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1. The divorce rate in the United States remains at an all-time high. Using the textbook, the Internet, and a minimum of three scholarly sources from the GCU Library, research and compare the impact of divorce on preschool, school-age, and adolescent children.

Write a 1,000-1,250-word essay in which you consider the socioemotional response by each age group regarding divorce and custody arrangements. You are encouraged to use attachment theory in your paper. Additionally, answer the following questions:

What steps can be taken to:

1. Minimize the number of divorces?
2. Help children cope more effectively with their parents’ divorce?
3. As a professional counselor, how might you provide support for the parties involved?
4. Discuss ethical and cultural strategies for promoting resilience, optimum development, and wellness in adolescence.

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This assignment meets the following CACREP Standards:

2.F.3.f: Systemic and environmental factors that affect human development, functioning, and behavior.

2.F.3.i. Ethical and culturally relevant strategies for promoting resilience and optimum development and wellness across the lifespan.

In the past the standard of health was thought to be the absence of disease and disability (Smith & Parker, 2015). Being sick meant that a person had a disease or disability. Margaret Newman noted that this past thinking and theory was inaccurate, since it did not include the population of patients with chronic disease (Smith & Parker, 2015). Her theory asserts that every person in every situation is part of the universal process of becoming oneself of greater meaning in life. With this concept the individual is reaching new dimensions by expanding consciousness. She felt very strong that people with chronic disease could be labeled as healthy. She introduced a new way of thinking and advanced common healthcare models by adding on the theory of health. Sometimes, circumstances where an individual patient is in, seem hopeless or disorganized. Nurses who followed Newman’s ideas could lead chronically ill patients to a better place. She mentioned in her theory that individuals are constantly interacting with different energies in the universe (Smith & Parker, 2015). These interactions within the universe involve each individual’s unique pattern as a whole.

Patterns are described as genetics, social interactions, development, physical changes, life experiences, routines, conceptions and even death (Smith & Parker, 2015). Throughout someone’s period of life, disease could manifest itself through the person’s evolving patterns. A person could be unaware of the negative effects on their health. An example of this could be the presents of cancer cells. Other times a person may be aware of a negative effect or pattern, such as not allowing a child to attend school because of the present of an immune suppressive disease. In that situation the family is aware that their chronically ill child is suffering from a lack of social interactions with peers, but afraid that the child is leaving the safe place of his home environment.

In my personal experience while working with pediatric patients, I always work with their parents or caregiver together to accomplish healthcare goals. While working with pediatric patients nurses always encounter a so called “gate keeper” in practice (Wheeler, 2014). The so called guardian may be a parent or caregiver who is the protective person of the pediatric patient.

At the beginning of the school year my chronically ill pediatric patient and his family went through a very difficult period of uncertainty. Families often experience a very challenging time by allowing their chronically ill child to leave the secure environment (Wheeler, 2014). It could be a frightening step as the child leaves the safety of a family’s home for most of the day. My pediatric patient was homeschooled for a majority of his life due to his renal disease and immunosuppression.

The family and my pediatric patient experienced a phase of disruption and disorganization with the change from being homeschooled to now attending public school. Through good communication with the family and patient we were able to recognize the pattern. I sat together with the patient alone to gain an inside understanding on the negative influencing factors. Through dialogue we discovered that the patient was suffering from isolation, as he was not experiencing any peer interactions besides his siblings. The family and patient also stated the fear of not being at the family home and becoming sick with the possibility of germs within the school setting. As the nurse, I was successful to help them to identify problematic patterns. From there we were able to turn things around to focus on positive outlooks.

Newman’s hypothesis points out that the individual person is always connecting with other people and the world, such as family, community, work, religion education, and genetics (Smith & Parker, 2015). Culture, government, environment, and healthcare are influences on someone’s health. We were able to develop a mutually supportive care team for the patient that includes the school nurse, teachers, the school psychologist and even the special needs bus driver. The patient and family had to discover a new approach of decision making. They had to learn to live with the uncertainty by trusting others. They were able to find a new medium of relating to family, friends, nurses, teacher, bus drivers and the school psychologist by expanding their consciousness.

With the help and support of these named individuals the patient and family was able to move on to a phase of reorganization. The family and the pediatric patient had to learn during the time of reorganization to gain control of the new situation. As the patient and family learned to live with this new situation, they were thankful that they went forward with this big step of attending a public school in their son’s journey. The patient was in a much happier mood because he met a lot of friends at school. He felt safe and confident in his new environment. The parents stated how cooperative the teachers were by even providing safety measure like adequate handwashing. The patient reported that he loved his friends and the school.

Since the school enrollment, I see a big difference in the mood of the patient. He is overall a lot happier and even become more independent since he started school. Just as Newman ones stated, coping with chronic disease is about learning to live in balance (Smith & Parker, 2015). It is very important for nurses to be always positive and supportive around the patient. This tactic helped my pediatric renal patient who found a healthy place in his consciousness. For now, he is able to live to his fullest potential in the chaos of his life as a renal patient.

References

Smith, M.C. & Parker M.E. (2015). Nursing theories and nursing practice (4^thed.). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis.

Wheeler, G. (2014). Heart of Development: Early and Middle Childhood (1^sted.). New York City, NY: Gestalt Press.

Read the following excerpt:

Moreover,
in 
the 
middle 
of 
the 
city 
there 
is 
a 
great 
clock ‑‑ that 
is 
to 
say,
a 
bell ‑‑ which 
is struck 
at 
night. 
And 
after 
it 
has 
struck 
three 
times
 no 
one 
must 
go 
out 
in 
the 
city,
 unless 
it 
be 
for
 the 
needs
 of
 a 
woman 
in 
labour,
or 
of
 the
 sick. 
And 
 those 
who 
go
 about 
on
 such
 errands
 are
 bound
 to 
carry 
lanterns 
with
 them. 
Moreover,
 the 
established 
guard 
at 
each 
gate 
of
 the 
city
 is
 1,000 
armed 
men;
not
 that 
you 
are
 to 
imagine
 this 
guard 
is 
kept 
up
 for
 fear 
of 
any 
attack,
but
 only
 as
 a
 guard
 of 
honour
 for
 the
 Sovereign, 
who
 resides
 there,
 and
 to
 prevent
 thieves
 from
 doing 
mischief 
in 
the 
town.

-Marco Polo’s description of Cambaluc

Then, using the excerpt as a source, answer the following question IN A 100 WORD ESSAY:

How large was the gap between Europe and China in societal advancement in the late Middle Ages? PLEASE BE DETAILED

CASE 2: Counseling and Sexual Orientation

1.Statement of the Case

You are the best (more knowledgeable and experienced) psychologist—counselor—in a relatively small town. You also happen to be a hard core fundamentalist Christian who is horrified by the prevalence of homosexual behaviors and gay culture. One day, a gay client, referred to you by a colleague of yours who had been unsuccessful treating this client, knocks at your door for your services. Due to your long practice experience, you realize that, if you were to accept this person as a client, you will be subjected to listening to him talking, in a detailed manner, about his/her gay/lesbian practices, behaviors and commitment to the promotion of the gay/lesbian cause. This prospect triggers off a moral dilemma for you. Now, should you accept this person as your client or not? If you turn him/her down, account in an ethical way, for your refusal, bearing in mind that you’re really the only good and effective psychologist in this town which is 30 miles away from the closest city where alternatives to your services are available. If you decide to receive him/her as your client, how would you deal with him/her. But first, explain your decision. Second, what will you be guided by in whichever course of action you choose?

• Instructions
  • Use the AJ Method in this case.
  • Provide a one-page abstract—called Executive Summary—of your ethical basis (moral theories and principles and the way you will use them to make your point) for moral decision-making in this case.
  • Finally, then argue, in an essay format, your way to moral-decision making in light of the above-mentioned method (AJ).
  • End notes and references should come at the end of the paper. Use MLA style (get a sample from the front desk in the library).
  • Length of the case:7 pages (7pages of text plus 1 page of bibliography and end-notes, if any).
  • Attach your outline of this case, as a table of contents, to the final copy.

SA Outline

Always use the assignment instructions as your outline or skeleton.

• A synopsis of the article (Introduction/Methods/Results/Discussion)
• Introduction (You never actually use this heading; it is understood that it is the introduction or thesis and background.)
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion

The following questions should be answered during the presentation. Just briefly plug these responses under the appropriate heading/subheading.

• Why did the scientists perform the study (i.e., a brief description of background)?
• Specify any possible connection between the exposure and the disease.
• What were the major techniques used in the study?
• What were the major results, did they support or negate the hypothesis, and do they point to further/future studies?
• Why did you choose this particular article to review?
• Was it interesting, informative, clearly written, or none of the above?
• All credit will be given for your honest opinions.
• A discussion of the article’s strengths and limitations.