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Please no plagiarism and make sure you are able to access all resources on your own before you bid. Main references come from Murray, C., Pope, A., & Willis, B. (2017) and/or American Psychological Association (2014). Please follow the instructions to get full credit. I need this completed by 05/05/2020 at 8pm. For the Final Project, you conduct an interview with a professional in your community who works in a sexuality-related job (e.g., pregnancy counselor, sex therapist, OB/GYN) to: a) learn about his or her work, b) observe how the professional discusses the topic of sexuality, and c) identify social change related to human sexuality that, from the perspective of the professional, is needed to advance his or her work. Based on this information, you will outline an advocacy plan to address this need. An advocacy plan outlines a problem that will be addressed through professional advocacy practices. Such a plan should include a description of the problem to be addressed through the advocacy activities, the goal(s) of the advocacy activities, and some specific activities that can be undertaken to make progress toward these goals. This plan should outline specific actions that could be taken by a counselor to effect change at various levels of the social context (e.g., within organizations, in the local community, and in public policy). 1. Describe the work you do and your work setting. 2. What kind of training do you have specific to sexuality? 3. What do you find helpful in talking to clients about sexuality? 4. What social change related to human sexuality is needed to better serve clients? 5. How do you see cultural, gender, and religious considerations impacting the clients you serve? 6. What client populations are most difficult for you to work with and why? 1. A description of common experiences of the client population served (literature review) 2. A description of the type of professional you interviewed (what type of work the person does and the organization in which he or she works) 3. A summary of your observations regarding how the professional communicates about sexuality (both how he or she communicated during the interview and how he or she describe this aspect of his or her work) 4. A summary of cultural, gender-related, and religious considerations discussed by the interviewee and a description of how these relate to current literature 5. A description of an area of social change related to human sexuality that the professional indicated would be needed to more effectively do his or her work 6. A description of how you would address this

specific need through an advocacy plan (should include at least three actions you could take) 7. A description of the stakeholders involved and the issues you would need to consider when implementing the plan Students will review the documents on the website page linked above. of the interview segment of the original final assignment, the students will, after reviewing this information from SAMHSA, answer the following questions: 1) In what ways might something like the Coronavirus (or other epidemic illnesses) impact intimate relationships? 2) How might an epidemic/pandemic illnesses, such as the Coronavirus (COVID-19), impact the way that you as a Sexuality Counselor maintain and sustain the therapeutic relationship with your clients? 3) Describe at least two ways that you might alter or enhance treatment plans in order to accommodate client needs during an epidemic/pandemic outbreak.  Discuss specific interventions and cite the resources that you use from the SAMHSA Coronavirus guidance materials or other sources. 4) How has the Coronavirus situation impacted your ideas about Social Change and Sexuality Counseling? As you write your Final Project, use the . A rubric is a guideline for evaluating your work. This rubric is in the form of a checklist. Your Instructor will also use this rubric to grade your Final Project. Be sure to address all aspects of the rubric if you want to earn full points on this Final Project assignment. · Murray, C., Pope, A., & Willis, B. (2017). . Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage · Chapter 10, “Positive Sexuality: A New Paradigm for Sexuality Counseling” · Beagan, B. L., & Hattie, B. (2015). Religion, spirituality, and LGBTQ identity integration. (2), 92–117. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. · Domínguez, D. G., Bobele, M., Coppock, J., & Peña, E. (2015). LGBTQ relationally based positive psychology: An inclusive and systemic framework. (2), 177–185. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. · Etengoff, C., & Daiute, C. (2015). Clinicians’ Perspective of the Relational Processes for Family and Individual Development During the Mediation of Religious and Sexual Identity Disclosure. (3), 394–426. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. · Ratts, M. J., Singh, A. A., Nassar-McMillan, S., Butler, S. K., & McCullough, J. R. (2016). Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies: Guidelines for the Counseling Profession. (1), 28–48. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. · Ridley, J. (2009). What Every Sex Therapist Needs To Know. (2/3), 95–111. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.