UNIT 5B Assignment

1)      You are approached by the Director of a new alternative program “Partners for Success” providing disenfranchised teens placed at risk– teens who dropped out/expelled and who have abuse/neglect in background/history – with academic, vocational, and counseling services. The Director says, “With this demographic, you have to get off to the right start or it will be escalations between staff and teens day-after-day or total withdrawal. All staff need to understand what’s going on inside these teens and how to appropriately guide and respond, whether it’s life skills and responsibilities around the clinic, learning course material or vocational skills, or in emotional counseling.” You are charged with putting on a seminar for the PFS staff about the teen brain and best practices.

a.       REFER TO ASSIGNMENT 3B, Item 3a.

                                                              i.      Remember how abuse/stress impacted and caused disturbance in:

1.      Hippocampus, Prefrontal Cortex, Cortisol Levels, Amygdala

2.      Persistent Fear Response, Increased Internalization, Diminished Executive Functioning, Complicated Social Interactions

                                                            ii.      Include at least 4 of those in your presentation. Explain to staff how it’s relevant to understand the brain/circuitry, why these teens might be reactive, escalate.

b.      THEN review some of the sources on the Assignment Page. Come up with at least 5 suggestions for making the experience work!

c.       Finally, write up your “presentation”! SAMPLE START: “Thank you for inviting me to present this training seminar. We will explore how abuse/neglect/trauma influence the teen brain and then highlight several evidence-based practices that you can take with you…”

                                                              i.      Presentation can be typed lecture, ppt slides…whatever works!

                                                            ii.      Scoring

1.      Intro 2 pts

2.      4 Integrated areas of the brain/disturbance (16pts). Must be explained for staff.

3.      5 strategies, suggestions, principles and why they are effective (20 pts)

4.      Cite sources in presentation. 2 pts

2)      Research a topic related to problems of development for adolescents.

a.       Pick a problem of development [SELECT ONLY 1 BELOW!!!]

                                                              i.      Eating Disorders: As a psychologist, explain to a group of high school students why EDs are the deadliest disorder. (4 reasons why EDs are deadly)

                                                            ii.      Depression/Suicide: As a counselor, explain to parents of high school students what might distinguish normal teen brooding/moodiness from more serious clinical disturbance. (4 ways to distinguish)

                                                          iii.      Alcohol Abuse: As an addiction counselor, explain to [pick audience] the impact of alcohol abuse on physical, psychological, emotional outcomes. (4 outcomes)

b.      Type up your “presentation”/explanation!

c.       Scoring

                                                              i.      Review 3 stats and/or demographics related to your topic. 12

1.      Find 1 website that provides statistics and/or demographics related to the topic

                                                            ii.      Review/explain 4 major points about your ! 20

1.      Find 2 websites that provide explanations of your topic

                                                          iii.      Provide the links to the websites. 1

                                                          iv.      Cite sources in your reviews. 2

                                                            v.      Write each review thoroughly, including description, explanation, elaboration.

d.      DO NOT cut/paste from the websites. The “Reviews” must be thoroughly written in YOUR WORDS! Cite and use “quotes” where appropriate.

e.       The Assignment will be scored a 0 for any cut/paste material.

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