With a growing social awareness and increasing importance of gender identity among adolescents, there is a lot of pressure on therapists when working with this population due to the potential for making long-term, life-changing decisions. To ensure ethical treatment for our clients, educate them on their options, and avoid potential legal liability, it is critical for the counselor to ensure that the client is fully and accurately assessed prior to treatment.

Review the client case from this weeks discussion.

Assume that the client agreed to engage in counseling services with you and is receptive to treatment. The client reports symptoms of depression and anxiety due to the lack of understanding from their peers, as well as opposition from their school district to use the locker rooms and bathrooms according to their gender identity.

Write a biopsychosocial assessment with case conceptualization for this client that explains the issues, symptoms, and diagnosis framed in a theoretical lens. You will need to fill in the unknowns for this case – make it your own, be creative. There should be NO sections that are not fully developed in your biopsychosocial. If you put “unknown” or “did not have the details,” you will be marked down on the rubric. Please ask any questions you may have about this. Include the following:

Complete a Biopsychosocial Assessment and Treatment Plan based on the case using the forms located on the site for the College of Social Sciences Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling & Mental Health Counseling program. Your Biopsychosocial Assessment should be a minimum of 700 words and include:

• Biological and physiological factors related to gender identity that occur during puberty and adolescence
• Environmental factors affecting the clients transition and gender identity
• Systemic factors, including family system, social supports, and education
• Potential ethical issues in this situation
• A case conceptualization for this client that explains the issues, symptoms, and diagnosis framed in a theoretical lens, based on the factors in this case
• Your choice of theoretical orientation for working with this client
• A diagnosis, with an explanation of the DSM-5 symptom checklist that you use in your diagnosis
• A summary of any concerns you may have when working with this client

Research common treatment goals for the chosen diagnosis before completing your Treatment Plan form. Your treatment plan should be a minimum of 350 words and include:

• A minimum of 2 target problems
• Specific, short-term goals for each target problem
• Objectives for each target problem
• Intervention strategies to achieve goals for each target problem
• A minimum of 2 academic, peer-reviewed sources to support the goals, objectives, and interventions for each target problem

Format your reference page and treatment plan according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.

Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): CHEFFING28201629.docx

Note: Content extraction from these files is restricted, please review them manually.

Respond to the following reflective questions relative to the IRIS Module on student behavior.

1. What new insights did you gain about student behavior through this module?
2. How has this module changed the way you perceive challenging behavior in students?
3. Which part of the module challenged your thinking the most, and why?
4. What assumptions about student behavior did you have before this module, and have they shifted?
5. How did learning about the A-B-C model of student behavior make you reflect on your own experiences as a teacher?

Discussion posts should be reflective of college level writing and discourse. Please be sure that your posts are substantive and are written in depth and detail. As a suggested guide, please use the following word count ranges:

• Initial posts: 250 to 400 words

• Reply posts: 125 to 150 words. Replies should relate to the post that you are responding to and in addition, ask a question, add new information or add a new resource to the discussion.

IMPORTANT NOTE: All writing for this assignment must be original. Content generated by Artificial Intelligence is not permitted and will be addressed via the Student Code of Conduct. While you may prepare your post ahead of time, please post only in the week in which the discussion is due.

Due dates for CHFD courses: initial post by 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, two reply posts by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday

Discussion Prompt:

Choose one of the following discussion points to discuss this week in your discussion post.

Option 1

Think about a baby or toddler youve spent time with or heard stories about, maybe a sibling, cousin, or even yourself. What kinds of things did they do that showed they were learning and thinking, like exploring or solving simple problems? How did the people around them, like parents or caregivers, help them learn new things? Can you describe how their language skills changed during those first two years, and which theory of language development you think best explains that growth? Have you ever seen them respond to rewards or routines, and how might that relate to memory or conditioning

Option 2

Think about a baby or young child you know, maybe a sibling, cousin, or even yourself from stories or photos. What kind of personality or temperament did they show early on? How do you think their culture or gender influenced how they were cared for or taught to express emotions? Can you describe how their emotions changed during the first 2 years, and how they formed bonds with caregivers? Which theory of attachment do you think best explains their behavior, and how might their caregivers have helped build trust? What kinds of childcare options were available to their family, and how do you think those choices affected their development?

In week 2, you selected a current issue in the field of *Psychology (see link: ) and submitted your proposal for your research paper. Feedback was provided by your instructor, and recommendations made.

Now that you have chosen your issue/topic, you will develop your 5-paragraph essay outline this week which you will use as you continue to develop your research paper. Again, this outline will be for your final research paper where you are investigating a psychological topic and will include four scholarly sources in your final paper.

This outline should follow the five-paragraph essay format, and you should use a complete sentence or brief statement per point. Please do not submit one-word bullet points. Also, be sure to include a thesis statement, and a concluding statement. This is NOT an entire essay you are submitting this week, just the outline using the Roman numerals, and letters for each paragraph and subpoints as listed below. Please use the template below as a guide for how this should be completed.

Keep in mind when you do compose this you are investigating a topic in psychology in this research paper, you are not making an argument.

Review and address the following two prompts:

1. Describe how psychology uses the scientific method and why it is important to follow this method when conducting research studies.
2. Then explain why ethics are important to have in place when conducting research.

Task 1: Develop a substantive main thread addressing each part of the prompt in full. Remember, APA format is primarily used in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. For more information about APA Style, please review the APA resources provided within the course.

Reading material is from OPENSTAX pyschology 2e chapters 2&4. I need this done by midnight tonight please