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John Doe, a 21-year-old man, was arrested for possession and distribution of child pornography. He has a history of substance abuse, sexual abuse as a child, depression, and attempted suicide. A mental health assessment was conducted to evaluate his personality, suicide risk, and competency to stand trial.
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For this assignment, analyze the case and answer the questions following it.
John Doe is a twenty-one-year-old Caucasian male, who was arrested at his home, which he shared with his parents and older sister. He was charged with possession and distribution of child pornography. The defendant grew up in a semirural environment. He has a slight speech impediment. He was sexually molested by a distant relative at the age of nine, who has since been incarcerated on an unrelated charge. Doe has been using marijuana and alcohol since he was fourteen. Doe was held back in second grade and subsequently was in special education classes. He had sex for the first time at the age of eighteen with a girl he knew from the neighborhood. They were both drunk at the time and she made fun of his clumsiness. He did not enjoy the experience. Doe graduated from high school at the age of nineteen and has stayed home since then. He never found employment. He is mildly depressed. Doe enjoys playing video games on his computer, which his parents bought him when he graduated from high school.
When interviewed by the arresting officers, Doe agreed to answer questions. He has been a member of several chat rooms, where child pornography in the form of both pictures and videos is shared. A subsequent search of Doe's computer revealed hundreds of images and videos of adult males engaging in sexual activities with prepubescent children. When booked into the local jail, John sliced his wrists with a razor and attempted to hang himself using a torn T-shirt. The cuts were superficial and the noose broke, causing John to fall to the floor and hit his head. He never lost consciousness. His defense attorney requested an evaluation for competency to stand trial and legal sanity. After a three-month treatment with psychotropic medication for depression, Doe was found competent to proceed to trial. The evaluation for legal sanity did not produce significant results. Doe decided to accept a plea agreement. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a hundred-month sentence (eight years and four months), followed by ten years of supervised release. If he had gone to trial and lost, he could have received a prison sentence between fifteen and twenty years in length. Doe was sent to a federal prison facility specializing in treatment of sex offenders.
Based on the above information, respond to the following:
Develop an initial mental health postarrest assessment for Doe that includes a line of questioning to determine personality type and suicide risk.
Develop an initial investigative postarrest assessment for Doe, focusing on possible motivations for the crime in question.
Compare the differences between how law enforcement personnel and a forensic mental health professional would conduct assessment and criminal investigative procedures in the case of Doe.
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Case Study One WorksheetDr. Eduardo Romaro, a clinically trained f.docx
Case Study One Worksheet
Dr. Eduardo Romaro, a clinically trained forensic psychologist, was retained by the
prosecution to evaluate the intellectual competence of John Stone, a 50-year-old
man convicted of first-degree murder of a guard during a bank robbery. John had
claimed he was innocent throughout the trial. In the state in which the trial was
conducted, individuals convicted of such an offense face the death penalty. John’s
attorney challenged the death penalty option for his client, claiming that the defendant
is intellectually disabled. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Atkins v. Virginia
(2002) that the execution of those with intellectual disability (formerly known as
mental retardation) is unconstitutional. Dr. Romaro had worked with the prosecution
before on intellectual disability cases, but this is the first time he had been
retained for a capital punishment case. He is personally ambivalent about whether
states should implement the death penalty.
The psychologist meets John in a private room in the prison and administers a
battery of intellectual and adaptive behavior tests with proven psychometric validity
for determining forensically relevant intellectual ability. Just as he ends the formal
test administration, John becomes distraught and appears to be experiencing
an anxiety attack. In his distress the psychologist hears the prisoner repeatedly
asking God for forgiveness for killing the guard and for murdering another person,
who he keeps calling “the boy waiting for the bus.” The psychologist shifts into an
emergency crisis intervention mode to help calm the defendant and rings for assistance.
Dr. Romaro was shocked to hear John “confess” not only to the bank murder
but also to the murder of a “boy waiting for a bus.”
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition
(DSM-IV-TR) diagnosis of intellectual disability (currently termed “mental retardation
developmental disability”) requires that individuals demonstrate significantly
sub-average intellectual functioning, impairments in adaptive functioning,
and onset before 18 years of age. Similarly, the state standard for intellectual disability
includes a developmental history of intellectual impairment. Prior to testing,
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Dr. Romaro had asked the prosecutor for all available childhood mental health or
school records to determine if John meets these criteria. No formal educational
or psychological evaluations were included in the materials he received. The
records indicated that John had a poor academic record, was retained in fifth
grade, was suspended several times for coming to school drunk, and had left
school when he was 15. State criteria also include an IQ score less than 70 and
poor adaptive skills.
That evening Dr. Romaro scores.
Discussion Theories of Human Development Across the Life SpanAs
Discussion: Theories of Human Development Across the Life Span
As a social worker, you will never have the privilege of seeing a client grow and evolve over the entire length of their life. Even if you do work with a client for a long time, you won’t witness their evolution firsthand; rather, the client will convey to you what they are experiencing. For the purposes of the HBSE I and II courses, though, you have gotten this front-row seat into someone else’s life. You have seen Ray navigate hardship in childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, and now later adulthood. You have seen him find a sense of joy and meaning.
Through Ray’s case, you can refine your application of human development theories in the context of an aging client who has lived a full life. For this Discussion, you do just that, selecting a theory and examining how it illuminates Ray’s life.
To Prepare:
· Review the case of Ray, as presented in animated videos throughout this course and HBSE I. Consider the trajectory of Ray’s life, key life events, and his biological, psychological, social, and spiritual development. Select one area of his life on which to focus your post.
· Select a theory of human development throughout the life span to apply to Ray’s experience. This may be a theory described in this or other weeks’ Learning Resources, or you may select a theory based on personal research.
By Day 3
Post your application of a theory of human development to Ray’s life. How does the theory deepen your understanding of Ray’s experience? How might this application of theory assist you as a social worker engaging with Ray? Finally, what does Ray’s example tell you about the human spirit, resiliency, and the capacity to evolve?
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Dr. Romaro was retained by the prosecution to evaluate John Stone's intellectual competence and determine if he qualifies as intellectually disabled to avoid the death penalty for murdering a bank guard. During testing, John confessed to also murdering "a boy waiting for a bus." Dr. Romaro must decide whether John meets criteria for intellectual disability without childhood records, and if he should report the confession, which could influence the death penalty ruling. This presents an ethical dilemma around his forensic responsibilities and duties of care.
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Brandon is a 12-year-old, Caucasian male who currently resides with his mother and her boyfriend. Six years ago, Brandon disclosed that his father had repeatedly sexually abused him between the ages of 4 and 6. Brandon’s mother called law enforcement immediately after the disclosure, and his father has been incarcerated since. Brandon has previously participated in therapy to address challenging behaviors, including physical aggression, difficulty following rules at home and school, and using inappropriate language with sexual overtones toward female peers. Brandon and his mother report that they ceased participating in therapy in the past after there was no change in Brandon’s behavior. Brandon’s teachers have suggested that his behaviors are similar to those of peers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, but his mother has declined educational or psychological testing because she does not want her son to be labeled and is unsure if she agrees with the use of psychotropic medication with children.
Brandon began attending trauma-focused treatment after demonstrating an increase in argumentative behavior and minor property destruction at home. His mother reported that the majority of undesired behaviors were initiated during interactions with her boyfriend. Brandon’s use of physical aggression has not increased in school; however, a female peer recently reported him for using sexually explicit language toward her. Brandon admitted to using inappropriate language toward the female peer but appeared to have a limited understanding of what the phrases used meant. Brandon’s mother noted during intake that she is concerned that her son will become a violent sexual offender or a pedophile and noted that his use of sexual language was likely the start of sexual behavior problems.
At the beginning of treatment, Brandon reported that he frequently feared for his physical safety but often could not pinpoint what made him feel unsafe. He had searched the Internet to find registered sexual offenders in his neighborhood, and he had begun sleeping with a loaded BB gun under his pillow in case someone entered the home to assault him again. Brandon had flashbacks when trying to fall asleep and described feeling like he was floating outside of his body when he thought of his abuse. He had seen a television show where victims spoke at the parole hearings of their perpetrators, and he spent many hours thinking about what he would say if he went to his father’s parole hearing in 3 years. Brandon felt like he loved his father very much and that his father was a great father except for when he hurt him. Brandon identified wanting to feel less worried, sleep better, and fight less with his mother as primary treatment goals.
I worked with Brandon in both individual and family sessions to address his symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Utilizing the trauma-foc.
Crime and society criminal profiling
This document provides an overview of criminal profiling, including definitions, goals, types of crimes profiled, and the profiling process. Criminal profiling is an investigative tool that analyzes offender behavior and crime scenes to infer offender characteristics. A criminal profiler examines evidence to develop a psychological and demographic description of the offender. The goals of profiling are to provide leads to investigators and help narrow the suspect pool. Profiling is especially useful for crimes like murder, rape, arson and bombings. The profiling process involves two phases - an investigative phase to discern unknown offender features, and a trial phase to provide information about known offenders. The profiling steps analyzed are crime scene analysis, profile generation, decision making, reconstruction, and developing the final profile. Case studies
In your reading for this week, you meet Jose and Iris, two individua.docx
In your reading for this week, you meet Jose and Iris, two individuals who are in situations that require assistance and guidance from a professional social worker and policy advocate.
In this Discussion, create a policy proposal that will impact the situations faced by either Jose or Iris. Describe the trade-offs you used to develop your proposal.
To prepare
: In your text, review "Trade-Offs: Systematically Comparing Policy Options in Step 3" in Chapter 8.
By Day 3
Post
a brief summary of the policy proposal and its purpose that you created based on either Jose's or Iris's situation and the trade-offs you used to develop your proposal.
Be sure to support your post with specific references to this week's resources. If you are using additional articles, be sure to provide full APA-formatted citations for your references.
By Day 5
Respond
to a colleague who selected a different case from yours with another approach to address the identified problem. What is the responsibility of the social workers working with Jose and/or Iris to advocate for a change in the social policy?
Required Readings
SOCW 6361 Webliography
These websites will be required throughout the semester. Become familiar with these websites, especially when doing research for your assignments.
Jansson, B. S. (2018).
Becoming an effective policy advocate: From policy practice to social justice
(8th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning Series.
Chapter 8, "Placing Policy Proposals in Policy Briefs in the Second, Third, and Fourth Steps of Policy Analysis” (pp. 246-283)
Plummer, S.-B, Makris, S., Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014).
Social work case studies: Concentration year
.Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].
"Working with Clients with Addictions: The Case of Jose" (pp. 65–68)
"Working with the Aging: The Case of Iris" (pp. 68–69)
Stuart, P. H. (1999). Linking clients and policy: Social work's distinctive contribution.
Social Work, 44
(4), 335–347.
Note:
Retrieved from Walden Library databases.
Midgley, J., & Livermore, M. M. (Eds.) (2008).
The handbook of social policy
(2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Chapter 6: "The Impact of Social Policy" (pp. 83–100) (PDF)
Optional Resources
MSW home page
Use this link to access the MSW home page, which provides resources for your social work program.
Working With Clients With Addictions: The Case of Jose
Jose is a 42-year-old, heterosexual, Latino male. He had been booked and charged for vagrancy three times in the last 2 months. He had also been arrested six other times over the past 10 years for various minor offenses, such as trespassing, public drunkenness, and disorderly conduct. After this last hearing, the judge mandated him to a drug treatment facility and gave him 2 years’ probation.
As a social worker at the county’s mental health and substance abuse agency, I was assigned to manage his case and to ensure he followed .
Argosy University Comprehensive ExaminationMA Forensic Psychol.docx
Argosy University Comprehensive Examination
MA Forensic Psychology
Summer C 2017
(Thursday, July 27-Wednesday, August 2)
Case Vignette for Comprehensive Examination
Please read the vignette carefully.
Based on information provided in the vignette
, please compose a well-written and organized response to each of the questions that follow.
Presentation of the Problem
Ryan is a 61 year old Caucasian male who was arrested for violating a no-contact orderwith his ex-husband and two adopted sons. Police were called when he attempted to “break in” to the family home to obtain some personal belongings. While at the home, his ex-husband returned and a physical altercation ensued in which Ryan allegedly attacked his ex-husband with a kitchen knife. No injuries were noted by police; His ex-husband, however, expressed intent to press assault charges. The circumstances surrounding the no-contact order are related to a series of incidences involving allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior with his children. Six months before, a long history of marriage conflict “came to a head” and he informed Ryan that he wished to file for divorce. Ryan’s ex-husband left the home with their two sons and filed a no-contact order against Ryan. The basis of the no-contact order included allegations that Ryan had a “secret life of sex addiction,” including frequent activity on “sex apps” and that he viewed pornography in front of their two sons. The ex-husband also alleged Ryan’s inappropriate relationship with their oldest son, 16 year old, citing that he discovered sexually-provocative language in text messages. A Child Protective Services Investigation and report was completed. Ryan adamantly denies these allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior with and in front of the children; He did however, verify he had been active on “sex apps” throughout the relationships in order to “hook up” with other men.
Psychosocial History
Ryan was born and raised in rural Mississippi. He comes from an intact family and is the youngest of four children. He referenced a narrative within the family that characterized him as the “unplanned pregnancy.” Ryan described a “good childhood” and he denied a history of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse. He graduated from college and has had a successful career as an insurance broker.
When Ryan was age 9, his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.She passed away four years later. This event caused tremendous emotional pain. After his mother’s death, his father began using alcohol heavily and eventually received voluntary inpatient treatment. Ryan reported a strained relationship with his father and a sense of rejection after he told his father he was homosexual. He experienced significant inner emotional conflict as an adolescent related to his sexuality. He began to seek sexual contact with others and by age 17 was having sex with men for money. He does not believe he has a sexual addiction and denied any compulsive sexual .
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Select and complete one of the following assignments:Option 1: Diversity Identity Self-Evaluation Paper
Read the University of Phoenix Material: Diversity Case Study located on the student website. The case study serves as an example of the diversity within self-identity.
Write a 700 self-evaluation paper about your diversity identity.
Include the following information in your self-evaluation:
· A minimum of five diverse groups you belong to (army vets, single mothers, black travel movement *traveling group),
· Significance of belonging to the diverse groups
· Assumptions others may make about you based on the diverse groups you belong to
· How these assumptions affect your own self-identity.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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Use this template to create behavioral plans for assignments in Weeks Two and Three. Fill in each section and provide additional information as needed.
Client Identifying Information
List all pertinent and known identifying information.
Name
Age
Gender
Religion
History
Describe all pertinent and known history.
Medical
Family
Substance Abuse
Developmental and Social
Course of Treatment
List two target behaviors and two interventions.
Target Behaviors
Frequency and Duration of Target Behaviors
Severity and Number of Relapses
Interventions
Goals and Objectives
List two long-term goals, two short-term goals, and one objective to work towards each goal.
Long-Term Goal
Short-Term Goal
Objectives
Discharge and Termination Plans
Describe the discharge and termination plan for the client.
Discharge Plan
Termination Plan
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University of Phoenix MaterialIndividual Case StudiesCase One: Violet
Violet is a 20-year-old woman with a history of difficult relationships. She was in foster care from 12 to 18 years old. She attended a career college and is employed as a dental assistant. This is her first real job. She was referred to you after a patient at her dental office had a stalking complaint. She apparently began dating a young man (John) after meeting him at the dentist’s office.
When she arrives for her appointment with you, she is dressed provocatively in a low-cut blouse and tight pants. She has heavy eye makeup on and seems to be very needy, becoming tearful several times during the session.
At the start of the interview, she states that this thing would not be a problem if those ...
Forensic psychology introduction
This document discusses forensic psychology, which involves the application of psychology to legal matters and the legal system. It addresses topics like forensic psychiatry, the roles of forensic psychologists and psychiatrists, and the techniques used in forensic psychology, including clinical evaluations, experiments, statistical analysis, psychotherapy, and consultation. Forensic psychologists assist courts by evaluating individuals' personalities and mental states to provide expert opinions. Their work includes determining defendants' competency, assessing insanity pleas, evaluating risk, and interviewing and interrogating those involved in legal cases.
What is forensic psychology?
The public has developed fanciful ideas about forensic psychology as the
science of catching criminals by understanding their thought patterns.
Many prospective students also have the impression of forensic
psychologists as flying into different states and tracking down criminals
through psychological clues. Dr. John Denboer enjoys imagining himself
as having such a career, but as a retired professional forensic
psychologist, he wants to forward a more realistic definition of forensic
psychology
Child Kills Father
A psychological analysis and commentary on the shooting by a 10-year-old boy of his father while in the company of his two younger siblings.
Case Study Facts Week 4Referral QuestionWhat are the presen.docx
Case Study Facts: Week 4
Referral Question
What are the present intellectual abilities and psychological maturity of the defendant as per the provisions of Title 18, U.S.C., Section 5032 and 5037(d)?
Factual information to be used in write-up of report:
Tests given
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children—III
Rorschach Inkblot Test
Bender Motor Gestalt Test with immediate and delayed recall
House-Tree-Person drawing test
Kinetic Family drawing test
Reitan-Indiana Aphasia Screening Test
Wide Range Achievement Test—III
11 years old
Robbed a bank in his hometown. Rode bicycle to and from bank. Was picked up by local police shortly after the robbery while on his bicycle.
Currently being held in a youth detention center.
Awaiting trial before a federal judge on 1 count of armed bank robbery (Title 18, U.S.C., Section 2113(A), 2113(d) and 1 count of receiving and possessing a firearm (Title 18, U.S.C., Section 922(x)(2).
Robbed bank with a handgun
Prior to robbery he lived with his mother and was in the 6th grade. He has two siblings. He is the middle child. Natural father lives close but has very little contact. Close to stepfather who was killed a few years earlier via homicide. Significant behavior preceding death of stepfather. No difficulty with pregnancy or delivery. Developmental milestones reached within appropriate time limits. Has been described by classmates and teachers as a “bully.” Does good schoolwork when he is willing to do it but often refuses to do schoolwork. Grades suffer as a result. Causes distractions in class and responds better to structured classrooms. Picks at skin until it bleeds. He has no friends. Receives low but passing grades. Natural parents never married to each other. Natural mother receives welfare. Older sister was reported to be an “honor student.” At the time his stepfather was killed, his great-grandmother died. Mother describes him as irritable and sulky. He was sent to a psychiatric hospital last year due to behavior problems. He stayed at the facility for 30 days, but his mother did not follow up with local outpatient counseling. His diagnosis at discharge from hospital was Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, and Oppositional Defiant Disorder.
Current presentation
Average height and heavy build. No glasses. Periodically sucked his thumb. Grooming appropriate. No signs of depression or oppositional behavior. Cooperative. No signs of hallucinations/delusions. Teachers at detention center say he likes to draw attention to himself. Is described as liking to engage in fantasy. Stated he was there for “armed robbery.” Says he robbed bank with a gun given to him by another juvenile. States it was “wrong and illegal.” He knew the name of his attorney and what his job was. Knew what the prosecuting attorney’s job was. Knew what the judge was supposed to do. Stated, “I wish I wouldn’t have done it [armed robbery].” He was unsure what would happen if he were to be found guilty. He described di ...
Antisocial Personality Disorder essay research case study example.docx
1. Rhonda, a 32-year-old Hispanic woman, presents with symptoms of antisocial personality disorder including impulsivity, aggression, lack of empathy, and failure to conform to social norms.
2. Psychological testing confirms a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder.
3. The client is referred to group cognitive behavioral therapy, which is an appropriate treatment for antisocial personality disorder aimed at changing dysfunctional thought and behavior patterns.
Rand Kannenberg Theories And Models Of Helping Offenders Change
The document provides an overview of several theories, models, and approaches that can be applied to helping offenders change, including stages of change model, behavioral approaches, life cycle development theories, and the twelve steps of AA. It also presents five case studies of offenders and proposes questions about assessing their needs and determining the most appropriate intervention based on human services themes and purposes.
After completing your first course project assignment, you should .docx
After completing your first course project assignment, you should have a solid grasp of the crime you will explore and what the criminal justice response to this crime has been. It is now time to engage in some critical thinking about how we can seek to explain this crime.
Much of what we have been discussing these past few weeks includes theories that seek to explain crime. For this week's assignment, complete the following:
Identify two criminological theories that you believe will explain the crime you selected.
Discuss (critically) how these theories can apply to the crime you selected.
This assignment should be at least 2-3 pages in length.
Your paper should reference at least five scholarly sources that discuss a criminological theory, using APA format. Students should seek out peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles from LIRN to complete this assignment.
Abstract
In this paper, The two criminological theories which I will be using to explain child abuse and neglect is the classical criminological theory and the positivist theory. I will discuss how both of these theories can be applied to this particular crime.
Criminological Theories
There are numerous criminological theories. For this assignment I will work with classical criminological theory and the positivist theory (Eglin, 1992).
According to the positivist theory, people commit crimes because they lack the moral intelligence to stop them from making decisions that would lead to criminal actions. This theory asserts that people do not just make decisions to commit crimes but that there are internal forces that contribute to their wayward criminal behavior. These factors may include the social acceptability of the person, the moral values as well as the intelligence of the person. The person lacks the internal drive to make him obey the laws (Beirne,1987).
The classical criminological theory asserts people think critically before they commit a crime. Their thinking usually weighs the consequences of the action that one intends to commit. The thinking guides the people before making the decision to commit the crimes and therefore they are usually aware of what is likely to happen to them after the criminal action they intend to engage in. According to this theory, people make the decisions to commit crimes and are also aware of the consequences (Barak,1998).
Positivist theory and its application to the crime
Positivist theory can be applied to the child abuse crime from various perspectives. To begin with, the people who abuse children are very dear to them. These include babysitters, parents as well as close relatives. According to this theory, they therefore make the decision to abuse the child due to lack of moral intelligence. This is because if the person abusing the child had some morals, then the morals would guide him or her not to abuse the child but to take care of the child as is morally accepted. For instance, looking at Casey Anthony case, the mother might hav.
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Working With Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Trauma: The Case of Brandon
Brandon is a 12-year-old, Caucasian male who currently resides with his mother and her boyfriend. Six years ago, Brandon disclosed that his father had repeatedly sexually abused him between the ages of 4 and 6. Brandon’s mother called law enforcement immediately after the disclosure, and his father has been incarcerated since. Brandon has previously participated in therapy to address challenging behaviors, including physical aggression, difficulty following rules at home and school, and using inappropriate language with sexual overtones toward female peers. Brandon and his mother report that they ceased participating in therapy in the past after there was no change in Brandon’s behavior. Brandon’s teachers have suggested that his behaviors are similar to those of peers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, but his mother has declined educational or psychological testing because she does not want her son to be labeled and is unsure if she agrees with the use of psychotropic medication with children.
Brandon began attending trauma-focused treatment after demonstrating an increase in argumentative behavior and minor property destruction at home. His mother reported that the majority of undesired behaviors were initiated during interactions with her boyfriend. Brandon’s use of physical aggression has not increased in school; however, a female peer recently reported him for using sexually explicit language toward her. Brandon admitted to using inappropriate language toward the female peer but appeared to have a limited understanding of what the phrases used meant. Brandon’s mother noted during intake that she is concerned that her son will become a violent sexual offender or a pedophile and noted that his use of sexual language was likely the start of sexual behavior problems.
At the beginning of treatment, Brandon reported that he frequently feared for his physical safety but often could not pinpoint what made him feel unsafe. He had searched the Internet to find registered sexual offenders in his neighborhood, and he had begun sleeping with a loaded BB gun under his pillow in case someone entered the home to assault him again. Brandon had flashbacks when trying to fall asleep and described feeling like he was floating outside of his body when he thought of his abuse. He had seen a television show where victims spoke at the parole hearings of their perpetrators, and he spent many hours thinking about what he would say if he went to his father’s parole hearing in 3 years. Brandon felt like he loved his father very much and that his father was a great father except for when he hurt him. Brandon identified wanting to feel less worried, sleep better, and fight less w ...
Schizophrenia and Psychotic DisordersIndividuals with psyc.docx
Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders
Individuals with psychotic disorders are characterized by irrational, bizarre beliefs (delusions) and perceptual disturbances (hallucinations). Although these disorders have a relatively low prevalence, they account for a large portion of the costs of mental health care. These disorders start in early adulthood, are relatively chronic, and last an entire normal adult lifetime. Many individuals with schizophrenia are severely impaired and often unable to work or care for themselves. Many of the individuals with schizophrenia are homeless and are entangled in the criminal justice system due to the lack of community resources to treat them. Defendants who are successful with the insanity defense typically have a history of suffering from a severe and persistent mental illness, usually schizophrenia.
As a forensic mental health professional, two major reasons that increase your likelihood of interacting with individuals with schizophrenia are criminal behavior and suicide, as individuals with schizophrenia are at increased risk of both. Individuals with schizophrenia are more likely to commit suicide than individuals with any other diagnosis. As a forensic mental health professional, you should learn about the risk factors for suicide and suicide prevention skills.
Refer to the Webliography section to learn more on suicide prevention.
The issue of severe and persistent mental illness poses important ethical and legal questions. For example, is it ethical and legal to force people to take medications? Many of the antipsychotic medications have unpleasant side effects, some of which can be irreversible, such as tardive dyskinesia. Tardive dyskinesia is an extrapyramidal symptom that involves involuntary movements of the face, mouth, tongue, or jaw. This can cause difficulty in speaking and eating for the patient. Other ethical concerns are involuntary hospitalization and the placement of individuals with severe and persistent mental illness among the general prison population.
Psycholegal Issues
As a forensic health professional, it is important for you to understand the psycholegal issues of competency to stand trial and the insanity defense, both of which involve individuals with psychotic disorders (mental illness).
For example, the Supreme Court has ruled that individuals who cannot understand the punishment that they might receive or the reasons for it cannot be executed. Thus, in the United States, a person with severe mental illness cannot be executed if found incompetent to stand trial. There have been cases of mentally ill individuals on death row who have been found incompetent to be executed (not competent to receive the death penalty). In such instances, the role of the state is to return the person to competency in order for the individual to be executed since it can be assumed that the individual was competent at some time. If the person had been found incompetent, he or she would not have g.
Case Studies for the project.docx
The document provides details about two case studies that can be used for a sociology project. For case study 1, students are asked to analyze the situation of John Rommel, who turned to organized crime, in terms of deviance theories. For case study 2, students are asked a series of questions about a high school sex education class dealing with topics like abortion, adoption, and sexual orientation. Students are to examine these situations through sociological concepts from their textbook, like the influence of the sexual revolution.
You are the information technology manager of an.docx
The IT manager of an 80-bed long-term care facility was tasked by the Board of Directors and CIO to create a 1-2 page report on private databases and doctor-patient privilege. The report aims to summarize the types of data stored in private health databases and whether it is protected by specific regulations or doctor-patient privilege. Private databases store confidential patient information like medical history and treatment plans. This data is regulated under laws like HIPAA which require security and privacy of sensitive medical information. Doctor-patient privilege legally protects confidential patient information and communications, though it has limits such as in response to court orders.
Your parents gave you up for adoption at a.docx
Your biological parents gave you up for adoption as a young child because they could not financially support you at the time. Thirty years later, they found you and one of your biological parents needs a kidney transplant. You are the best match to donate a kidney. You must determine whether you have a moral obligation to donate your kidney to your biological parent based on philosophical perspectives of ethics and your own cultural worldview.
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The document summarizes the findings of the Virginia Tech Review Panel investigation into the 2007 mass shooting at Virginia Tech by student Seung-Hui Cho that killed 32 people. The panel was tasked with investigating Cho's background and mental health history, the response by Virginia Tech and other agencies, and identifying ways to improve systems to help prevent similar tragedies. The panel found breakdowns in communication between various institutions due to privacy laws and policies that prevented officials from responding to warning signs in Cho's behavior prior to the shooting.
Rand Kannenberg Professional Ethics In Corrections
This document discusses 5 case studies of individuals involved in the criminal justice system and substance abuse treatment. It also presents 6 ethical dilemmas that a corrections professional may face including issues around confidentiality, cultural competence, reporting misconduct, inappropriate relationships, counselor impairment, and working within one's scope of practice. The case studies provide background on each individual's crimes, substance use history, mental health and family background.
Case Study One WorksheetDr. Eduardo Romaro, a clinically trained f.docx
Case Study One Worksheet
Dr. Eduardo Romaro, a clinically trained forensic psychologist, was retained by the
prosecution to evaluate the intellectual competence of John Stone, a 50-year-old
man convicted of first-degree murder of a guard during a bank robbery. John had
claimed he was innocent throughout the trial. In the state in which the trial was
conducted, individuals convicted of such an offense face the death penalty. John’s
attorney challenged the death penalty option for his client, claiming that the defendant
is intellectually disabled. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Atkins v. Virginia
(2002) that the execution of those with intellectual disability (formerly known as
mental retardation) is unconstitutional. Dr. Romaro had worked with the prosecution
before on intellectual disability cases, but this is the first time he had been
retained for a capital punishment case. He is personally ambivalent about whether
states should implement the death penalty.
The psychologist meets John in a private room in the prison and administers a
battery of intellectual and adaptive behavior tests with proven psychometric validity
for determining forensically relevant intellectual ability. Just as he ends the formal
test administration, John becomes distraught and appears to be experiencing
an anxiety attack. In his distress the psychologist hears the prisoner repeatedly
asking God for forgiveness for killing the guard and for murdering another person,
who he keeps calling “the boy waiting for the bus.” The psychologist shifts into an
emergency crisis intervention mode to help calm the defendant and rings for assistance.
Dr. Romaro was shocked to hear John “confess” not only to the bank murder
but also to the murder of a “boy waiting for a bus.”
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition
(DSM-IV-TR) diagnosis of intellectual disability (currently termed “mental retardation
developmental disability”) requires that individuals demonstrate significantly
sub-average intellectual functioning, impairments in adaptive functioning,
and onset before 18 years of age. Similarly, the state standard for intellectual disability
includes a developmental history of intellectual impairment. Prior to testing,
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Dr. Romaro had asked the prosecutor for all available childhood mental health or
school records to determine if John meets these criteria. No formal educational
or psychological evaluations were included in the materials he received. The
records indicated that John had a poor academic record, was retained in fifth
grade, was suspended several times for coming to school drunk, and had left
school when he was 15. State criteria also include an IQ score less than 70 and
poor adaptive skills.
That evening Dr. Romaro scores.
Discussion Theories of Human Development Across the Life SpanAs
Discussion: Theories of Human Development Across the Life Span
As a social worker, you will never have the privilege of seeing a client grow and evolve over the entire length of their life. Even if you do work with a client for a long time, you won’t witness their evolution firsthand; rather, the client will convey to you what they are experiencing. For the purposes of the HBSE I and II courses, though, you have gotten this front-row seat into someone else’s life. You have seen Ray navigate hardship in childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, and now later adulthood. You have seen him find a sense of joy and meaning.
Through Ray’s case, you can refine your application of human development theories in the context of an aging client who has lived a full life. For this Discussion, you do just that, selecting a theory and examining how it illuminates Ray’s life.
To Prepare:
· Review the case of Ray, as presented in animated videos throughout this course and HBSE I. Consider the trajectory of Ray’s life, key life events, and his biological, psychological, social, and spiritual development. Select one area of his life on which to focus your post.
· Select a theory of human development throughout the life span to apply to Ray’s experience. This may be a theory described in this or other weeks’ Learning Resources, or you may select a theory based on personal research.
By Day 3
Post your application of a theory of human development to Ray’s life. How does the theory deepen your understanding of Ray’s experience? How might this application of theory assist you as a social worker engaging with Ray? Finally, what does Ray’s example tell you about the human spirit, resiliency, and the capacity to evolve?
Meet Ray: Age 69 to 87
Program Transcript
NARRATOR: Ray begins to watch more spiritual programming and reconnects with the Catholic faith. He joins the local church and encourages Yolanda to attend services as well. Ray volunteers at the church's thrift shop and at youth events, establishing friendships with several older men in the church. Engaging in these activities helps Ray's psychological functioning and his acceptance of later life.
In his 70s, Ray starts using a wheelchair for mobility. He also begins to forget things and even leaves the oven on overnight. Yolanda takes Ray to the Aging Center, which has sliding fee services for neurology. The neurologist determines that Ray has early- onset dementia that will get progressively worse.
The diagnosis is a major blow to Ray, who understands what this will mean for the rest of his life. Ray becomes depressed again. More grandchildren are born, and when Ray is well, he invents silly games to play with them. During gatherings, Ray sits outside and watches the children, finding fulfillment and peace in the family he has created.
As Ray enters his 80s, full dementia sets in. Ray also experiences sundown syndrome, in which he becomes agitated and paranoid every da ...
Case study one worksheet Psychology homework help.docx
Dr. Romaro was retained by the prosecution to evaluate John Stone's intellectual competence and determine if he qualifies as intellectually disabled to avoid the death penalty for murdering a bank guard. During testing, John confessed to also murdering "a boy waiting for a bus." Dr. Romaro must decide whether John meets criteria for intellectual disability without childhood records, and if he should report the confession, which could influence the death penalty ruling. This presents an ethical dilemma around his forensic responsibilities and duties of care.
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Working With Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Trauma: The Case of Brandon
Brandon is a 12-year-old, Caucasian male who currently resides with his mother and her boyfriend. Six years ago, Brandon disclosed that his father had repeatedly sexually abused him between the ages of 4 and 6. Brandon’s mother called law enforcement immediately after the disclosure, and his father has been incarcerated since. Brandon has previously participated in therapy to address challenging behaviors, including physical aggression, difficulty following rules at home and school, and using inappropriate language with sexual overtones toward female peers. Brandon and his mother report that they ceased participating in therapy in the past after there was no change in Brandon’s behavior. Brandon’s teachers have suggested that his behaviors are similar to those of peers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, but his mother has declined educational or psychological testing because she does not want her son to be labeled and is unsure if she agrees with the use of psychotropic medication with children.
Brandon began attending trauma-focused treatment after demonstrating an increase in argumentative behavior and minor property destruction at home. His mother reported that the majority of undesired behaviors were initiated during interactions with her boyfriend. Brandon’s use of physical aggression has not increased in school; however, a female peer recently reported him for using sexually explicit language toward her. Brandon admitted to using inappropriate language toward the female peer but appeared to have a limited understanding of what the phrases used meant. Brandon’s mother noted during intake that she is concerned that her son will become a violent sexual offender or a pedophile and noted that his use of sexual language was likely the start of sexual behavior problems.
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I worked with Brandon in both individual and family sessions to address his symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Utilizing the trauma-foc.
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In your reading for this week, you meet Jose and Iris, two individuals who are in situations that require assistance and guidance from a professional social worker and policy advocate.
In this Discussion, create a policy proposal that will impact the situations faced by either Jose or Iris. Describe the trade-offs you used to develop your proposal.
To prepare
: In your text, review "Trade-Offs: Systematically Comparing Policy Options in Step 3" in Chapter 8.
By Day 3
Post
a brief summary of the policy proposal and its purpose that you created based on either Jose's or Iris's situation and the trade-offs you used to develop your proposal.
Be sure to support your post with specific references to this week's resources. If you are using additional articles, be sure to provide full APA-formatted citations for your references.
By Day 5
Respond
to a colleague who selected a different case from yours with another approach to address the identified problem. What is the responsibility of the social workers working with Jose and/or Iris to advocate for a change in the social policy?
Required Readings
SOCW 6361 Webliography
These websites will be required throughout the semester. Become familiar with these websites, especially when doing research for your assignments.
Jansson, B. S. (2018).
Becoming an effective policy advocate: From policy practice to social justice
(8th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning Series.
Chapter 8, "Placing Policy Proposals in Policy Briefs in the Second, Third, and Fourth Steps of Policy Analysis” (pp. 246-283)
Plummer, S.-B, Makris, S., Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014).
Social work case studies: Concentration year
.Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].
"Working with Clients with Addictions: The Case of Jose" (pp. 65–68)
"Working with the Aging: The Case of Iris" (pp. 68–69)
Stuart, P. H. (1999). Linking clients and policy: Social work's distinctive contribution.
Social Work, 44
(4), 335–347.
Note:
Retrieved from Walden Library databases.
Midgley, J., & Livermore, M. M. (Eds.) (2008).
The handbook of social policy
(2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Chapter 6: "The Impact of Social Policy" (pp. 83–100) (PDF)
Optional Resources
MSW home page
Use this link to access the MSW home page, which provides resources for your social work program.
Working With Clients With Addictions: The Case of Jose
Jose is a 42-year-old, heterosexual, Latino male. He had been booked and charged for vagrancy three times in the last 2 months. He had also been arrested six other times over the past 10 years for various minor offenses, such as trespassing, public drunkenness, and disorderly conduct. After this last hearing, the judge mandated him to a drug treatment facility and gave him 2 years’ probation.
As a social worker at the county’s mental health and substance abuse agency, I was assigned to manage his case and to ensure he followed .
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Argosy University Comprehensive Examination
MA Forensic Psychology
Summer C 2017
(Thursday, July 27-Wednesday, August 2)
Case Vignette for Comprehensive Examination
Please read the vignette carefully.
Based on information provided in the vignette
, please compose a well-written and organized response to each of the questions that follow.
Presentation of the Problem
Ryan is a 61 year old Caucasian male who was arrested for violating a no-contact orderwith his ex-husband and two adopted sons. Police were called when he attempted to “break in” to the family home to obtain some personal belongings. While at the home, his ex-husband returned and a physical altercation ensued in which Ryan allegedly attacked his ex-husband with a kitchen knife. No injuries were noted by police; His ex-husband, however, expressed intent to press assault charges. The circumstances surrounding the no-contact order are related to a series of incidences involving allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior with his children. Six months before, a long history of marriage conflict “came to a head” and he informed Ryan that he wished to file for divorce. Ryan’s ex-husband left the home with their two sons and filed a no-contact order against Ryan. The basis of the no-contact order included allegations that Ryan had a “secret life of sex addiction,” including frequent activity on “sex apps” and that he viewed pornography in front of their two sons. The ex-husband also alleged Ryan’s inappropriate relationship with their oldest son, 16 year old, citing that he discovered sexually-provocative language in text messages. A Child Protective Services Investigation and report was completed. Ryan adamantly denies these allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior with and in front of the children; He did however, verify he had been active on “sex apps” throughout the relationships in order to “hook up” with other men.
Psychosocial History
Ryan was born and raised in rural Mississippi. He comes from an intact family and is the youngest of four children. He referenced a narrative within the family that characterized him as the “unplanned pregnancy.” Ryan described a “good childhood” and he denied a history of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse. He graduated from college and has had a successful career as an insurance broker.
When Ryan was age 9, his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.She passed away four years later. This event caused tremendous emotional pain. After his mother’s death, his father began using alcohol heavily and eventually received voluntary inpatient treatment. Ryan reported a strained relationship with his father and a sense of rejection after he told his father he was homosexual. He experienced significant inner emotional conflict as an adolescent related to his sexuality. He began to seek sexual contact with others and by age 17 was having sex with men for money. He does not believe he has a sexual addiction and denied any compulsive sexual .
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University of Phoenix MaterialDiversity Identity Self-Evaluation
Select and complete one of the following assignments:Option 1: Diversity Identity Self-Evaluation Paper
Read the University of Phoenix Material: Diversity Case Study located on the student website. The case study serves as an example of the diversity within self-identity.
Write a 700 self-evaluation paper about your diversity identity.
Include the following information in your self-evaluation:
· A minimum of five diverse groups you belong to (army vets, single mothers, black travel movement *traveling group),
· Significance of belonging to the diverse groups
· Assumptions others may make about you based on the diverse groups you belong to
· How these assumptions affect your own self-identity.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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University of Phoenix MaterialBehavior Plan Template
Use this template to create behavioral plans for assignments in Weeks Two and Three. Fill in each section and provide additional information as needed.
Client Identifying Information
List all pertinent and known identifying information.
Name
Age
Gender
Religion
History
Describe all pertinent and known history.
Medical
Family
Substance Abuse
Developmental and Social
Course of Treatment
List two target behaviors and two interventions.
Target Behaviors
Frequency and Duration of Target Behaviors
Severity and Number of Relapses
Interventions
Goals and Objectives
List two long-term goals, two short-term goals, and one objective to work towards each goal.
Long-Term Goal
Short-Term Goal
Objectives
Discharge and Termination Plans
Describe the discharge and termination plan for the client.
Discharge Plan
Termination Plan
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When she arrives for her appointment with you, she is dressed provocatively in a low-cut blouse and tight pants. She has heavy eye makeup on and seems to be very needy, becoming tearful several times during the session.
At the start of the interview, she states that this thing would not be a problem if those ...
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This document discusses forensic psychology, which involves the application of psychology to legal matters and the legal system. It addresses topics like forensic psychiatry, the roles of forensic psychologists and psychiatrists, and the techniques used in forensic psychology, including clinical evaluations, experiments, statistical analysis, psychotherapy, and consultation. Forensic psychologists assist courts by evaluating individuals' personalities and mental states to provide expert opinions. Their work includes determining defendants' competency, assessing insanity pleas, evaluating risk, and interviewing and interrogating those involved in legal cases.
What is forensic psychology?
The public has developed fanciful ideas about forensic psychology as the
science of catching criminals by understanding their thought patterns.
Many prospective students also have the impression of forensic
psychologists as flying into different states and tracking down criminals
through psychological clues. Dr. John Denboer enjoys imagining himself
as having such a career, but as a retired professional forensic
psychologist, he wants to forward a more realistic definition of forensic
psychology
Child Kills Father
A psychological analysis and commentary on the shooting by a 10-year-old boy of his father while in the company of his two younger siblings.
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Case Study Facts: Week 4
Referral Question
What are the present intellectual abilities and psychological maturity of the defendant as per the provisions of Title 18, U.S.C., Section 5032 and 5037(d)?
Factual information to be used in write-up of report:
Tests given
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children—III
Rorschach Inkblot Test
Bender Motor Gestalt Test with immediate and delayed recall
House-Tree-Person drawing test
Kinetic Family drawing test
Reitan-Indiana Aphasia Screening Test
Wide Range Achievement Test—III
11 years old
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Currently being held in a youth detention center.
Awaiting trial before a federal judge on 1 count of armed bank robbery (Title 18, U.S.C., Section 2113(A), 2113(d) and 1 count of receiving and possessing a firearm (Title 18, U.S.C., Section 922(x)(2).
Robbed bank with a handgun
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Current presentation
Average height and heavy build. No glasses. Periodically sucked his thumb. Grooming appropriate. No signs of depression or oppositional behavior. Cooperative. No signs of hallucinations/delusions. Teachers at detention center say he likes to draw attention to himself. Is described as liking to engage in fantasy. Stated he was there for “armed robbery.” Says he robbed bank with a gun given to him by another juvenile. States it was “wrong and illegal.” He knew the name of his attorney and what his job was. Knew what the prosecuting attorney’s job was. Knew what the judge was supposed to do. Stated, “I wish I wouldn’t have done it [armed robbery].” He was unsure what would happen if he were to be found guilty. He described di ...
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1. Rhonda, a 32-year-old Hispanic woman, presents with symptoms of antisocial personality disorder including impulsivity, aggression, lack of empathy, and failure to conform to social norms.
2. Psychological testing confirms a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder.
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Rand Kannenberg Theories And Models Of Helping Offenders Change
The document provides an overview of several theories, models, and approaches that can be applied to helping offenders change, including stages of change model, behavioral approaches, life cycle development theories, and the twelve steps of AA. It also presents five case studies of offenders and proposes questions about assessing their needs and determining the most appropriate intervention based on human services themes and purposes.
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After completing your first course project assignment, you should have a solid grasp of the crime you will explore and what the criminal justice response to this crime has been. It is now time to engage in some critical thinking about how we can seek to explain this crime.
Much of what we have been discussing these past few weeks includes theories that seek to explain crime. For this week's assignment, complete the following:
Identify two criminological theories that you believe will explain the crime you selected.
Discuss (critically) how these theories can apply to the crime you selected.
This assignment should be at least 2-3 pages in length.
Your paper should reference at least five scholarly sources that discuss a criminological theory, using APA format. Students should seek out peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles from LIRN to complete this assignment.
Abstract
In this paper, The two criminological theories which I will be using to explain child abuse and neglect is the classical criminological theory and the positivist theory. I will discuss how both of these theories can be applied to this particular crime.
Criminological Theories
There are numerous criminological theories. For this assignment I will work with classical criminological theory and the positivist theory (Eglin, 1992).
According to the positivist theory, people commit crimes because they lack the moral intelligence to stop them from making decisions that would lead to criminal actions. This theory asserts that people do not just make decisions to commit crimes but that there are internal forces that contribute to their wayward criminal behavior. These factors may include the social acceptability of the person, the moral values as well as the intelligence of the person. The person lacks the internal drive to make him obey the laws (Beirne,1987).
The classical criminological theory asserts people think critically before they commit a crime. Their thinking usually weighs the consequences of the action that one intends to commit. The thinking guides the people before making the decision to commit the crimes and therefore they are usually aware of what is likely to happen to them after the criminal action they intend to engage in. According to this theory, people make the decisions to commit crimes and are also aware of the consequences (Barak,1998).
Positivist theory and its application to the crime
Positivist theory can be applied to the child abuse crime from various perspectives. To begin with, the people who abuse children are very dear to them. These include babysitters, parents as well as close relatives. According to this theory, they therefore make the decision to abuse the child due to lack of moral intelligence. This is because if the person abusing the child had some morals, then the morals would guide him or her not to abuse the child but to take care of the child as is morally accepted. For instance, looking at Casey Anthony case, the mother might hav.
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Working With Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Trauma: The Case of Brandon
Brandon is a 12-year-old, Caucasian male who currently resides with his mother and her boyfriend. Six years ago, Brandon disclosed that his father had repeatedly sexually abused him between the ages of 4 and 6. Brandon’s mother called law enforcement immediately after the disclosure, and his father has been incarcerated since. Brandon has previously participated in therapy to address challenging behaviors, including physical aggression, difficulty following rules at home and school, and using inappropriate language with sexual overtones toward female peers. Brandon and his mother report that they ceased participating in therapy in the past after there was no change in Brandon’s behavior. Brandon’s teachers have suggested that his behaviors are similar to those of peers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, but his mother has declined educational or psychological testing because she does not want her son to be labeled and is unsure if she agrees with the use of psychotropic medication with children.
Brandon began attending trauma-focused treatment after demonstrating an increase in argumentative behavior and minor property destruction at home. His mother reported that the majority of undesired behaviors were initiated during interactions with her boyfriend. Brandon’s use of physical aggression has not increased in school; however, a female peer recently reported him for using sexually explicit language toward her. Brandon admitted to using inappropriate language toward the female peer but appeared to have a limited understanding of what the phrases used meant. Brandon’s mother noted during intake that she is concerned that her son will become a violent sexual offender or a pedophile and noted that his use of sexual language was likely the start of sexual behavior problems.
At the beginning of treatment, Brandon reported that he frequently feared for his physical safety but often could not pinpoint what made him feel unsafe. He had searched the Internet to find registered sexual offenders in his neighborhood, and he had begun sleeping with a loaded BB gun under his pillow in case someone entered the home to assault him again. Brandon had flashbacks when trying to fall asleep and described feeling like he was floating outside of his body when he thought of his abuse. He had seen a television show where victims spoke at the parole hearings of their perpetrators, and he spent many hours thinking about what he would say if he went to his father’s parole hearing in 3 years. Brandon felt like he loved his father very much and that his father was a great father except for when he hurt him. Brandon identified wanting to feel less worried, sleep better, and fight less w ...
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Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders
Individuals with psychotic disorders are characterized by irrational, bizarre beliefs (delusions) and perceptual disturbances (hallucinations). Although these disorders have a relatively low prevalence, they account for a large portion of the costs of mental health care. These disorders start in early adulthood, are relatively chronic, and last an entire normal adult lifetime. Many individuals with schizophrenia are severely impaired and often unable to work or care for themselves. Many of the individuals with schizophrenia are homeless and are entangled in the criminal justice system due to the lack of community resources to treat them. Defendants who are successful with the insanity defense typically have a history of suffering from a severe and persistent mental illness, usually schizophrenia.
As a forensic mental health professional, two major reasons that increase your likelihood of interacting with individuals with schizophrenia are criminal behavior and suicide, as individuals with schizophrenia are at increased risk of both. Individuals with schizophrenia are more likely to commit suicide than individuals with any other diagnosis. As a forensic mental health professional, you should learn about the risk factors for suicide and suicide prevention skills.
Refer to the Webliography section to learn more on suicide prevention.
The issue of severe and persistent mental illness poses important ethical and legal questions. For example, is it ethical and legal to force people to take medications? Many of the antipsychotic medications have unpleasant side effects, some of which can be irreversible, such as tardive dyskinesia. Tardive dyskinesia is an extrapyramidal symptom that involves involuntary movements of the face, mouth, tongue, or jaw. This can cause difficulty in speaking and eating for the patient. Other ethical concerns are involuntary hospitalization and the placement of individuals with severe and persistent mental illness among the general prison population.
Psycholegal Issues
As a forensic health professional, it is important for you to understand the psycholegal issues of competency to stand trial and the insanity defense, both of which involve individuals with psychotic disorders (mental illness).
For example, the Supreme Court has ruled that individuals who cannot understand the punishment that they might receive or the reasons for it cannot be executed. Thus, in the United States, a person with severe mental illness cannot be executed if found incompetent to stand trial. There have been cases of mentally ill individuals on death row who have been found incompetent to be executed (not competent to receive the death penalty). In such instances, the role of the state is to return the person to competency in order for the individual to be executed since it can be assumed that the individual was competent at some time. If the person had been found incompetent, he or she would not have g.
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The document provides details about two case studies that can be used for a sociology project. For case study 1, students are asked to analyze the situation of John Rommel, who turned to organized crime, in terms of deviance theories. For case study 2, students are asked a series of questions about a high school sex education class dealing with topics like abortion, adoption, and sexual orientation. Students are to examine these situations through sociological concepts from their textbook, like the influence of the sexual revolution.
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