6501 Discussion 3

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The neurological system affects all parts and functions of the body through nerve stimulation. Nerves also control the sensation and perception of pain. While pain can be described in a variety of ways, it is essentially labeled according to its duration and source. As an advanced practice nurse evaluating a patient, you need to consider the following questions: Does the pain quickly come and go, or is it persistent and ongoing? Does the pain arise at the source of injury or in another location? In this Discussion, you compare three common types of pain—acute, chronic, and referred.

To Prepare

· Review this week’s media presentation on the neurological system, as well as Chapter 14 in the Huether and McCance text.

· Identify the pathophysiology of acute, chronic, and referred pain. Consider the similarities and differences between these three types of pain.

· Select two of the following patient factors: genetics, gender, ethnicity, age, or behavior. Reflect on how the factors you selected might impact the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and prescription of treatment for acute, chronic, and referred pain

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Post a description of the pathophysiology of acute, chronic, and referred pain, including similarities and differences between them. Then, explain how the factors you selected might impact the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and prescription of treatment for acute, chronic, and referred pain.

Ceramics

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This assignment will be submitted to Turnitin®.InstructionsGuidelines:

  • Choose a work of historical art you find profound on MET Museum website www.metmuseum.org. 
  • From the MET site go to ART tab on homepage which gives you a drop down menu. Select MET Collection. Type in keyword “Ceramics” in Search box in the MET Collection page. It will give you a filter choice that says “SHOW ONLY”. Here click box on “ARTWORKS WITH IMAGE” and this will yield a result of about 31,000 pieces of ceramic art in the MET collection. Take your time and choose one piece that you find compelling. This will be artwork #1.
  • Now spend some time locating a contemporary ceramic artist (any artist working after 1960) that derives direct influence formally or conceptually from your selected artwork #1. This chosen clay piece will be artwork #2. Your choice of artwork #2 does not have to be a famous or professional piece but they must use clay as part of their process. Their art must have some comparative similarities and you must point out where & why the two pieces connect to one another. You can use any search engine to search for a recent artist. Akar is a good website with contemporary clay creators  https://www.clayakar.com/pages/creators
  • This is a bullet point style synopsis and not a paper. You should include images of Artwork #1 and Artwork #2 as an attachment jpeg.
  • The paper should be one page single spaced. Page one will describe defining visual or conceptual attributes of Artwork #1 and Artwork #2 in order. (so half page explaining each piece individually for a total of one page). Page two will compare Artwork #1 and Artwork #2 and lay out where and why Artwork #2 is drawing inspiration from Artwork #1.
  • If you have to include more than one image for Artwork #2 to make the analysis feel free to do so. 
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socw6070wk4-dis2-Administration and Culturally Competent Advocacy

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Social work administrators can use their roles as leaders to increase cultural competency within their organizations and, thus, help to create positive social change. As social work administrators critically assess situations in which social injustice or inequality has taken place, they may discover an organizational need for increased cultural competency. However, changing the culture of an organization is not an easy task since administrators must address personal and organizational assumptions about diversity and cultural competency simultaneously.

For this Discussion, consider how social work administrators might apply their leadership roles to increase cultural competency within their organizations.

Post at least two( 2 to 3 pages) strategies social workers may use to become advocates for social change through cultural competence. In addition, identify at least two challenges administrators may face in developing cultural competency within their organizations.

Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

 

Required Readings

Northouse, P. G. (2013). Leadership: Theory and practice (6th ed.). Los Angeles: Sage Publications
Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Chapter 15, “Culture and Leadership” (pp. 383–421)

Chun-Chung Chow, J., & Austin, M. J. (2008). The culturally responsive social service agency: The application of an evolving definition to a case study. Administration in Social Work, 32(4), 39–64.

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2014a). Cortez case study [Multimedia]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Optional Resources

Walden University. (2014). Master of Social Work home page. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
Visit the Master of Social Work interactive home page to explore resources available to students in the program.

6 – Corporate Memo on Ethical and Legal Concerns

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 Scenario

You work in the accounting department at your U.S. based company. The Vice President enters your office and asks you for a check for $250.00 for expenses he tells you he incurred taking a client to a late dinner the night before. He provides you with receipts for a dinner for two at one of the most expensive restaurants in the city. A few minutes later, you head over to the employee lounge and pass by his receptionist who is telling someone else how the VP proposed to his girlfriend the night before at that same restaurant. You decide you need to alert the CEO to the situation.

Instructions

  • Write a Corporate Memo in Microsoft Word (minimum two pages) to the CEO that describes your ethical and legal concerns in the given business situation.
  • Address the following:
  • What are the ethical concerns in the given business situation?
  • What is the relationship between ethics and law in business (including consequences when either is violated)?
  • Provide both a business solution and at least one law that would support you in reporting this situation to the CEO.
  • Use at least three credible sources. These should be cited and in APA format.

 

A memo consists of two parts: the identifying information at the top, and the message itself. At the top, identify for whom the memo has been written, who is sending it, the subject, and the date. The subject line serves as the memo’s title.
The style and tone you use in a memo will be determined by your audience: You can use a casual tone in a memo to a coworker you know well, but you should use a more formal tone in a memo to your boss. It’s important to organize your memos well. Most longer memos consist of an introduction, a discussion, and a conclusion. In the introduction, tell readers what prompted you to write (such as a problem or question about a specific procedure or policy), and provide any necessary background information. In the discussion section, or body, indicate what changes are necessary to address that problem or question. In the conclusion, state specifically how you want the reader to respond.

If you’re new to writing memos, use one of Microsoft Word’s memo templates. In Word 2016, click on File, then click on New, and search for Memo. Choose from over 15 different memo options. Be sure to swap the sample information in the memo with your own content.

Theories discussion 2.

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Mrs. Smith was a 73-year-old widow who lived alone with no significant social support. She had been suffering from emphysema for several years and had had frequent hospitalizations for respiratory problems. On the last hospital admission, her pneumonia quickly progressed to organ failure. Death appeared to be imminent, and she went in and out of consciousness, alone in her hospital room. The medical-surgical nursing staff and the nurse manager focused on making Mrs. Smith’s end-of-life period as comfortable as possible. Upon consultation with the vice president for nursing, the nurse manager and the unit staff nurses decided against moving Mrs. Smith to the palliative care unit, although considered more economical, because of the need to protect and nurture her because she was already experiencing signs and symptoms of the dying process. Nurses were prompted by an article they read on human caring as the “language of nursing practice” (Turkel, Ray, & Kornblatt, 2012) in their weekly caring practice meetings.

The nurse manager reorganized patient assignments. She felt that the newly assigned clinical nurse leader who was working between both the medical and surgical units could provide direct nurse caring and coordination at the point of care (Sherman, 2012). Over the next few hours, the clinical nurse leader and a staff member who had volunteered her assistance provided personal care for Mrs. Smith. The clinical nurse leader asked the nurse manager whether there was a possibility that Mrs. Smith had any close friends who could “be there” for her in her final moments. One friend was discovered and came to say goodbye to Mrs. Smith. With help from her team, the clinical nurse leader turned, bathed, and suctioned Mrs. Smith. She spoke quietly, prayed, and sang hymns softly in Mrs. Smith’s room, creating a peaceful environment that expressed compassion and a deep sense of caring for her. The nurse manager and nursing unit staff were calmed and their “hearts awakened” by the personal caring that the clinical nurse leader and the volunteer nurse provided. Mrs. Smith died with caring persons at her bedside, and all members of the unit staff felt comforted that she had not died alone.

Davidson, Ray, and Turkel (2011) note that caring is complex, and caring science includes the art of practice, “an aesthetic which illuminates the beauty of the dynamic nurse-patient relationship, that makes possible authentic spiritual-ethical choices for transformation—healing, health, well-being, and a peaceful death” (p. xxiv). As the clinical nurse leader and the nursing staff in this situation engaged in caring practice that focused on the well-being of the patient, they simultaneously created a caring-healing environment that contributed to the well-being of the whole—the emotional atmosphere of the unit, the ability of the clinical nurse leader and staff nurses to practice caringly and competently, and the quality of care the staff were able to provide to other patients. The bureaucratic nature of the hospital included leadership and management systems that conferred power, authority, and control to the nurse manager, the clinical nurse leader, and the nursing staff in partnership with the vice president for nursing. The actions of the nursing administration, clinical nurse leader, and staff reflected values and beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors about the nursing care they would provide, how they would use technology, and how they would deal with human relationships. The ethical and spiritual choice making of the whole staff and the way they communicated their values both reflected and created a caring community in the workplace culture of the hospital unit.

Based on this case study, consider the following questions.

1. What caring behaviors prompted the nurse manager to assign the clinical nurse leader to engage in direct caring for Mrs. Smith? Describe the clinical nurse leader role established by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing in 2004.

2. What issues (ethical, spiritual, legal, social-cultural, economic, and physical) from the structure of the theory of bureaucratic caring influenced this situation? Discuss end-of-life issues in relation to the theory.

3. How did the nurse manager balance these issues? What considerations went into her decision making? Discuss the role and the value of the clinical nurse leader on nursing units. What is the difference between the nurse manager and the clinical nurse leader in terms of caring practice in complex hospital care settings? How does a clinical nurse leader fit into the theory of bureaucratic caring for implementation of a caring practice?

4. What interrelationships are evident between persons in this environment—that is, how were the vice president for nursing, nurse manager, clinical nurse leader, staff, and patient connected in this situation? Compare and contrast the traditional nursing process with Turkel, Ray, and Kornblatt’s (2012) language of caring practice within the theory of bureaucratic caring

Wk5 DQ – Financial Management

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 Question:

Please answer each of the following questions in detail and provide in-text citations in support of your argument. Include examples whenever applicable. Make sure to provide examples for each of the questions below.

1. Please explain the determining factors of the interest rate and make sure to include hypothetical examples for better clarity. 

2. Describe the meaning of the yield curve. Verify how the shape of the yield curve provides predictions on the economy in future years. Please visit the US Governments’ Treasury site, retrieve the data on the U.S. treasury rates and construct the yield curve. Indicate the date of retrieving the data.

3. Please explain the terms associated with the bonds, namely, corporate bond, municipal bond , treasury bill, par value, coupon rate, coupon payment, time to maturity, prevalent interest rate, market value and yield to maturity (YTM).

4. Explain and provide examples of how variations in the prevalent interest rate affects market value of a bond. 

5. Explain how you would value a stock. Provide an example of valuation of a stock based on retrieved real data. Include evidence of the retrieved data in your answer. Compare your valuation with the actual price of the stock at the designated time for your valuation.

Note:

1. Define the words in your own words. Do not directly quote from the textbook.

2. Need to write at least 2 paragraphs

3. Need to include the information from the textbook as the reference.

4. Need to include at least 2 peer-reviewed articles as the reference.

5. Need to provide examples whenever applicable.

6. Please find the related PowerPoint and textbook in the attachment. 

7. Please answer each of the following questions in detail and provide in-text citations in support of your argument. Include examples whenever applicable.

8. Please find the Course Learning Outcome list of this course in the attachment 

Textbook Information:

Ross, S. A., Westerfield, R. W., & Jordan, R. D. (2018). Fundamentals of corporate finance (12th ed.). McGraw-Hill

ISBN: 9781259918957

General Outline

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  1. Please submit your general outline. Follow the instructions here for How To Prepare the Justification Outline.
  2. Please also upload the full-text PDF for each of the articles in your references that we haven’t read in class (at least two 2). Upload the actual PDFs, links won’t be accepted.

How to prepare the Justification Outline

  1. Title of your policy.
  2. Introduction: 1-2 sentences explaining the problem that policy would solve (include in-text citation).
  3. Expected positive outcome I: 1-2 sentences describing a physiological/cognitive improvement that the beneficiaries of your policy could experience from implementing your policy (include in-text citation/s).
  4. Expected positive outcome II: 1-2 sentences describing another physiological/cognitive improvement that the beneficiaries of your policy could experience from implementing your policy (include in-text citation/s).
  5. Expected positive outcome III: 1-2 sentences describing a third physiological/cognitive improvement that the beneficiaries of your policy could experience from implementing your policy (include in-text citation/s).
  6. Conclusion: 1-2 sentences explaining the significance of this policy.
  7. References.  See here how to format references. I recommend you use reference manage software. There are some free options, such as Mendeley (Links to an external site.)
  8. Upload the full-text PDF for the articles in your references that we haven’t read in class (at least 2 should be articles that you found on your own). You need to upload the actual PDFs, links won’t be accepted. No need to upload the PDFs of articles that we read in class.

Humanity Cultural Awareness

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The HUM2020 Cultural Awareness Essay is designed to evaluate your understanding of Florida Gateway College’s Cultural Awareness General Learning Outcome: Students will explain how aspects of culture relate to the human experience. 

As we have discussed throughout this course:
    •    The arts are an important aspect of culture and are unique among the humanities in their ability to express values, with values being part of the human experience.  We have grouped values into five specific types: individual, societal, religious, political, and environmental.
    •    All art disciplines express the human experience in some way, shape, or form.  We have focused on three fundamental art disciplines: the visual arts (specifically painting and sculpture), literature (specifically poetry), and music (specifically instrumental classical music).
    •    There are three types of criticism used to analyze art: descriptive (focused on form and subject matter), interpretive (focused on how form transforms subject matter into content), and evaluative (focused on the standards of perfection, insight, and inexhaustibility).
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With the above in mind, write an essay in which you:
Discuss the three value types that are most important in your life and explain how each value type is expressed by a specific work of art (from those provided for this assignment, with each work being from a different art discipline) using evaluative criticism.

Your essay must be 1250-1500 words long and should be written in multiple paragraphs, as follows:

    1    Write one to two opening paragraphs [at least 250 words] in which you state the purpose of this essay (an introductory sentence is sufficient) and explain which of the three value types are most important in your life. List and discuss your three value types in the same order that you will use them in the following three sections of your essay (see steps 2-4).
   

 2    Write one to two paragraphs [at least 250 words] in which you use evaluative criticism to discuss the ONE provided work of visual art from those below that YOU believe best expresses your first value type. Be sure to justify how your chosen work does this, using relevant discipline-based vocabulary to discuss the work’s perfection, insight, and inexhaustibility.
    ▪    Pieter Bruegel the Elder: The Hunters in the Snow [Flemish. 1565. Northern Renaissance]
    ▪    Work (image) as a PDF slide in Canvas
    ▪    Rembrandt van Rijn: Self-Portrait [Dutch. 1659. Baroque]
    ▪    Work (image) as a PDF slide in Canvas
    ▪    Jean-Antoine Houdon: George Washington [American. 1788-92. Neoclassicism]
    ▪    Work (image) as a PDF slide in Canvas
    ▪    Aaron Douglas: Aspects of Negro Life: From Slavery Through Reconstruction [American. 1934. Modernism]
    ▪    Work (image) as a PDF slide in Canvas
    ▪    Isamu Noguchi: Kouros [Japanese-American. 1945. Modernism]
    ▪    Work (image) as a PDF slide in Canvas
  

  3    Write one to two paragraphs [at least 250 words] in which you use evaluative criticism to discuss the ONE provided work of literature from those below that YOU believe best expresses your second value type. Be sure to justify how your chosen work does this, using relevant discipline-based vocabulary to discuss the work’s perfection, insight, and inexhaustibility.
    ▪    Alexander Pope: “The Universal Prayer” [English. 1738. Neoclassicism]
    ▪    Work (full text) at the Poetry Foundation
    ▪    William Wordsworth: “The Solitary Reaper” [English. 1807. Romanticism]
    ▪    Work (full text) at the Poetry Foundation
    ▪    Paul Laurence Dunbar: “The Haunted Oak” [American. 1900. Modernism]
    ▪    Work (full text) at the Poetry Foundation
    ▪    Robert Frost: “Birches” [American. 1916. Modernism]
    ▪    Work (full text) at the Poetry Foundation
    ▪    Edna St. Vincent Millay: “Dirge Without Music” [American. 1928. Modernism]
    ▪    Work (full text) at the Poetry Foundation
    

4    Write one to two paragraphs [at least 250 words] in which you use evaluative criticism to discuss the ONE provided work of music from those below that YOU believe best expresses your third value type. Be sure to justify how your chosen work does this, using relevant discipline-based vocabulary to discuss the work’s perfection, insight, and inexhaustibility.
    ▪    Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042; I. Allegro [German. c.1730. Baroque]
    ▪    Work in Naxos Music Library web player
    ▪    Georg Philipp Telemann: Quartet in G Major, TWV 43:G2 from Tafelmusik; II. Vivace [German. 1733. Baroque]
    ▪    Work in Naxos Music Library web player
    ▪    Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27/2; III. Presto agitato [Austrian. 1801. Classical]
    ▪    Work in Naxos Music Library web player
    ▪    Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, op. 90; III. Poco allegretto [German. 1883. Romanticism]
    ▪    Work in Naxos Music Library web player
    ▪    Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; II. “Game of Pairs” [Hungarian. 1943. Modernism]
    ▪    Work in Naxos Music Library web player
   

 5    Write one to two closing paragraphs [at least 250 words] in which you state and discuss your opinion regarding the significance of the arts in expressing the human experience, specifically values. In other words, do you agree or disagree with the textbook’s assertion that the arts are unique and significant for their ability to reveal and/or clarify values?  Why?
  

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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
    •    Outside research is NOT permitted for this assignment.  While you may review the course material as needed, you may not conduct ANY research on your chosen works.  Doing so will be considered academic dishonesty, resulting in your essay earning a “0” grade.
    •    You MAY use the same work(s) for this assignment that you did for the analysis assignment(s). However, since this essay has different requirements, you may NOT simply copy-and-paste from your analysis assignments. Doing so will negatively impact your essay grade.  
    •    Your completed essay must be submitted by the posted due date as a PDF file via the submission link for this assignment.  Late submissions will not be accepted for any reason, except in the case of significant documented medical and/or personal issues.
    •    Properly punctuate and format work titles as explained in the “Writing About the Arts” guide.  After doing so the first time in your writing, you should refer to each work simply by punctuated title OR by artist and work type (e.g., Cole’s painting) – not by both.
    •    When discussing any type of art work, avoid such meaningless wording as, “The red gave the painting a pop of color!”. Instead, use descriptive wording, such as, “The artist’s use of red adds a strong contrast to the painting’s overall color scheme of dark browns and greens.”
    •    When discussing a work of literature, you may quote select lines from the work if necessary and if you properly enclose the lines in quotation marks.  However, such quotations will NOT count toward the assignment’s minimum word count requirement.
    •    When discussing a work of music, focus on the work’s emotional content rather than on imagery that it inspires (e.g., no “it made me think of a field of flowers”).  Also, please do not reference cartoons when discussing a piece of music (e.g., no “Tom & Jerry” or Disney).

Global Issues: Politics, Economics, and Cultural by Richard Payne.

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You will write a book review on Global Issues: Politics, Economics, and Cultural by Richard Payne. The purpose of this assignment is not only to summarize the themes found within the texts, but to offer a critique and identify how the material relates to current events and public policies.

Instructions

The Book Critique and Policy Review Paper Assignments must be 6 pages, not including the title and reference page. Format the body of your review in 4 main sections: summary, critique, application, and policy review. Do not summarize or critique the chapters chronologically. Consider the book as a whole. Avoid excessive quotations. State the authors’ viewpoints in your own words and give specific page references when paraphrasing. Be sure to review the Book Critique and Policy Review Paper Grading Rubric before starting this assignment. Each submission must be in a Microsoft Word document.

· Summary

Summarize the main theme of the book. What is the overall perspective, purpose, or argument of the book? If the author wanted you to get one idea from the book, what would it be? 

· Critique

This section needs to balance the book’s strengths and weaknesses in order to unify your evaluation. What strikes you as noteworthy? What has the book accomplished? In what ways was the book effective or persuasive? Challenge assumptions, approaches, or arguments made by the author. Does the argument make sense? You can offer agreement or disagreement and identify where you find the work exemplary or deficient in its knowledge, judgments, or organization. Provide concrete evidence for your assertions. Support judgments with references from the textbook reading in this course and other scholarly resources. All citations must be in current Turabian. Be sure that your evaluation is balanced, respectful, and fair. Control the tone of your critique.

· Application

This section must demonstrate how the book has enhanced your understanding of current public policy issues. Why is this topic important today? How can this information be used in forming and maintaining a strong foreign policy? 

· Policy Review

Identify and assess a current public policy issue in current events in light of the theories presented in this material. Do not merely state what the policy is. Explain the policy and provide a short but detailed briefing on the policy. Additionally, state if the policy is good or bad based on the perspective you gained in reading this book. You must also introduce new ideas that go beyond the book if they complement ideas you have gleaned from reading in the book.

SOCW 6202 – Discussion: Over-Treatment and Under-Treatment of Addiction

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Discussion: Over-Treatment and Under-Treatment of Addiction

The term levels of treatment refers to a continuum arranged by intensity of treatment. The levels of treatment range from the least to the most intense and aggressive approaches. The American Society of Addiction Medicine’s Patient Placement Criteria (PPC), the most frequently used and studied treatment levels classification system, divides the intensity continuum into four levels (Mee-Lee & Gastfriend, 2008). The PPC starts with Level I, outpatient treatment, which includes the least aggressive approaches. The system increases incrementally in intensity ending with Level IV, intensive inpatient treatment.

The appropriate level of treatment is determined by many factors, including the severity of addiction, prior treatment history, and the unique needs of the individual receiving the services. It is often desirable to try the least intrusive and restrictive level of treatment appropriate, as long as the individual’s safety is not jeopardized. Other important factors must also be considered when determining the appropriate level of treatment, such as the need to continue earning a living or raising a family and the individual’s stage of readiness for treatment (Prochaska, DiClemente, & Norcross, 1992). Knowledge of the levels of treatment may help an addiction professional determine the most appropriate levels of care based on the unique needs of each individual. Over-treatment and under-treatment of addiction can interfere with a client’s progress on the path toward recovery and result in adverse consequences.

For this Discussion, review this week’s readings. Then review the media and reflect on how the counselor employed the continuum of levels of treatment in the counseling session with Marge. Consider potential consequences of over-treating or under-treating Marge.

Provide a 400-word Discussion Post covering the following content, topics, and headings: 

–  An example of potential over-treatment and an example of potential under-treatment for Marge. 

– Explain the possible consequences of your chosen example. 

– As a helping professional, explain how you would mitigate the potential for over-treating or under-treating clients. 

– Support your response using the resources and the current and seminal literature regarding such factors as levels of treatment, patient placement criteria, and client’s stage of readiness.

Utilize the Learning Resource and Required Readings to provide at least four references and citations sourced only from the Learning Resources and Required Readings.

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Doweiko, H. E. (2019). Concepts of chemical dependency (10th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage.

· Chapter 28, “The Assessment of Suspected Substance Use Disorders” (pp. 389-404)

· Chapter 29, “Intervention” (pp. 405-413)

· Chapter 30, “Treatment Settings” (pp. 415-422)

· Chapter 33, “The Process of Treatment” (pp.448-468)

Mee-Lee, D., & Gastfriend, D. R. (2015). Patient placement criteria. In M. Galanter, & H. D. Kleber (Eds.), The American psychiatric publishing textbook of substance abuse treatment (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing.

Prochaska, J. O., DiClemente, C. C., & Norcross, J. C. (1992). In search of how people change: Applications to addictive behaviors. American Psychologist, 47(9), 1102–1114.

Clark, C. D. (2012). Tough love: A brief cultural history of addiction intervention. History of Psychology, 15(3), 233–246.

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2012b). Counseling session 2. [Multimedia file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Document: “Counseling session 2” Transcript (PDF)