verbal behavior in a client: (a) generic tact extension; (b) metaphorical tact extension; (c) metonymical tact extension; (d) solistic ta