Assignment 1: New Student OrientationWalden’s counseling programs are all accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). You may be asking, where can I find out more information about my program and specialization? What are the key program policies and requirements? The New Student Orientation (NSO) can help provide some answers to these questions.The NSO is a required activity in your counseling program. The New Student Orientation (NSO) is designed to familiarize you with program policies and requirements through a self-paced tutorial that can be accessed using the link in this week’s Resources.This Assignment will span over Weeks 4 and 5 of this module. For this first week, you will begin reviewing the NSO and continue to complete the required elements necessary for this Assignment through Week 5.To Prepare:Review the NSO tutorial media program found in this week’s Learning Resources. After reviewing the media program, make sure to read the associated resources linked to the tutorial.Access the Student Agreement Form found in this week’s Learning Resources and complete this form in Meditrek, counseling’s document management system. Please refer to the below instructions for login information, completing your document, and saving your document for this Assignment. You will receive an e-mail with your Meditrek user name and password, and you will complete the form in Meditrek following the instructions provided.Assignment:Once the form is completed, you will save it as a .PDF document and then upload it into your Week 5 Assignment area for instructor review and grading. To save a copy of your NSO Agreement form for upload:Reference the username and password information provided to you in your Meditrek welcome email message, which should have arrived in Week 3 of this term. (Note: Please request this information NOW from socassessment@waldenu.edu if you have not received your Meditrek login information by Week 4).Login to Meditrek at https://edu.meditrek.com/Default.htmlClick on the “due” link to open the New Student Orientation Agreement formRead and electronically sign the New Student Orientation Agreement with your Meditrek passwordSubmit the document by clicking "Save Final."Open the signed New Student Orientation Agreement in the “View Evaluations you have Completed” on your Meditrek login page.Right click and choose "Print" the document.Change the print destination to “Save as PDF” and save the document to a preferred location on your computer.Upload the saved PDF to the Blackboard classroom by the assignment due date. To view a short demonstration video on how to save a copy as a PDF please click here: http://screencast.com/t/L7G4WtgPmWFor additional information on Meditrek including a brief webinar, please go to: http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/fieldexperience/soc/about/meditrekNote: Failure to complete and return the form will delay your progress in the program.By Day 3, Week 5Submit and upload your completed Student Agreement Form pdf. This activity will be graded as complete or incomplete.Note: In the event you are having technology difficulties, you may submit this Assignment by Day 4.Assignment 2: Case Study: Matching BehaviorsA critical component of professional counselors is to possess the necessary professional dispositions when working with a variety of clients in many different settings. The School of Counseling’s Key Professional Dispositions is your guide to continued professional growth.The School of Counseling identifies 10 Key Professional Dispositions that students who are most suitable for the profession consistently demonstrate. For this Assignment, you will meet Michelle, a professional counselor-in-training. You will examine her dispositions by reviewing her case study and matching her behaviors to the proper professional disposition identified in a Drag and Drop activity. Make sure to review the Learning Resources thoroughly, specifically the Key Professional Dispositions document, prior to completing the interactive media program.Note: This Assignment will span over Weeks 4 and 5. Please feel free to work ahead and, if you choose, you may submit early.To prepare:Review the School of Counseling’s Key Professional Dispositions in your Learning Resources and consider the many different dispositions needed to be an effective professional counselor.Review the Case Study of Michelle, a counselor in training, in your Learning Resources, and consider the variety of professional dispositions this counselor possesses or does not possess.Access the Case Study: Matching Behaviors interactive media program in the Learning Resources for this week.Assignment:Complete the Case Study: Matching Behaviors interactive media program. Once you complete this interactive media, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. Make sure to save your certificate to your computer. You will then upload this certificate to the Assignment area by Week 5 to complete your Assignment submission. By Day 3, Week 5Complete and submit your Certificate of Completion for this Assignment.Professional Development Plan: Section 2To assist you in further developing your personal interests and professional goals, you will continue to work on your PDP. However, you will now focus your attention on Section 2. By now, you should have Section 1 of your PDP near completion.For Section 2 of your PDP Assignment, you will explore plans for completing licensure and certification as a professional counselor. (Note: You may want to review and use the Professional Counselor’s Portrait as a guide/example as you finalize your PDP.)To prepare:Review the Learning Resources from Module 2 and consider your path to licensure and certification in your field.Review the Professional Development Plan template you created for Section 1 of your PDP Assignment and continue to use this template to complete Section 2 of your PDP.Section 2:Based on the PDP Template, complete Section 2, which includes the following:Begin to think about your professional goals including plans for licensure and certification in your fieldReview of post-graduate credentialsCredentialing Skill Development ActivityNo Assignment submission required for this week.Submit your Final Professional Development Plan Assignment by Day 3, Week 6.

W3 Individual Assignment - Project Scope Statement (PSS)- Task: Review your chosen project scenario from W1- Task: Please carefully read the attached Project Scope Statement (PSS) assignment guidance- Task: Individually - Create a Project Scope Statement (PSS).- Task: Submit PSS to Blackboard W3 individual assignment site - Due date - end of day (11:59 ET), Sunday - week 3Assignment Format:- Double line spacing between paragraphs but 1.5 spacing within the paragraph,- 12-point Times Roman,- 1-inch margins.- Please use footnotes or endnotes and citations,- 12-14-point font, bold headings and subheadings.- Please adhere to APA conventions.

A comprehensive understanding of a client’s presenting problems depends on the use of multiple types ofassessment models. Each model gathers different information based on theoretical perspective and intent. An assessment that focuses on one area alone not only misses vital information that may be helpful in planning an intervention, but may encourage a biased evaluation that could potentially lead you to an inappropriate intervention. When gathering and reviewing a client’s history, sometimes it is easier to focus on the problems and not the positive attributes of the client. In social work, the use of a strengths perspective requires that a client’s strengths, assets, and resources must be identified and utilized. Further, using an empowerment approach in conjunction with a strengths perspective guides the practitioner to work with the client to identify shared goals. You will be asked to consider these approaches and critically analyze the multidisciplinary team’s response to the program case study of Paula Cortez. For this Assignment, review the program case study of the Cortez family. http://mym.cdn.laureate-media.com/2dett4d/Walden/SOCW/MSWP/CH/mm/homepage/doc/msw_case_histories.pdf In a 2- to 4-page paper, complete a comprehensive assessment of Paula Cortez, utilizing two of the assessment models provided in Chapter 5 of the course text. Using the Cowger article, identify at least two areas of strengths in Paula’s case. Analyze the perspectives of two members of the multidisciplinary team, particularly relative to Paula’s pregnancy. Explain which model the social workers appear to be using to make their assessment. Describe the potential for bias when choosing an assessment model and completing an evaluation. Suggest strategies you, as Paula’s social worker, might try to avoid these biases.