The Purpose of the Final Project One of the biggest barriers to getting help for psychological distress and disorders is stigma –negative attitudes associated with mental illness. Stigma can lead to years of unnecessary suffering, of feeling different, misunderstood, and alone. The purpose of this project is to lower the barrier of stigma by sharing accurate information about psychological disorders and effective treatments. You are learning a lot in this class! What perspectives on psychopathology could be shared with friends, family, co-workers, or the general public to help eliminate negative attitudes associated with mental illness? To “Stamp out Stigma”, you will create an infographic using accurate information that can be shared with others. An infographic is a visual representation of information or data that gives an easy-to-understand overview of a topic. This assignment will help you develop skills consistent with the three goals of this class: Support Well-being Communicate the difference between scientific and popular notions of psychopathology. Use critical thinking to appreciate the complexity of psychopathology as it applies to “real world” behavior. Task Stamp Out Stigma is your final project. It is your chance to use what you have learned to create something tangible – an infographic – that reduces stigma about mental illness. Pick something that you are interested in, even passionate about!  What You Need to Do Step 1. Review the infographics from these credible sources listed below. https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-by-the-Numbers/Infographics-Fact-Sheetshttps://adaa.org/infographicshttps://www.mhanational.org/infographic-life-anxietyhttps://www.mhanational.org/infographic-mental-health-men Step 2. Pick a psychological disorder or related issue (suicide, a type of psychotherapy) that you would like to make an infographic about. Decide the target audience for your infographic (e.g., a particular age, gender, ethnic or racial group, immigrants from a particular region, parents, employers, hospital staff – a general audience is fine, too).  Step 3.  Decide what the general theme of your infographic will be (e.g., How to talk to someone you think may be suicidal; Bipolar Disorder 101; Treatments for Depression; Myths about Schizophrenia) and what your take-home message(s) will be.    Step 4. Draft your infographic. The draft must be of a high-enough quality that your classmates can give meaningful feedback on it. The final version of the infographic should include the following: A minimum of 6 different areas of coverage in support of the theme of your infographic (e.g., types of symptoms, myths, impact of disorder, surprising fact  . . ). See Final Project Resources (below) for suggestions on what to include on infographics. A citation of source(s) used for each of the 6 areas of coverage. The citations can be from scholarly research (e.g., articles) and credible sources (e.g., National Institute of Mental Health, American Psychological Association website). The citations should be listed at the bottom of the infographic using small font so as not to distract the viewer. Include real phone numbers or websites for additional resources. If you are unaware of real resources to include, you may make them up (e.g., www.exampleresourcesforstigmareduction.com ; 1-800-123-4567). The inclusion of contact information is designed to give the infographic viewer an easy next step to receive more information, follow up with services, etc. Step 5. Turn in the final project. Directions: Submit a Word document (e.g., .doc, .docx) to iCollege by 11:59pm on the date assigned. The Word document should include 1) your answers to the questions below and 2) the infographic. If you are unable to copy and paste your infographic to Word, you may submit the infographic as a separate .pdf or .jpeg attachment. Begin with the title of the project, your name, and the date. List each question number/letter, question, and your answer. Single-spaced is fine, with an additional space between each question. Your answers should be in full sentences and be free from grammar/spelling errors. Questions to answer: Explain how your infographic can “Stamp out Stigma” and why it is important to you. What did you learn about yourself while working on this project? In your own words, explain the research (or describe the source(s) – whichever is appropriate) you cited for each of the 6 areas you covered in the infographic. Label each area 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f and include the full citation at the end of your explanation for each area. What is something that a person (or a community, an organization, or a group) could do to increase resilience in order to prevent, treat, or improve the topic you chose for your infographic? Who might you show your infographic to and why? What is your ‘next step’ for stamping out stigma? Final Project ResourcesWhat to include on infographics What is an Infographic? Examples, Templates & Design Tips https://neilpatel.com/blog/12-infographic-tips/  How to Write Infographics: Your Complete Guide to Stellar Copy Sample infographics https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-by-the-Numbers/Infographics-Fact-Sheets  https://adaa.org/infographics  https://www.mhanational.org/infographic-life-anxiety  https://www.mhanational.org/infographic-mental-health-men Infographics Website Canvahttps://www.canva.com/create/infographics/https://www.canva.com/pricing/ Easel.lyhttps://www.easel.ly/ Piktocharthttps://piktochart.com/https://piktochart.com/pricing/piktochart-packages/Venngagehttps://venngage.com/https://venngage.com/pricing/ 12 Ted Talks About Mental Health https://www.ted.com/playlists/175/the_struggle_of_mental_health Statistics and Data Research Guide from GSU Library http://research.library.gsu.edu/statsdata APA Style APA Website: https://apastyle.apa.org/PORT: http://research.library.gsu.edu/port Criteria for Success Not Present Below Expectations Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations Quality of Purpose. (questions 1 and 2) Explains how infographic can “Stamp out Stigma”, why it is important to the student, and what they learned about themselves. 10% Not present Does not answer each question. Answer is superficial Answers each question Answer is thoughtful ‘Meets Expectations’ and Is highly compelling or shows exceptional self-awareness Quality of Evidence. (questions 3a-3f) Explain the research (or describe the source(s) for each of the 6 areas you covered in the infographic 30% Not present Explains research/ describes sources for < 6 areas. Superficial explanation/ description Not in student’s own words. Explains research/ describes sources for 6 areas. Thoughtful explanation/ description Described in the student’s own words. ‘Meets Expectations’ and Displays high level critical thinking/application to topic. Next Steps. (questions 4-6) Explains how to increase resilience, who infographic may be shared with, and next steps for stamping out stigma 10% Not present Does not answer each question. Answer is superficial Answers each question Answer is thoughtful ‘Meets Expectations’ and Is highly compelling or shows exceptional self-awareness Infographic Quality 20% Not present Infographic does not appear to be designed with a topic/theme/ target audience in mind. No take-home message Infographic is

Your papers should be approximately 1000–1500 words. Include the word count at the top of your submission. If you’re under the word count, make sure you’ve developed all parts of your paper (this is hard to do in 1500 words). If you need another page to fully develop your point, that’s OK (so long as the extra words are due to added substance, not verbosity). All papers should have two components, one expository (where you summarize and explain a philosopher’s argument, view, examples, etc.) and another argumentative (where you defend an answer to the question I ask you, presenting one or two original arguments in support of your answer). Summaries need not be in standard form (neither do original arguments). In general, your original arguments should take up at least half of the paper; I expect you to develop one or two substantive arguments, and that takes space. For helpful advice on how to write philosophy papers, I recommend that you consult the following: My Guide “How to Write a Philosophy Paper”, which is posted on the course Website Jim Pryor’s guide “How to Write a Philosophy Paper” at jimpryor.net/teaching/guidelines/writing.htmlLinks to an external site.. I also recommend that you come to TA or Professor office hours. We’re happy to talk with you about your papers. You’ll receive by far the most benefits if you come well before the deadline. Topic Suppose Ankit becomes so intoxicated that he cannot remember anything he thought, felt, or did from midnight until 2am.  As we saw in lecture, Locke’s theory entails that sober, post-2am Ankit is not the same person as drunk, midnight-to-2am Ankit, and this consequence, we saw, can seem quite implausible. Locke tries to deal with this sort of worry about his view in §22 of his “Of Identity and Diversity.”  Explain and evaluate what Locke is saying in this passage. Is his response convincing? Why or why not? Argue for your answer. The correct section 22 is the following: But is not a man drunk and sober the same person? Why else is he punished for the fact he commits when drunk, though he is never afterwards conscious of it? Just as much the same person as a man who walks, and does other things in his sleep, is the same person, and is answerable for any mischief he shall do in it. Human laws punish both, with a justice suitable to their way of knowledge, because in these cases, they cannot distinguish certainly what is real, what counterfeit. And so the ignorance in drunkenness or sleep is not admitted as a plea. For though punishment is annexed to personality, and personality to consciousness, and the drunkard perhaps is not conscious of what he did, yet human judicatures justly punish him, because the fact is proved against him, but want of consciousness cannot be proved for him. But in the great day in which the secrets of all hearts shall be laid open, it may be reasonable to think, no one shall be made to answer for what he knows nothing of, but shall receive his doom, his conscience accusing or excusing him.

Assignment Directions: Each student will be required to complete the term project, which is a research proposal written in APA Style. The project should have at least 8-10 pages of substance, not counting the cover and reference page. Please include a Cover Page, an abstract, and a list of references. The research proposal you write in this course will NOT be sent to the IRB for approval. This is because you will not be conducting actual research for the purpose of this class. You will, however, gain insight as to how to write a research proposal. Each student will be required to complete a research proposal as the term project. The research proposal will include the following:  Title page Abstract (100-120 words) Introduction Problem Statement Purpose Statement Hypothesis Literature Review and Definitions included in the research Research methods/design References Appendices – as needed (annotated bibliography, example consent form, example survey if used) Please make sure that you are using the course-writing rubric to use as a checklist so that you write a solid paper.  Do not include quotes in your work. The student needs to display good critical thinking skills and not a string of quotes written by published authors. Your proposal is what is needed for a successful research project to be conducted in the future.  Do not wait until the last minute to research, write, format, and edit. Proper time management is required to turn in a quality research proposal that highlights your understanding of how to conduct scholarly research.  Your Term Project must be submitted by the end of Week 8. No late submissions will be accepted past the official end of the semester.  Submission Instructions: An 8–10-page Word Document (.doc), not counting the cover and reference pages. Must include a Cover Page, an abstract, and a list of references. Use at least five scholarly references in your work. You must use a topic that was approved by the instructor or their research proposal. Follow APA guidelines.

In social work with individual clients, an intervention that is effective for one person will not necessarily be effective for another. The same is true of group work techniques. Social workers who lead treatment groups must research and consider evidence-based interventions that support the specific characteristics and issues of the group members as well as the group’s purpose and focus. Social workers must also outline topics for the sessions that will guide discussion and facilitate achievement of treatment goals. The agenda topics must be logically sequenced. For example, if a social worker is leading a treatment group for breast cancer survivors, the social worker may want to first cover the cancer experience, grief, and loss, before moving on to healthy coping. In this Assignment, you develop the intervention framework for your proposed group and include the sequenced topics you will address throughout treatment. Resources Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. WEEKLY RESOURCES To Prepare Review the Learning Resources on treatment group methods and interventions. Conduct your own library search for articles on group interventions for the target population (i.e., people experiencing addiction or sexual assault trauma). Review your Week 7 Assignment, in which you detailed the contract and orientation processes of your proposed treatment group. ATTACHED SEPARATELY. Continue to draft your Treatment Group Proposal by focusing on the intervention framework. By Day 7 Submit a 1- to 2-page paper covering the following section of your Treatment Group Proposal: · Intervention Framework · Describe the evidence-based practices and techniques to be used. Justify why the framework is appropriate for the target population and issue(s). · Identify and justify topics you plan to cover over the course of the group treatment. Use the Learning Resources and any relevant additional literature to support your paper. Make sure to provide APA citations and a reference list. Rubric SOCW_6121_Week8_Assignment_Rubric

Objective: Create an engaging and informative infographic that effectively communicates key aspects of quality improvement (QI) in healthcare. The goal is to highlight its importance, principles, methodologies, and impact in a visually appealing and accessible format. Assignment Guidelines: Topic Coverage: Your infographic should include: Definition: What is quality improvement in healthcare? Key Principles: Briefly explain the core principles of QI, such as patient-centered care, continuous improvement, and evidence-based decision-making. Methodologies: Highlight common QI tools and techniques, such as PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) cycles, Lean, Six Sigma, and root cause analysis. Benefits: Discuss the advantages of implementing QI, including improved patient outcomes, cost efficiency, and enhanced care processes. Real-World Examples: Provide examples of successful quality improvement initiatives in healthcare (e.g., reducing hospital-acquired infections, improving patient satisfaction scores, or decreasing medication errors). Design Requirements: Use a clear and logical layout to guide viewers through the information. Incorporate visual elements such as charts, icons, illustrations, or graphs to make the content visually appealing and easier to understand. Choose a professional color scheme and legible fonts suitable for a healthcare audience. Target Audience: Assume the infographic will be shared with healthcare professionals, administrators, and students, so the language and design should reflect this audience. Length and Format: The infographic should fit on one page (digital or print format). Save your infographic as a PDF or image file (e.g., PNG or JPEG). Submission Details: Include a brief paragraph (100-200 words) explaining your design choices and the rationale behind the content included. Submit your work by [insert deadline] via [insert submission platform, e.g., email, online portal]. Assessment Criteria: Your work will be evaluated based on: Content Accuracy: How well you cover the topic of quality improvement in healthcare. Visual Design: Clarity, aesthetics, and effective use of visuals to enhance understanding. Creativity: Originality and innovation in presenting the information. Relevance: Appropriateness for the target audience and adherence to the assignment guidelines.

Notes on Ms. Tina Jones: Ms. Tina Jones is a 28-year-old female that has been admitted to the hospital for an infected right foot wound. Ms. Jones injured her right foot about a week ago. She presented to the ED yesterday afternoon with fever, increased pain, and drainage from the wound. Ms. Jones reports the pain in her foot is a 7/10. She states the oxycodone has been helping her pain. Ms. Jones history is significant for asthma and type II diabetes. Her asthma is well-controlled. She understands her asthma triggers (Cats: wheezing, itchy watery eyes, sneezing, asthma exacerbation • Dust: wheezing, itchy watery eyes, sneezing, asthma exacerbation) and how to use her inhaler. She has never been intubated for asthma and her last hospitalization was when she was in high school. Ms. Jones’ diabetes is not well-controlled. She does not take any medication for diabetes and does not check her blood sugar on a regular basis. She states that she stopped taking metformin because of gastrointestinal symptoms and she doesn’t understand what the glucose levels mean and how to manage them. She reports polydipsia, polyphagia, and polyuria for the last month with unintentional weight loss of 10 pounds.

Scenario You are a nursing case manager working in a 100-bed community hospital in a rural setting. Many patients are elderly with chronic health conditions and have several factors that impair their timeliness of follow-up appointments for chronic care management. The specific difficulties reported by patients include: · Many of the patients are remote, the hospital struggles to meet the needs of this community health population. · The hospital experiences a delay in patient care and chronic care management due to a lack of provider access. · Many patients report difficulty arranging transportation needs for their appointments which further limits their availability. · Patient complaints have increased with regards to lack of reliable, prompt service for patient chronic care consults and lingering concerns for their overall health. The Chief Nursing Officer has assigned you to the Clinical Standards and Innovations Committee to examine strategies for best practice related to use of telehealth to support rural settings and expand care to all community populations. As the lead RN on the committee, you have been tasked with leading the telehealth initiative and have one month to research, analyze and propose the best evidence-based strategy. You will present your findings to the Chief Nursing Office and CEO of the facility in a succinct summary leveraging your committee’s recommendation. Instructions You have been asked for the summary to include the following components: · Discuss the defining characteristics of telehealth · Include your personal definition of telehealth · How does telehealth impact nursing practice · Examine how telehealth is currently integrated in healthcare · Describe the evidence-based practice that supports the use of telehealth in rural and community healthcare settings. · Provide a detailed description of your recommended evidence-based strategy to implement telehealth · Provide rationale supporting your strategy · Include current evidence from the literature

Scenario You have been hired as a consultant for a large healthcare organization. In your role, you have been tasked with examining the current organizational structure at the micro, meso, and macro levels, including the impact on healthcare delivery. As you develop your plans, you will reflect how these roles individually and collectively influence the ability of the organization to deliver high quality client services. The roles and titles of people working in the three levels of systems may vary. A brief definition of each is offered to clarify the contributions of leaders at each level. · Micro system: This is the point of contact with the client or customer. In the health care setting the micro level may be a specific unit. Roles of those in the micro system include all that come in contact with the client and the manager of the unit or department. · Meso system: This level reflects a collection of micro systems, such as a Surgical Services Department including multiple units. The meso level aims to group and coordinate similar micro system levels of service. · Macro system: This level is a larger scale of groups and departments typically more at the administration level. Nursing Hierarchy Macro Level: Vice President of Nursing Services · Potential Titles: Chief Nursing Officer, Vice President of Nursing, Director of Nursing Services. · Meso Level: Program Manager · Potential Titles: Department Head, Service Manager, Director. · Micro Level: Unit Manager · Potential Titles: Bedside Nurse, Unit Nurse, Unit Manager, Change Nurse. Instructions · Research a healthcare organization and include their mission statement, vision, or philosophy in your paper. · Describe how the organization’s mission, vision, and philosophy influence the expectations of leaders at the three system levels: micro, meso, and macro. · Describe how nursing leaders in each of these levels of the organization’s operations address health care delivery goals. · Describe nurse leaders at the micro, meso, and macro level of the organization including a discussion of how these three levels may integrate to improve outcomes. · Provides stated ideas with professional language and attribution for credible sources with correct APA citation, spelling, and grammar. Rubric Mastery Described job descriptions of nursing leadership roles for each of the organizational systems (one each micro, meso, macro) including a discussion of how these levels integrate to improve outcomes. Mastery Thoroughly details correlation between the roles of the organization micro, meso, and macro systems. Mastery Included the organization’s mission, vision, and philosophy with commentary clearly describes and illustrates how these elements influence client outcomes. Mastery Thoroughly describes how nursing leaders in each level (micro, meso, macro) of the organization operations addresses health care delivery goals. Mastery Provided stated ideas with professional language and attribution for credible sources with correct APA citation, spelling, and grammar.

Purpose: This assignment is designed to develop your ability to locate, use, evaluate, and synthesize public health information. You will conduct a comprehensive literature review on a public health topic of your choice, applying these skills to produce a clear, organized, and evidence-based analysis of the topic. Instructions: 1. Select a Public Health Topic Choose a topic relevant to public health that interests you and aligns with the course objectives. Examples include: · Obesity prevention in school-aged children · Vaccine hesitancy in underserved populations · Access to mental health services for veterans · Health disparities in rural areas · Breast cancer screening among migrant farmworkers 2. Organize Your Literature Review Your review must include the following sections (headings): 1. Locate Information · Describe the process you used to search for public health information on your topic. · Identify the library databases, search engines, or sources you consulted (e.g., PubMed, Google Scholar, CDC website). · List the search terms, keywords, and any filters (e.g., date, peer-reviewed) you applied. 2. Use Information · Summarize the key findings from the sources you identified. · Clearly outline the public health issue, affected populations, and any interventions or solutions discussed in the literature. · Include evidence-based data, such as statistics, study outcomes, or recommendations. 3. Evaluate Information · Critically assess the quality, reliability, and validity of the information you found. · Discuss the credibility of the sources, including the authors, institutions, and publications. · Identify any gaps, limitations, or potential biases in the research. 4. Synthesize Information · Combine the findings from multiple sources to provide a comprehensive understanding of the topic. · Highlight patterns, trends, or contrasting perspectives within the literature. · Draw conclusions about the implications for public health practice or policy and suggest areas for future research. 3. Format and Cite Sources · Your literature review should be 3-4 pages in length (excluding references), double-spaced, in APA format. · Include a reference list citing at least 10 peer-reviewed articles or credible public health sources. Reference list does not count towards the page count of the literature review. 4. Submit Your Work Upload your completed assignment to the designated platform by the due date. Ensure your submission is well-organized, free of grammatical errors, and adheres to APA guidelines.

Encounter date: ________________________ Patient Initials: ______ Gender: M/F/Transgender ____ Age: _____ Race: _____ Ethnicity ____ Reason for Seeking Health Care: ______________________________________________ HPI:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SI/HI: _______________________________________________________________________________ Sleep: _________________________________________ Appetite: ________________________ Allergies(Drug/Food/Latex/Environmental/Herbal): ___________________________________ Current perception of Health: Excellent Good Fair Poor Psychiatric History: Inpatient hospitalizations: Date Hospital Diagnoses Length of Stay Outpatient psychiatric treatment: Date Hospital Diagnoses Length of Stay Detox/Inpatient substance treatment: Date Hospital Diagnoses Length of Stay History of suicide attempts and/or self injurious behaviors: ____________________________________ Past Medical History · Major/Chronic Illnesses____________________________________________________ · Trauma/Injury ___________________________________________________________ · Hospitalizations __________________________________________________________ Past Surgical History___________________________________________________________ Current psychotropic medications: _________________________________________ ________________________________ _________________________________________ ________________________________ _________________________________________ ________________________________ Current prescription medications: _________________________________________ ________________________________ _________________________________________ ________________________________ _________________________________________ ________________________________ OTC/Nutritionals/Herbal/Complementary therapy: _________________________________________ ________________________________ _________________________________________ ________________________________ Substance use : (alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, caffeine, cigarettes) Substance Amount Frequency Length of Use Family Psychiatric History: _____________________________________________________ Social History Lives: Single family House/Condo/ with stairs: ___________ Marital Status:________ Education:____________________________ Employment Status: ______ Current/Previous occupation type: _________________ Exposure to: ___Smoke____ ETOH ____Recreational Drug Use: __________________ Sexual Orientation: _______ Sexual Activity: ____ Contraception Use: ____________ Family Composition: Family/Mother/Father/Alone : _____________________________ Other: (Place of birth, childhood hx, legal, living situations, hobbies, abuse hx, trauma, violence, social network, marital hx):_________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Health Maintenance Screening Tests: Mammogram, PSA, Colonoscopy, Pap Smear, Etc _____ Exposures: Immunization HX: Review of Systems: General: HEENT: Neck: Lungs: Cardiovascular: Breast: GI: Male/female genital: GU: Neuro: Musculoskeletal: Activity & Exercise: Psychosocial: Derm: Nutrition: Sleep/Rest: LMP: STI Hx: Physical Exam BP________TPR_____ HR: _____ RR: ____Ht. _____ Wt. ______ BMI ( percentile) _____ General: HEENT: Neck: Pulmonary: Cardiovascular: Breast: GI: Male/female genital: GU: Neuro: Musculoskeletal: Derm: Psychosocial: Misc. Mental Status Exam Appearance: Behavior: Speech: Mood: Affect: Thought Content: Thought Process: Cognition/Intelligence: Clinical Insight: Clinical Judgment: Significant Data/Contributing Dx/Labs/Misc. Plan: Differential Diagnoses 1. 2. Principal Diagnoses 1. 2. Plan Diagnosis #1 Diagnostic Testing/Screening: Pharmacological Treatment: Non-Pharmacological Treatment: Education: Referrals: Follow-up: Anticipatory Guidance: Diagnosis #2 Diagnostic Testingg/Screenin: Pharmacological Treatment: Non-Pharmacological Treatment: Education: Referrals: Follow-up: Anticipatory Guidance: Signature (with appropriate credentials): __________________________________________ Cite current evidenced based guideline(s) used to guide care (Mandatory)_______________ DEA#: 101010101 STU Clinic LIC# 10000000 Tel: (000) 555-1234 FAX: (000) 555-12222 Patient Name: (Initials)______________________________ Age ___________ Date: _______________ RX ______________________________________ SIG: Dispense: ___________ Refill: _________________ No Substitution Signature: __________________