Signature Assignment – Treatment Approaches

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The assignment in this module represents a 2-part project in which you will research a biomedical or psychosocial treatment indicated for a specific mental disorder. The two parts that you will submit for this assignment are an Executive Summary (referred to as Part 1 below), and an Infographic (noted as Part 2 below). Please note that, after you submit both the Executive Summary and Infographic here in this assignment, you are also required to submit your Infographic a second time into this .

The project will explore and explain:

1. Why a specific biomedical or psychosocial treatment is indicated for the disorder under discussion and what controlled studies or other acceptable evidence exists to demonstrate effectiveness of this treatment approach as compared to others.
2. Special considerations in the application of treatment approaches. E.g., for a particular medication, consider potential side-effects or for family therapeutic approaches, consider the need to get family buy-in or best practices when one family member is abusive, or age appropriateness of play therapy.
3. Cultural considerations: Report the demographic characteristics of participants represented in your peer-reviewed sources on your treatment approach. Are ethnic groups such as African Americans, Native Americans, and Latinos represented in these research studies? In 1-2 sentences, what are the implications of that for a practitioner implementing this treatment approach with a client from one of those groups?
4. Note: Do not use quotations of other people’s words in any part of this assignment (points will be deducted for use of quoted material in either Parts 1 or 2 of the assignment). Articles referenced should be paraphrased into your own words to demonstrate your understanding and mastery of the content.

Part 1 of this project is a 4-page maximum, double-spaced paper on a disorder covered during the course. The intended audience includes your colleagues and stakeholders interested in this topic. The paper should include a problem/needs statement (prevalence and demographic information of groups most affected by the disorder of focus), a summary of the research, special considerations, and cultural considerations. Do not waste time describing the disorder in any detail unless such description is essential for the understanding of the treatment you will discuss. Assume that we all know the signs and symptoms of the disorder and do not need a multi-page description of it. Again, you may focus on a disorder that we cover during the course. If you have any doubts or questions, please consult with the instructor.

Please use normal APA referencing style for Part-1 of the assignment. This means your papers should include a cover page with appropriate spacing and headers with page numbers. Additionally, you should follow APA format for in-text citations, spacing, headings within your paper with a separate double spaced reference page using correct formats for your required references. * A minimum of 5 peer-reviewed references are required. If for any reason you are unclear about what is meant by peer-reviewed, please make sure you reach out to your Instructor. Please make sure to save and submit the summary in PDF format.

• IMPORTANT: Before starting the assignment, review the following research note on finding quality evidence in medical research, as I will assume you have done so and will hold you to that standard when grading:
• Vatkar A, Kale S, Shyam A, Srivastava S. (2025).
• . Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports. 15(5), 6-9. https://doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2025.v15.i05.5534.

Part 2 of this project will be an Infographic (1 page) on Part 1 of the assignment, designed for clients and consumers of care. The infographic needs to be visually appealing, informative, and creative. You may use

to make your infographic (templates are ready and you just fill in the content). Your infographic should be developed to engage, educate, and provide resources for the reader. Make sure you address the three components in the Part-1 Summary within your Infographic. For the infographic citations (a minimum of 5 are required- these may differ or overlap with the sources from Part-1), you may use normal APA referencing style as in Part-1 of the assignment OR, if you find that it interferes visually, you may use a slightly modified style of APA in which you number the references within the infographic but still use APA reference style on a separate page for the reference list. Here is an example:

• Normal APA in-text citation to be used for Part-1 of assignment: The rising hospitalizations and deaths across New York City boroughs (Wadhera et al., 2020).
• Modified in-text citation option for Infographic (Part-2 of assignment): The rising hospitalizations and deaths across New York City boroughs 1.
• APA reference list entry (use for both Parts 1 & 2 of assignment):
• Wadhera, R. K., Wadhera, P., Gaba, P., Figueroa, J. F., Maddox, K. E. J., Yeh, R. W., & Shen, C. (2020). Variation in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths across New York City boroughs. JAMA, 323(21), 2192-2195.

Student Examples:

Please make sure to save and submit the infographic in PDF format. Documentation for saving as a PDF in the Canva design tool is available

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Note: In two weeks, each student will provide a peer-review of the Infographic for a minimum of two peers within your triad. You can go ahead and take a look at the , because this is how your peers will be evaluating your Infographic.

Signature Assignment – Treatment Approaches

Signature Assignment – Treatment Approaches

CriteriaRatingsPointsFocus & Development

Exemplary

The student exquisitely utilized scholarly resources as a means of exploring what is known about your topic; 2) drew cogent inferences and conclusions from these scholarly resources to discuss their topic and argue for a defensible point of view; 3) expressed themselves in a clear, direct, economical, and grammatically correct manner.

35 pts

Proficient

The student utilized scholarly resources as a means of exploring what is known about your topic; 2) drew inferences and conclusions from these scholarly resources to discuss their topic and argue for a defensible point of view; 3) expressed themselves in a primarily clear, direct, economical, and grammatically correct manner.

31.5 pts

Progressing

The student modestly utilized scholarly resources as a means of exploring what is known about your topic; 2) drew loose but relevant inferences and conclusions from these scholarly resources to discuss their topic and argue for a defensible point of view; 3) for the most part, expressed themselves in a clear, direct, economical, and grammatically correct manner.

28 pts

Emerging

The student attempted to utilize scholarly resources as a means of exploring what is known about your topic, but execution (and/or volume) was lacking; 2) drew few relevant inferences and conclusions from these scholarly resources to discuss their topic and argue for a defensible point of view; 3) struggled to express themselves in a clear, direct, economical, and grammatically correct manner.

24.5 pts

Insufficient

No, or insufficient evidence provided.

0 pts

/35 pts

Focus & Development – INFOGRAPHIC

Exemplary

The student did a stellar job of visually utilizing scholarly resources as a means of exploring what is known about your topic; 2) drew cogent inferences and conclusions from these scholarly resources to discuss their topic and argue for a defensible point of view; 3) expressed themselves in a clear, direct, economical, and grammatically correct manner. The graphic was compelling overall.

35 pts

Proficient

The student did a good job of visually utilizing scholarly resources as a means of exploring what is known about your topic; 2) drew inferences and conclusions from these scholarly resources to discuss their topic and argue for a defensible point of view; 3) expressed themselves in a primarily clear, direct, economical, and grammatically correct manner. The graphic was a solid effort.

31.5 pts

Progressing

The student did an adequate job of visually utilizing scholarly resources as a means of exploring what is known about your topic; 2) drew loose but relevant inferences and conclusions from these scholarly resources to discuss their topic and argue for a defensible point of view; 3) for the most part, expressed themselves in a clear, direct, economical, and grammatically correct manner.

28 pts

Emerging

The visuals did not add new perspective/dimensions to compliment the executive summary. The student attempted to utilize scholarly resources as a means of exploring what is known about your topic, but execution (and/or volume) was lacking; 2) drew few relevant inferences and conclusions from these scholarly resources to discuss their topic and argue for a defensible point of view; 3) struggled to express themselves in a clear, direct, economical, and grammatically correct manner.

24.5 pts

Insufficient

No, or insufficient evidence provided.

0 pts

/35 pts

Structural Integrity

Exemplary

Meets all previous criteria and conforms to format described for the Summary and Infographic.

10 pts

Proficient

Has a clear beginning, middle and end for the Summary; parts are well-integrated; parts are presented in a discernible order that serves a clear purpose and is concise; divisions are clear and aid in understanding. Infographic demonstrates in a visually stunning way, the major points of the summary.

9 pts

Progressing

The Summary has a decent rhythm and flow; parts are well-integrated; parts are presented in a discernible order that serves a clear purpose and is concise; divisions are clear and aid in understanding. Infographic visually demonstrates the summary.

8 pts

Emerging

The Summary is not chunked out well and/or fails to follow a logical order; parts are sparsely integrated and ordered, thus challenging the ability to provide a lot of info in the span of the summary. Divisions are clear and limit overall understanding. Infographic does not adequately convey information on the summary.

7 pts

Insufficient

No, or insufficient evidence provided.

0 pts

/10 pts

Language

Exemplary

Meets all previous criteria and includes novel or original use of vocabulary appropriate to the field.

10 pts

Proficient

Diction and vocabulary demonstrate the writer takes a serious, thoughtful attitude toward the subject; vocabulary indicates thorough understanding of course material; novel use of vocabulary is pertinent to the subject matter.

9 pts

Progressing

Diction and vocabulary appropriate to academic discourse; mirrors language used in textbook and other course materials; use of vocabulary reflects understanding of course material.

8 pts

Emerging

Diction or vocabulary inappropriate to academic discourse; words are misused or mis-defined; appropriate vocabulary missing; language does not reflect an understanding of course material.

7 pts

Insufficient

No, or insufficient evidence provided.

0 pts

/10 pts

Readability (APA & Mechanics)

Exemplary

All sources include in-text citations and full references that are provided using APA style (according to the current APA style guide). Uses mechanics creatively to advance the purpose.

10 pts

Proficient

All sources include in-text citations and full references, but some aspects of the citations/references are not in compliance with the current APA style guide. Free of syntactic, punctuation, spelling, and other mechanical errors.

9 pts

Progressing

All sources have full references, but in-text references are either incomplete or missing (and therefore out of compliance with the current APA style guide). Writing errors are present but do not interfere with reading; errors show a pattern.

8 pts

Emerging

Attempts were made to include references and in-text citations for sources, but execution borders on full non-compliance with the current APA style guide. Errors in punctuation, spelling, syntax are numerous and varied; errors interfere with reading.

7 pts

Insufficient

Lack of any in-text citations or references for sources. Insufficient evidence of quality writing across the board.

0 pts

/10 pts