Option 1: Movie

Select a movie from the following list:

1. Terms of Endearment (1983) (PG)
2. Ordinary People (1980) (R)
3. Saving Mr. Banks (2013) (PG-13)
4. My Sister’s Keeper (2009) (PG-13)
5. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) (PG)
6. Footloose (1984) (PG)
7. The Queen of Versailles (2012) (PG)
8. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011) (PG-13)
9. 28 Days (2000) (PG-13)

Watch the selected movie in preparation for the biopsychosocial assessment. As you watch the movie, focus on one specific character in the movie as the focus of your clinical attention. Take notes over relevant patterns and significant moments/details within the characters’ journey. Consider the character’s behavior patterns within the confines of the movie.

Option 2: Case Study

Read the attached case study. Take notes over relevant patterns and significant moments/details within the persons’ journey.

Assignment

Refer back to the movie you selected and watched or the case study you read during Topic 1. Consider the character you selected or the person from the case study and complete a biopsychosocial assessment about your selected person using the provided biopsychosocial template. Only complete Part 1 of the template, as Part 2 will be completed later in the course.

Write a 750-1,000-word assignment that gives a general overview of commonly used substance use disorder treatment approaches. In addition, you are to select two common approaches and compare their similarities and differences.

Include the following in your assignment:

1. A brief description of two common empirically researched substance use disorder treatments. Choose from either Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, or Solution-focused Brief Therapy.
2. A discussion about the differences of each treatment listed.
3. A discussion about which method you would prefer to use and why.
4. A list of professionals who may be involved in treatment, their role, and how you would coordinate treatment with them.
5. A minimum of two scholarly sources.

Consider using the following level-one APA headings in your paper to help organize the content:

1. Overview of Treatment Approaches to Addictions Counseling
2. Treatment Differences
3. Preferred Method and Rationale
4. Treatment Professionals

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines 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.

Characteristics of Effective Treatment Programs

Several types of intervention and treatment approaches have been presented in your course textbook. In addition, evidence-based treatment programs are presented on the recommended government website,http://www.crimesolutions.gov/. The Office of Justice Programs’ CrimeSolutions.gov uses rigorous research to determine what works in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services. On CrimeSolutions.gov, you will find:

• Research on program effectiveness reviewed and rated by expert reviewers
• Easily understandable ratings based on the evidence that indicates whether a program achieves its goals

Identify two effective treatment approaches either from the textbook or from the website. One of the treatment programs should be based in a residential facility and the other should be community based. Use resources from professional literature in your research. Professional literature may include the Argosy University online library resources, relevant textbooks, peer-reviewed journal articles, and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, and .gov).

In addition, your instructor will assign a scholarly paper submitted by one of your classmates. Review the assigned scholarly paper and provide objective feedback as per the guidelines in the grading criteria.

Referencing the identified programs and the professional literature, address the following in a 6- to 8-page Microsoft Word document:

• Identify and describe the similarities and differences between community-based treatments and treatments in jails and prisons.
• Identify the underlying principles common to both treatment programs that increase the chances of success. Treatment programs based in schools, the community, and the work site can serve as prevention programs. However, various factors need to be considered in establishing the nature of the treatment program.
• Identify the factors that need to be considered in the treatment and prevention programs for offenders. Indicate the role that each of the factors plays.
• Provide examples and rationales.
• Use the above analysis to critique your peer’s paper assigned by your instructor. Identify and analyze the treatment protocols presented in the peer’s paper. Evaluate the effectivenesss of the selected treatment using the current research literature. Based on the analysis, discuss strengths of the selected treatment providing the rationale, or offer suggestions for improvement.

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

Dual diagnosis clients are often in treatment for substance use and mental health disorders. Their treatment is trickier than those who only have one of these disorders. For this assignment, you will research the complicated relationship between mental health and substance use disorders. For example, clients diagnosed with mood disorders often turn to alcohol or illicit substances to regulate their moods.

Select one of the hypothetical client scenarios. Briefly summarize the scenario and propose some health problems that the client might have as a result of his/her illicit drug/alcohol use. Research the interaction between the drug use and the mental health disorder use your textbook and three other academic sources to support your ideas. Explain how the drug directly affects the person’s nervous system.

First Part: Select a scenario

Darren

Darren is a 24-year-old male who was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and Bipolar Disorder. He was diagnosed with ADHD at age seven by pediatric neurologist and started to take stimulants to reduce the impulsivity. During his late high school years, he became violent with his mother. He suffered mood swings that did not seem related to the ADHD. His psychiatrist and psychologist added Bipolar Disorder to his diagnosis. He was prescribed antidepressants in addition to his other medications.

He was able to develop skills to manage his attention without medication. He stopped taking stimulants for his ADHD. However, he continued to take medications for the Bipolar Disorder diagnosis. These included Abilify and Clonidine. Darren did not like taking either of those drugs, so he began to experiment with using a combination of marijuana and cocaine to manage his moods. Darren is now addicted to using marijuana and feels that he cannot function without it.

Darren needs treatment for his drug use, but will also need help with his bipolar disorder symptoms too. He lives with a girlfriend who has threatened to move out if he does not get treatment soon. He wants to change, but insists that his marijuana use is the only thing that stabilizes his moods.

Rhonda

Rhonda is a 32-year-old mother of two young children who has a history of depression (including post-partum) and alcoholism. She smokes two packs of cigarettes a day and drinks the equivalent of two bottles of wine a day. She was initially diagnosed with depression as a teenager. From the age of 13 to 18, she used self-injury to alleviate her stress and depression. She received treatment and stopped cutting. However, she began drinking and smoking in place of cutting.

Rhonda suffered intense periods of depression after the birth of both children. Her doctor prescribed Prozac and Wellbutrin at different times. She did not think that the medications worked very well, so she often took double doses of her medications along with wine. She continued to see a therapist during these times, but did not reveal that she was drinking.

Rhonda was referred to treatment because of a Driving Under the Influence arrest. She revealed that she has been drinking and smoking cigarettes throughout the day to treat her depression. She does not think that her medications work. Her husband will support her recovery as long as she promises to stop drinking and take her depression medication.

Part One (about two pages)

1. Summarize the scenario explaining why the client is considered “dually diagnosed.”

2. Using your research, explain the health problems that can occur from using the specifically mentioned illicit drug/alcohol. What are the effects on the body/brain?

Part Two (about two pages)

3. Using your research, explain how the specific illicit drug/alcohol impacts the person’s mental health disorder (e.g. someone diagnosed with anxiety and takes a stimulant will have increased anxiety).

4. Explain the specific problems that exist in treating the dual diagnosed (e.g. setting for treatment, interventions, medical treatment).

This is an essay so be sure you are weaving the answers to the questions into a well-written academic essay. The viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and sustained. The writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful. The essay should be 1200 words (not including the title and reference page) supported by current research, and formatted according to the most recent edition of the APA manual.

You must demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard American English. [Note: Standard American English is the common language of educated professionals and is understood by people across different geographical regions, educational backgrounds, and ethnic and racial associations.] Please visit the Kaplan University Writing Center to access information about using appropriate “in-text citations” and to get help with writing mechanics.

Each paper should include:

• A title page

• The paper itself (the “discussion”)body of the paper

• “In-text citations “formatted according to the most recent edition of the APA manual

• Use standard margins: 1″ on all sides.

• Use standard 12-point font size, Times New Roman or Arial.

• Use standard double-spacing: average of 22 lines per page, and between 20 and 24 lines per page.

• Use left-aligned text. Do not right-justify.

• A reference page

Write a 2 page paper that lists the reasons why you want to work in human services, then rank your reasons in order of importance for yourself and then rank them from most selfish reasons to least selfish. Next, critically analyze your choice to pursue a Human Service degree.

• How long have you had this career choice?
• What led you into this field?
• What experience do you have in human services?

Next, discuss what you would need in order to continue in the field of helping. Discuss what you will need from the human service profession, and from clients, in order to feel value.