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Prior to beginning work on this assignment, please be sure to complete your initial post for the Initial Call discussion and review the provided on the Ashford Career Services website. For this assignment, you will create a professional résumé from the point of view of the mental health professional involved in the Initial Call discussion scenario. Taking on this role, create a one-page résumé using the Once you have completed your résumé, review the characteristics of the patient you chose for the Initial Call discussion. Consider how reading the résumé might have impacted the patient’s initial call. Evaluate how the reported symptoms and presenting problems may have been impacted by the content and presentation of your résumé, had the patient read this on your website prior to contacting you. Create this one- to two-paragraph evaluation on a new page in the same document as your résumé. Submit the document with the résumé and evaluation to Waypoint. The Creating a Professional Résumé assignment · Must be one to two pages in length (not including title and references pages) and must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the · Must include a separate title page with the following: o Title of paper o Student’s name o Course name and number o Instructor’s name o Date submitted · Must use at least two peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course text. · Must document all sources in APA

Paper For Above instruction

The assignment requires creating a professional one-page résumé from the perspective of a mental health professional involved in an initial client call scenario. The résumé should highlight relevant qualifications, experience, and skills pertinent to providing mental health services. After completing the résumé, students are instructed to analyze how the presentation and content of this résumé might influence a patient's perceptions and decisions when reading it prior to making contact. This involves evaluating how the description of symptoms, professional expertise, and presentation style could affect a patient's initial motivation or trust to seek help, especially if they read this résumé online. A subsequent paragraph should reflect on whether the résumé's tone or content could reassure or potentially alarm a patient, thereby impacting the therapeutic engagement process.

This comprehensive submission must include a separate title page formatted according to APA style and be between one to two pages in length, excluding references. The paper should incorporate at least two peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course textbook to support insights. Proper APA documentation of all sources is required. The entire document, including the résumé and evaluation, should be structured clearly, making it easy for search engines and readers to understand the professional qualifications and the reflective analysis on patient perceptions. The final submission aims to demonstrate the student's ability to craft a professional mental health profile and critically analyze how such a profile influences client engagement.

References

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