Students will pretend to present the program to the executive committee of any local or national organization providing mental health services. You can select any population and disorder, for example, young adults between the ages of 17 – 25 diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Students will use the following template for submitting the written proposal.
Population Selection
Identify a target population served by any local or national organization providing mental health services. Include race, class, gender, socio-economic status, age group
Select a mental health disorder and provide an overview, including the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria
Discuss the prevalence of mental health in the specified population in comparison to the general population
Assessing the Mental Health Disorder for Services
Note the response and or resources provided to participants who do not meet the criteria
Cultural Implications
Discuss the cultural implications of setting up the program
How will the program address the cultural implications
Identify two goals with two interventions. Create goals that change knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors.
Intervention: Identify support groups in the community for the patient and family
Program Participants Education Resources
Select two educational resources that support the chosen mental health disorder. You can develop your resources or use developed resources such as videos, books, workbooks, websites, etc.
Provide a hyperlink to the resource or attach the document to the appendix.
Describe the purpose and benefit of each resource.
Explain the benefits of the educational approach
Identify the anticipated number of participants, meeting location, frequency of meetings, and the length of the program
Program Evaluation
Select a tool for evaluating the success of the program (i.e., Questionnaire, assessment tool, pre/post participant survey)
Discuss the criteria used to determine whether the program is successful
In addition to the written proposal you will create a 5–7-minute video.
The content of the video can include anything about the program and implementation.***Do not repeat or read the information from the written proposal. The video and paper must be different***
Below are some creative ideas for the video:
Demonstrate how to implement one of the interventions in the program (if applicable) by teaching a skill:
How to fill out an application
Create an infomercial about the mental health disorder or mental health program
Interview a possible program participant
Interview a provider of the mental health program
Create a Frequently Asked Questions Video
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