Community Activity or Personal Interview (40 points):

• Option One: Students will complete an activity outside of class in which they are to attend, observe, or participate in an event in the community with multicultural features.

Each student is required to attend one cultural event which is outside of their usual sphere of experience. You will select a culture with which you are unfamiliar and attend an event that enhances your experience and understanding of that culture. The event MUST involve personal interaction during which you ask questions to increase your knowledge of this culture. As interaction is imperative, films and television are NOT permissible. The event MUST take place during the course of this class. Events could be as disparate as a family dinner, a religious service or a cultural event. Please check with the instructor should you be uncertain about your selection. You will then write a brief essay on this experience (2-3 pages, double spaced).

The paper should include:

• Why this cultural event was outside your usual sphere of experience.
• What you learned from this experience that you didn’t know before.
• The verbal interaction that took place.
• A connection to class content (specific references should be made with proper APA citations). You are required to cite the textbook but other academic sources are encouraged.

• Option Two: Interviewing a Person from a Foreign Country

In this project you are required to interview at least one individual who was born and lived in a foreign country until the age of 18 or older. You should then turn in a 2-3 page, double spaced, typed report on your interview. Your report should focus on differences in psychological processes (e.g., development processes like child rearing, cognition, attitudes toward mental illness and its treatment, etc.) between your culture and that of the person you are interviewing. Remember to focus on psychological functioning; this is not an anthropology or sociology course. If your report seems to simply describe the general culture, social institutions, and lifestyle of the culture, your report will receive a low grade. Your report should include a short biographical sketch of the person you interviewed. Finally, your report should present your own conclusions about similarities and differences in psychological functioning between your culture and that of the person interviewed. In conducting the interview, it is a very good idea to prepare extensively beforehand. For example, you should make a list of topics you wish to cover in the interview and then construct a series of specific questions you wish to ask the person to make sure all topics are covered. You must submit a copy of the questions along with your submission of your paper (this is not part of the 2-3 pages). You might want to consider using a tape recorder (with the person’s permission) rather than attempting to take notes during the interview.

*2-3 pages is just a guide. If you write less than 2 pages, you have not fully responded to the prompt. Your response should not be more than 4 pages.

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Discussion: Analyzing Diagnostic Criteria

Marriage, couple, and family helping professionals work from a systemic vantage point—they view issues and change as relational. That being said, they must be familiar with the diagnostic criteria of the DSM-5 in order to work within the field of mental health care at large. The DSM-5, of course, is individual rather than systemic in focus, and therefore it is wise for marriage, couple, and family helping professionals to view diagnostic criteria through a critical lens. Many of the disorders also are not based on clear, clinical cut-off criteria, and they require informed clinical judgment in order to be applied appropriately.

Note also that helping professionals should consider intersections of physical, mental health, and relationship considerations as they relate to sexual dysfunctions, compulsions, and addictions. For example, a physical examination by a qualified healthcare professional is typically warranted prior to making a diagnosis of a sexual dysfunction in order to rule out any physical causes for the symptoms.

Analyze the diagnostic criteria of major sexual dysfunctions and disorders in the DSM-5. Review the case study below and reflect on which DSM-5 sexual dysfunction/disorder might be the most reflective of the client’s symptoms. Then consider a counterargument as to why this dysfunction/disorder might not be appropriate for this client.

Susan, age 34, is a married mother of two preschool-age children (ages 4 and 2). Her husband, Steve, age 35, works full time, and Susan works part time on the weekends but primarily is a stay-at-home mother to her children.

The couple sought couples counseling, and their primary presenting concern was that Susan has not had any interest in sex with Steve for the past year. The couple reports that they have had intercourse about three times in the past year (“always at Steve’s initiation”); they rarely display physical affection toward one another; and they fought frequently about their lack of sex for about the first 6 months of the past year, but lately they have not fought often about the issue.

The partners indicate that, up until a year ago, Susan was very interested in sex, and they had sex approximately three times per week throughout their marriage (aside from immediately following the birth of their children). Susan states that she can’t pinpoint any particular reason for her lack of interest in sex and says, “Really, I just don’t want it anymore. I’m not sure if I ever will again.” Steve says that he is very frustrated but doesn’t want to fight about it. He says, “I just want my wife back.”

By Day 4

Post by Day 4 identifying a DSM-5 sexual dysfunction disorder that might reflect Susan’s symptoms. Research the literature to further understand Susan and Steve’s situation. What biopsychosocial factors may be affecting the sexual aspects of the couple’s relationship?

By Day 6

Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings and comment on a differing perspective.

Respond by Day 6 to at least two of your colleagues’ postings, offering and support an opinion gained from your reading.

Colleague: Maureen Epps

RE: Discussion – Week 9

COLLAPSE

Write a three-page, double-spaced paper that addresses the following prompts:

Critically examine the needs relative to sexuality with vulnerable populations and the Human Services Professional’s role in assisting with addressing these needs of teen parents and those diagnosed with HIV/STDs within the community.

How does addressing sexuality in adolescence potentially prevent an increase in teen pregnancy?

How does addressing sexual needs and expression serve as a proactive strategy towards lessening the HIV/STD rate in the community?

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What are some of the differences between re-Christianization promoted by Fundamentalists/Evangelicals in the US and Islamist efforts to re-Islamize Muslim majority states?

Discuss the social phenomenon that places a disproportionate number of Latino and black men in the criminal justice system.

Log into the resources on the CTC Library website, use government websites, or type in “Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System. Write a summary, three pages in length, of what you learned.

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Now that you are aware of the process of creating a diagnosis, you also have to consider both the strengths and limitations of a diagnosis. It is important to understand how a diagnosis may impact a client and how other professionals perceive a client.

In your journal submission, address the following:

How did you feel about explaining your diagnosis to the client?

What impact do you think it might have on the client?

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As counselors, we may see a client diagnosis shift over time as new events occur. This means that we may need to update or change a client’s diagnosis.

Considering disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders, identify how a diagnosis of oppositional defiant disorder would transition to a diagnosis of conduct disorder. Remember to take into consideration the development and course section of each disorder in the DSM-5. How might factors in the life of a client alter a diagnosis as you work them? Think about factors such as environment, culture, and biological changes.