Overview: For this assignment, you will create a PowerPoint presentation (min

 
Overview:
For this assignment, you will create a PowerPoint presentation (minimum of seven (7) slides) on a pychotic disorder. Please follow the instructions below and be sure to follow A    PA for
Instructions:
In Module 6, we learned about psychotic disorders, including characteristics, symptoms and treatment options.
For this assignment, you will create a PowerPoint presentation (minimum of seven (7) slides) that communicates the information below.  

Research a Psychotic Disorder.
Describe the disorder’s:

characteristics
etiology
symptoms

Provide treatment suggestions for your selected disorder.
Reference at least three (3) external resoUR, making sure to cite them appropriately. 

  Overview: For this assignment, you will prepare an infographic that describes

 
Overview:
For this assignment, you will prepare an infographic that describes aspects of schizophrenia. Please follow the instructions below and be sure to follow A   P A for
Instructions:
In Module 6, we learned about schizophrenia. 
For this assignment, you will create an infographic that communicates the information below. Review the attached handout for infographic resources and options. 

Describe the symptoms and characteristics of schizophrenia.
Briefly explain treatment options for schizophrenia.

  Discuss how biological contributions, social influences, and cultural varia

 
Discuss how biological contributions, social influences, and cultural variations influence the expression of Psychological disorders.
What do you feel is being done to reduce the effects of mental health stigmas?
What else needs to be done to reduce mental health stigma?  Provide at least 2 possible solutions.

  Select one of the following prompts to begin your discussion post this week:

 
Select one of the following prompts to begin your discussion post this week:
Speak with a leader at your organization about ethical issues that occur with the use of technology in clinical practice. Describe at least one of the ethical dilemmas you learned about and at least one method of preventing ethical problems in relation to use of technology in practice.
Share your definition of clinical supervision. Explain what you would feel comfortable speaking with a clinical supervisor about, what you would not be comfortable speaking with a clinical supervisor about, and what you hope to learn from a clinical supervisor.
Reflect on your professional skills of conducting clinical interviews. What are your strengths and how could you improve?
Speak with a leader at your agency about common ethical dilemmas that occur in practice. Describe what you learned and share the agency’s policies and procedures for addressing ethical dilemmas or ethical violations.

 Human services professionals are required to continue to learn, engage, and sta

 Human services professionals are required to continue to learn, engage, and stay current in their field of choice. Discuss your target population, future/current work goals, and how professional development will fit into your future career development. Why is this important? What else would you like to learn related to your future career?  

Respond to at least two colleagues:   Compare your thoughts with theirs regar

Respond to at least two colleagues:  
Compare your thoughts with theirs regarding why self-care has been added to the Code of Ethics.
Provide feedback and/or suggestions related to their chosen self-care activity. 
Use the Learning Resources to support your posts. Make sure to provide APA citations and a reference list.  

Respond by Day 6 to at least one of your colleagues’ postings in one or more of

Respond by Day 6 to at least one of your colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:
Ask a probing question.
Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.
Offer and support an opinion.
Validate an idea with your own experience.
Make a suggestion.
Expand on your colleague’s posting.

To prepare: Review the Learning Resources on self-care and sustaining the per

To prepare:
Review the Learning Resources on self-care and sustaining the personal self.
Access and navigate to your selected case in the Case Studies interactive media in the Learning Resources.
Consider how to motivate and empower your client toward self-care, and how you might engage in discussion about what those self-care needs are. Consider what strategies you might employ (e.g., motivational interviewing, education, use of self, etc.)
Using the Handout Resources in the Learning Resources, develop a 1-page educational handout or visual on self-care to use with your client.
For guidance on submitting a video to an Assignment, please refer to the Kaltura button from the Classroom Support Center (accessed via the Help button).
Ensure that you have a quiet place to record without any distractions. 
Record and submit a 2- to 3-minute Kaltura video, in which you speak directly to your chosen social worker. In your video: 
Empower the client to engage in personal self-care strategies. What would be an appropriate starting place?
Use a self-created 1-page handout to educate and guide your client on self-care strategies to address vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, or burnout (as appropriate to the case). 
Include a transcript and/or edit closed captioning on your video to ensure that your presentation is accessible.  

To prepare: Review the Learning Resources on self-care and reflect on self-ca

To prepare:
Review the Learning Resources on self-care and reflect on self-care as an ethical responsibility outlined in the NASW Code of Ethics. 
Consider the six domains of self-care and your practices and habits related to those domains, as well as future habits you want to initiate.   
Post an explanation of why you think self-care has been officially added to the NASW Code of Ethics. What circumstances have led to this change? Then, describe the six domains of self-care. Identify your past self-care practices relative to each domain and the extent to which you consistently engage in these practices. Finally, explain at least one self-care activity that you will deliberately and consistently implement for the remainder of the course.