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.

WEEK 14: What are the legacies of the Third Great Awakening today?

As this cartoon illustrates, the culture of activism and protest runs deep in the culture of the United States, even among those who do participate in activist work. A major feature of the Third Great Awakening was the emergence of these intentionally activist organizations. Arguably, this pattern of religio-social response has roots from the Second Great Awakening in the Abolition movement; but it really bloomed in the Third Great Awakening Period.

Today, activist organizations in the United States of America have grown in number and diversity, and reach into every area of daily life: social, economic, and political spaces. Many of these organizations present themselves as secular, or at least not overtly religious. The question for this week asks you to explore what aspects of today’s activists organizations continue patterns from the Third Great Awakening.

1) First, find one or two activist organizations to study and discuss. You can search for an organization on your own, or you can choose from one from these lists (There are more and longer lists out in cyberspace):

• 24 Conservative Activist Organizations
• List of Progressive Organizations

2) Then, research the organization’s mission statement or “About Us” page and find some examples of the problems they identify and the solutions they advocate for.

3) Present a question to open discussion of how this organization either continues and/or departs from patterns identified in the Third Great Awakening. Do some of these continuities reflect earlier Awakenings? Do the departures suggest influences from after the Third Great Awakening?

Source: https://www.toonpool.com/user/16153/files/couch_activism_2_1488969.jpg

Directions

1. If you are unfamiliar with the Discussion Board tool, watch an overview video created by Blackboard.
2. Click “Create Thread” to start your post.
3. Respond to the prompt below, and follow these guidelines:
   • Initial posts should be approximately 200 words.
   • Use complete sentences and work-appropriate vocabulary.
4. If you need assistance, post on the Questions forum for this course.

Prompt

Your first entry will consist of two paragraphs. See detailed guidance on your initial entry and responses to peers below.

1. Your initial entry:

• First paragraph:
  • The torture of Peeta raises questions about what our identites really are, or what about us makes us who we are. Cornel West also challenges our notion of individuality. In light of these ideas, how do we know who we are? What makes us human, and what makes us uniquely our selves?
• Second paragraph:
  • We like to think we know truth. Classes like this one are designed to help us think about this challenge. So, in light of what you’ve learned so far, what do you think truth is? How do we find it? How do we know we have found it? We have covered challenging topics and tough questions, so how do you know your opinion is the right opinion? Do you ever challenge your own notions? How and why or why not?

2. Responses to peers:

• Read the entries of your peers and respond thoughtfully and substantively to at least one of your peers to receive full credit for this assignment.
  • What do you find most interesting about their responses, and why? Did they make points that were similar to or different from your own?

Image: (Young Adults of Worth, n.d.)

In this assignment you will design and share a brief series of presentation slides (at least 3, no more than 6) about a sport-related psychological issue you have encountered and successfully managed. You will not need to present your slides in a full presentation, only submit them for discussion. 

At least one link to an appropriate video, website or research article demonstrating the sport or skill you are describing is required. With only 3-6 slides allowed, it is recommended that you provide multiple links to relevant videos, academic texts or other materials relevant to your topic which might help you demonstrate your points.

to research articles, TED talks, documentaries, news stories or other media, so long as they are relevant to your topic and appropriate to use in a class assignment, are allowed and highly encouraged. You only have 3-6 slides to put your point across, so make the most of the space. 

TEP 1 | Identify the Problem

Drawing upon your sport history, identify?at least one?performance issue that you encountered and subsequently managed, successfully. The issue needs to be defined as a psychological issue (this could include negative self-talk, low confidence, high performance anxiety, unrealistic goal-setting, poor time management, or another relevant problem).?Clearly explain how it negatively impacted your performance and offer a visualization to help the audience embody the issue.

STEP 2 | Describe Your Solution

How did you overcome this psychological hurdle? What did you do? How did you do it? Explain and demonstrate. Use any combination of text and visuals, but at least one link to some kind of example demonstrating the skill is required.??

In 1994, the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) DSM-IV removed “transsexualism” as a diagnosis and in June 2015 the American Medical Association (AMA) reported that there is no valid medical reason to ban transgender persons from serving in the U.S. military. In 2016, the U.S. military decided to end its ban on transgender individuals serving. According to a report released by San Francisco State University in 2015, it is estimated that about 15,450 transgender personnel serve in the military, the National Guard, or the Reserve. For this journal assignment, please watch this short video (Links to an external site.) and write a two to three page reflection paper that addresses the points below. You may also want to review the articles listed under “Recommended Resources” at the beginning of Week 4 in this course guide to help you complete this journal assignment.

• Based on the resources you reviewed (i.e. not your personal opinion), what are the arguments made by people who think that theban on transgender individuals serving in the military should have been maintained? What are the arguments made by people who supported the repeal of the ban?
• According to the video, how are sex and gender distinct from one another? How is sexuality related to this discussion (or is it?)?
• The military is considered a hyper-masculine, yet very close knit,environment. What about this might be particularly appealing to transgender men (i.e., individuals who were born with female anatomy but identify as male)? To transgender women (i.e., people who were born with male anatomy but identify as female)?