In this unit, you will write an essay that fits the prompt for a scholarship or admission to a university. The essay will show the scholarship or application committee your critical thinking skills and let them get to know you better.Purpose:Even if you never apply to a university or a scholarship, being able to showcase a good quality about yourself in a specific, memorable way is a crucial skill in job interviews and in cover letters. You will also need this skill when applying for promotions.Important notes:As always, work hard on this assignment and get started right away. Keep this essay after you leave this class. You might end up using some or most of it in an actual application. Application Essay AssignmentAttached Files: application essay instructions.docx application essay instructions.docx - Alternative Formats (23.246 KB)Follow these guidelines carefully (students who do have much stronger essays):The essay instruction sheet is the attached Microsoft Word file above.You won't remember all of the essay instructions with one or two read-throughs, so have the instructions in front of you throughout the writing process.If you can, print out the instructions, so you don't have to go back and forth between screens.If you don't have a printer, download the instructions onto your computer. Then copy and paste all the words from the instructions onto a blank sheet in Microsoft Word. Do your prewriting and draft on this page. That way, when you're working, you don't have to go back and forth between screens. When you're ready to turn in your essay, delete the instructions from the document.Follow the instructions very closely. To be fair to everyone, I have to grade by them. Students who follow them closely earn higher grades.Actually use the instructions as a checklist. (I'm glad my boss doesn't have to chase me down to redo work because I'm careful the first time. Just like everyone, I occasionally make mistakes, but no one likes having to deal with carelessness in a supervisee.)Read the sample essays while comparing them to the instruction sheet. It will help you understand the assignment more deeply.Sometimes students rush through writing essays. However, students who take the time first to understand the assignment and then use the reading and writing processes from the Groundwork unit are much better off long term.Sample student application essay: "Seeing Beyond the Surface"Sample student application essay: "Seeing Beyond the Surface"Attached Files: student sample essay - seeing beyond.docx student sample essay - seeing beyond.docx - Alternative Formats (19.069 KB)Another strong sample essayAttached Files: student sample essay - smile.docx student sample essay - smile.docx - Alternative Formats (15.326 KB)Tips for choosing a creative workTips for choosing a creative workChoose one specific creative work. It must be a work that you haven't already written about for this class. Past students have written successfully about songs, books, short stories, poems, movies, a character from any type of story (including a character from a comic), paintings, and photographs. Calling a person a "creative work" doesn't fit the spirit of the assignment.Choosing something that you already love and connect with will help you go into depth. Don't search the Internet for inspirational works.Instead, brainstorm in writing about things you love. Related to #2, avoid choosing an unmemorably worded inspirational quote because you just like the idea the quote is conveying: For instance, here a quote from Ben Carson: "Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams." The idea is pretty general, and I don't find its wording special; therefore, I can't write well about why this particular quote is special. In the past when students have chosen generic-sounding inspirational quotes, they haven't written good essays. Avoid the cliches of application essays: Some amazing individuals from history have, unfortunately, been written about way too often in application essays. Quotes by them are also overused. Examples: Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King, Jr., Helen Keller, Gandhi, Rosa Parks. Honestly, I haven't read a good essay about works by any of these figures yet. I'm not forbidding you from writing about any works by them; I'm just warning you that many, many students have used them as "default" subjects, and that's a big mistake because their essays tend to be too broad. Remember that you are going to focus on one aspect of the creative work, so you can be specific. Notice how both sample essays do this. Another example: If I were going to write about a book that I love, Flora & Ulysses, I would focus on how the book celebrates the opportunities for unexpected connections throughout our lives. My first body paragraph would be about how the book beautifully develops this theme (I'd describe one great example of how the story conveys this message). My second body paragraph would tell a short story about how I have tried to be open to unexpected connections. I wouldn't list all the ways I try to do this because that would make for boring reading. (Avoid lists.) Instead, I'd go into depth about one example. In your essay, explain what you need to, so someone who isn't familiar with the creative work can understand your points. At the sample time, leave out what you don't need. In other words, if you are writing about a movie's theme, don't give every plot point of the movie. Focus just on the part(s) you need to make your point.Discussion Board: Application EssayDiscussion Board: Application EssayPurpose:This discussion board will help you share and get ideas for your essay. Here's how you go to the discussion:1. Click on the bold heading above "Discussion Board: Application Evaluation."2. Click on the thread title "Instructions and Sample Responses."3. Click "Reply" and write your response. 4. You are also welcome to respond to 1-3 of your classmates' ideas. Above all, be especially polite because tone can be hard to interpret in writing.Application Essay: Upload Final Version of Your Essay HereHere's how to upload the final version of your essay: 1. Click on the bold heading above next to the icon of the piece of paper with a pencil and a ruler across it.2. Scroll down to "Assignment Submission" and click "Browse My Computer."3. Find your Microsoft Word file of your essay and click "Open" to attach it.4. Click "Submit."5. Make sure your essay has truly uploaded before you leave the page.Note: If you need to upload your essay more than once (for instance, if you uploaded the wrong version the first time) before the deadline, you can. Click on the button "Start New" and follow the instructions above. Unless you tell me otherwise, I'll grade the last version you uploaded.

Apply all sections of the ASI using the media piece for this unit. Interpret results for each section, indicating client problems, strengths, resources, and potential barriers to treatment. Analyze the assessment data to develop a diagnosis based on the DSM-5 criteria. Analyze the assessment data and develop initial treatment recommendations for the client in the chosen case study? Create two treatment goals for the client in the chosen case study based on the completed ASI data. Identify any legal issues associated with use of the assessment for diagnosis and treatment planning. https://media.capella.edu/coursemedia/add5106element16690/wrapper.asp Kyle Quincy Kyle Quincy, 20, is a student at Beck University in Riverbend City. He reports he has been abusing methamphetamine. Kyle reports that he is gay, but he has revealed this to very few people. Hello, Kyle. Thank you for coming in. I’m going to be asking you some questions. For starters, how old are you? I just turned 20. I’m a sophomore at Beck University. Are you a full time student? Yeah. What’s your current living situation? I live in a campus apartment with three other guys. What are you studying in school? Finance. I just got accepted into the business school. I’m good at math and stuff and I always wanted to be a stockbroker. But now that I’m taking the classes, they’re really boring. I don’t know. I’m just not interested in it the way I used to be. Do you also have a job? Not now. I was working at the Chicken Hut, but… well, I’m just not anymore. It was a really lousy job. I’m looking for a better job now. Like an internship or something that has to do with my major, I guess. But I don’t know. Like I said, that stuff isn’t interesting to me like it used to be. Okay. Kyle, do you have any medical problems? No. Have you ever been hospitalized? Just once when I was seven and I broke my leg. I fell off the jungle gym. Do you take any prescriptions? No. So, you said that you’re not working right now. What other jobs have you had in the past? I’ve worked at a bunch of fast food places. But never more than a couple of months. Why have you left these jobs? Because they suck. And…well, I don’t always get along with the managers real well. They’re not flexible when it comes to hours, and I’m a full time student, so that’s a problem. To be honest, it’s partly my fault. It’s hard for me to get up early and get to work on time. Plus I don’t have a car or even my license, so I have to rely on public transportation, and that doesn’t always run when I need it. Do you parents support you? Yeah, my mom and dad pay for college and books and stuff, but they expect me to earn spending money. Which sucks, honestly. Why is that? I just hate being dependent on them. I can’t wait until I can support myself so I wouldn’t have to hide… well, that I’m gay. If they knew, I’m pretty sure they would stop paying for college. And it would pretty much kill my mom. She’s very closed-minded. Thank you for sharing your personal information with me, Kyle. Other than to your mother, do you find it difficult to disclose that you are gay? I’ve always felt kind of different and weird. I mean, there’s not a lot of black kids at my school, and I don’t really fit in with the ones who are here. It was like that in high school too. I was bullied a lot. So I kind of just keep to myself. I don’t want to stand out more than I already do by being gay. Kyle, have you ever been in a relationship? Not really. I mean…well, there’s this guy in one of my classes, and I think he might like me. But I haven’t done anything about that. I went out with girls in high school because that’s what my mom expected me to do. Kyle, I’m going to ask you some questions about alcohol and drug use. Is that okay? I guess. Have you used drugs or alcohol in the past 30 days? Um, not much alcohol. I drink with my roommates sometimes, but not more than a couple of beers at a time. But…are you sure I can tell you about this? Kyle, what is said in our sessions is completely confidential, unless you threaten to harm yourself or others or disclose any child or elder abuse. Okay, well. I’ve been experimenting a little bit. With meth. Since my second semester freshman year. I used to get it at this bar that I went to with a friend. But now I know a guy I can get it from. Thank you for telling me this, Kyle. How often do you use meth? I don’t know. More than I used to. I used to just do it once in a while, like maybe once a week or so? Now I do it like three or four times a week. I used to smoke it, but now I inject. The high is a lot better. In the past 30 days, has your meth use caused any problems in your life? That’s a good question. I mean, I guess that’s why I lost my job—because I didn’t feel like getting up in the morning. And I’ve missed some classes too. I used to have really good attendance. In the past 30 days, I’ve probably missed class 5 or 6 times. And…well, this is hard to talk about, But I’ve had unprotected sex a couple of times with guys I’ve met when I was high. I know, that’s a really stupid thing to do. But it’s hard to control myself when I’m high. Would you like to stop using meth? To be honest, I don’t even know. I know that I should. It’s pretty much the only thing that makes me feel good anymore. I guess I’d be willing to try to give it up because I don’t want to mess up my whole life. But I’m scared of quitting cold turkey. Have you ever tried to stop? No, not really. I mean, I was home for the summer and didn’t do it then. But I wasn’t using as much as I am now, so it didn’t affect me much. I don’t know what I’m going to do if I go home for the summer and don’t have access to it. I’m thinking about staying on campus all summer so I don’t have to go home. Have you ever used other drugs, or prescription pills? Never. I mean, I smoked pot a few times. But that’s it. Just meth. Thank you so much for answering these questions, Kyle. I have a few other questions I need to ask you. Have you ever been arrested for committing a crime? Never. I’ve always been kind of a goody two-shoes, until now. You said you don’t have a driver’s license. Is there a reason for that? I don’t know. My parents only have one car, and I never got to practice much. I guess I ought to get my act together and start driving, huh? Does anyone in your family drink a lot, or use drugs? My mom doesn’t drink at all because she’s so religious. My dad doesn’t drink much. I have two younger sisters, and as far as I know they don’t drink or use drugs at all. How about your roommates? Yeah, they all drink a lot. And my roommate Jack, he uses meth too. That’s how I got so involved with using it. He showed me how to inject. Do you consider Jack a close friend? Or your other roommates? No. I mean, I guess Jack is kind of a friend. He’s one of the only people who knows I’m gay. I don’t have a lot of friends though. I wouldn’t say I have any close friends at all. Kyle, have you ever been abused in any way? Physically, emotionally, sexually? No. I mean, not really. No one’s ever hit me or anything, but I guess you could say there’s a lot of verbal and emotional abuse in my family. My dad says a lot of really angry things to me and my sisters–like, he calls us names and tells us that we’re worthless and stuff like that. We have to be really careful not to let him lose his temper, but that can be really hard. Most of the time he’s just kind of randomly mad at us. That’s one reason I don’t him to know I’m gay. He’ll blow up. I’m sorry to hear that. Have you ever spoken to a counselor before? No. Have you ever felt very anxious? Like, all the time. Except when I do meth. Have you ever felt depressed for a significant amount of time? Yeah. I mean, not now. But like I said, I was bullied a lot as a kid and my dad was really mean to us at home. So I was depressed a lot as a kid. Have you ever had a hallucination? No. Did you ever think about hurting yourself? Not in a long time. In high school, I thought about suicide a lot. I used to look up things on the Internet about how to do it. I never tried to do it though, and I don’t think about that anymore.