Experiences of schizophrenia are not  homogeneous; there is wide variety in onset, course of illness, and  combinations of symptoms. Social workers need to be able to understand  the different manifestations and pathways of the illness to plan  interventions. Social work services play a key role in stabilizing  crises, supporting family coping, and influencing overall quality of  life and outcomes of individuals with schizophrenia. In this Assignment,  you practice applying this necessary individualization.  To prepare:  In the Learning Resources, focus on the associated features,  development, and course of the illnesses in the schizophrenia spectrum.  Also focus on descriptions of the disorder and the way it develops for  different individuals.  Choose two articles  from the list in the Learning Resources that apply to treatment support  and interventions for the schizophrenia spectrum. Access the Walden  Library and research additional peer-reviewed articles. By Day 7 Submit a 3- to 4-page paper,  supported by at least 3–4 scholarly resources (including both required  and additional resources), in which you address the following:  Compare Saks’s and McGough’s experiences with schizophrenia,  specifically referencing the positive and negative symptoms they each  experienced.  Explain how you would use the Clinician Rated Dimensions of  Psychosis Symptom Severity measure and the WHODAS to help confirm your  diagnosis.  Identify in what ways their cases are typical or atypical of the  illness in terms of onset, associated features, development, and course.  Support your response with references to scholarly resources.  Explain how you would plan treatment and individualize it for these  two individuals. Support your response with references to scholarly  resources. In your explanation, consider the following questions:  What are the long-term challenges for someone living with the illness?  What social, family, vocational, and medical supports are needed for long-term stabilization?  How might treatment look similar or different for Saks and McGough, given they have the same diagnosis? Briefly explain how race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation,  socioeconomic status, religion, or other identity characteristics may  influence an individual’s experience with schizophrenia. in the black community  Morrison, J. (2014). Diagnosis made easier (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Guilford Press. Chapter 5, “Coping with Uncertainty” (pp. 43–56) Chapter 13, “Diagnosing Psychosis” (pp. 185–215) American Psychiatric Association. (2013o). Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders. In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: Author. doi:10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.dsm02 Note: You will access this e-book chapter from the Walden Library databases. American Psychiatric Association. (2013b). Assessment measures. In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5t.

1. Experiences of schizophrenia are not homogeneous; there is
wide variety in onset, course of illness, and combinations of
symptoms. Social workers need to be able to understand the
different manifestations and pathways of the illness to plan
interventions. Social work services play a key role in
stabilizing crises, supporting family coping, and influencing
overall quality of life and outcomes of individuals with
schizophrenia. In this Assignment, you practice applying this
necessary individualization.
To prepare:
In the Learning Resources, focus on the associated features,
development, and course of the illnesses in the schizophrenia
spectrum. Also focus on descriptions of the disorder and the
way it develops for different individuals.
Choose two articles from the list in the Learning Resources that
apply to treatment support and interventions for the
schizophrenia spectrum. Access the Walden Library and
research additional peer-reviewed articles.
By Day 7
Submit
a 3- to 4-page paper, supported by at least 3–4 scholarly
resources (including both required and additional resources), in
which you address the following:
Compare Saks’s and McGough’s experiences with
schizophrenia, specifically referencing the positive and
negative symptoms they each experienced.

2. Explain how you would use the Clinician Rated Dimensions of
Psychosis Symptom Severity measure and the WHODAS to
help confirm your diagnosis.
Identify in what ways their cases are typical or atypical of the
illness in terms of onset, associated features, development, and
course. Support your response with references to scholarly
resources.
Explain how you would plan treatment and individualize it for
these two individuals. Support your response with references to
scholarly resources. In your explanation, consider the
following questions:
What are the long-term challenges for someone living with the
illness?
What social, family, vocational, and medical supports are
needed for long-term stabilization?
How might treatment look similar or different for Saks and
McGough, given they have the same diagnosis?
Briefly explain how race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation,
socioeconomic status, religion, or other identity characteristics
may influence an individual’s experience with schizophrenia.
in the black community
Morrison, J. (2014).
Diagnosis made easier

3. (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Chapter 5, “Coping with Uncertainty” (pp. 43–56)
Chapter 13, “Diagnosing Psychosis” (pp. 185–215)
American Psychiatric Association. (2013o). Schizophrenia
spectrum and other psychotic disorders. In
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
(5th ed.). Arlington, VA: Author.
doi:10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.dsm02
Note:
You will access this e-book chapter from the Walden Library
databases.
American Psychiatric Association. (2013b). Assessment
measures. In
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
(5th ed.). Arlington, VA: Author.
doi:10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.AssessmentMeasures
Note:
You will access this e-book chapter from the Walden Library
databases.
Required Media
TED Conferences, LLC (Producer). (2012).
A tale of mental illness—from the inside

4. [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.ted.com/talks/elyn_saks_seeing_mental_illness
TEDx Talks. (2017, March 27).
I am not a monster: Schizophrenia | Cecilia McGough |
TEDxPSU
[Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/xbagFzcyNiM
Osmosis. (2016d, March 8).
Schizophrenia: Causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment &
pathology
[Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/PURvJV2SMso
Article Choices for Assignment
Select at least 2 articles from the following list for the
Assignment.
Breitborde, N. J. K., Moe, A. M., Ered, A., Ellman, L. M., &
Bell, E. K. (2017). Optimizing psychosocial interventions in
first-episode psychosis: Current perspectives and future
directions.
Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 10
, 119–127. doi:10.2147/PRBM.S111593
Note:
You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

5. Cohen, A. N., Hamilton, A. B., Saks, E. R., Glover, D. L.,
Glynn, S. M., Brekke, J. S., & Marder, S. R. (2017). How
occupationally high-achieving individuals with a diagnosis of
schizophrenia manage their symptoms.
Psychiatric Services, 68
(4), 324–329. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.201600031
Note:
You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Eack, S. M., Newhill, C. E., Anderson, C. M., & Rotondi, A. J.
(2007). Quality of life for persons living with schizophrenia:
More than just symptoms.
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 30
(3), 219–222. doi:10.2975/30.3.2007.219.222
Note:
You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Hernandez, M., Barrio, C., & Yamada, A.-M. (2013). Hope and
burden among Latino families of adults with schizophrenia.
Family Process, 52
(4), 697–708. doi:10.1111/famp.12042
Note:
You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Kung, W. (2016). Tangible needs and external stressors faced

6. by Chinese American families with a member having
schizophrenia.
Social Work Research, 40
(1), 53–63. doi:10.1093/swr/svv047
Note:
You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Mauritz, M., & van Meijel, B. (2009). Loss and grief in patients
with schizophrenia: On living in another world.
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 23
(3), 251–260. doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2008.06.006
Note:
You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Mueser, K. T., Penn, D. L., Addington, J., Brunette, M. F.,
Gingerich, S., Glynn, S. M., … Kane, J. M. (2015). The
NAVIGATE program for first-episode psychosis: Rationale,
overview, and description of psychosocial components.
Psychiatric Services, 66
(7), 680–690. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.201400413
Note:
You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Velthorst, E., Fett, A.-K. J., Reichenberg, A., Perlman, G., van
Os, J., Bronet, E. J., & Kotov, R. (2017). The 20-year
longitudinal trajectories of social functioning in individuals
with psychotic disorders.

7. American Journal of Psychiatry, 174
(11), 1075–1085. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.15111419
Note:
You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Walsh, J., Hochbrueckner, R., Corcoran, J., & Spence, R.
(2016). The lived experience of schizophrenia: A systematic
review and meta-synthesis.
Social Work in Mental Health, 14
(6), 607–624. doi:10.1080/15332985.2015.1100153
.
White, C., & Unruh, A. (2013). Unheard voices: Mothers of
adult children with schizophrenia speak up.
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 32
(3), 109–120. doi:10.7870/cjcmh-2013-025