You will complete Part I of the Final Project Worksheet.  The first step is to choose the case study that you plan to utilize in your project. You will notice that some case studies include more than one potential client. For example, in the case of Jim, the 14 year old adolescent, you may opt to focus on the family or the teen. After you identify the case and choose the client, identify one presenting problem or mental health issue for counseling focus.  
Now, put your counselor hat on. You have an identified client and a presenting problem. Where do you go from here? As a counselor, you have an ethical responsibility to provide competent practice. There is an expectation that you will utilize interventions that are supported with empirical research.  So, your next step is to identify an intervention that you would like to use with your client.  For your project, you will investigate current counseling research related to the intervention in order to make an informed decision about evidence based practice. To launch your research, you will formulate a research question to guide your investigation.
To Prepare

Review the Final Project Worksheet Part 1 media program found in the Learning Resources for this week
Review the Final Project Case Studies found in the Learning Resources for this week and choose one of the four case studies to use for your Final Project. School counselors should choose Case 1 or 2.
Consider the case study and identify your client and the mental health issue you will focus on
Choose one intervention that you would like to further investigate for possible use with the client

Directions:
These responses are meant to be conversational and open to opinions and personal thoughts. Engage in deep critical thinking as you post your answers by using your own research, the textbook, or personal and career experiences.

Application Assignment #4
Read through California’s Master Plan on Aging. The beginning introduction can help you understand the importance of these issues and give you great citations to use in both this and your paper(s)!
https://mpa.aging.ca.gov/ (Goals main page)
https://www.aging.ca.gov/download.ashx?lE0rcNUV0zYXf9JtT7jkAg%3d%3d (Goals pg 11)

Choose one of the bold goals listed on the main page of the website or page 11 of the PDF and skip down to the pages that cover that goal and read them.
Summarize the goal, the importance of it (using citations!), and some of the ways this plan suggests we improve this issue for older adults.
Pretend you are on the committee for achieving this goal. Write a paragraph with suggestions for things they should consider (if not mentioned already), with tangible resources that might help. For example, if you are talking about Goal 1 and they mention making outdoor spaces for all ages you could refer to this document as a toolbox for creating age-friendly communities for older adults: https://www.giaging.org/documents/130402_GIA_AFC_Primer.pdf ; or this as a suggestion of a tangible action to take: http://www.walkable.org/download/walking_audits.pdf

The coursebook is attached as a link. Nancy Hooyman, Kevin S. Kawamoto, H. Asuman S. Kiyak – Aging Matters_ An Introduction to Social Gerontology-Pearson (2014).pdf – Google Drive

This assignment requires writing a Word document addressing all questions below. Please limit your submission to between two to four double spaced pages, and use proper grammar and sentence structure. If you use any sources for this assignment, please cite the sources at the end of your paper. Identify each question as a separate heading, then place your response immediately below, before moving on to the next question.Discussion Questions from Chapter 6What is the importance of nonverbal communication? Have you ever been in a situation in which nonverbal messages enhanced communication? Have you ever been in a situation in which the lack of nonverbal messages resulted in miscommunication? Please explain.Think of the most recent meetings you have had to attend for work or school. Was the meeting effective? Were the guidelines for running meetings, as presented in your textbook, followed? Share the success or failure of the meeting.Think of instances in which you experienced miscommunication as a sender or receiver. What led to the miscommunication? Was there anything done to clarify the miscommunication; if yes, what was done?; if no, what were the results?What are the major challenges faced by participants in virtual meetings? Are there possible benefits to virtual meetings that do not exist in traditional face-to-face formats?Think about the teams to which you have belonged. Did you experience psychological safety? How did this affect how you communicated with your team members?In referring to Emotional Intelligence (EI), explain how EI impacts communication and how it can enhance team performance.

Studies estimate that between 15% and 43% of girls and 14% and 43% of boys will experience at least one traumatic event. Out of those children who experience trauma, 3%–15% of girls and 1%–6% of boys will develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Erk, 2008, p. 246). Risk factors for the development of PTSD include the severity of the trauma, parental reactions to the trauma, the amount of parental support given to a child or adolescent, and how close the child or adolescent is to the trauma (Prout & Brown, 2007, p. 231). Often, young children show signs of PTSD in their play. For example, children who experienced sexual trauma may act out the trauma by using dolls. Adolescents’ PTSD symptoms often mirror those of adults. There are many treatment options for children and adolescents with PTSD, and no matter the type of treatment you choose, it is important that the child or adolescent you treat feels at ease when working with clinicians.
For this Discussion, select a current traumatic event in the news involving children and/or adolescents. Consider possible PTSD symptoms commonly seen with this type of trauma. Also, consider how you might be affected if you were to work with a child or adolescent who was traumatized by this event.
With these thoughts in mind:
Post a brief description of the traumatic event you selected. Then, describe two symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) commonly seen with this type of trauma and explain why. Be specific. Finally, explain one way you might be affected when working with children or adolescents who have experienced this traumatic event and why.

Overview
In the lecture, duty to warn and duty to protect were reviewed. There are significant legal and ethical implications surrounding these concepts. For this assignment, you will demonstrate your understanding of these concepts. Your response is worth a total of 100 points.
Directions
In 1969, Prosenjit Poddar told his university counseling center therapist, Dr. Lawrence Moore, that he intended to murder TatianaTarasoff. Dr. Moore warned campus police and Poddar was briefly detained but then released. Poddar subsequently murdered Tarasoff. The family of Tarasoff sued the therapist, the university, and others asserting that the counselor failed to warn Tarasoff or her parents. The counselor and the university maintained that they owed no duty of care to the victim.
Review your state laws related to duty to warn and duty to protect. Reflect on the laws and how you might resolve any duty to protect or duty to warn dilemmas from the Tarasoff case 
You are to download and read an article related to Duty to Warn. Respond to the following as part of this assignment (one or two pages). Article Below 

Summarize the article (2 paragraphs).
What are the primary legal and ethical issues? (1-2 paragraphs)?
Discuss any issues with duty to warn that are specific to your state?
Find citations for at least three additional articles related to duty to warn. Provide the citations in APA style?
Reflect on your experience in reviewing the learning materials and the article selected. Discuss any ethical or legal issues that might be relevant (1-2 paragraphs).
https://learn-us-east-1-prod-fleet02-xythos.learn….