Psychology
MHC 500 Week Seven Assignment Guidelines and Rubric Overview: Final Project One requires you to create a resource portfolio. You will need to find resources for the various topics and cli ent populations covered throughout the course. Your Final submission should include a summary for each of the resources you identif y throughout the course’s weekly assignments. This assignment and the feedback you receive from it will help you construct that final project. Much of this work is repetitive from week to week, but it is crucial to have a documented list of information to help you organize these resources into one resource portfolio. Prompt: Use your Assignment Template to identify a service(s)/resource(s) to address the topic listed below for the state you hope to work in following graduation: Healthcare

1. Psychiatry 2. Free Clinic

Below is an example of a correctly cited resource with an appropriate summary from a professional in the field. Not all resources will require all of these elements. Example of Theory or Model CSTAR. (2017). Division of state behavioral health. Retrieved from [insert hyperlink text here; remember that you only provide the text for the link in APA style] I spoke with John Smith, the program director of CSTAR. CSTAR is an adolescent substance abuse program that works from a strength-based model. The population that can obtain services through CSTAR is individuals from 12 to 18 years of age. There are three phases of services through CSTAR. The first is through the residential program, where a teen can stay for up to two weeks and obtain nonmedical detox services. The client then steps down from the residential program to the second phase, the intensive day-treatment program. The intensive day-treatment program runs Monday through Friday, and clients arrive at 7:30 in the morning and stay until 5:00 p.m. During the day, they attend three groups, and they have individual and family counseling on a weekly basis alongside those who are in the residential program. After day treatment, the individual steps down to the third phase, outpat ient counseling. There, they attend counseling two nights a week; they will participate in three hours of group counseling and one hour of individual counseling each week. Ethical and Legal Considerations As noted in a conversation with John about the program, there are several ethical and legal considerations that are important for this resource. The program is voluntary, and even though the population is minors, because of the laws in [the state], parents cannot force their son or daughter into the program. The residential facility is also not a locked facility, meaning that if the client chooses to leave, the staff are not supposed to stop them. Ethically, the client’s welfare is the most important consideration, and that is why staff are trained to call the police and notify the family if the teen leaves the building. Additionally, because of [a specific law] in [name of state], when the services provided are related to substance abuse, anyone over the age of 14 must sign a release of information for their parents to have access to their medical records. The company uses both licensed mental health counselors and licensed d rug and alcohol counselors. John stated that legally, in [name of state], licensed drug and alcohol counselors can provide substance abuse counseling services but cannot provide mental health

counseling services. Any clients who go into the program and are dealing with both substance and mental health concerns are seen by a licensed mental health counselor. Application This resource is best used if the individual is dealing with substance abuse struggles. The program does offer mental health counseling and trauma-based services, but they must occur with a substance-abuse-related issue. The program works closely with local schools to provide substance abuse assessments for students who are caught bringing substances into the classroom. Because of the way the program is set up, the resource would be best used if I had an adolescent client who was dealing with substances and needed more counseling specific to substance use, particularly if they needed detoxification. Legally, I would need to remind both my client and my client’s family that this was not a locked-down residential facility and that participation in the program was voluntary, and I would encourage them to review the informed consent during the admission process. Once my client was admitte d to the program, I would want to see which consent forms would need to be completed so I could be made aware of my client’s progress in treatment, if the plan was for me to continue outpatient counseling for them later after completion of the substance abuse program. Legally, I would also need to have consent forms signed by my client’s guardians, according to my state’s laws, in order to provide any information to the residential treatment program. (For further assistance with APA format, visit the Shapiro Library’s APA style guide.)

Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Address the prompts above in the provided Week Seven Assignment Template. Retitle the document to have your last name and the assignment title in it and submit it for grading and feedback.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Identify Services/Resources to Guide in Working With a Psychiatrist in Hospitals or

Free Clinics

Service/resource name(s) and resource rationale(s) are provided for all services and resources concerning working with a psychiatrist in a hospital or free clinic setting

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include listing all services/resources available for working with a psychiatrist in a hospital or free clinic setting, or providing more accurate information

Does not attempt criterion 84

Articulation of Response Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, demonstrating an understanding of audience and purpose

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, negatively impacting readability

Submission has critical errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, preventing understanding of ideas

8

Citations and Attributes Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with few or no minor errors

Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors

Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution

8

Total 100%