Sandy was an 11 year old girl referred in February because of abdominal pains, sleeplessness and school problems. She was falling behind in her schoolwork and had become increasingly isolated from her peer group over the preceding few months. A pediatric examination showed that the abdominal pains were not due to clearly identifiable organic factors. Sandy lived with her father, Peter, and two younger brothers, Ned (8 years) and Rickie (5 years). Sandy’s mother, Assumpta, had died about 15 months previously following a lengthy battle with cancer. Assumpta had died peacefully in her husband’s arms. The children attended the funeral and Peter’s mother, Clara, who lived nearby, had helped to care for the three children in the wake of Assumpta’s death. Over the next year, Sandy was the best adjusted of the three children. The two boys became defiant and aggressive and posed a great challenge for Peter and his mother to manage. Sandy, however had been tearful and sad for some months but never troublesome. Peter, had buried himself in his work for much of the year but recently on the advice of the GP had begun to play tennis regularly and had begun to socialize again. The whole family, who were Roman Catholic, had attended the anniversary Mass 3 months prior to the referral; following this, Sandy had become very tearful and despairing. Over the subsequent 3 months she had distanced herself from her peers at school and left the hockey team. She criticized her father for his attempts at developing a social life. Periodically, she developed stomach aches for which no organic cause could be found and on occasion her father had been recalled from work or tennis to take Sandy to the family doctor. Sandy occasionally had dreams in which she and her mother were together again.
1) What are the DSM 5 Criteria described in this case (pg 944)?
2) Choose and describe one Grief Theory ( beginning on pg 944) you would use to conceptualize work with this client, and list two interventions you would develop/use based on this theory.
Geologic time: a field trip to the Pre-Cambrian
For this week’s forum, pick one of the time periods described in the lecture and illustrated in the geologic time scale. The title says “a field trip to the Pre-Cambrian”, but you can pick any time period (except the present). Pretend to are taking an expedition to that time (do some research). What will you need to bring with you? Will you need any special equipment to travel with (in the ocean perhaps?)breathe, or survive (protection against large/different lifeforms). What will you see there? What types of lifeforms? Why did you pick that particular time? Could you find any illustrations of what life was like during that time?
( NOTE: Length can be 300 – 500 words )
Instructor’s example post:
For many years I have been involved with a field paleontology program in El Golfo Mexico, with researchers from Arizona Western College, and the Page Museum (La Brea Tar Pits). The fossils found in the badlands near El Golfo (the pictures are in the lecture), are of megafauna which existed two million years ago: woolly mammoths, saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, Zebras, Giant camels, sloths, miniature horses, Giant Condors(see picture below). This time period was during an ice age, so the climate was cooler and wetter, supporting these larger animals. If I were to travel to this time period I would bring warm clothes, camping gear, and some way to protect myself from the wolf packs and saber -tooth cats! I would be wary around large herds of woolly mammoths. The Giant sloths would be slow moving and probably not too dangerous if left alone. I would not need any special equipment to breathe as the atmosphere would be similar to ours. I would need to be careful not to get stuck in tar pits! That is how many fossils were preserved, that you can see at the Page museum. I would like to travel to this time period, because it would be neat to see the actual animals after so many trips collecting small pieces of bones that came from those animals. I can’t wait to hear about your “field trips” to other times and places!
strategy and goals/objectives. You will examine your organization’s industry and the competitive conditions/positioning affecting it now or likely to do so in the future. Submit your work in your assignment folder in the form of an approximate 2,000-word double-spaced APA-formatted paper. The title page, reference list, and any appendices are not included in this suggested word count. You do not need to include an abstract.
Your paper should address these topics:
A brief explanation of the industry (or industries) in which your organization operates as well as context for your organization’ current positioning.
Analyze the current conditions in your organization’s industry and in its relevant general environment and their likely implications for successful implementation of your organization’s strategic goals and related actions. Be sure to address the PESTEL framework.
Apply Porter’s Five-Forces Model to enrich your understanding of the environment in which your organization is now or may be operating. The Five Forces model should stress that this model is used to evaluate the industry, not your selected organization’s activities. The model should be used to isolate the dominant force(s) in the industry faced by all competitors and that produce the greatest threat to your organization’s profits and/or strategy. You should discuss how your firm can provide a defense against this threat or threats.
Describe your organization’s strategic group and construct a map to show its relative market position. Add in a discussion of your rationale for the grouping.
Summarize the threats and opportunities facing your organization gleaned from your analysis. (SWOT analysis) Submit the SWOT format in Table form and add in some narrative to discuss the threats and opportunities in more detail. Explain in your discussion (not in the table) why you selected them and how they relate to the VMO and organization’s strategy.
Evaluate the extent to which your organization’s current strategy appears a good match for the competitive conditions it confronts or any gaps that must be addressed.
Add in a strong conclusion that ensures the reader leaves your paper with a clear recap of your key points.
IMPORTANT: Do not just use someone else’s SWOT, Five Forces, or other analysis. Imagine you have been asked by the organization’s CEO or top leader to offer an assessment of the organization and how well it is positioned (or not) to deliver on the VMO and strategy in the external environment. This is a critical element, stand back and offer thoughtful criticism and recommendations.
***Please do not use a previously written paper
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Your paper should have the following:
Thesis Statement – Develop a focused and sophisticated research question or thesis that enhances the scholarly discussion of questions and ideas that are important to scholars in the discipline.
Introduction – Provide an exceptional roadmap for the essay. In addition, the introduction included meets all of the following criteria: The introduction contextualizes the thesis statement by referring to larger issues in the discipline; The introduction provides rationale for pursuing the thesis by demonstrating a research need or question; The introduction articulates how the paper will address the key question or issue being studied; And the introduction refers to relevant, appropriate scholarly literature.
Argument and synthesis of knowledge – The argument builds logically upon the thesis with research-based, discipline-appropriate supporting facts, evidence, and/or data. Clearly describe major methodologies and practices of the field and implement them in creative and innovative ways. Demonstrate the ability to interpret, analyze, and synthesize information to advance the argument.
Sources and support – Communicate, organize and synthesize complex and contradictory information from multiple sources to advance knowledge in the discipline at a professional level. Accurately quote, paraphrase, and cite information in ways that are true to the original context.
Organization – The writing flows smoothly and logically from a well-defined thesis. There is a coherence in each sentence and paragraph that relates clearly to the controlling idea using appropriate examples. The flow of information demonstrates logical reasoning without jumps or shifts. The writing contains a thorough introduction, body sections, conclusion, and smooth transitions.
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