CNDV 5350 Abnormal Human Behavior
Week 3 Application Assignment: Stigma of Mental Illness
Overview
Often the non-professional communities, as well as family members of persons with mental illness, do not understand the distinctions between the various categories of mental illness. Many people who are not in the Clinical Mental Health profession view schizophrenia, multiple personality, and bipolar disorder as similar diseases. In fact, you may have not fully understood those distinctions until entering this course. Many people shun those with the disorders listed as if the disorder were contagious. As a Clinical Mental Health Counselor, you are in a unique position to assess and treat clients as well as to educate the client, the family, and the community about the stigma of mental illness.
Assignment 3 will help you to clarify your understanding mental illness, treatment, and stigma. You should also listen to the lecture, review supplemental materials, and use the rubrics as guides to help you complete the assignment. This assignment will count toward your final grade and is due by Day 7. It is worth 75 points.
Directions
Write a short paper (2-3 text pages) discussion briefly the broad differences between schizophrenia, multiple personality disorder, and bipolar disorder. Discuss how you will educate the client about his or her disorder and treatment of that disorder. Discuss how you will involve the family in the treatment and understanding of a mental illness. Finally, discuss how you will advocate in such a way to reduce stigma about mental illness and how you have addressed your own bias and stigma.
The following sections are suggested for your paper.
Broad Differences between Three Forms of Mental Illness
Educating the Client
Educating the Family
Reducing Stigma
Use your textbooks and the DSM to support your writing. You may also use information from other scholarly sources such as articles found in the Lamar library. Be sure to write your paper using APA style and cite all references accordingly.
Rubric
Assignment 3
This assignment is worth 75 points.
Assignment 3 Rubric
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Category |
Points |
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30-27 |
36-24 |
23-21 |
20-0 |
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Quality of Information 30 points |
Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples |
Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1 – 2 supporting details and/or examples |
Information has little to do with the main topic |
Information has nothing to do with the main topic |
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25-23 |
22-20 |
19-18 |
17-0 |
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Organization 25 points |
Information is well organized. Paragraphs are well constructed. Use of subheadings, and information is factual and correct |
Information is organized and information is factual and correct |
The information appears to be disorganized. The information presented is questionable |
Information is not only disorganized but inaccurate |
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10-10 |
9-9 |
8-8 |
7-0 |
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Mechanics 10 points |
No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors |
Almost no grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors |
Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors |
Numerous grammatical and punctuation errors |
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10-10 |
9-9 |
8-8 |
7-0 |
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Sources 10 Points |
All sources are accurately documented in APA format |
All sources are accurately documented, but a few are not in APA format |
Some sources are not accurately documented |
Numerous sources are not documented accurately and there is not a format used |
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