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Competence to Stand Trial: Restoring Competence in an Inpatient Forensic Hospital Setting
Full text linkAn Empirically Supported Treatment Case StudyThe following is a de-identified case study that describes how competency restoration treatment, psychiatric treatment, and assessments were used to assist Competency to Stand Trial restoration with a patient who has intellectual and psychiatric disabilities, in a state funded and forensic-focused in-patient residential hospital facility. Jack was a 20-year-old White male whose main struggles were with anger and impulsivity. His primary diagnoses were Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Intellectual Disability. He has a secondary diagnosis of Other Specified Personality Disorder, and a differential diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. He was recommended by the unit psychologist for individual competency restoration treatment in addition to the group sessions he was assigned to as part of his more comprehensive treatment. Jack was assessed with an initial interview covering psychosocial history and mental status. Formal assessment instruments used included the Emotional Problems Scales (EPS), the Conners’ Adult ADHD Rating Scales (CAARS), and the Competence Assessment for Standing Trial for Defendants with Mental Retardation (CAST*MR). Individual competency restoration treatment sessions were based on and/or accessed from materials included in the Florida State Hospital CompKit manual (Florida State Hospital, 2011), and supplemented with available Mindfulness materials to increase coping skills and decrease impulsive behaviors. Included in this document is a transcript of a mock competency to stand trial evaluation that was the final session for Jack and designed to demonstrate his overall improvement as a result of the individual competency to stand trial treatment.Psychology Departmen
The Effects of Having a Chronically Ill Parent on College Adjustment
Full text linkChronic illness is common in the United States. Approximately 45% of Americans will have at least one chronic disease in their lifetime, and this number continues to increase (Raghupathi & Raghupathi, 2018). Although various chronic illnesses have a high likelihood of mortality, life expectancies have increased due to advances in modern medicine (Armistead et al., 1995). With longer expected lifespans, it follows that more care will take place in the home. Because of this, not only does the chronically ill individual face psychological, economic, and social stressors that accompany the disease, but so do others in the household, including their children (Sieh et al., 2012). Various studies have investigated the effects of having a chronically ill parent on young children (Elliott et al., 2020; Razaz et al., 2014; Sieh et al., 2010). These studies indicated young children with chronically ill parents showed internalizing complaints such as anxiety, depression, withdrawn behavior; externalizing behaviors such as aggression and delinquency; and psychosomatic symptoms. Although multiple studies have been conducted on younger children, the literature is sparse regarding college students. Given the profound impact an ill parent may have on children, it is worthwhile to explore this impact on young adults’ adaptation to college to identify how to better support incoming college students. With the use of the Brief Cope, The College Adjustment Test (CAT), Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPAA), and the University Belonging Questionnaire (UBQ), we assessed self-reported coping skills, adjustment, attachment, and University sense of belonging in participants who have grown up with a chronically ill parent compared to those without a chronically ill parent. The sample consisted of 232 participants who were students from a Midwestern University enrolled in psychology courses. Results indicated there was a significant difference in overall adjustment scores and coping style differences between college students who had a chronically ill parent and students who did not. Further research with more participants should be conducted to expand the knowledge of how parental chronic illness affects college students, as well as to develop interventions for young adults with chronically ill parents to lead to better college adjustment and decreased attrition.Psychology Departmen
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for a Female Young Adult
Full text linkAn Empirically Supported Treatment Case StudyThe following is a de-identified case study that presents the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of a female young adult using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Names and other identifying information have been changed to protect the client’s identity. The name “Sam” is used in place of the client’s real name. At the time of treatment, this 22-year-old Caucasian young adult was struggling with anxiety, depression, anger outbursts, and poor social engagement. Sam was administered a diagnostic interview and various screening measures to aid in diagnosis. A combination of diagnoses of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD), and Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), were determined to capture Sam’s presenting symptoms most accurately. During the time this was written, the client attended 14 individual therapy sessions working with a student intern therapist. Treatment sessions targeted life-threatening behaviors, therapyinterfering behaviors, quality of life-interfering behaviors, and skills acquisition and generalization. Pre-to-post assessment and ongoing mood tracking indicate Sam would benefit from continuing treatment to manage patterns of emotion dysregulation and interpersonal conflict.Psychology Departmen
Lieutenant Governor
No full textBrief on the candidates, in both parties for LG notes that AF "was appiointed to the Nixon-Agnew National Steering Committee on Urban Problems and Minority Affairs. He has appeared at Republican fundraising events all over the state.
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No full textThe Exec Secy of the Seattle Building Trades, in testimony, notes that the minority population in all building trades exceeds the minority population in the Seattle area (does not break it down between skilled-unskilled) and complains that apprenticeship outreach programs have not been treated as AA by OFCC
Teleconferencing Toolkit Implementation for Psychotherapy in New Mexico
Full text linkAccess to care is a principal factor in the goal of improving mental health. By focusing on viable elements found in the literature as well as gathering data from MHA stakeholders, an effective and sustainable TC toolkit was constructed to not only meet the needs of the clients receiving mental health services in New Mexico, but to also adopt evidence-based practices that promote efficient delivery of psychotherapy services via TC.School of Nursin
