CMHC 551 All Discussions

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CMHC 551 All Discussions
CMHC 551 All Discussions
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CMHC 551 Wk 1 Discussion – Attitudes on Sexuality

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Refer to the LGBTQIA+ Glossary of Terms for Health Care Teams from the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center in this week’s learning activities for this discussion.

Think of a time when you interacted with someone in a social or professional setting whose views of sexuality differed from your own. What were some of your challenges at the time of the interaction? How do you feel about that interaction now? What might you recommend to someone who wants to reduce bias in their interactions with individuals who may have sexualities or sexual practices different than their own?

Due Monday

Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.

 

CMHC 551 Wk 2 Discussion – Facing Sexual Trauma

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Treating clients who have been affected by some form of sexual trauma poses a potential risk for therapists of developing vicarious trauma. How have your culture and religious beliefs taught you to respond to sexual trauma? How do you keep your biases hidden when interacting with clients about sexually traumatic experiences? What are 3 precautions you can take to avoid becoming affected by vicarious trauma? Be specific.

Due Monday

Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.

 

CMHC 551 Wk 3 Discussion – Interventions for Sexuality and Gender Disorders

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Choose a disorder related to sexuality or gender listed in the DSM-5. What biological or environmental factors might exist in an individual that could be contributing to the diagnosis of this disorder? What are 3 treatment interventions for this disorder? What are the strengths and limitations of each intervention? Which intervention do you think you would be most likely to use? Why?

Due Monday

Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.

 

CMHC 551 Wk 4 Discussion – Approaching Different Sexual Perspectives with Supervisors

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Imagine you work as a counselor and discover that your supervisor has a different ethical perspective in their sexual beliefs and approach to treatment. How might you approach a discussion with them? How might you remain compassionate and assertive in your professional interactions with supervisors? What other legal and ethical concerns might arise in supervision?

Due Monday

Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.

 

CMHC 551 Wk 5 Discussion – Gender Affirming Surgeries for Minors

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Imagine that you work as a therapist in a mental health counseling clinic regulated by your state. A 16-year-old transgender individual (female transitioning to male) presents for services, but only seeks your signature to move forward with hormone therapy and breast removal. What are some of the challenges you might face as the therapist? What physiological and environmental factors should be considered? Would you sign the document in this situation? Explain your rationale.

Due Monday

Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.

 

CMHC 551 Wk 6 Discussion – Discussing Diverse Sexualities

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Examining case studies helps counselors to explore factors that challenge our prior knowledge of the boundaries of human sexuality and to better understand the complexity of working with diverse clients.

Imagine that a client presents themselves to you during intake with a self-description that includes at least 1 of the following variables:

Gender Identity:

  • transgender or intersex
  • agender or genderless
  • bigender
  • gender fluid, nonbinary, genderqueer, two-spirit, or other gender non-conforming label

Sexual Orientation:

  • lesbian or gay
  • bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, or polysexual
  • queer, questioning, or undecided
  • asexual, demisexual, graysexual, or closeted
  • other type of sexuality unfamiliar to you

Additionally, this client describes their romantic orientation to you as “not really standard, based on what most people expect,” and discloses to you that their attraction type is one of the following (pick 1):

  • Single; does not engage in sex, but participates in regular encounters involving casual and consensual touch with strangers
  • Single; highly uncomfortable with dating and discussing bodies and sexuality; practices a solo fetish in private
  • Single and dating; engages in regular casual sex with new individuals and groups; history of positive STI test but uses preventative precautions to reduce risk of transmission
  • Married long-term; functions as the primary caretaker for a spouse with disabilities; has a sexual relationship with a non-romantic mutual friend once a month
  • Partnered with several individuals simultaneously in an ethically non-monogamous relationship (open, polyamorous, polycules, metamours/paramours, triads/quads/etc.)
  • Other type of relationship arrangement unfamiliar to you

Describe your fictional client case and the situation that you chose for this discussion.

As you prepare to create a treatment plan for your client, what are 3 considerations that you would make when working with this client (ethical, physiological, environmental, cultural, developmental, spiritual, etc.) to best meet this client’s needs? What can you do in your clinical practice to reduce the potential discrimination that this client may face when they pursue treatment from other care providers who might be less compassionate of their identity and/or sexuality?

Due Monday

Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.