Nationalism was one of the popular movements during the Romantic period. Nationalism refers to composing music about one’s home country, such as patriotic music, music based on folk tales, and music based on events or famous places. So far in this course, the United States has not been mentioned as a source of art music. Czech composer Antonin Dvořák (1841–1904) came to the United States as director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York City. Dvořák believed every country should have its own art music, lamenting that the United States did not. He advocated for the use of Native American and African American music as the basis for American art music, but to no avail. Instead, music from the United Stated turned to more popular music. Minstrel and vaudeville shows, Stephen Foster, George Gershwin, and musical theatre were the genres of choice in the United States. Why do you think this was so?

Why did the United States develop a style of music so different from Europe?

Dvořák chose to depict his idea of American nationalism in his symphony From the New World. The listening guide is located in Part 6: Chapter 14 of the course textbook.

After listening to Dvořák, follow the listening guides in Chapters 11 and 13, which present nationalist music from Russia (Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition) and Bohemia (Smetana: The Moldau). Do you find any differences between what is considered Bohemian, Russian, and American sounds? What elements are used to create these differences?

Choose a piece of music that you think best depicts America or an American story or ideal. What musical elements (aside from lyrics) create what might be called the “American” sound? (Popular, folk, patriotic, or other genres such as jazz or ragtime may be used, but you must explain why it sounds “American” using musical elements.)

DISCUSSION 2 must be 400 word counts

 

Substance Use Disorders

In society, many people link abusing drugs or alcohol to an individual’s lack of personal responsibility or morality. Prior to American model Anna Nicole Smith’s death, which was from an apparently accidental overdose of several prescription medications, her son, Daniel, had died just months before from an apparent drug overdose. This incident poses the question of whether the son inherited a vulnerability to addiction from his mother or was the habit picked up from living with her over the years.

To prepare for this week’s Discussion, review the following sources in addition to this week’s assigned Reading.

• Harvard Health. (2011, July). How addiction hijacks the brain. Retrieved from http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/how-addiction-hijacks-the-brain
• In the case studies in the Course Resources, read Case Study 3 Ellis: Substance Use Disorder: Opioid

Proceed with this week’s Discussion by addressing the following about the nature of substance use disorders:

1. Provide an overview of the biological, psychological, sociocultural theories surrounding the causes of substance use disorders.
2. Next, select one of the theories (biological causes, psychological causes, or sociocultural causes) and defend and support how the selected approach can explain why people use psychoactive drugs, such as the individual in this week’s case study.
3. Based on the selected cause, explain why it is difficult for a person to stop the drug or alcohol use and addiction.

The strongest answer will refer to the textbook and concepts from the Reading material or other credible sources.

DISCUSSION 3

 

Korean War

Write a paragraph,using at least five sentences,that answers the following questions.

1. What was the United States original purpose in Korea after WW II?

2. Did they accomplish that purpose?

3.Did the United States ever exceed their purpose in Korea?

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Applying Career Counseling Theories Role-Play Session Transcript

Assignment Content

Write a 350-word case scenario for a client who is seeking career guidance and counseling. Present this scenario and role play in class.

Write a 350-word transcript of a 5- to 10-minute career counseling session with this client. Include the following:

(I will need a intro and conclusion to this)

Demonstrate the use of career counseling theory to determine decision-making processes.

Demonstrate the use of theory-based counseling strategies to assist the client in developing career, educational, and life-work planning and management skills.

Demonstrate appropriate theory-based career counseling interventions.

Use a consistent theory throughout the role-play session.

Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.

Submit your case scenario and role-play transcript .

Note: For Local Campus students, you will also conduct your role-play in class.

This might help you

The STEPs for Documenting Career Counseling Sessions

By Rhonda Sutton, Ph.D., LPC, LPC-S, is the author of “STEP notes TM: The Counselor’s Guide to Progress Notes” and president of STEP Notes TM, Inc. She also owns a private career and mental health counseling practice in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she provides career and mental health counseling. For more information, feel free to contact Rhonda via email at rhonda@stepnotesinc.com.

Progress notes are a vital aspect of any counselor’s work, and career counselors are no exception. The career counseling process builds upon itself, and it is important to see a client progressing. Client attendance can also be sporadic, so having a solid record of all counseling sessions helps career counselors better serve their clients. Additionally, even though career counselors do not directly address mental health issues, it is important to assess if a client needs to seek supplementary assistance for personal concerns. Take the following fictional case study as an example:

Ariana is a 26 year old undergraduate student in her junior year. She took time off from school when her mother was diagnosed with lymphoma. Her mother passed away two months ago, and Ariana’s father has “forced” Ariana to return to college to earn her degree, especially since there are three younger siblings at home. Ariana’s father needs her to get good grades and major in “something worthwhile” so that she can help support the family financially. Ariana originally wanted to major in history with the goal of becoming a history professor, but now she is changing her major to business administration. She is seeking career counseling to find out about the types of jobs she can get and what she should do to “make the most” of the next two years of college. When she meets with you, a career counselor at her university, Ariana appears unkempt in baggy sweatpants, an oversized t-shirt and uncombed hair. She barely looks you in the eye, shifts around in her chair a lot, and seems tearful when she briefly refers to the loss of her mother. Ariana shares that she is having a hard time concentrating in her business classes and does not sleep much given that she is working a full-time job to help pay for college.

The STEP notes TM method provides concrete “STEPs” for documenting this session:

“S” refers to the SUBJECTS the client discussed and the SYMPTOMS the client reported or exhibited. Subjects Ariana disclosed include: death of her mother, change of major, and stress. Symptoms can be emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and/or physical. Ariana’s emotional symptoms appear to be sadness and uncertainty. Behavioral symptoms to document for Ariana include loss of sleep, minimal eye contact, acting withdrawn, and agitation. Ariana’s difficulty concentrating is a cognitive symptom, and her disheveled appearance is a physical symptom. Seeing how the subjects and symptoms increase, decrease or change over the course of counseling help the career counselor better ascertain ways in which career counseling is progressing.

“T” refers to the actual THERAPEUTIC TOOLS the counselor utilized during the session with the client. For example, Ariana’s career counselor may utilize Holland’s theory of vocational choice or Super’s developmental self-concept theory. Also, the counselor may be person-centered or use solution-focused techniques with Ariana. In addition to the therapeutic approach, what the counselor actually does during the session should be documented in the progress notes by using action verbs. Words such as, “aligned, demonstrated, explored, reframed” are all examples of action verbs that can start a sentence describing how the counselor put a theoretical approach into practice. For example, “Explored Ariana’s reason for changing majors and what she hopes to accomplish by doing so.”

“E” indicates the EVALUATION section of the progress note. Evaluation involves the client’s level of engagement in therapy; for example, is the client minimizing, open, or guarded? In the example with Ariana, it appears she is somewhat guarded. Evaluation also needs to include an assessment of the client’s current level of functioning. Utilizing a scale of 1 to 10 is helpful, with “1” indicating an inability on the part of the client to engage in career counseling and a “10” signifying that the client has met her career counseling goals. Ariana is probably functioning at a “2” to “3” level given that she is dealing with the loss of her mother, pressures from her father, and uncertainty about her major. In this section, it would also be important for the career counselor to note if the client was referred to additional services to deal with deeper concerns, such as grief over the loss of a parent.

“P” is the last part of the progress note and references both the short- and long-term PLAN for the client. The plan may include the homework, assessments, and long-range goals. Examples of a plan for Ariana may include taking a career assessment of her interests and skills, exploring jobs one can get with a business major, and learning about resources to deal with the loss of her mother. The plan can also include topics or details that were not addressed in the current session but that the counselor wants to follow up on during the next appointment.

These “STEPs” provide career counselors with a format to efficiently and clearly document their counseling sessions. As one can see from the case study example above, using the STEPs format to document sessions can assist with systematically noting present concerns and planning future goals. The categories provide an organized structure for evaluating progress as well as assessing if career counseling interventions are meeting client needs. The goal of STEP notes TM is to provide a professional and thoughtful conceptualization of counseling sessions, and to be a useful tool for counselors to note the progress of their clients. More about STEP notes can be found at www.stepnotesinc.com.