WU Human Services Professional Practitioner Roles Discussion

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Learning Resources

Human Services Roles and Functions

Schram, B., Mandell, B.R., Dann, P.L., & Peterson, L. (2020). An introduction to human services: Policy and practice (9th ed.). Pearson.

  • Chapter 7, “Working with Diversity” (pp. 160–206)
  • Chapter 8, “Interviewing” (pp. 207–236)
  • Chapter 9, “Direct Strategies: Working with People One-on–One” (pp. 237–254)
  • Chapter 10, “Working with Groups” (255–276)
  • Chapter 11, “Planning a Human Service Program” (pp. 277–298)
  • Chapter 12, “Indirect Strategies: Organizing for Change” (pp. 299–322)

Penn, S., & Baartmans, H. (2018). A phenomenological study on meaningful professional experiences for human services professionals. Journal of Human Services, 38(1), 35–44.

To Prepare

  • Review your Course Announcements for possible information related to this week’s Discussion and Assignment.
  • Reflect on your initial perceptions of the human services profession.
  • Revisit the assigned chapters in the course text to refresh your memory about different advanced human services professional practitioner roles and functions.
  • Read the article, “A Phenomenological Study on Meaningful Professional Experiences for Human Services Professionals.” Reflect on the nature of human services work based on the themes the authors identified from interviews with advanced human services professional practitioners.
  • Based on what you have learned, consider how your perception of the human services profession has changed.

By Day 4

Post a response to the following questions: How do the various advanced human services professional practitioner roles that you have learned about in this course align with what you previously believed is the purpose of the human services profession? In what ways has your perception of the profession changed?

By Day 6

Respond to two of your colleagues’ postings by sharing an insight gained from reading their posts. Explain how your colleagues’ postings have changed your perception or understanding of the human services profession.

WU ANOVA Reflection Discussion

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Whether in a scholarly or practitioner setting, good research and data analysis should have the benefit of peer feedback. For this Discussion, you will perform an article critique on ANOVA testing. Be sure and remember that the goal is to obtain constructive feedback to improve the research and its interpretation, so please view this as an opportunity to learn from one another.

To prepare for this Discussion:

  • Review the Learning Resources and the media programs related to ANOVA testing.
  • Search for and select a quantitative article specific to your discipline and related to ANOVA testing. Help with this task may be found in the Course guide and assignment help linked in this week’s Learning Resources. Also, you can use as guide the Research Design Alignment Table located in this week’s Learning Resources.
  • Select an article related to education

By Day 3

Write a 3- to 5-paragraphs critique of the article. In your critique, include responses to the following:

  1. Which is the research design used by the authors?
  2. Why did the authors use ANOVA test?
  3. Do you think it’s the most appropriate choice? Why or why not?
  4. Did the authors display the data?
  5. Do the results stand alone? Why or why not?
  6. Did the authors report effect size? If yes, is this meaningful?

Be sure to support your Main Post and Response Post with reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA Style.

Frankfort-Nachmias, C., Leon-Guerrero, A., & Davis, G. (2020). Social statistics for a diverse society (9th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

  • Chapter 11, “Analysis of Variance” (pp. 373-399)

Wagner, III, W. E. (2020). Using IBM® SPSS® statistics for research methods and social science statistics (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

  • Chapter 10, “Analysis of Variance”
  • Chapter 11, “Editing Output” (previously read in Week 2, 3, 4, 5. and 6)

Grossmont Cuyamaca Community College District Carbohydrates Discussions

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TASK 1- RESEARCH

First, I would like you to do some initial research related to the use of simple versus complex carbohydrates for athletic fueling and performance. Does the type of carbohydrate matter when it comes to energy production, prevention of fatigue, and etc.?

TASK 2- EXPERIMENT

Next, we will act as our own test subjects! Keep in mind that you will need two separate days to do this. For this experiment you will need to do the following:

  1. Choose a meal that is made up primarily of simple carbohydrates.
  2. Consume this meal 3-4 hours before doing an endurance activity.
    • Note: the endurance activity is up to you. Examples: walking, jogging, swimming, hiking, riding a bike, using an elliptical, etc.
  3. Write down how you are feeling prior to engaging in the endurance activity.
  4. Perform the endurance activity.
  5. Write down how you felt while completing the endurance activity. Did you feel that this meal helped in giving you the energy you needed?
  6. Repeat the above steps on a different day using a meal made up primarily of complex carbs. Note any differences that you observe.

TASK 3- ORIGINAL POST

Please address the following in your original post:

  1. What conclusions did you draw from the research in Task 1? Does the type of carbohydrate matter for exercise performance? Explain. (5 points)
  3. Share your findings from your experiment. Provide us with the following details:
    1. What did your simple carbohydrate meal contain? What did your complex carbohydrate meal contain? (1 point)
    2. What differences in your energy and performance did you notice between these two meals? Did one type of meal give you more sustained energy than the other? Did this align with the conclusions from your research? (10 points)

    you have to do this whole post 4 times as if it is for 4 different students. 250 words each post.

UMGC Modern Economic History Paper

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You will be expected to develop and use the following critical thinking skills when completing this assignment:

  1. Choosing an appropriate topic, limiting the topic
  2. Gathering information, summarizing sources
  3. Analyzing and evaluating sources
  4. Defining key terms
  5. Synthesizing information, comparing and contrasting sources
  6. Testing a thesis, making an historical argument, acknowledging potential refutations.
  7. Amassing support for a position
  8. Documenting sources

The core assignment of this course is a short paper that should be about 5-6 pages in length. Select one of the following topics/questions:

  • Historians continually debate whether Reconstruction was a success or a failure. Based upon your investigation of sources, which side do you find the most convincing?
  • The Progressive Era represented a time of reform. What were the conditions within the US that helped usher in the perceived need for change?
  • WW1 is viewed as the End of Progressivism. Was that the case? Why? If not, identify the what ended the Progressive Era.
  • What were the causes of the Great Depression?
  • Why is the New Deal considered a “triumph of liberalism”?
  • What ended the Great Depression and why is that significant when investigating the effectiveness of the New Deal?
  • What were the key causes of the cold war?
  • What was the significance of Kennan’s “Long Telegram?” and what impact did it have on the cold war?
  • What was McCarthyism’s impact upon the US?
  • Why was it challenging to pass a comprehensive Civil Rights Bill prior to 1964?
  • What were the causes of the Vietnam War?
  • What were the Stonewall riots and what did they accomplish?
  • The New Left emerged during the 1960s. What were the New Left’s objectives and what significance did they have on 60s-era politics?
  • What were the core reasons why the New Conservatism triumphed in 1980
  • Why did the US “win” the cold war? (hint: it was not due to military buildup)
  • Select your own (email the instructor for approval prior to selecting source

SNHU Role of Psychology in The Well Being of Self and Society Discussion

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In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies:

  • Explain the role of psychology in the well-being of self and society
  • Apply elements of emotional intelligence when adapting to various situations

You have been asked to create a behavior change blueprint prior to beginning your new role. Your blueprint will integrate concepts and self-assessments that you’ve covered in previous modules. When citing sources, focus on Chapters 4 and 5 of your webtext. You must address the rubric criteria listed below:

  1. Identify a specific goal that you would like to achieve. Examples of target objectives are listed below (optional):
    • Complete a BA in Psychology in 4 years
    • Save $1,000 in 2 years
    • Stop late-night snacking in 3 months
    • Reduce daily screen time by 1 hour in 6 weeks
  2. Describe how your coping strengths (scales) bring you closer to achieving your goal. Your response should be a minimum of 3 to 5 sentences. Consider the following in your response:
    • How can I improve one or more types (scales) of coping to bring me closer to achieving my goal?
  3. Describe how you can either build grit or use grit to stick to your goal. Your response should be a minimum of 3 to 5 sentences.
  4. Describe which of your personality traits can support you in your commitment to the goal. Your response should be a minimum of 3 to 5 sentences.
  5. Explain how two or more of these aspects of human behavior work together to help you achieve your goal. Your response should be a minimum of 3 to 5 sentences. Consider the following in your response:
    • For example, how might your coping strength help you build your degree of grit in a way that together helps you achieve your goal?
    • How might you leverage your strengths to help offset your weaknesses?

San Diego State University Psychology Discussion

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In a few sentences, please respond to each of the following questions. Up to 10 points can be earned for a completed assignment, with partial credit available for incomplete responses.

  • Define the term attitudes, explain why they are of interest to social psychologists, and distinguish between implicit and explicit attitudes
  • Attitudes develop through many different forms. Explain the process of classical conditioning and give an example of how this type of learning might influence attitude formation. Include a description for each of the five significant elements that enable this type of learning to occur
  • Attitudes develop through many different forms. Explain the process of instrumental/operant conditioning and give an example of how this type of learning might influence attitude formation. Include a description for each of the four types of consequences that enable this type of learning to occur
  • Attitudes develop through many different forms. Explain the process of observational learning and give an example of how this type of learning might influence attitude formation. Explain how social comparison might affect this type of learning
  • Define the term persuasion and explain how attitudes change through the use of various kinds of messages
  • Discuss several variables that are likely to influence the communicators, messages and audiences through the process of persuasion. Which do you think is most beneficial and why? Support your response
  • Identify and describe each of the techniques of persuasion. Which do you think would be the most successful technique and why? Support your response
  • Explain each of the following ways that we might resist persuasion: reactance; forewarning; selective avoidance; selective exposure; self-regulation
  • Define the term cognitive dissonance and explain why researchers have described it as an unpleasant state. Discuss the strategies for resolving dissonance and how our behaviors can change for the better 

Demonstrate Diversity and Inclusion in Group Therapy Essay

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Develop a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for your agency based on the inclusion of LGBTQ clients. You currently offer group support therapy in your outpatient practice. You are writing the SOP to create inclusionary criteria for LGBTQ populations in your support group services. You may use the attached example as a format for your SOP.

Based on your readings so far, what would be a support group that would be most needed by this population? Write your SOP for this particular support group (e.g., co-occurring support group, recovery support group, survivor support group).

  • The SOP will focus on providing training for staff and will include culturally sensitive objectives, outcomes, and supporting materials needed to competently treat LGBTQ clients. This will include (but not be limited to) inclusive language, activities, and treatment interventions.
  • The SOP will include how the agency and therapists should address documentation in terms of confidentiality, informed consent, and collaboration with other providers based on clients who participate in a group setting.
  • The SOP should include how to write progress notes and what documentation is needed for group participants paying close attention to issues related to gender identity language and implicit bias.
  • The SOP should include how to write a group treatment plan.
  • The SOP should include how to disseminate information to group participants.
  • Be sure to include how this SOP follows the AAMFT Code of Ethics on the above-stated issues.
  • Conclude your SOP with recommendations for mandatory training resources that staff should participate in before they engage in any client /group treatment.

Length: 4-6 pages, not including title or reference pages

References: Use at least 4 references from this week’s readings and at least 2 other references that you read for previous course assignments.

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WU The Historical Records of Women Rights Movement Discussion

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To prepare:

  • Develop an introduction to your social change or social justice topic as it will appear on your blog. Include an explanation of the relevance of this topic to the field of psychology and the role and responsibilities of psychology with regard to the issue.
  • Develop an explanation of how theoretical frameworks shape behavior or action with regard to your social change or social justice topic.
  • Develop an explanation of psychology’s role in advocating for the greater society and how this is evident or demonstrated in your social change or social justice topic.

By Day 7

By Day 7 of this week:

Complete a 3- to 5-page paper that includes:

  • the blog assignment for week 7 must focus on the intersection of sexism/heterosexim/gender issues and your social change topic. The assignment description in the syllabus and the blog/final paper document is rather general and does not focuses on this week’s topic. I am including the assignment description as it should be here. Do not hesitate to let me know if you have any questions.
    • An introduction to how your social change or social justice topic is impacted by gender issues, sexism, and / or homophobia
    • My Topic is the Women’s Rights Movement
    • An explanation of the relevance of this topic to the field of psychology and the role and responsibilities of psychology with regard to the issue
    • An evaluation of the impact of any type of discrimination based on sexism, homophobia, or gender bias on the psychological well-being of the population(s) affected by your social change or social justice topic
    • An explanation of psychology’s role in advocating for the greater society in regards to gender and sexual biases and how this is evident or demonstrated in your social change or social justice topic

Intrinsic Motivation for Better Performance Discussion

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Instructions

You can find the Essay Outline Chart in the following file; please download it and open it in Word, and fill it out. Avoid making your own separate outline.

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Purpose

The outline chart I have provided will help your organize your essay ideas in a way that achieves essay unity so that the whole paper supports your thesis statement, which is the main argument of your essay.

The outline chart also follows a Classical Argument essay format and will help you fulfill all the requirements in the Essay prompt.

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Outline Rubric (3)

Outline Rubric (3)
Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduction Table CompleteStudent responded to Introduction Table prompts by completing all parts of the table with substantial, detailed, and arguable content.
8 pts

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8 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeBody Paragraph 1 TableStudent responded to the Body Paragraph 1 Table prompts by completing all parts of the table with substantial, detailed, and arguable content.
8 pts

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8 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeBody Paragraph 2 and Conclusion TableStudent responded to the Body Paragraph 2 and Conclusion Table prompts by completing all parts of the table with substantial, detailed, and arguable content.
9 pts

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9 pts

Total Points: 25

WU Self-Care Discussion

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Learning Resources

Using Self-Care Strategies and Preventing Burnout

Schram, B., Mandell, B.R., Dann, P.L., & Peterson, L. (2020). An introduction to human services: Policy and practice (9th ed.). Pearson.

  • Chapter 14, “Avoiding Burnout” (pp. 349–371)

Lee, K., Pang, Y. C., Lee, J. A. L., & Melby, J. N. (2017). A study of adverse childhood experiences, coping strategies, work stress, and self-care in the child welfare profession. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership and Governance, 41(4), 389–402. https://doi.org/10.1080/23303131.2017.1302898

Mavridis, C., Harkness, S., Super, C. M., & Liu, J. L. (2019). Family workers, stress, and the limits of self-care. Children and Youth Services Review, 103, 236–246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.06.011

Writing Concisely

Walden University Writing Center. (2020). Scholarly voice: Writing concisely [Multimedia file]. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/s…

To Prepare

  • Review the Learning Resource on using self-care strategies and preventing burnout.
  • Identify two self-care strategies you would use, and consider how you would implement them.

By Day 4

Post an explanation of at least two strategies that you, as an advanced human services professional practitioner actively involved in contemporary issues, may use for your own self-care. Include specific examples of how you might implement these strategies. Use information from the Learning Resources to support your response.

By Day 6

Respond to two of your colleagues’ postings. Suggest one additional self-care strategy that they may not have considered.