Personal Action Plan

Prior to beginning work on your annotated bibliography, review the instructions for your Final Paper, which are listed in Week Five.

Next, locate at least three scholarly sources from the university library applicable to the counseling interventions and behavior change models that you intend to reference in your final paper. Be sure to also include two scholarly sources that address external support and aftercare plans. Explain why these resources would be appropriate for your client avatar.

Submit a two- to three- page annotated bibliography with your five scholarly sources. Each source must include an APA formatted reference, as well as four to five well-developed sentences in which you summarize each source. Use scholarly sources (peer-reviewed journal articles, research studies, and government websites) from the university library that were published within the last five years. Popular internet sites such as Wikipedia are not considered scholarly sources. You will receive feedback on your annotated bibliography to help you make your Final Paper more effective.

For more in-depth assistance with your outline or annotated bibliography, please visit the Ashford Writing Center located under the Learning Resources tab in the left-hand navigation panel of this course. Specifically, the following Annotated Bibliography resources will be helpful to you:
http://writingcenter.ashford.edu/annotated-bibliography (Links to an external site.).
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must use at least five scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

week 5 final paper instructions
For this assignment, you will develop a Personal Action Plan for the hypothetical client avatar created in Week 1. Taking into account the client’s health risk(s), diagnosis, psychosocial factors, and confidence in his/her ability to change, outline the specific steps you would implement to promote behavior change.

Goals: Select one behavior that your client would like to change, and list five S.M.A.R.T. goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and trackable for behavior change. State how these goals can help improve the client’s mental/physical health and build confidence in reaching his/her goals. Consider ethical issues that you may encounter during the development of these goals.

Barriers: Assess psychosocial factors that may influence the client’s health, wellness, and treatment. Be sure to list physical, social, moral, cultural and/or economic barriers that may inhibit the client from achieving goals.

Strategies to Address Barriers: Apply three counseling techniques and three motivational interviewing strategies to help the client overcome barriers to change. At least one of the counseling techniques must be implemented in a group setting. Next, compare and contrast three behavioral change theories/models, and explain how these approaches can strengthen the client’s emotional and physical well-being. Support your response with at least three peer-reviewed articles from the university library.

External Support: Discuss how you would incorporate the client’s family, spouse, or caregivers into the action plan. Next, identify three individuals to be a part of your client’s care team. Begin by assigning roles and tasks to each team member. State the method in which you will communicate with each other, and how frequently you will interact. Explain how you might engage an entire practice team in supporting the client from a systemic perspective. Search the university library for recommended guidelines, and cite at least one peer-reviewed source.

Follow-up Plan: Describe how you will follow-up with the client to sustain healthy behaviors between visits and after termination. Recommend two social and/or environmental resources (e.g., peer-led groups, patient education classes) for ongoing support. Justify your recommendations with at least one peer-reviewed source from the university library.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Personal Action Plan – Annotated Bibliography
Balhareth, A., Meertens, R., Kremers, S., & Sleddens, E. (2019). Overweight and obesity among adults in the Gulf States: A systematic literature review of correlates of weight, weight‐related behaviors, and interventions. Obesity Reviews, 20(5), 763-793.
This article used a systematic review to outline measures that can be used to manage obesity and overweight among adults from Gulf states. 91 studies were selected after adhering to the inclusion criteria. All the articles were peer-reviewed and were retrieved from PubMed and PsycINFO. The correlation studies on overweight focused majorly on dietary habits, physical activity, and sociodemographic factors. In their conclusion, the authors argue that evidence-based health promotion interventions that…