Category: Counseling

Assessment  Description 
School counselors need a variety of resources to help them stay current on and contribute to identifying issues, trends, and best practices.
Explore the ASCA website and complete the “Professional Development Opportunities” template by identifying national, regional, and local professional organizations you would consider joining as a school counselor.
*This assignment is recommended as a representative artifact in your e-Portfolio.  
APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You will write a one-page summary for EACH category. Summaries must include:
Overview – a brief overview of the general category. In one or two sentences, identify the characteristic(s) that all the disorders in the category share. (Example: in the Depressive disorders, all the disorders are characterized by feelings of sadness.) Disorders – For each disorder in the category, write one or two sentences that provide a brief description of the disorder. In the Overview, you noticed what is similar across the disorders in the category; in the Disorders section, you will identify the main feature of each disorder that distinguishes it from the rest of the category (e.g., time frames, severity, types of symptoms, etc.)
Risk and Prognostic Factors – Choose one disorder from each category and provide a brief summary of the risk and prognostic factors as found in the DSM-5-TR.
You will organize each summary by using the current edition of APA headings. Start each summary with the category title using a Level 1 APA heading. Overview, Disorders and Risk and Prognostic Factors should be Level 2 headings.
You will include an APA title page and reference page. An abstract is not needed. Remember, the graduate program at Liberty uses the guidelines for “Professional” papers, not the “Student” version.
As this is primarily a summary of the DSM, you may start your DSM-5-TR Summaries Assignment paper with the statement “All of the following information was taken from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5th Edition, Text Revision (American Psychiatric Association, 2022) unless otherwise noted.” When including this statement, you do not need to use in-text citations for the DSM-5-TR. Using other sources is not recommended; however, if you use additional sources, you will need to cite and reference them.
This DSM-5-TR Summaries Assignment must be a paraphrase of the information you find in the DSM-5-TR or your textbook. You may not use any quotations.
Be sure to review the DSM-5-TR Summaries Grading Rubric before beginning this DSM-5-TR Summaries Assignment.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
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Resource: “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations” from the Writing Center.
Select one ethnic or cultural group as the focus of this paper.
Create a 10-15-slide PowerPoint presentation describing how substance use disorder family-centered therapy can be adapted to meet the needs of the ethnic or cultural group you selected.
Include the following in your presentation:
A title slide
A description of how substance use disorder family-centered therapy can be adapted to meet the needs of the selected group.
Integrate the concepts of family structure or process, treatment outcome predictors, and basic counseling skills.
A reference slide with a minimum of two scholarly references in addition to the Cultural Issues section of Brief Interventions and Brief Therapies for Substance Abuse: TIP #34 and any appropriate chapters from the textbook. (minimum of four total references).
Include speaker notes below each content-related slide that represent what would be said if giving the presentation in person. Expand upon the information included in the slide and do not simply restate it. Please ensure the speaker notes include a minimum of 50 words.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
This assignment meets the following NASAC Standards:
6) Appreciate the importance of family, social networks, and community systems in the treatment and recovery process.
10) Describe a variety of helping strategies for reducing the negative effects of substance abuse and dependency.
95) Understand the characteristics and dynamics of families, couples, and intimate dyads affected by addiction.
96) Be familiar with and appropriately use models of diagnosis and intervention for families, couples, and intimate dyads, including extended, kinship, or tribal family structures.
97) Facilitate the engagement of selected members of the family, couple, or intimate dyed in the treatment and recovery process.
98) Help members of the family, couple, or intimate dyed understand the interaction between their system and addiction.
99) Help families, couples, and intimate dyads adopt strategies and behaviors that sustain recovery and maintain healthy relationships.
104) Describe how addiction affects families and significant/concerned others.

You were given a case study by the instructor. The case study included a transcript and pertinent information. You were also given supplemental information. The purpose of this assignment is for you to learn the rehabilitation process and order of events from application to plan development. With the information given, you will complete the following:
o Application: Students will draw the necessary information from the case study transcript to complete an application form that will be provided.
o Application Casenote: Students will write a casenote based on the application/intake.
o Eligibility Determination: From the information provided, students will determine whether or not the client is eligible for services and give a rationale for their decision.
o Plan Development: Students will formulate a plan based on the information given. A form will be given to guide students. The goal established and services provided should be reasonable, based on the facts of the case, based on the client’s desires, and take into consideration what services are most appropriate.
o Plan Development Casenote: Students will write a casenote based on the plan they have developed
You are required to combine all items into one document and upload as a PDF. If you have problems, please contact the Instructor immediately.