Overview
on your social work internship experiences, let's engage in a discussion about the implementation and evaluation of programs within your agency. Considering the process of implementing your vision or solution for change, including planning, resource allocation, stakeholder engagement, and collaboration with community partners. What are key considerations regarding challenges and successes encountered during implementation? Discuss the role of evidence-based practice in informing program evaluation efforts. Consider the broader implications of program implementation and evaluation in social work practice. How do these processes contribute to evidence-informed practice, client-centered care, and organizational learning within social service agencies? Drawing upon your internship experiences, academic knowledge, and professional goals, contribute to a thoughtful discussion on best practices, challenges, and opportunities in implementing and evaluating programs to promote positive outcomes for individuals, families, and communities.
Responses should be no more than 350 words. Respond to at least one of your colleagues' posts. Assignment 2: Treatment of Substance use Disorders II
• Erickson- Chapters 9–11
• Knudsen, H., & Roman, P. (2014). The transition to medication adoption in publicly funded substance use disorder treatment programs: Organizational structure, culture, and resources. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs,75(3), 476-85.
• Aletraris, L., Bond, E., & Roman, P. (2015). Adoption of injectable naltrexone in u.S. substance use disorder treatment programs. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs,76(1), 143-51.
• Robinson, S., & Adinoff, B. (2018). The mixed message behind “Medication-Assisted treatment” for substance use disorder. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse,44(2), 147-150. doi:10.1080/00952990.2017.1362419
• Jones, J., Comer, S., & Kranzler, H. (2015). The pharmacogenetics of alcohol use disorder. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research,39(3), 391-402. doi:10.1111/acer.12643
• Shi, Z., Wang, A., Jagannathan, K., Fairchild, V., O'Brien, C., Childress, A., & Langleben, D. (2018). Effects of extended-release naltrexone on the brain response to drug-related stimuli in patients with opioid use disorder. Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience :Jpn,43(3), 170036-170036. doi:10.1503/jpn.170036
Mental Health Disorders and the Treatment of Depression & Bipolar Disorders
• Dziegielewski & Jacinto- Chapter 8 & 9
• Bhowmik, D., Aparasu, R., Rajan, S., Sherer, J., Ochoa-Perez, M., & Chen, H. (2013). The utilization of psychopharmacological treatment and medication adherence among medicaid enrolled children and adolescents with bipolar depression. Journal of Affective Disorders,150(2), 424-9. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2013.04.034
• Parikh, S., Hawke, L., Velyvis, V., Zaretsky, A., Beaulieu, S., Patelis-Siotis, I., . . . Cervantes, P. (2015). Combined treatment: Impact of optimal psychotherapy and medication in bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorders,17(1), 86-96. doi:10.1111/bdi.12233
• Moradveisi, L., Huibers, M., Renner, F., & Arntz, A. (2014). The influence of patients' preference/attitude towards psychotherapy and antidepressant medication on the treatment of major depressive disorder. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry,45(1), 170-177. doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2013.10.003
• Treviño, L., Ruble, M., Treviño, K., Weinstein, L., & Gresky, D. (2017). Antidepressant medication prescribing practices for treatment of major depressive disorder. Psychiatric Services (washington, D.c.),68(2), 199-202. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.201600087
The goal of the weekly article assignments is for you to make connections between the content of the course and real-world ethical issues, and to integrate what you learn every week into the way you are thinking about an article of your choice. Through this reflection, you will come up with new insights or understandings that you wouldn't have had before studying this material.
This weekly assignment consists of two parts. For Part 1, you will submit a written review of an article of your choice that you will analyze from the point of view of the topic of the week. You will use the content from class for the week to provide new insights or understandings into the way you interpret the article and what conclusions can be drawn from it.
In Part 2, you will be able to engage in peer reviewed discussion board posts and make the connection back to the reading assignments.
Students will receive an individual grade for their individual assignment
Instructions
Carefully read the following instructions for every component of this assignment. Remember there are two parts to this assignment.
- Part 1 – Individual Assignment
- Find a recent news article (2015 or newer) that relates to the content discussed in that week's class. You have broad discretion in choosing this article. The important part is that the article is, in some way, related to the week's content.
- In a few sentences, provide a brief summary of the article (the key points, particularly those that you find relevant to the week's content).
- Describe how the article is related to the week's content.
- Describe what new conclusions, insights, or understanding you have about the article after considering it within the context of what we learned this week. This is the most important part of the assignment – the goal here is to integrate what you learned this week into the way you are thinking about this article to come up with new insights or understanding that you wouldn't have had before understanding this material.
- Students are required to include article on initial posting
- Part 2 – Peer review and Discussion
- Each student will:
- In addition, students are expected to engage in critical dialogue regarding class readings by responding
each module to TWO (2) reading responses posted by your classmates. Failure to respond to other
classmates reading responses will result in loss of points for that module. - Under no circumstances are Reading Responses to be emailed directly to the professor. They must be
posted on Blackboard to be read and commented on by classmates. Place them on the “Discussion
Board” by the due date as indicated on course schedule. Late responses will be not be accepted nor
counted toward grade
- In addition, students are expected to engage in critical dialogue regarding class readings by responding
- Each student will: