1.A 22-year-old female comes to your office with complaints of right lower quadrant abdominal pain, which has been worsening over the last 24 hours. On examination of the abdomen, there is a palpable mass and rebound tenderness over the right lower quadrant. The clinician should recognize the importance of   Digital rectal examination     […]

Read the attached scenario, The Case of Lonnie and Dorothy, and respond to the following questions. Upload and submit your answers in a Word document:   Identify and prioritize the needs that Lonnie and Dorothy have.   Describe the necessary case management roles and purposes for each of the three most important needs Lonnie and […]

COUNSELING INTAKE FORM   Client’s Name__________________________________Age_________Date__________   Full Address___________________________________________________________ Home Phone__________________________ E-mail______________   Case Manager’s Name______________________________________   Date of Initial Contact __________   Reason for contact with client:   Important Medical Situations:   Family background.  Include names and other information about any family or close friend.  Relationship with these people?   Living arrangements.  Describe the […]

As we approach the mid-point of this course, now is a good time to share some feedback.  In your own words, reflect on your progress thus far and then answer the following:   Summarize how you are feeling about your progress in this course.   State what your expectations are from me going forward.   […]

Compare and contrast case management in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. In the left column, list how all four decades are similar. In the right column, list how each decade was different in the corresponding box, or what developments were made in each.       All   1970s       1980s   […]

•             Evaluate the treatment process, including assessment, diagnosing, goal setting, treatment interventions, medication assisted treatment, levels of care and community support groups.   Program Outcomes   •             Support the assessment of client concerns and available resources to match support services to improve quality of life […]

This week’s lecture covered some of the mental health disorders that tend to co-occur with substance use disorders.  For your reflection this week, imagine you are working as an assistant in a behavioral health office.  Then address the following prompts:   Explain how co-occurring disorders might complicate the assessment and treatment process.   Detail how […]

This week’s lecture covered various assessment tools and levels of treatment for working with individuals with substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health disorders. For your reflection this week, imagine you are working as an assistant in a behavioral health office. A patient with a suspected substance use disorder presents for treatment. Given what you […]

As we approach the mid-point of this course, now is a good time to share some feedback.  In your own words, reflect on your progress thus far and then answer the following:   Summarize how you are feeling about your progress in this course.   State what your expectations are from me going forward.

In this week’s discussion we considered various forms of addiction. In your reflection this week, please upload and submit your responses to the following questions:   Describe the main points or ideas you learned this week about the forms of addiction.   Explain what you discovered about the similarities and differences between the various forms […]