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How have the treatment approaches changed over time regarding the GAD disorder?

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History of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy(CBT) for Generalized Anxiety Disorder

–Background/history of treatment- CBT history of GAD disorder. How have the treatment approaches changed over time regarding the GAD disorder?

–Appropriateness of treatment for the population being discussed. Focusing on prevalence rates in Canadian society. When does onset happen, is there any population that is more vulnerable to the GAD disorder, etc.

Research focuses on the most current information, past 5 to 10 years, except when citing seminal works, e.g. Beck, etc.

Determine if there is the potential to employ a mixed methods approach. Explain how your degree path informs your research approach. Justify and construct a theoretical or conceptual framework for the research problem; this section must be clearly written to ensure that the reader is seeing the proposed research through your framework.

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Appraise the Merits of Using Qualitative Method

Continue with the CITI training. This week’s readings and activities were introspective: you had to evaluate how your choice of a degree path and your worldview will affect your research. Now you will appraise the merits of qualitative research designs.

Begin your paper with an overview of the value of qualitative research (1-2 cited paragraphs). Be sure to make the connection between the research problem and the qualitative approach.

Determine if there is the potential to employ a mixed methods approach (1-2 cited paragraphs).

Explain how your degree path informs your research approach (1-2 cited paragraphs).

Based on your discovery of your worldview, share your thoughts about how this will affect your research (1-2 cited paragraphs).

Justify and construct a theoretical or conceptual framework for the research problem; this section must be clearly written to ensure that the reader is seeing the proposed research through your framework.

Include a brief discussion on how your degree type affected your framework selection.

Identify key point from your reading that you intend to apply to your critical analysis. Describe what the main published research on your topic of choice has previously found.

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Enquiry into Practice

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[April 02, 2022 13:37] Revise Scope out the topic section:

• Identify key point from your reading that you intend to apply to your critical analysis.

• Describe what the main published research on your topic of choice has previously found.

• Focus on published research directly relevant to your topic. This may mean research from elsewhere in the world.

Using the provided note card template, create five cards that support the argument and then create five note cards that are against the argument or topic.

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Multiple Choice Questions

Critical Thinking Assignment

Directions
Your instructor will provide you with a topic for this assignment. The assignment has multiple steps that will take time to complete. In steps one and two, you will conduct research on your topic using the online databases from Greenville Technical College’s Library. In step three you will create notecards from your research, and in the final step, you will participate in an online debate.

Step One: Go to the Source
Go to Greenville Technical College’s website
Click Student Resources, then Library Services
Then “Click Here to Start Your Online Search…”
Click Research, then Databases * NOTE: If you are off–campus, then you will need your Student ID number or library card to access the databases
Click A–Z tab on top of page
Click the “O” tab and then click Opposing Viewpoints in Context.
Using the topic your instructor assigned, click on the topic, and it will lead you to various subheadings such as “Featured Viewpoints,” “Viewpoints,” “News,” and “Magazines.”
“Viewpoints” typically the best option, but please read beyond the first few; obviously, we don’t want to duplicate the same data, the same findings.

Step Two: Time to Read
Now it’s time to read from the list of sources. If you find some interesting, worthy information, then you can save it, bookmark it, or even print it.
As you read, you may want to consider “holes” in the authors’ arguments; for example, are they over generalizing? Do you disagree with them? Why or why not?
Be an active reader. Ask questions. Like a good detective, you are trying to gather evidence.

Step Three: Let’s Make Some Note Cards
Note cards are an excellent way to organize your thoughts and information, whether you’re studying for a test, preparing for a speech or debate, or even crafting a lengthy essay or research paper. Note cards help you prepare and arrange the information you are about to insert and utilize, either vocally or written.

Now that you have read some amazingly cool stuff, let’s get that information down while it’s still fresh.

Using the provided note card template, create five cards that support the argument and then create five note cards that are against the argument or topic.
When you have both sides of the topic, then you can critically argue with good facts, statistics, and ideas. This is what critical thinking is all about.
Watch out for assumptions, claims, and faulty/fallacious reasoning. *See fallacious reasoning document attached to this assignment.
Finally, make two MLA–style bibliography cards. In MLA format, this is called a Works Cited page, and it is the last page in an essay or research paper. In other words, we always want to give credit where credit is due – if the ideas don’t belong to us, and we take credit for them, then it would be considered plagiarism.
The “Source Citation” will be at the bottom of the article, so transfer that information to the cards; have one “for” bibliography card, and one “against” bibliography card. This will give you a total of twelve cards.
Congratulations! You’ve done it, and if you want more information on MLA style formatting, you can also visit the Online Writing Lab at Purdue
Attach your 12 note cards to the Critical Thinking Assignment.

Step Four: Prepare to Share
Now that you have created your awesome twelve notes cards, it’s time to share for the debate on the discussion board.
Go to the Critical Thinking Debate discussion on the Discussion Board
State your position on the issue and one of the points from your note cards to the discussion board.
Respond to at least two other classmate’s postings, stating your position on the issue and using information from your cards.

Research the NW real estate market, with a specific focus on East Manchester to provide a full market commentary, which should also highlight any factors, which could have either a positive or negative impact on the GDV or Development Costs for the site. Prepare a fully costed valuation to calculate your opinion of the residual land value based on the information that has been provided by the local agent (please see below). The valuation should be presented on a separate excel spreadsheet, but your report must include a clear explanation for the client of the method of valuation and your main assumptions for the GDV and Development Costs.

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Property Development

Assessment Information/Brief 2021-22

 

Module title Property Development
CRN’s 55601 55606
Level 7
Assessment title Development appraisal report for land at Ashton Old Road, Manchester, M12 6LP
Weighting within module This assessment is worth 100% of the overall module mark.
Submission deadline date and time  
Module Leader/Assessment set by:

 

 

Contact can also be made via Microsoft Teams and 1-2-1 appointments can be made by pre- arrangement.

 

Module Aims

 

  1. To provide students with an understanding of property development as an industrial, financial and socio-political process.
  2. To enable students to develop the practical and entrepreneurial skills appropriate to the property development industry.
  3. To enable students to undertake a development related feasibility study.
  4. To enable students to assess development viability.
  5. To enable students to create a development appraisal using various techniques

 

 

How to submit

 

You should submit your assessment via Turnitin®. By submitting your assessment on Turnitin®, you consent (insofar as your consent is needed) to the following:

a)      The university will submit your assessment (including details of your name and course details) to the Turnitin® service so that your assessments can be compared with the database of works that is maintained by the Turnitin ®service and that is drawn from various sources including the internet; and

b)      Your assessments may be stored in that database of works indefinitely (or until the university stops using the Turnitin® service and request their deletion) to help protect your assessments against future plagiarism.  Where there is a match content in your assessment in other works, then your assessment may also be copied by the University and other users of the Turnitin® service to allow closer analysis.

Further information and support for students using Turnitin® can be found here:

http://www.salford.ac.uk/libray/help/blackboard-and-collaborate.

 

Intended Learning Outcomes

 

On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:

Knowledge and Understanding

1.      Demonstrate an awareness of what influences the development process

2.      Prepare a basic development valuation

3.      Identify the benefits and risks of undertaking a development project

4.      Knowledge of the key factors and stakeholders who have a vested interest in a scheme Transferable Skills and other Attributes

5.      Develop independent learning, analytical and research skills

6.      Clear and concise report writing to meet a client’s needs

7.      Understanding of the key drivers of the local property market

8.      Good communication, acting always in a professional manner

 

Assessment Brief/Task

 

The Manchester Crane Survey, 2021 produced annually by Deloitte provides a useful market insight into construction and property development activity in Salford and Manchester. The report monitors new starts on site, planning applications and permissions and refurbishment schemes to enable a thorough analysis of the quantity and type of new floorspace which has (and is in the pipeline) to be delivered over the next few years. Whilst construction activity is resilient, this can vary quite significantly between the different sectors. The outlook, whilst remaining positive states that there may be an element of “levelling” off in the future.

 

A new client has recently contacted your property development consultancy for advice on a potential development opportunity in East Manchester that has been brought to their attention. Whilst they have an established, successful manufacturing business, they have no experience in property development, or any active involvement in the real estate market. They believe that property development is a “high risk/ high reward” activity and would like to seek professional advice before they decide if this venture is the right opportunity for them.

 

The client has been sent property particulars from a local agent for the sale of land of a redundant public house situated on Ashton Old Road, Manchester (M12 6LP), close to Manchester City Centre and the Etihad Stadium. The current owners submitted plans and an application for planning permission for a scheme of apartments, with ground floor commercial use and have received full consent. This development opportunity is to be sold freehold, with vacant possession and the agent has confirmed that there are no onerous covenants or restrictions on title.

 

The client are very keen football fans and would like to pursue a development opportunity in this part of the city, as they consider East Manchester to be an “up and coming” area. However, they are a little concerned that the real estate market in Manchester/ Salford may now have reached its saturation point. To make progress, your consultancy has now been instructed to research the NW real estate market, advise on the residual value of the land, and to appraise this opportunity.

 

The advice will be presented in a report, which will be shared with the client’s investors and must cover all the following:

 

1. Research the NW real estate market, with a specific focus on East Manchester to provide a full market commentary, which should also highlight any factors, which could have either a positive or negative impact on the GDV or Development Costs for the site. (ILO’s 1, 7; 750 words)

 

2. Prepare a fully costed valuation to calculate your opinion of the residual land value based on the information that has been provided by the local agent (please see below). The valuation should be presented on a separate excel spreadsheet, but your report must include a clear explanation for the client of the method of valuation and your main assumptions for the GDV and Development Costs. (ILO’s 2,5,7; 750 words)

 

Site area: 1,500 sq m

Location: Ashton Old Road, Manchester, M12 6LP

Tenure: Freehold

Planning: Full planning permission has been granted

Proposed scheme: Demolition of existing, derelict public house and construction of a 9 storey, new build, single apartment block comprising 54 apartments (12 x 1 bedroom (50 sq m), 39 x 2 bedroom (75 sq m) and 3 x 3 bedroom (100 sq m). Ground floor commercial space, to a “shell” specification of 7,500 sq ft (which may be capable of sub- division)

S106 contribution: £500,000 for a placemaking strategy, in lieu of any affordable housing.

Demolition costs: £75,000 – £100,000

Finance: Available at 7% interest

Build period: 24 months

 

The market value for apartments in East Manchester can be researched from databases and local property agent’s websites. Resources such as Co- star, can be used for comparable evidence for the commercial space. You will need to make your own reasoned assumptions on BCIS build costs, professional fee’s, developers profit, project contingency and any other required costs.

 

3. The client is aware that property development is a an inherently high- risk activity and that they are inexperienced in this sector. They would like your report to include an analysis of the systematic and unsystematic risks that they may incur if they were to proceed with the purchase of the land and development of the proposed scheme. This section also include advice on how these could be mitigated. (ILO’s 1,3,5; 500 words)

 

4. It is expected that that this will be a good opportunity and that the client should now proceed with a purchase of the land. They would like your reasoned advice on how the scheme should be marketed and for any ways in which they could potentially increase the GDV or reduce the Development Costs to increase their profit. (ILO’s 1,3,7; 500 words)

 

The date for the residual valuation will be the submission date for this coursework assessment. You can make assumptions but please ensure that these are reasonable and have been clearly explained for the client.

 

This is a fictional property development project, so you should not contact Manchester City Council for any information regarding the hypothetical planning consent. However, the local plan, strategic regeneration framework and LPA website can be reviewed.

 

The client will be provided with your advice in the form of a report, and this should refer to the relevant valuation and property development procedures which are currently in place in England. Please ensure that all the required points in the client’s brief have been fully addressed and that you accord with the required word count for each specific task.

 

The residual valuation should be prepared on a excel spreadsheet and emailed to L.Buchanan1@salford.ac.uk by the required time and date. The submission will not be complete until both elements have been received. Additional tabs can be used for any supporting information.

Critically evalute the development of substantive Human Rights and or protective of Human Rights with particular focus on the jurisprudence.

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International Human Right Law

Critically evalute the development of substantive Human Rights and or protective of Human Rights with particular focus on the jurisprudence of one of the following

  1. The European court of human Right
  2. The united Nations Treaty Monitoring Bodies
  3. The European court of Human Rights compared with the united nations Treaty monitoring Bodies useful materials to be used

1 P.Alston and R.Goodman,international Human Rights oxford university press Bantekas and L.oette,international Human Rights law and practice 2nd Edition cambridge university press

Useful site
The council of the Europe https;/www.coe.int/en/web/portal

https;The ECHR HUDOS database

United nations human right councils universal periodic review, http;/ Bodies/UPR/Pages/uprmain.aspx United Nations Human Rights council universal periodic review

Prepare the third part of an individual report based on the organisation of your choice, which focuses on the practical application of communication tools and, develop a relevant marketing communications plan based on your findings from your communications analysis undertaken in Assignment 2.

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Marketing Communications Plan

Prepare the third part of an individual report based on the organisation of your choice, which focuses on the practical application of communication tools and, develop a relevant marketing communications plan based on your findings from your communications analysis undertaken in Assignment 2.

What details did the patient provide regarding their chief complaint and symptomology to derive your differential diagnosis? What is the duration and severity of their symptoms? How are their symptoms impacting their functioning in life? What observations did you make during the psychiatric assessment?

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Complex Case Study Presentation

State 3–4 objectives for the presentation that are targeted, clear, use appropriate verbs from Bloom’s taxonomy, and address what the audience will know or be able to do after viewing.
Present the full complex case study. Include chief complaint; history of present illness; any pertinent past psychiatric, substance use, medical, social, family history; most recent mental status exam; current psychiatric diagnosis including differentials that were ruled out; and plan for treatment and management.
Report normal diagnostic results as the name of the test and “normal” (rather than specific value). Abnormal results should be reported as a specific value.
Pose three questions or discussion prompts, based on your presentation, that your colleagues can respond to after viewing your video.

Subjective: What details did the patient provide regarding their chief complaint and symptomology to derive your differential diagnosis? What is the duration and severity of their symptoms? How are their symptoms impacting their functioning in life?

Objective: What observations did you make during the psychiatric assessment?

Assessment: Discuss their mental status examination results. What were your differential diagnoses? Provide a minimum of 3 possible diagnoses and why you chose them. List them from highest priority to lowest priority. What was your primary diagnosis, and why? Describe how your primary diagnosis aligns with DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and is supported by the patient’s symptoms.

Plan: What was your plan for psychotherapy (include one health promotion activity and patient education)? What was your plan for treatment and management, including alternative therapies? Include pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments, alternative therapies, and follow-up parameters, as well as a rationale for this treatment and management plan.

Reflection notes: What would you do differently with this patient if you could conduct the session again? If you are able to follow up with your patient, explain whether these interventions were successful and why or why not. If you were not able to conduct a follow-up, discuss what your next intervention would be.

Explain that there is a lot of research about language impairments when the left hemisphere is damaged, but there is not as much about RIGHT hemisphere which is the focus of the essay. Explain the role of the right hemisphere with regards to pragmatic functions.

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Pragmatic language impairments

The essay will be about pragmatic language impairments. In particular as a result of damage to the RIGHT hemisphere (NOT the LEFT hemisphere). You can certainly start off in the Introduction by mentioning the theory of lateralisation (that is how right and left hemisphere have supposedly different functions). You can also explain that there is a lot of research about language impairments when the left hemisphere is damaged (the left hemisphere is considered the site of language), but there is not as much about RIGHT hemisphere which is the focus of the essay. Explain the role of the right hemisphere with regards to pragmatic functions. Remember that this is an essay for a module in Neurolinguistics. Therefore, the focus has to be on the linguistic aspect, anything that is related to language (ignore things like difficulty in understanding people’s facial expressions or changes in behaviour due to right hemisphere damage). You only have to analyse the effects on different aspects of language such as

  • Speech acts (a threat, joke, promise).
  • Register (may be overly informal).
  • Initiating, terminating, turn-taking in
  • conversational exchanges.
  • Providing sufficient information for
  • communicative intention (relevance).
  • Adequate or appropriate prosody/tone.
  • Coherence of discourse topic, maintenance and shif

Explore, using relevant tools and techniques learnt, the efficiency of operations, resource availability and overall operation strategy, while considering the current market situation and disruption.

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Written Report

Working individually you are tasked with the selection of a business of your choice , such as your current or past employer, and undertake a comprehensive review of your business operations. specifically, explore, using relevant tools and techniques learnt, the efficiency of operations, resource availability and overall operation strategy, while considering the current market situation and disruption.