Jeff’s Case  Jeff is a 16-year-old Hispanic boy. He typically sleeps until noon on days when he does not have school. On school days, it often takes his mother 20 minutes to wake him. He recently moved from another school district and has few friends at the new school. When awake, he typically keeps […]

  Sometimes clients come into the counseling session with an immediate crisis. They need an immediate solution to a problem. Counseling in these situations needs to be focused and goal oriented.  Jamila has been working with her counselor on learning to better manage her 9-year-old son. Last night, her son was hit by a car and […]

You have a friend who is a mental health practitioner. He or she was invited to attend the bar mitzvah of a thirteen-year-old child he or she is treating. After considering the offer, he or she decides to go but has asked for your advice.   Tasks: In a 2- to 3-page paper and using […]

  This discussion will allow you to examine several different preventive guidelines related to men’s health. Please include at least three scholarly sources within your initial post. Topic 1: Colorectal Cancer Screening A 47-year-old man presents to your clinic for a routine physical. He considers himself to be “fairly healthy” and doesn’t routinely go to […]

Question Week 7 quiz Question 1.When a patient presents with a skin-related complaint, it is important to first: Fully inspect all skin lesions before asking the patient how the lesion in question developed Obtain a full history about the development of the skin lesion prior to the physical examination Complete a full physical examination of […]

Question Week 1 quiz Question 1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is: Reduced physiological reserve Reduced homeostatic mechanisms Impaired immunological response All of the above Question 2. Men have faster and more efficient biotransformation of drugs and this is thought to be due to: Less obesity rates than women Prostate […]

Kristopher is a 14-year-old boy who was recently accused by a female classmate of forcing her to have sex with him. He claimed that she agreed to have sex with him and then became angry because he went out with other girls. Kristopher is known as a bully and often fights with other students. He […]

Introduction Working with families and couples can be very challenging for a number of reasons. As a counselor, you will be faced with many clients who experience problems related to family or marital/partner issues. If you decide to work with children and adolescents, you will also need to know and understand how to use these […]

  Instructions: Read the paragraph below. Submit the paragraph with definitions and common language replaced with medical terms where it is appropriate. A 56-year-old gentleman presents to the emergency room after awakening at 2:30 a.m. this morning with trouble swallowing, trouble breathing, and left-sided numbness and weakness. His wife said that he had trouble speaking […]

The most common childhood disorders tend to fall into one of two categories: behavioral disorders or emotional disorders. This assignment will focus on the behavioral disorders of childhood, which include the following: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) Conduct disorder (CD) In this assignment, you will gain a better understanding of the similarities and […]