Behavior Clinic: A Case Study

Southwest Behavioral & Health Services (SB&HS) will experience the Topaz difference in the following areas:

What the behavioral family therapy does is focus on increasing desired healthy behaviors and eliminating problematic behaviors through accessing the strengths of the family. Every family has weaknesses however they have also strengths. In involves therefore, assisting clients with changing their self- defeating or irrational beliefs to change their feelings and behaviors. In other words, in the case study, the focus will be on trying to find the irrational beliefs in order to change the feelings and behaviors. The question is why the couple has problems communicating, what are their beliefs about their problem and how do they proceed in communicating.

Tristan is a sixteen year old male that has been admitted to Newport News Behavioral Health Center for the following reasons: mood instability, impulsivity, substance abuse, and poor impulse control.

South Florida Behavioral Health Clinic, Inc. is a comprehensive and federally qualified health clinic serving residents of all ages, races and ethnicities, with or without insurance, within Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties for more than 15 years. SFBHC encompasses 6 health clinics across South Florida, and employ approximately 25 providers with over 135 staff members. The SFBHC main purpose is to provide residents in South Florida with effective treatments and services for mental and/or substance use disorders. Recent changes in the United States health system has helped remove barriers for citizens to access behavioral health services. As a result of the Affordable Care Act, a range of health plans are being required to cover essential benefits including mental health and substance abuse treatments.8 The Affordable Care Act extends the impact of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) so that many health plans must offer coverage for mental health or substance use disorders with at least an equal level of benefits as the plans offer for the treatment of physical health problems.8 Services at SFBHC include: individual/group counseling, supportive services, evidence-based treatment and

1. Before you contact an agency, do some research Is the agency a registered non-profit organization? Are they supported by other larger organizations (e.g., church, United Way, state or federal agency)? What else do you know about the agency’s location, hours, clientele, funding support, etc.? Do they have a web site, social media, or other sources of information?

Nutritional History: Patient eats 3 meals a day. Patient eats a lot of fast food during lunchtime, states he does not like school food. Eats breakfast and dinner at home. Likes sodas and energy drinks. States he should drink more water.

Hi Joesph, in response to Desiree Smith's posting Client-centered, and consultee-centered Approaches would work well with this population group? Similarly, how might one implement the challenges when faced with denial and resistance? especially when asked to work in consultation practices? According to Dougherty (2010), Dougherty suggested that consultant roles may include that of advocate, expert, trainer/educator, collaborator, fact finder, process specialist, or other less common roles. Therefore, may I suggest Behavioral consultation as another approach to take in consideration due to the sensitivity nature of the specific issues. The application of systems theory and principles of learning to the problem-solving process would be beneficial in working with this population group.

The offender returns to clinic today for a number of issues. 1. Diabetes mellitus type 2: This has been well controlled on oral metformin and the patient reports that she has no concerns in this regard. Last hemoglobin A1c was 5.9 about a month ago and all other labs within normal limits except for a quite high LDL at 171. She has not been on cholesterol-lowering therapy in the past. In addition, her TSH was very slightly elevated at 4.740 which can be considered the upper limit of normal. She has not noticed any significant constipation, excessive fatigue, or cold intolerance but she has had continued trouble with weight gain and thinks she may benefit from some low-dose thyroid replacement. 2. Chronic low back pain: At

I am Grace Norton, currently filling the position of Human Resources for Behavior Care Specialists. My educational and experience background comprises of an A.S. degree in Child Development and B.S. in Elementary Education and Special Education K-8. I was in the work force as Program Coordinator for the Developmental Population for almost 10 years.

The Behavioral Health Division is a county operated program that is contracted with several community agencies to provide short term and long term treatment for the emotional and mental-ly challenged residents of Milwaukee County. As revealed by intensive research the mental health system in Milwaukee County needs to be reformed. The current system is a direct result of state laws drafted by public defenders in the mid-1970, which ultimately has lead today’s cri-sis.

The special education field is a very specialized career. A 1:1 Instructor has the responsibility of implementing the individual education plan written by the certified teacher. They also have the responsibility of ensuring that the student’s environment is structured, as is written into their applied behavioral therapy plan. This task requires, not only individual training by the students former staff, but a sound understanding of applied behavioral therapy as well. The workshop to train for this position should include, both an online component to formally address how applied behavioral therapy works, as well as on the job training and shadowing by former staff.

The Behavioral Health Services outpatient clinic is located in a diverse community in Williamsburg Brooklyn, and although the organization’s mission reflects service delivery to multicultural populations in the borough, the agency service towards the Latino population continues to show high in numbers for clients’ satisfaction with services, more than other populations. The community demographics are made up of people who identify as minorities from different ethnic cultures who can receive services. Although some people may refuse services, Susanna and I believe that the agency is not active in reaching out to diverse populations within the community, who could benefit from the services. The agency services do not appear to be culturally

2. Influences on behavioral health service delivery come from the combination of social, political, and economic forces. These three forces are intertwined and affect each other. For an example, legislation must be passed so that healthcare is accessible for everyone. One of the main factors preventing a person from seeking mental health is the cost.The ACA provided an opportunity to transform a fragmented and inadequate healthcare delivery system, especially when it comes to providing mental health and substance abuse services. It expanded eligibility of Medicaid, reduced the rate of Medicare rates, restricted annual limits for those with pre-existing conditions, increased accountability, encouraged an integrated continuum of care,

There are many struggles faced with treatment unit of Psychiatric hospital. The continent of mental ill person due to many state hospital being closed. (Montross, 2016) Therapy seems to be the most effective method.

A behavior modification program is necessary for the 52 year old overweight man. Not following the behavior modification plan can cause both short term and long term problems for him. The short term consequences would be that Stan will lose his primary physician of 15 years and increase in clothing size which will result in purchasing a new wardrobe to fit comfortably in his clothes. Long term consequences include heart problems, obesity, daily problems with blood sugar and the increased likelihood of a stroke or even death.