Discussion: Your Karma and Dharma Whether or not you believe in the Hindu tradition of karma and dharma, these concepts can be useful and meaningful to us in our daily lives. The saying “What goes around, comes around” may be most familiar to you and explains how actions and decisions you make can affect what […]

PCN-529 Week 2 Assignment (Benchmark Assignment) Substance Use Disorder Testing   Max Points: 110 Details: Select and research a substance use disorder testing instrument. Write a paper of 500-750 words describing the instrument’s application in counseling. Include the following in your paper. A      description of the substance use disorder test, including whether the test      use used for screening […]

Working with special populations in any field can present challenges that require special competencies. This is particularly true in the substance abuse field. There are many cultural factors that contribute to substance abuse and influence assessment and treatment approaches. In addition, specific demographic factors such as age, socioeconomic status, family composition, and parenting styles can […]

For this assignment, you will select a topic for your grant proposal (i.e., Final Project due in Week Six). Then you will write the Specific Aims section and create a preliminary bibliography. You will conduct a search in the Ashford University Library and/or on PubMedCentral  to locate at least 10 scholarly peer-reviewed articles that are relevant […]

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, it is recommended that you read Chapter 1 in Turning Points in Dynamic Psychotherapy: Initial Assessment, Boundaries, Money, Disruptions and Suicidal Crises and Chapters 1, 2, and 4 in The Psychiatric Interview: Evaluation and Diagnosis. Respond to at least one of your colleagues in the discussion forum before creating your assignment […]