Respond to each question with 150 word minimum responses.
Q1
What predictions about a child’s postnatal development through adolescence, can you make based on the severity of prenatal exposure to alcohol? Be sure to include biological, affective, and cognitive. Include at least one scholarly source to support your response.
Cite any scholarly references accordingly using in-text citations and a reference list.
This discussion question is informed by the following CACREP Standards:
2.F.3.a. Theories of individual and family development across the lifespan.
2.F.3.e. Biological, neurological, and physiological factors that affect human development, functioning, and behavior.
2.F.3.f. Systemic and environmental factors that affect human development, functioning, and behavior.
Q2
Children vary in the speed at which they achieve cognitive and motor milestones.
Sarah is a 7-year-old Asian female, daughter of Chinese speaking parents, and English is her second language. She uses full sentences and has only few pronunciations struggles that are common. She did not start walking until she was 3.5 years old. She has not learned to tie her shoes, requires help with buttoning her shirt, and does a poor job coloring within the lines. She was born three weeks premature. She has poor frustration tolerance and presents as highly impulsive. Discuss a possible diagnosis/diagnoses for Sarah. What other aspects of her development and her environment would you want to explore? What types of support services might she benefit from? Include at least one scholarly source to support your response.
Cite any scholarly references accordingly using in-text citations and a reference list.
This discussion question is informed by the following CACREP Standards:
2.F.3.a. Theories of individual and family development across the lifespan.
2.F.3.c. Theories of normal and abnormal personality development.
2.F.3.e. Biological, neurological, and physiological factors that affect human development, functioning, and behavior.
2.F.3.f. Systemic and environmental factors that affect human development, functioning, and behavior.
2.F.4.h. Strategies for facilitating client skill development for career, educational, and life- work planning and management.
2.F.8.b. Identification of evidence-based counseling practices.
5.C.1.c. Principles, models, and documentation formats of biopsychosocial case conceptualization and treatment planning.
5.C.2.b. Etiology, nomenclature, treatment, referral, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders.
5.C.2.g. Impact of biological and neurological mechanisms on mental health.
5.C.2.j. Cultural factors relevant to clinical mental health counseling.
