Homework: Understanding Mental Health Disorders in Children
Learning Objective
i) Assess the impact of environmental, cultural, and religious influences to the healthy development of children.
ii) Evaluate different theoretical approaches to child therapy.
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to allow the student the opportunity to demonstrate the ability to discuss a specific mental health disorder in general and as it relates to a specific child/case.
Task
Choose a case from Jones and colleagues (2016). Identify the mental health disorder being presented in this case. Find at least 5 academic sources related to the diagnosis that you identified. These should not include your textbooks. At least one of these references should include a discussion of the impact of socio-economic factors related to the disorder. Create a 3 to 4 page summary of how the diagnosis presents specifically in children.
Your thesis statements should read:
"(Specific client from Jones et al.) seems to present with (specific DSM-5 mental health disorder)." The body of your paper should then Your thesis statements should read:
"(Specific client from Jones et al.) seems to present with (specific DSM-5 mental health disorder)." present the following information:
1) General overview of the disorder.
2) Socio-cultural factors of the disorder.
3) Specific symptoms as they relate to children.
4) Specific symptoms within the case from Jones and colleagues that support your thesis statement.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.