Make an initial post (100 word minimum)  to EACH of the four discussion topics within the first two weeks of the beginning of the course.

2.  Students are required to make at least three reflective posts (100 word minimum) to the comments of other students.   

Students must begin by first stating “I believe your main (basic)point was”.  You may then proceed to discuss your viewpoint and advance or clarify you contribution to the discussion topic.

3.  For a post to be considered significant it must be a minumum of 100 words.

 

Throughout the short thirteen-minute video, I could not believe what goes on and what is happening to those young vulnerable children. These children have been through all different backgrounds and traumatic experiences only to go through more. Forced to be put on medication for severe mental conditions that they do not even have, not only that but doctors who they are expected to trust to help them through their traumatic experiences. Only for them to be betrayed and to be drugged up with different medications and mixed with other ones, that are dangerous for adults to even take. They are so drugged up that they are actual zombies and or these medications can have severe side effects. Especially the ones for depression or the side effects that cause suicidal thoughts or tendencies when they should be protected and know they are loved. These doctors either don’t have the time or patience to sit and actually talk these children through their feelings and problems. The combination and amount of medications they are taking can cause these children to act out when really they did not have any of those issues beforehand.

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a description of a possible vicarious trauma-triggering event. Describe the material that a client might bring in that could lead to vicarious trauma. Offer specific details of the trauma being described by the hypothetical client and how this might impact the counselor.  Identify yourself as a master’s student at the beginning of your post.

Course Text: Figley, C. (Ed). (1995). Compassion fatigue: Coping with secondary traumatic stress disorder in those who treat the traumatized. New York, NY: Brunner/Mazel. Chapter 1, “Compassion fatigue as secondary traumatic stress disorder: An overview” Course Text: Figley, C. (Ed.). (2002). Treating compassion fatigue. Philadelphia, PA: Brunner/Routledge. Chapter 1, “Diagnosis and Treatment of Helper Stresses, Traumas and Illness” Course Text: Quitangon, G. & Evces, M. (2015). Vicarious Trauma and Disaster Mental Health: Understanding Risks and Promoting Resilience. New York: Routlege Chapter 1
Course Text: Stamm, B. (Ed.). (1999). Secondary traumatic stress: Self-care issues for clinicians, researchers, and educators (2nd Ed.). Baltimore, MD: Sidran Press. Chapter 1, “Compassion Fatigue: Toward a New Understanding of the Cost of Caring” Article: Devilly, G., Wright, R., & Varker, T. (2009).Vicarious trauma and secondarytraumatic stress or simply burnout? Effect of trauma therapy on mental health professionals. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 43(4), 373–385.

Article: Harrision, R., & Westwood, M. (2009). Preventing vicarious traumatization of mental health therapists: Identifying protective practices. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 46(2), 203 – 219. Article: Kanter, J. (2007). Compassion fatigue and traumatization: A second look. Clinical Social Work Journal, 35(4), 289–293. Article: Sexton, L. (1999). Vicarious traumatization of counselors and the effects on their workplaces. British Journal of Guidance & Counseling, 27(3), 393 – 403. Article: Trippany, R., White-Kress, V., & Wilcoxon, S. (2004). Preventing vicarious trauma: What counselors should know when working with trauma survivors? Journal of Counseling & Development, 82(1), 31 – 37.

Websites
Vicarious Trauma Institute (Blog Videos):http://www.vicarioustrauma.com/index.html

 6-8 pages on a biography of about leaders, artists, composers, researchers, professors, and otherwise influential people, etc. The person you choose should be someone who has had an impact (positive or negative) on others and/or on society.  It must also include must include at least two psychology theories and discuss at least two of the three developmental processes (cognitive, physical, and social-emotional).  APA formatting with cites.

  Type of paperEssay (Any Type) SubjectPsychology Number of pages2 Format of citationNot Applicable Number of cited resources0 Type of serviceWriting

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  Identify the relevant sections of the APA Publication Manual chapters on citations and references, and the Walden University Writing Center resources on APA format, that relate to the types of citations and references used in your Discussion assignment. Make any necessary changes to grammar, academic writing, or format based on the SafeAssign and Grammarly reports. Revise your Discussion assignment based on this information to reflect correct grammar, APA format, and correct academic writing style, and save your work.  Conclude with a paragraph about what you learned about your academic writing skills—strengths as well as areas needing improvement. Explain the resources you will rely on going forward with the assignments in this course.  Post your revised Discussion response and the concluding paragraph to the Assignment link.

 https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/databasesearchskills 

 https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/webinars/scholarlywriting#s-lg-box-2773866 

 https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/masters/capstone 

 https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammarly