There are 4 PTSD symptom clusters (re-experiencing, avoidance/numbing, hyperarou

There are 4 PTSD symptom clusters (re-experiencing, avoidance/numbing, hyperarousal, and negative thoughts or feelings), each of which contains a number of symptoms. Which of these symptom clusters do you feel may be the most difficult for the client and why? How may these symptoms be demonstrated in the client’s daily life? Please substantiate your opinion by citing the texts, presentations, or outside sources.
Required Resource Purchases
Adsit, C. (2008). The Combat Trauma Healing Manual: Christ-centered Solutions for Combat Trauma. Newport News, VA: Military Ministry Press. ISBN: 9781419678202.
Cash, A. (2005). Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 9780471705130.
Friedman, M. (2015). Posttraumatic and Acute Stress Disorders (6th ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing. ISBN: 9783319150659.
Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt for each discussion. Each thread must be at least 400 words, use at least 2 citations in current APA or Turabian format, and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads.
Each reply must be at least 200 words.
2nd discussion
With the help of a family member, friend, or colleague, practice using Petersen’s Talker-Listener Card and the five different ways of responding described by France and Weikel (Chapter 2). Share what you discovered about yourself. How do conversations change when using different response strategies and when violating versus adhering to the rules of effective communication?
The student will complete four Discussions in this course. The student will post one discussion thread that is between 300 and 350 words addressing a specific topic. The student will then post two discussion replies of between 200 and 250 words. Discussion threads and discussion replies must demonstrate course-related knowledge and be supported by references to the course literature
*Carbonell, M. (2008). How to solve the people puzzle: Understanding personality patterns [e-book] (Bundle). Uniquely You Resources. SKU#: 1878948.
France, K. & Weikel, K. (2020). Helping skills for human service workers: Building relationships and encouraging productive change (4th ed.). Charles C. Thomas Publisher Inc. ISBN: 9780398093051.
Petersen, J. C. (2015). Why don’t we listen better? Communicating and connecting in relationships (2nd ed.). Petersen Publications. ISBN: 9780979155956.
Schultze, Q. J. & Badzinski, D. M. (2015). An essential guide to interpersonal communication: Building great relationships with faith, skill, and virtue in the age of social media. Baker Academic. ISBN: 9781441248725
Uniquely You, Inc. Leadership online profile: Professional expanded. Uniquely You Resources (Latest ed.). SKU#: 1879578.
3rd discussion
In Chapter 9. Hook et al. (2017) summarize their book with nine challenges. Choose two of these challenges that are meaningful to you, and discuss how you can implement these concepts. Include your faith in the discussion of these two challenges. Do not use subheadings. Write two paragraphs, one for each challenge.
DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
The student will complete 4 Discussions in this course. The student will post one thread of at
least 400 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of the assigned Module: Week. The student
must then post 2 replies of at least 200 words each by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of the same
assigned Module: Week. For each thread, students must support their assertions with at least 1
textbook citation, following current APA Professional Standards. Each reply must incorporate at
least 1 textbook citation, following current APA Professional Standards. Any additional
scholarly sources cited must have been published within the last five years.
Resources
Chatraw, J. D., & Prior, K. S. (2019). Cultural engagement: A crash course in contemporary issues. Zondervan Academic.
Hook, J. N., Davis, D., Owen, J., & DeBlaere, C. (2017). Cultural humility: Engaging diverse identities in therapy. American Psychological Association.
4th discussion
In chapter 16, Jacobs et al. address problem situations that may cause conflict in a group and get it off track. Choose one of these and shed further light on why this is a common issue and why/how it may lead to conflict by drawing upon Forsyth, chapter 13. In your replies, add insights to your classmates’ post, both from your personal experience and from the course materials.
Resources Required
Forsyth, D. R. (2019). Group dynamics (7th ed.). Cengage. ISBN: 97811337408851.
Jacobs, E. E., Schimmel, C. J., Masson, R. L., & Harvill, R. L. (2016). Group counseling: Strategies and skills (8th ed.). Cengage. ISBN: 9781305087309.
Mindtap (2018). Custom online access to videos accompanying Group counseling: Strategies and skills. ISBN: 9780357762240. [Includes a loose leaf version of the Jacobs et al. (2016) text].