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Clients with bipolar disorder struggle to lead a normal life. Since many of the medications used to treat bipolar disorder have similar functions and effects, a psychiatrist might prescribe a variety of medications as part of the client’s overall treatment plan. Mental health professionals play a pivotal role in consistently monitoring and ensuring that the recommended psychopharmacological treatments are effective in ameliorating the client’s symptoms. Having a thorough knowledge of the adverse effects associated with psychopharmacological interventions prepares mental health professionals to advocate for alternative approaches when treating clients with bipolar disorder.

For this Discussion, review the medication selection for your hypothetical case study from this week’s Discussion 1. As you review the medication you selected, consider its function, side effects, and other pertinent information. Analyze additional psychopharmacological treatment options for bipolar disorders. Select a different anticonvulsant/mood-stabilizing medication than the one you previously selected (other than lithium) that a psychiatrist might prescribe to treat bipolar disorders.

By Day 4

Post an explanation of the effects of the medication you selected in treating bipolar disorder. Next, explain the potential side effects of the medication you selected and the potential side effects of lithium. Then, explain how mental health professionals monitor clients for adverse effects associated with the selected medication and lithium. In light of adverse effects, explain when and how a mental health professional might advocate for a client to consult with his or her psychiatrist. Provide a specific example.

Applying Theoretical Interventions

Applying Theoretical Interventions for Clients Experiencing Life Transition and Developmental Issues

Certain elements of treatment planning for clients experiencing life transition and developmental issues may be easier than others. For instance, it may be obvious that a breadwinner’s job loss is the major concern facing a family. The more difficult part may be crafting clinical and treatment formulations for this issue that explain how it affects the clients, what needs they have, and how you, as a helping professional, plan to intervene (Sperry, 2005). As you examine life transition and developmental issues in this week and the next, use your theoretical orientation to conceptualize the scenarios presented and plan theory-based interventions.

For this Discussion, consider a brief case history of a couple or family (this can be one with which you are familiar or a fictional couple). Begin to conceptualize the couple’s or family’s problem through your theoretical orientation and identify interventions that you might use. Search the Walden Library for articles that might be used to justify the interventions you selected.

 A brief description of the couple or family case. Explain the theories and theory-based interventions to couples and families experiencing life transition and developmental issues you will apply to this case. Then,

  • Develop and justify treatment plans for the fictional couple or family experiencing life transition and developmental issues.
  • Conceptualize the couple’s or family’s problem through your chosen theoretical orientation.
  • Design a treatment plan including short- and long-term goals

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Organizational Behavior and Public Relations Management

For this case study, locate and read the case study titled “Proactive  Prevention” at the end of section 4.4 of the Course Text.  Based on the  information in this case, thoroughly complete the following:

  • Write a mission statement that reflects this new direction for St. Mary’s.
  • Write a vision statement reflecting the new mission statement.
  • What type of strategy did the leadership team at St. Mary’s pursue?
  • Which organizations in the community might view the wellness center as a new form of competition?
  • What factors described in this chapter might affect the implementation of this new strategy?