Diagnosis and Treatment 5-8// Internship 3 reply// Gender 5…

Diagnosis and Treatment Lesson 05 – Discussion

Watch the following video and respond to the prompts:

• Describe the two approaches for depression: behavioral activation and opposite action.
• Explain how these interventions work.
• Explain your take on these interventions. Would you use them? Why or why not?

Original Discussion Post – Due Saturday before the assigned Canvas Discussion due date

• Fully respond to the questions being asked.
• Demonstrate content knowledge from our course textbook. Refrain from oversharing.
• Fully spell out all words (it is, does not, etc.).
• You must have a minimum of 200 words. Grammar, spelling, and punctuation will affect your grade, so be sure to proof your work before submitting it.
• You must have an in-text citation from our course textbook to support what you are saying. You will need a reference for your in-text citation. Any information taken from a source (other than your classmate or professor) must include an in-text citation and reference to avoid plagiarism. Not including a properly formatted in-text citation and reference will affect your grade.

Lesson 06 – Discussion

Watch the following video and respond to the prompts:

• List and describe the physical symptoms associated with anxiety.
• Explain what you see as the best way to treat physical symptoms associated with anxiety.
• Explain what you think is the biggest challenge in treating anxiety disorders.

Original Discussion Post – Due Saturday before the assigned Canvas Discussion due date

• Fully respond to the questions being asked.
• Demonstrate content knowledge from our course textbook. Refrain from oversharing.
• Fully spell out all words (it is, does not, etc.).
• You must have a minimum of 200 words. Grammar, spelling, and punctuation will affect your grade, so be sure to proof your work before submitting it.
• You must have an in-text citation from our course textbook to support what you are saying. You will need a reference for your in-text citation. Any information taken from a source (other than your classmate or professor) must include an in-text citation and reference to avoid plagiarism. Not including a properly formatted in-text citation and reference will affect your grade.

Lesson 07 – Discussion

Watch the following video and respond to the prompts:

• List and describe the obsessions and compulsions experienced by the person in the video.
• Explain the different interventions she used for OCD.
• Explain what you think is the biggest challenge in treating OCD.

Original Discussion Post – Due Saturday before the assigned Canvas Discussion due date

• Fully respond to the questions being asked.
• Demonstrate content knowledge from our course textbook. Refrain from oversharing.
• Fully spell out all words (it is, does not, etc.).
• You must have a minimum of 200 words. Grammar, spelling, and punctuation will affect your grade, so be sure to proof your work before submitting it.
• You must have an in-text citation from our course textbook to support what you are saying. You will need a reference for your in-text citation. Any information taken from a source (other than your classmate or professor) must include an in-text citation and reference to avoid plagiarism. Not including a properly formatted in-text citation and reference will affect your grade.

Lesson 08 – Discussion

Watch the following video and respond to the prompts:

• Explain how the speaker describes the cause of reexperiencing symptoms in PTSD.
• Explain why avoidance worsens PTSD symptoms.
• Explain what you think is the biggest challenge in treating PTSD.

Original Discussion Post – Due Saturday before the assigned Canvas Discussion due date

• Fully respond to the questions being asked.
• Demonstrate content knowledge from our course textbook. Refrain from oversharing.
• Fully spell out all words (it is, does not, etc.).
• You must have a minimum of 200 words. Grammar, spelling, and punctuation will affect your grade, so be sure to proof your work before submitting it.
• You must have an in-text citation from our course textbook to support what you are saying. You will need a reference for your in-text citation. Any information taken from a source (other than your classmate or professor) must include an in-text citation and reference to avoid plagiarism. Not including a properly formatted in-text citation and reference will affect your grade.

Internship

Module 03

Discussion Replies – Due by the assigned Canvas Discussion due date

• You do not need an in-text citation and reference.
• You must have a minimum of 50 words. Grammar, sentence structure, spelling, and punctuation will affect your grade, so proofread your work before submitting it.
• Refrain from oversharing.
• You must reply to two different students. You cannot reuse your reply to respond to another student.
• Fully spell all words (it is, does not, etc.).
• You must include an AI Statement.

Classmate #1

Khamara Waters

Understanding what I want out of life has encouraged me to approach my internship experience with intention and purpose, recognizing that each experience contributes to my development as a future human services professional. At this point, I have collected 21 hours and 40 minutes of internship experience, not including todays hours. These initial hours have allowed me to become familiar with the agency environment, expectations, and daily operations while beginning to apply skills learned in the classroom.

I received supervision on my first day at the internship site, which focused primarily on orientation, role clarification, and reviewing expectations, policies, and ethical guidelines. Since that initial day, I have not had additional formal supervision, although I anticipate that more structured supervision will occur as I continue to gain experience and take on additional responsibilities. The initial supervision was helpful in establishing professional boundaries and providing a foundation for ethical and appropriate conduct. Within the organization, I have identified several key roles that support my learning and contribute to effective service delivery, including my site supervisor, case managers, counselors, intake staff, medical staff, outreach staff, and administrative personnel. Observing how these professionals collaborate has helped me better understand the agencys structure and how interdisciplinary teamwork supports comprehensive client care.

One human services task I perform well without much conscious effort is active listening and demonstrating empathy, as building rapport and making others feel heard comes naturally to me. In contrast, documentation remains a task I find consistently challenging, particularly completing accurate and detailed case notes. I also tend to avoid tasks that involve confrontation or delivering difficult information because these situations feel emotionally uncomfortable, even though I understand their importance in professional practice. Feedback I often receive in both academic and professional settings is that I need to be more confident and assertive, which can be difficult to hear but has helped me identify an important area for growth.

To further prepare for my career in human services, I plan to gain additional experiences at my internship site, including participating in intake interviews, assisting with case planning, and observing interdisciplinary team meetings. To improve a weakness at my internship, such as documentation, I plan to review examples of effective case notes and request feedback from my supervisor. Academically, I will work on building confidence by preparing thoroughly for assignments and discussions. When ethical dilemmas arise, I will rely on an ethical decision-making model that includes identifying the ethical issue, reviewing relevant ethical codes and laws, consulting with supervisors or colleagues, considering possible courses of action and their consequences, selecting and implementing the most ethical option, and evaluating the outcome to guide future practice.

AI Statement:

Grammarly was used for organization and editing. All content reflects my own work and understanding.

Gender Issues

Module 05

Discussion Replies – Due by the assigned Canvas Discussion due date

• You must have an in-text citation and reference from the assigned course textbook.
• You must have a minimum of 50 words. Grammar, sentence structure, spelling, and punctuation will affect your grade, so proofread your work before submitting it. Any elements that do not contribute to the application of knowledge will not be counted in the word count.
• Any information taken from a source (other than your classmate or professor) must include an in-text citation and reference to avoid plagiarism. Not including a properly formatted in-text citation and reference will affect your grade.
• Refrain from oversharing.
• You must reply to two different students. You cannot reuse your reply or in-text citation to respond to another student.
• Fully spell all words (it is, does not, etc.).
• You must include an AI Statement.

Classmate #1

Holly Beal

Sexual orientation is shaped in meaningful ways by social conditions, especially culture and religious norms. Chapter 5 mentions how stigma tied to sexual orientation often shows up as long-term, ongoing stress that gradually affects individuals well-being and how they experience relationships, sense of safety and personal expression, rather than standalone acts of discrimination (Miville et al., 2024). This aligns closely with my own experience of being in a lesbian relationship for seventeen years. My previous partner and I both grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, we experienced ongoing pressure rooted in Christian values, which required us to constantly be mindful of our behavior and identity in daily settings. Deciding to move to South Florida offered us an opportunity to live in a place with more social acceptance of our lifestyle and gave us the freedom we craved, yet it also showed how deep our internalized stress really was even when we were in more accepting environments. Chapter 5 highlights how important and useful these experiences are when it comes to counseling practice because they affect the trust, coping strategies, and relational dynamics you have with clients.

Challenges typically arise when human service professionals rely on personal societal norms regarding gender and sexual orientation instead of their clients understanding. These stereotypes often lead human service professionals to unintentionally treat normal coping responses as problems, minimize stress related triggers, or reinforce heteronormative structures that do not reflect lived realities (Miville et al., 2024). Such as relocation is the best option for someone to be in a more socially accepting environment automatically resolving stress but ignores the long-term impact of growing up in stigmatizing settings. After transitioning from Knoxville, Tennessee to South Florida, I experienced a lot more acceptance but still battled internal pressure from decades of religious and cultural scrutiny. Chapter 5 highlights how professionals must be involved in self-reflection and cultural humility to prevent the influence of bias on clinical judgment.

Human service professionals hold ethical obligation to validate and respect clients whose sexual orientation and gender identity fall outside of dominant societal norms. Ethical practices require honoring your clients autonomy, avoiding harm, and actively confronting oppressive systems that harm well-being (Miville et al., 2024). For example, human service professionals must ensure that language, documentation, and assessments reflect the clients self-identified experiences instead of placing labels on them. In my personal experience, feeling heard and validated without correction had a significant impact on my sense of emotional safety and trust. Chapter 5 explains that ethical care goes beyond neutrality and requires advocacy, informed consent, and understanding the impact of how systemic discrimination affects mental health.

Reference

Miville, M. L., Vera, T., & Bensmiller, N. (2024). Counseling & gender: Intersectional approaches for practice, research, & advocacy. Springer Nature.

My AI Statement

The course material was read carefully then I completed the assignment. I used Grammarly as a support tool to help with spelling, punctuation, grammar, organization and clarity. The ideas, language, and final written content reflect my own understanding and interpretation of the course material.