How do you think you could retain a sense of vitality and integrity while working within the boundaries of a system?

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How do you think you could retain a sense of vitality and integrity while working within the boundaries of a system? How does this become an ethical issue?

What do you see as your relationship as a counselor to the agency where you work?

The authors share their personal experience in dealing with challenges within a university system. Is there a lesson you could apply as you face obstacles in working in a system?

400 word minimum. APA format

What makes a good teacher?

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Adolescent Interview

Interview an adolescent (age 12-18; grade 7-12) using the questions below. In interviewing the adolescent, be sure to tell him/her that the interview is for a project for your course in development. Assure him/her that he/she has the right not to answer any of the questions and may stop the interview at any time. Let him/her know that no one will see the answers to the interview questions and that their names will not be used. In giving the interview, write down as much of his/her responses as you can. You might consider tape recording the interview to avoid taking time to write the answers during the interview. Be sure to ask permission to use a tape recorder and assure him/her that the tape will be erased.

Feel free to add questions to the interview as appropriate while talking to the adolescent, but be sure to cover all of the issues included. Many of the questions are meant to have more than one or two sentence answers. You will need to practice using follow-up probes to get longer answers: –Can you tell me more about that? –I don’t understand. Can you give me an example? –How does that make you feel? –How important is that to you? –using “uh-huh” and head nodding may also lead to more responding

Incorporate questions about culture as appropriate. Culture includes religion, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, age, gender, etc.

Interview Questions

1. How old are you?

2. What grade are you in?

3. How old are your parents?

4. What type of work do your parents do?

5. How many brothers and sisters do you have? How do you get along with them? (Only Child, Do you wish you had siblings? Why or why not?)

6. Can you recall anything that happened in your childhood that may not have happened to your friends? What? How do you feel about it?

7. Do you think that this still affects you? How?

8. Is there anything else from your childhood that has had an influence on you?

9. What changes have you noticed in your height and weight over the past few years? How did you feel when these changes occurred?

10. Is there any one thing that you would like to change most about your body right now? What? Why?

11. Compared to your friends, would you say that you have grown about as fast as they have? faster? not as fast?

12. What are the advantages/disadvantages to growing up faster or slower than your friends?

13. How would you describe yourself to someone who did not know you?

14. What kind of person would you like to be?

15. What athletics, clubs, or other activities do you participate in? Tell me a little about them.

16. Do you like the activities that you are in? Do you wish you were involved more? less?

17. What TV shows do you watch? Video Games?

18. How much time each day do you spend watching television and videos, or playing video games?

19. How much time do you spend on the internet? What do you do on the internet?

20. Is there a group of other girls/guys that you hang around with? How often do you see them? How long have you known them? What do you do together?

21. What do you think is important in a friendship?

22. Do you have any best friends? How would you describe them?

23. Do you have a steady boy/girlfriend? How often do you date?

24. How important do you think it is for parents to be strict with their teenager? Why?

25. How are your parents are strict with you?

26. How much say do you have in making rules and decisions in your home? Are you satisfied with this?

27. How do your parents pressure you about your schoolwork? How do you feel about this?

28. How much have your parents influenced your decisions about your future (college, career)? How do you feel about this?

29. How is school going for you right now?

30. What makes a good teacher? Can you describe one of your best teachers?

31. If you could change your school, what would you do to change it?

32. What would you like to do with your life? What do you reasonably see yourself doing in five years?

33. Is there anything else that you would like to tell me about yourself?

Student question. Based on what you’ve learned, ask at least one more question; what else

would you like to know about this person’s life?

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After you describe the interview, discuss your reaction (three paragraphs).

1. What did you learn? Did anything surprise you?

2. How did you feel during the interview?

3. What changes (if any) have occurred in your perception of the prenatal/first year? (What did you think before? What do you think now?)

what standards might you suggest your colleague consider that apply specifically to research?

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400 words      DUE THE NEXT 8 HOURS         PROFESSION- TEACHER

 

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct  (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. in its entirety, paying special attention to standards 8 and 10 that cover ethics in research and therapeutic practice. Oftentimes research methods courses discuss the ethics of research and focus on historic examples of unethical research studies. This discussion of ethics will involve a different focus. The Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. presents information on ethical standards and expectations that apply to specific situations, including therapy and research. Explain the differences between the ethical standards for clients being treated by psychologists in counseling sessions and the standards for conducting psychological research with human participants. Consider your future career, (CAREER– PSYCHOLOGY TEACHER), in the field of psychology and describe the parts of the Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. you expect to relate directly to your future career. Select and provide the number for one ethical requirement that applies specifically to psychological research and briefly summarize the standard. Explain why this requirement may not apply to a therapy situation.

Guided Response: Review several of your colleagues’ posts and respond to at least two of your peers who selected a different ethical requirement than you by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in this discussion.
As you formulate your responses, answer the following questions:

  • Did your colleague provide a thorough explanation of the differences between the ethical requirements for research versus those for therapeutic practice?
  • What differences did your colleague note which you did not list in your initial post?
  • Considering the future career your colleague mentioned, did he or she correctly describe the parts of the APA code which would directly relate to that career path?
  • What suggestions might you make to your colleague in terms of ethical standards which would apply to this career path?
  • Do you concur with your colleague’s choice of ethical standard that applies specifically to psychological research?
    • If so, why? If not, what standards might you suggest your colleague consider that apply specifically to research?
  • Did your colleague provide a convincing explanation as to why this standard would not apply to therapeutic practice?
  • Can you think of additional explanations for why this requirement may not apply to a therapy situation?

What does it mean to say the files were randomly selected?

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A random selection of files from a student counseling center revealed the following reasons why college students seek services:

Mental health issues

25

Learning/school issues

15

Relationship issues

5

Other

5

  1. What does it mean to say the files were randomly selected?
  2. How would the researcher randomly select files? In other words, what does the process look like?
  3. What is the probability that if we pulled another student file from the counseling center the student would fall in each of the following categories a) mental health issues, b) learning/school issues OR relationship issues, c) any category except other?
  4. Would our probabilities and results be different if we used convenience sampling? Why or why not?

Write your response in 4-5 paragraphs.

What are the barriers to receiving services or having services be effective (e.g., funding, legislation, resistance)?

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Social Change Project Outline

Please use the following outline as a guide to your Social Change Project research. You will be submitting a finalized outline to your Faculty mentor during the round-table presentations, as well as to the “Residency 2 Social Change Project – Counseling MS Degree” link in the Social Change Project section of Residency 2 in the classroom. This document, along with your presentation at the round table, will determine your final project score. Please be sure to submit a thorough and clearly written outline as your final document.

1. Student Name(s):

2. Selected Social Change Track (Public Policy or Social Outreach):

3. Knowledge of the Issue:

a. Provide a brief description of the public policy or social outreach organization and what is currently being done.

b. What are the local and broader effects of this social change?

c. Where are there gaps or limitations in the policy or services?

d. What are the barriers to receiving services or having services be effective (e.g., funding, legislation, resistance)?

4. Ideas for Social Change:

a. Based on the gaps or limitations you have identified, what are your goals for social change?

i. Goal 1:

ii. Goal 2:

b. What plan might you implement to reach those goals?

i. Goal 1, Objective 1:

ii. Goal 1, Objective 2:

iii. Goal 1, Objective 3:

iv. Goal 2, Objective 1:

v. Goal 2, Objective 2:

vi. Goal 2, Objective 3:

c. How might you evaluate your progress toward these goals (in general—how would you know if it worked)?

5. Personal Reflection:

a. What did you learn about the issue, others, and yourself?

b. How did this change your perspective of how to be involved in social change?

c. How will you become involved after Residency?

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What would you do differently if you had your life to live over again?

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. Infant Development

Observe the motor behavior of an infant (0-3 years) over three (3) periods of at least 30 minutes. You may interact with the infant during this time. Record your detailed, objective observations, then write out your evaluation of the infant’s motor development based on the information presented in this course.

3. Preschool Development

Observe the language behavior of a pre­school child (3-6 years) over three (3) periods of at least 30 minutes. You may interact with the child during this time. Record your detailed, objective observations, then write out your evaluation of the child’s language development based on the information presented in this course.

4. Middle Childhood Development

Observe the play behavior of a middle-years child (6-12 years) over three (3) periods of at least 30 minutes. Do not interact with the child during this time. Try to make your presence as inconspicuous as possible. You may want to go to a park or playground. Record your detailed, objective observations then write out your evaluation of the child’s play/social development based on the information presented in this course.

5. Adolescent Development

Make up at least ten (10) open-ended questions and ask them of a minimum of 5 adolescents. The questions could concern school, sex, food, use of time, occupation, plans for the future, etc. Record their answers as best you can and then write out your evaluation of the adolescents’ identity formation based on the information presented in this course.

6. Adult Development

Write your autobiography from your earliest memories to your present stage of adult development. The focus of this paper should be on the determinants of your present personality. Using Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, state how you think you resolved each of the crises of development (for early stages, you may have to ask others or draw conclusions based on your present personality). Give specific examples from your life story to support your conclusions.

7. Aging

Make up at least ten open-ended questions and ask them of a minimum of 5 individuals over the age of 65. Among the questions that you should ask them are, “What would you do differently if you had your life to live over again?” and “What advice would you give a person of my age on how to live a meaningful life?” Write your questions and the answers received in your paper and include any conclusions you would make about aging.

8. Death and Dying

Design a death education course that would help you deal with your own death or the death of a loved one. Prepare an outline of all of the topics you would cover in this course, and include a description of any activities and resources you would use.

Do particular beliefs help you in your quest for balance?

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In Baird, B. N. (2011). The Internship, practicum, and field placement handbook A guide to the helping professions. (6th Ed.) New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.: Chapter 7: Stress and Self-care

Dittman, M. (2005). Breathe. GradPSYCH, 3 (2). http://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2005/03/index.aspx

Choose an additional article in the Positive Psychology literature that applies to your own self-care, either as you practice it, or as it would apply to your taking a proactive approach to finding a balance in your life. Cite this article after you address issues in the following question.

Wellness has been recognized as an important issue in the lives of busy professionals and the broadening interest in promoting wellbeing is reflected in the growing literature in positive psychology. Protecting our own mental health and and building our psychological resources allows us to function better as we work to help others and helps us avoid burnout.

Discussion Topic for All Practicum Students:

Describe the ways in which you approach finding balance among the competing demands of school, professional, personal and social worlds. Do particular beliefs help you in your quest for balance? Are there strategies or methods of structuring your life that help you, not just to juggle everything, but to thrive in the midst of competing demands? If you do not currently have a plan for achieving this kind of balance, please outline one with some detail about how it fits into your life and the value it will have in your life when implemented

How to Conduct Effective Research

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  • Topic review: identify a topic/subject that is of interest to you. For example, it can be about current events (i.e., how does the #RESISTANCE compare to the freedom fighter movement of the 60’s); or it can be about a famous individual.  It does not matter as long as your paper relates back to the subject of this course.
  • Journal article research: the expectation is that you will identify a minimum of 4 journal articles.
  • Layout of the paper: title page, table of contents, the body of the paper; and reference page
  • NOT included in the page count are the: title page, table of contents and reference page 
  • Page count: 3-5 numbered double-space pages or more.
  • Please do not click the return key twice between paragraphs (doing so will result in point penalties), indent instead
  • The font: 12 points, Times New Roman or Ariel
  • Writing style: APA
  • This paper is not an essay, therefore remember to include sub-headings.   Please review the videos for further understanding.
  • Please remember to cite reference sources in the body of the paper (parenthetical citations), as well as on the reference page at the end of the paper. Include all journal articles reviewed even if you decided not use them
  • When citing sources, only include the author(s) who wrote the journal article, not the authors the writer used to create the paper.
  • Please review the attached videos below and Purdue Owl for further information.

Term Paper Format:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WVdjjemg8g

 

How to format a Word doc for writing an APA style college paper:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JobZQoQiszk

How to Conduct Effective Research: A Key Process for Students in Writing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBSxK7sUTIo

As a clinician what would you do to help motivate Eric’s career development?

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Consider the following scenario. Eric is a 17-year-old and will graduate high school soon. His family keeps pushing him to go to college and make something of himself, he has performed adequately in school but college doesn’t really interest him. His passion is staying at home and playing video games. He has a part-time job at Game store, which he got to keep up on new games. The money earned is usually spent at the store. As a clinician what would you do to help motivate Eric’s career development?

This discussion question meets the following