Prior to beginning work on this discussion, be sure to read the required articles for this week.

You are a consulting psychologist for a local clinic and have been asked to follow up on a consultation you completed four years ago. There are current developments in this case that require further consideration. Please review the PSY699 Week Five discussion case file (Links to an external site.) or detailed information on the current case under review.

In your initial post, explain how the APA Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct can be used to guide decisions in this ethically complex situation. Provide a suggested course of action for the clinic staff. Given the daughter’s age and the situation presented, integrate concepts developed from different psychological content domains to support your suggested course of action. Be certain to use evidence-based psychological concepts and theories to support your arguments. You may wish to consider the following questions as you construct your post.

Should the staff encourage the daughter to inform her mother that she is sexually active?

Would knowledge regarding her daughter’s sexual activity influence the mother’s stance regarding disclosure?

Should the staff break confidentiality and inform the mother that her daughter is sexually active?

Should the staff encourage the mother to inform the daughter of both her and her daughter’s HIV status?

Does the daughter’s boyfriend have any rights in this situation? If so, what are they?

Based on the daughter’s age, does the mother have a right to not disclose the diagnosis to her daughter?

Does the mother have a right to the privacy regarding her own diagnosis, which could be threatened if her daughter learns of her own status?

Are there other approaches the staff can take? If so, what are they?

Is further information required in order for you to create an ethically sound suggested course of action?

Essay questions

Define the key features of CBT.  What are the main goals of this type of therapy?  Describe at least one specific technique in depth.  Describe the nature of the therapist/client relationship according to the model.  Identify at least one strength and one limitation of this approach. 

Describe solution focused brief therapy.  What sets this approach apart?  Discuss strengths and weaknesses of this approach.  Describe at least one specific technique used in this approach. 

Overview

In this milestone, you will explore the concept of advocacy in relation to psychology and how it relates to performance in the workplace. This activity will help to prepare you for your Project Two assignment.

Prompt

For this assignment, respond to the following criteria in 3 to 5 sentences each, citing your sources in APA style:

Describe how you would apply a specific theory of social psychology to advance your advocacy agenda.

Describe how you would apply a specific theory of cognitive psychology to advance your advocacy agenda.

Describe a psychological concept that could be used to heighten awareness of the need for social change.

Describe how assessment tools can be used to measure social change.

Describe critical first steps in developing an intervention for effecting social change in the workplace.

All sources and ideas requiring attribution must be cited according to APA style.

Guidelines for Submission

Submit your Module Three Milestone assignment as a Word document, with all sources cited according to APA style.

Overview

In Modules One through Seven of this course, you will watch a series of videos from leaders within the SNHU community. The objective of these videos is to share with you some reflections and insights as they pertain to the participants’ identity, advocacy, leadership, and motivation. Watching the videos and reflecting on the content will contribute to the creation of your own social change identity.

Note: As you progress through the video series and the subsequent module reflections, you will synthesize information provided from various concepts discussed within the context of the videos. Pay particular attention to specific conceptual themes that emerge from the videos. You will use the knowledge acquired in all the videos that you’ve viewed so far to complete each module reflection assignment.

Prompt

For this assignment, you will watch the Module Three Video|SNHU Leadership and answer the following in 2 to 4 sentences per question.

Describe interview participant’s specific coping and resiliency skills that were critical to their ability to manage change.

Describe how you can apply your knowledge of psychology to enhance your coping and resiliency skills.

All sources and ideas requiring attribution must be cited according to APA style.

Guidelines for Submission

Submit your completed Module Three video reflection as a Word document, with sources cited according to APA style.