Modue 5 Major Assignment

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Modue 5 Major Assignment

(Modue 5 Major Assignment)

Although some states and cities have passed laws to ban texting and using handheld phones while driving, there is no current law to ban all cell phone use while driving. However, according to the National Safety Council (2009), 28 percent of all crashes—1.6 million per year—are caused by cell phone use and texting by drivers. The mission of a new national nonprofit organization called FocusDriven, patterned after Mothers Against Drunk Driving, is to make phone use while driving as illegal and socially unacceptable as drunk driving. US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood supports FocusDriven and its efforts: According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, LaHood said this movement will become “an army of people traveling the countryside” to push for bans on cell phone use and tough enforcement (Schmit, 2010).

As a political advocate interested in this issue, you will be writing a policy proposal that utilizes the current research to propose a solution to the issue and submit it in this assignment.

Please note that your proposal is not an opinion/position paper, and your conclusions need to be based on the scientific research you reviewed earlier. Please follow the typical steps in proper academic writing (planning, outlining, drafting, revising, proofing, and editing) to generate the following proposal structure:

Introduction

In the introduction, you should set up the purpose for the proposal, provide a bit of background on the topic, and present your thesis.

Policy

Now that you have researched a variety of studies (in M4: Assignment 2), compile that information together to create a recommendation for policy makers regarding cell phone use while driving.

1: In a one-page summary, compare and contrast the results of the various studies regarding the cognitive abilities that are affected during cell phone use while driving.

2: Using that research, develop and explain particular recommendations for policy makers. For instance, restrict texting, or regulate the use of hand-held phones. All your recommendations must be supported by your research findings.

3: Based on the gaps in current research, describe the variables, populations, and situations which you would like to see future research address.

Conclusion

Review the important current research, your conclusions from that research, and how the future could look in both policy and research. Keep your goal in mind: To convince the reader to support your current policy proposal and future research to examine this issue more closely.

Your proposal should be written in APA style (which includes a title page with running header and a reference page), and free of typographical and grammatical errors. The body of your proposal should be 4–5 pages long. turn in by Monday Jan. 4, 2016

 
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Exploring Historical Gender Roles

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Exploring Historical Gender Roles

(Exploring Historical Gender Roles)
Gender IdentityWe are socialized at every stage in life to conform to our gender identity. Societal reinforcement of tendencies of gender identity is relentless. For example, in hospitals, little girls are wrapped in pink and little boys in blue. This difference in colors influences how we learn and how we internalize our role in our society.

Girls tend to grow up to play feminine roles and boys tend to grow up to play masculine roles. This differentiation of gender identity has implications in social stratification. The videos given below will provide you with a better understanding of the differentiation of sexual identity from an earlier generation.

Search for and watch an episode of at least one of the following shows. You may find these videos using a variety of search methods including visiting your local library, using Netflix or your local video store, or searching on YouTube. If you have difficulty locating an episode of one of the following shows, contact your instructor for assistance in finding an alternative.

  • I Love Lucy
  • All in the Family
  • The Mickey Mouse Club
  • The Honeymooners
  • Leave it to Beaver
  • Father Knows Best
  • Gilligan’s Island
  • The Brady Bunch
  • I Dream of Jeannie

As you watch the video, ask yourself the following questions:

  • To what extent have things changed and to what extent have they remained the same in regards to gender roles, expectations, division, and identity from the time this show was originally popular and today?
  • How conscious and sensitive are the characters regarding gender prejudice, power inequality, and subordination?
  • Did they take inequality of the sexes for granted?

Based on your readings and understanding that you have gathered after watching the above-noted video, write a short biographical description of your life if you were to wake up tomorrow morning in the time period of the video you watched and find you have a different gender identity. Write a description of how you lived your life a day after your hypothetical change in gender as you answer the following questions:

  • Discuss how you would react on finding out that your sex is opposite. Would you feel a sense of relief, indifference, or elation? Why?
  • Discuss three ways your attitude towards the opposite sex was enlightened or would change as a result of what you learned from this project.  If you would not change your attitude, why?
  • Write down the ideas and attitudes you have taken for granted a member of your actual gender. Consider how your roles at home and in the office would change if you were a member of the opposite gender.
  • Relate the ideas of sexism and racism to the videos.  How do you think sexism and racism have changed since the 1950s?
 
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Topic 1: Qualitative Research Design

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Topic 1: Qualitative Research Design

(Topic 1: Qualitative Research Design)

Question description

Topic 1: Qualitative Research Design

Using the knowledge and insights gained from the textbook and other reliable sources answer the following. Define, in your own words, qualitative research. Locate and cite two different types of qualitative research articles related to your PICOT project. Provide a brief explanation of each design. Identify a potential qualitative research study that is important to nursing and describe which design you would use for this study, why you would use that design, and how the information generated from the study could be applied in nursing practice. Reflect on the value of qualitatitve research adding to the science, knowledge, and practice of nursing.

Topic 2: Practice – Evaluating Qualitative Research

  1. Using the four general areas for evaluating a qualitative study, post a summary of the article referenced in this unit: “Making critical appraisals of for summaries of Evidence-Based Medicine.”

Please note: Responses to the 2 topics above should be limited to not more than 1-2 pages each.

Reading

Textbook Readings

Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare

  • Chapter 6: “Clinically Appraising Qualitative Evidence for Clinical Decision Making”

Journal Readings

Please retrieve and read the following Journal articles from the Kaplan University Library. Articles can be located through a search in the CINAHL database, OVID database, Kaplan University Library (links to these are located under the Student Resources in Course Home) or by using the link at the end of the reference if provided.

Fielding, J., Fielding, N., & Hughes, G. (2013). Opening up open-ended survey data using qualitative software. Quality and Quantity, 47(6), 3261-3276.

Rothwell, E. (2010). Analyzing focus group data: Content and interaction. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 15(2), 176–180.

Ryan, F., Coughlan, M., & Cronin, P. (2007). Step-by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 2: Qualitative research. British Journal of Nursing (BJN), 16(12), 738–744.

Ryan, F., Coughlan, M., & Cronin, P. (2007). Step-by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 2: Qualitative research. British Journal of Nursing (BJN), 16(12), 738–744.

Smith, J., & Firth, J. (2011). Qualitative data analysis: The framework approach. Nurse Researcher, 18(2), 52–62.

Web Resources

Revisit NCQA website, specifically the Patient Experiences area.

Practice

  1. Read the following article “Making the Critical Appraisal for Summaries of evidence-based medicine: critical appraisal of summaries of evidence.” Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3738079/
  2. Post a summary of the article to Discussion Topic 2.
  3. Respond to the post of two of your peers, using the six research techniques used in qualitative research in your posting response, keeping in mind the four general areas for evaluating a qualitative study.
 
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Treatment Plan

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Treatment Plan

(Treatment Plan)

Assignment Overview

Developing treatment plans and effective therapeutic interventions will be central to your social work practice. The treatment plan you develop in this assignment will be incorporated (potentially with some revisions) into the Comprehensive Case Study that you will complete and submit in Unit 10.

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following EPAs and advanced practice behaviors:

  • EPA 2.1.2: Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice.
    • APB 2.1.2.A: Articulate and provide leadership in the application of the core values and ethical standards of the social work profession through an ethical problem solving model to aid in critical thinking and ethical decision making related to individuals, families, organizations, and communities to guide and inform ethical advanced generalist social work practice.
      • Related Assignment Criteria:
        • 5. Articulate leadership through identification of potential ethical dilemmas.
        • 10. Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.
  • EPA 2.1.3: Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments.
    • APB 2.1.3.A: Apply critical thinking in verbal and written communication through the use of leadership and technology with colleagues, individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
      • Related Assignment Criteria:
        • 10. Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for leaders of the social work profession through the use of technology.
  • EPA 2.1.4: Engage diversity and difference in practice.
    • APB 2.1.4.A: Analyze dimensions and differentiation in diversity and apply the influence of relationships, intervention techniques, and technologies with diverse clients, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
      • Related Assignment Criteria:
        • 8. Analyze, through the use of technology, the diversity needs for client and family and how to address those needs.
  • EPA 2.1.4: Engage diversity and difference in practice.
    • APB 2.1.4.B: Apply leadership skills, theoretical frameworks, and best-practice interventions with diverse populations.
      • Related Assignment Criteria:
        • 5. Articulate leadership through the identification of potential ethical dilemmas.
  • EPA 2.1.7: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment.
    • APB 2.1.7.A: Apply and integrate theories of human behavior and the social environment in advanced generalist practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
      • Related Assignment Criteria:
        • 3. Apply a mental health theory to the case.
        • 6. Apply the systems theory perspective to include a client’s family.
  • EPA 2.1.10: Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
    • APB 2.1.10.A: Apply leadership, technology, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills to actively engage in advanced generalist practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities to achieve goals.
      • Related Assignment Criteria:
        • 3. Apply a mental health theory to the case.
        • 8. Apply the systems theory perspective to include a client’s family.
  • EPA 2.1.10: Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
    • APB 2.1.10.B: Apply assessment instruments, leadership, technology, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills to identify problems, and assess and analyze capacities, strengths, and needs of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
      • Related Assignment Criteria:
        • 1. Describe a client’s demographic information, presenting problem, and diagnoses.
        • 2. Apply the assessments used to approach a client’s diagnosis.
  • EPA 2.1.10: Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
    • APB 2.1.10.C: Apply leadership, technology, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills in advanced generalist practice interventions with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities to achieve goals.
      • Related Assignment Criteria:
        • 3. Apply a mental health theory to the case.
        • 4. Create a treatment intervention.
  • EPA 2.1.10: Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
    • ​APB 2.1.10.D: Apply leadership, technology, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills in advanced generalist practice evaluation of interventions with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
      • Related Assignment Criteria:
        • 9. Explain how to evaluate a client’s progress through application of leadership, technology, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills.

Assignment Description

Develop a treatment plan based on your chosen case history from Unit 2. This component of your plan will incorporate concepts and approaches along the continuum of the selected case study diagnosis, the selected mental health theory, and your selected treatment intervention, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, person-centered therapy, or rational emotive behavioral therapy. It must also consider ethics and diversity through a systems perspective.

Assignment Instructions

Complete this assignment using the identified headings. Upon completion, it should be 12–15 pages in length and use APA style and formatting.

  1. Include the revised case history from Unit 2.
  2. Describe the client’s demographical information.
  3. Analyze the client’s presenting problem.
  4. Describe the client’s diagnoses using the DSM-5 as a foundation.
  5. Apply the assessments used to approach the diagnosis (depression scale, alcoholism screening, ADHD, et cetera).
  6. Apply a mental health theory applied from your readings to the case (such as but not limited to cognitive, solution-focused, object relations, narrative, behavioral, or self-psychology).
  7. Apply a treatment intervention and describe the specific and best treatment intervention applied, including descriptions of the:
    • Client’s strengths, weaknesses, and social support systems in the treatment intervention plan applied.
    • Client’s long-term goal for the treatment intervention plan applied.
    • Client’s short-term goals and treatment objectives for the treatment intervention plan applied.
  8. Create a treatment timeline.
  9. Apply the systems theory perspective to include the client’s family (treatment at the micro, mezzo, and macro level).
  10. Explain at least one of the potential ethical dilemmas and how to address it through NASW ethical guidelines.
  11. Explain the diversity needs for client or family and how to address those needs.
  12. Explain how you will evaluate the client’s progress.

Additional Requirements

The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements:

  • Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
  • APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA current edition style and formatting standards.
  • Cited resources: Minimum of 10 scholarly sources integrated from your annotated bibliography. All literature cited should be current, with publication dates within the past five years.
  • Length of paper: 12–15 double-spaced pages (not including the case history).
  • Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Note: Your instructor may also use the Writing Feedback Tool to provide feedback on your writing. In the tool, click the linked resources for helpful writing information.

Resources

 
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Psychology & Spiritual

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Psychology & Spiritual

(Psychology & Spiritual)

Substance abuse counseling lends itself nicely to the  integration of positive psychology and spirituality. While both of these  therapy approaches have been explored for many years, the integration  into substance abuse counseling is a relatively new development. As  such, many clients may not be aware of the techniques in positive  psychology and spirituality that can be of use in their recovery.

Juanita has been seeking treatment for her marijuana use  from you for a month now. While she has significantly cut back on her  substance use, she is having difficulty quitting and remaining abstinent  for periods that last longer than a few days. In your counseling  sessions, Juanita has mentioned that she feels very badly about  herself—she feels guilty about being unable to quit and explains that  she doesn’t think she is strong enough to quit altogether. She has also  expressed nervousness that her boyfriend would no longer like her if she  quit smoking, and she has expressed concern that if he leaves her, she  wouldn’t be able to find a new boyfriend because she doesn’t believe she  is pretty enough. Juanita is also unsatisfied with her job as a cashier  at the local grocery store, but has expressed her opinion that she  doesn’t think she is smart enough to get a better job. You know from  Juanita’s history, that her mother was very critical of Juanita when she  was a child and that her father was absent for most of her childhood.  In high school, Juanita excelled at classes in biology and math, but she  never attended college.

To help Juanita overcome her barriers to marijuana  abstinence, write a summary of what the counselor should cover in the  next meeting with Juanita. Ensure that you cover the following points:

-Explain the concepts of positive psychology to Juanita.

-Examine the goals of positive psychology and explain how this  approach will help -Juanita obtain sobriety, focusing specifically on the  concerns and dissatisfaction’s she has expressed.

-Design at least two exercises based on positive psychology for Juanita to work on in between counseling sessions.

-Explain spirituality to Juanita, emphasizing the differences between spirituality and religion.

-Examine how spirituality and positive psychology can work together to help Juanita achieve her goals.

Write a 4–5-page paper in Word format. Use scholarly  resources, including the textbook to support your ideas. Apply APA  standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming  convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.doc.

 
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Counseling Session Preparation Activities

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Counseling Session Preparation Activities

(Counseling Session Preparation Activities)

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For this module, you will be engaging in a few different necessary activities that “set the stage” for your first counseling session. Every initial meeting with a client requires an ethical discussion regarding full disclosure of the counseling process. Within this discussion, one should be acquiring a signed informed consent form. In this class, you will be required to practice your skills with others; ethically you are required to provide informed consent and to get their agreement in written form.

One of the most powerful foundational counseling skills is silence. It is important for counselors to be able to sit comfortably in silence while focusing fully on their client. The final part of this module’s assignment intends to help you identify how this might or might not be a challenging skill for you to develop.

Directions:(Counseling Session Preparation Activities)

Follow the below directions to complete this three-part assignment. First, you are to create a counseling informed consent form and an opening statement. Then you are to identify someone to assist you with a short “counseling” session where you will practice your informed consent and opening statement as well as the “Five Minutes of Silence” exercise. You will then write a reflection critiquing your experiences.

Part I: Develop an Informed Consent to Counseling Form

Review the “Written Consent Template.” Develop your personal written informed consent form referencing the template as a guide. Your form should have a personal letterhead, contained to a single page (you can use single spacing), and contain all of the required essential information.

There are five major sections for your consent form: Letterhead, Introduction, Confidentiality, Audio/Videotape, and Boundaries of Competence (see the template above). Note that your informed consent will vary according to the setting (i.e., a mental health clinic, a psychiatric hospital, or a private practice) and the client with whom you are working (i.e., a child, an adult, or a couple).

Part II: Create an Opening Statement(Counseling Session Preparation Activities)

In approximately 1 page:

Create an “Opening Statement” monologue regarding what you might specifically say to your client when meeting him or her for the first time. This statement should include the following:

  • Formal education/training
  • Continuing education and supervision requirements
  • Your supervisor’s information
  • Philosophy and approach to counseling (write in layman’s terms)
  • Counseling fee schedule—Remember, for your practice sessions there will be no fee!
  • Limits of confidentiality (also review the American Counseling Association’s [ACA’s] website)
  • Contact information for any complaints related to counseling/counselor

Part III: Practice and Reflection of Your Informed Consent, Opening Statement, and Five Minutes of Silence

Part of this module’s assignment is to practice your opening statement with a “client” and review your informed consent. For this session, your informed consent should include informing your client about the silence exercise. The “Five Minutes of Silence” exercise will include two parts: 1) where you, as the counselor, attempt to stay silent for five minutes allowing the client to speak while practicing being attentive; 2) where you sit in complete silence with the client for 15 seconds.

It is important for clinicians to be comfortable in silence and be self-aware of their nonverbal attending skills, thus allowing clients to have time to reflect during the session and choose to speak when ready. Nonverbal body language can also say a lot to the observer as to whether a counselor is fully engaged and attentive. Additionally, it is important to be comfortable with absolute silence as this can give client’s time and permission to internally process.

For this “Five Minutes of Silence” portion of the assignment, you will take an opportunity to practice both skills. You are to engage with your client, during which you must take at least five minutes of this time to say absolutely nothing but try to just fully understand what your client is saying and feeling. Additionally, you will practice sitting in silence (both of you being silent) for at least 15 seconds to explore your reactions to the silence.

SOLER Technique(Counseling Session Preparation Activities)

While listening to your subject, be aware of your own nonverbal attending skills. Effective listening is the key to being an effective counselor. These nonverbal skills are covered with the acronym SOLER (Egan, 2014). (Note: Use of this resource is not necessary to complete the activity.) Egan (2014) presents “SOLER” as a way the listener can: “. . . make sure you are physically present to a client.”

  • S—If it suits them, face the client squarely (some prefer up to 45 degrees, etc.).
  • O—Maintain an open posture with the client.
  • L—Lean toward the client (as appropriate) and nod your head.
  • E—Maintain appropriate eye contact with the client. Always consider culture when maintaining eye contact and watch for signs of stress or discomfort. (There is also a suggestion of changing the “E” to “A” to symbolize “aim” toward the client physically and directly, for the visually impaired counselors.)
  • R—Be a relaxed helper, as by doing so you greatly improve the quality and comfort of the sessions.

Reflection:(Counseling Session Preparation Activities)

In 2–3 pages, critique your delivery of the informed consent, opening statement, and nonverbal attending skills (i.e., visual/eye contact, vocal qualities, verbal tracking, and body language—SOLER). Include the following in your critique:

  • A critique of your opening statement and informed consent delivery
  • A statement regarding if you were able to meet the minimum of 5 minutes of attentive silence or if you had difficulties
  • Identification of what was getting in the way of you fully listening for understanding while remaining silent
  • Discussion regarding your internalized thought and emotional process
  • Determination of what else you were aware of during this time
  • Explanation of how your “client” reacted to your silence
  • Development of strategies of ways to maintain this attentive “self-silence” in the future

Allow yourself at least three attempts to get the full five minutes, and then you can stop trying.

Your final product will be in a Microsoft Word document, written in APA format, and be approximately 3–4 pages in length (including your consent to counseling form). Your paper should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

 
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Corporate Morality: Ethical Analysis

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Corporate Morality: Ethical Analysis

(Corporate Morality: Ethical Analysis)

Read the following article by Jay Feldman:

Considering the article, write an APA-formatted paper of 4–5 pages that addresses the following:

Part 1: Developing the Philosophical Thesis Statement

Alfred North Whitehead’s statement: “What is morality in any given time and place? It is what the majority then and there happen to like and immorality is what they dislike” is a very controversial statement. Think about this statement as you consider the following questions as a guide to help your formulate a thesis statement.

Select 1 of the following questions to answer and develop your thesis statement:

  • Businesses can have ethical standards, but businesses are not moral agents. Do you agree or disagree?
  • Is it true that the “bottom line” of business is profit and profit alone?
  • In business, are there other less tangible goals that are intrinsic to and just as important as making money?
  • In a business environment, why should people be moral as individuals?
  • Why should a corporation or organization be moral?
  • Could you apply the first formulation of Kant’s categorical imperative to a business environment?

Part 2: Developing the Essay

  • Identify your thesis statement (argument claim) within the introduction of your paper.
  • Conduct research using library resources.
  • Outline your essay, considering deontological ethics, teleological ethics, moral objectivism, and ethical relativism in your argument.
  • Provide at least 3 valid reasons to support your argument.
  • Also, be sure to include the following in your APA formatted essay:
    • Use of explanations of philosophical concepts such as utilitarianism, categorical imperatives, process philosophy, moral relativism, moral absolutism, ethical relativism, moral objectivism, deontological ethics, or teleological ethics to structure your essay and provide evidence to support your claims.

Your argument and reasons (claims) should be defended by philosophical concepts supported by evidence, which is based on your research. Please use the APA library to begin your research.

Part 3: Conclusion

Consider morality and ethics from the perspective of Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy and Immanuel Kant’s universal categorical imperative. After conducting your research and writing your essay, could you conclude that businesses can have ethical standards, despite the fact that businesses are not moral agents? Why or why not? Please explain summing up your argument.

Part 4: Review Checklist before submitting essay

  1. Your essay should be checked for proper use of grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
  2. You may find that you change your mind on the issue as you are writing your paper. That is fine, but be sure to present your ultimate decision at the beginning of the paper, and stick to it consistently throughout. This may require that you go back and change paragraphs to support your changed thesis statement.
  3. Your argument should be clear, concise, and supported with logically valid claims and evidence followed by APA in-text citations.
  4. A reference page documenting your sources should be included.
 
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Controversies In Industrial & Organizational Assessment.

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Controversies In Industrial & Organizational Assessment.

(Controversies In Industrial & Organizational Assessment.)

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapter 11 in the text, the articles by Baez (2013), Hogan, Barrett, and Hogan (2007), Morgeson, Campion, and Dipboye (2007), Peterson, Griffith, Isaacson, O’Connell, and Mangos (2011), and the Maximizing Human Potential Within Organizations (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., Building Better Organizations (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., and Top Minds and Bottom Lines (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. brochures on the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) website.

Evaluate the MMP1-2-RF Police Candidate Interpretive Reports for Mr. C (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. and Ms. D. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. For this discussion, you will take on the role of an industrial-organizational psychologist recently awarded a contract to evaluate potential police candidates. The purpose of the evaluations is to determine the psychological capability of the applicants to be certified as police officers in your state. The applicants you are examining are applying for certification and will be vested with a position of public trust. If certified as police officers, the individuals will likely be required at some future time to exercise significant physical strength and undergo high emotional stress. As the examining psychologist, you are required to comment on the applicants’ social comprehension, judgment, impulse control, potential for violence, and/or any psychological traits that might render her or him psychologically at risk to be certified. The state requires that each applicant’s examination include the following elements:

MR. C AND MRS. D

Interview and History: The psychologist must personally interview the applicant and provide a summary of the applicant’s personal, educational, employment, and criminal history.

Required Personality Test: The applicant shall be administered any current standard form of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) by the licensed psychologist who interviewed the individual, or by a paraprofessional employed by and under the direct control and supervision of that licensed psychologist.

Other Testing Methods: If (after conducting the required test) the licensed psychologist is unable to certify the applicant’s psychological capability or risk to exercise appropriate judgment and restraint to be certified as a police officer, the psychologist is directed to personally employ whatever other psychological measuring instrument(s) and/or technique(s) deemed necessary to form her or his professional opinion. The use of any such instrument(s) and/or technique(s) requires a full and complete written explanation to the commission.

For the purposes of this discussion, assume the interview and history information reported to you by Mr. C. and Ms. D. is unremarkable and that neither candidate communicated anything to you during the interview that raised concerns about her or his capabilities to exercise appropriate judgment and restraint to be certified as a police officer. Review the MMP1-2-RF Police Candidate Interpretive Reports for Mr. C. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and Ms. D. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and evaluate the professional interpretation of this testing and assessment data from an ethical perspective.
In your initial post, communicate your conclusions about Mr. C. and Ms. D., either recommending certification or communicating reservations. After you have made your decision, begin the section on each candidate with one of the following statements, identifying each candidate by name.

To recommend certification: I have examined [insert applicant’s name], and it is my professional opinion that this person is psychologically capable of exercising appropriate judgment and restraint to be certified as a police officer.
Follow the above statement with a one-paragraph rationale for your conclusion based on the available test results.
Follow the rationale with a brief comparison of any additional assessment instruments you might consider administering beyond the MMPI-2-RF. Debate the pros and cons of the potential use of other assessments. Explain any ethical implications that may arise from the interpretation of this data.

To communicate reservations: I have examined [insert applicant’s name], and it is my professional opinion that this person is psychologically at risk for exercising appropriate judgment and restraint to be certified as a police officer.
Follow the statement with a one-paragraph rationale for your conclusion based on the available test results.

Follow the rationale with a brief comparison of any additional assessment instruments you recommend administering beyond the MMPI-2-RF. Debate the pros and cons of using other assessments. Explain any ethical implications that may arise from the interpretation of this data.

 
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Recovery And Support Groups

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Recovery And Support Groups

(Recovery And Support Groups)

Details:

Locate an open recovery or support group in your local community.  Attend one of the group’s meeting. The group can be for any type  of substance or process addiction and does not have to be a 12-step  meeting. It does however need to be a support group to help with the  recovery from any addictive disorder. Ensure that the meeting is  considered “open” prior to attending it.

Important Note:  It is not appropriate to take notes while in the group session, so please  refrain and just take notes for yourself immediately after the meeting.

Write a two-part paper of 750-1,000 words that summarize your  experience at the meeting. Be sure to include important concepts  presented in the meeting while maintaining the privacy of all group  participants. Include the following in your paper:

Part 1: Attending the Meeting

  1. Attend a recovery support group meeting (include the name,    time, and place of the meeting)
  2. Describe the format of the    meeting that you attended.
  3. Describe each of the following:    Closed meeting, open meeting, steps, sponsor, and home group. Please    note: These terms are specific to AA and NA.

Part 2: Individual Recovery Methods

  1. Based on your observations during the meeting, identify the    impact of a substance use disorder on an individual’s life    problems based on the meeting attended. Â
  2. List two    examples of how members/participants were engaged in their recovery    goals to maintain sobriety.
  3. Identify two specific actions a    counselor can take that can help someone with a substance use    disorder be successful.
  4. List two goals that the client will    identify for successful recovery.
  5. List two specific    examples of actions a counselor might use to help someone with a    substance use disorder address self-defeating behaviors toward their    recovery progress?
  6. Include at least three scholarly    resources in your paper.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA  Style Guide

 
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Psychology Case Study

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Summative Paper

Your client, Julie Brown, is seeking career counseling to help her decide what direction to take in her career. She was recently laid off from a full-time position as a counseling assistant at a local community college. As part of her responsibilities in that job, Julie worked at the front desk of the counseling center. She was the first contact to students, answering basic questions and signing students in to see counselors. She conveyed to you that she absolutely loved her job. Prior to working as a counseling assistant, she worked part time as a test proctor, while earning her Bachelors of Arts degree in Psychology from Fresno State University. Julie visited the career center while in college. Her Keirsey temperament type is Idealist. Her Holland code is Social. Her Myers-Briggs typology indicator is Enterprising, Intuitive, Feeling, and Perceiving (ENFP). Julie has indicated that she wants to consider three career paths before making a final decision. She is open to working full time and attending school at night or working part time while attending school full time. While she prefers personal interactions to virtual communication, she has indicated that online schooling is an option.

Develop an intervention plan including three possible career paths. The plan must include short-term (less than 1 year), intermediate (1-5 years), and long-term career and educational options (5 or more years). The intermediate and long-term options should include options to further her education, specifically identifying colleges/universities, degree program options, length of program, cost, and post-graduate career options. In a 3,500- to 4,200-word (10- to 12-page) case study paper, not including the title and references pages and incorporating your Part I and Part II Case Study assignments, include all of the following components:

  • Introduction
  • Presentation of case-study information
  • Relevant theoretical frameworks
  • Relevant information on her Keirsey temperament type, Holland code, and MBTI
  • Short-term plan
  • Intermediate plan (including education options and career-outlook information for positions she can seek after graduating)
  • Long-term plan (including education options and career-outlook information for positions she can seek after graduating)
  • List of resources for client use (including a brief summary of each resource)
  • Conclusion

Use a minimum of 12 scholarly sources in addition to the course text within the paper.

 
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