week 6 pharm

Respond to the following prompts:

• How can your own preconceived ideas about complementary and alternative therapies affect the options that you suggest to a client?
• How important is it that counselors be well informed about alternative treatments?
• How can you expand your awareness of alternative therapies?

Cultural & Contextual Considerations

• Sinacola, R. S., Peters-Strickland, T., & Wyner, J. D. (2020). Basic psychopharmacology for mental health professionals (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Pearson.
• Chapter 4, History Taking and Assessment Techniques
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.(2016). (AHRQ Publication No. 16-EHC006-EF). Comparative Effectiveness Review, 170. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK361126/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK361126.pdf
• McQuaid, E. L., & Landier, W. (2018). Journal of General Internal Medicine, 33(2), 200206.
• Meyers, L. (2014, August 18). Counseling Today.
• Shallcross, L. (2010, February 14). Counseling Today, 52(8), 4043.
• Psyc Hub. (2020, October 5).
• [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_wOnJJEfxE

Alternative & Complementary Therapies

• Sinacola, R. S., Peters-Strickland, T., & Wyner, J. D. (2020). Basic psychopharmacology for mental health professionals (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Pearson.
• Chapter 14, Treatment of Comorbidity and Other Disorders