evaluate how a typical drug, when orally administered, may be handled differently by these two patients:

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Using the knowledge you gained from the readings, evaluate how a typical drug, when orally administered, may be handled differently by these two patients:

  • Ms. Jones is a 30-year-old female personal trainer that is 5’ 4” tall weighing 110lbs. She regularly drinks socially and sometimes more than a bit when she meets with her bi-weekly book club.
  • Mr. Smith is a 65-year-old software tester who is 6’ tall and weighs 235lbs. He drinks only occasionally.

Assume no other significant medical history or issues with either patient. In your analysis, compare how the two patients will metabolize the drug considering weight, gender, distribution of body water and body fat, age, metabolic state, and alcohol use. Explain how these factors impact the pharmacokinetics of the drug (half-life, dosage, route of administration, and elimination of the drug). Evaluate the impact on the risk-benefits analysis of the use of this drug.

Describe the responsibilities of a counseling supervisor.

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Supervision

Travon is the lead counselor in a small clinic. Elliot has worked there for a few years and reports to Travon. Travon completes Elliot’s yearly evaluation and oversees his work. Although Travon is the supervisor, Elliot is actually three years older. They both enjoy watching hockey and often meet for drinks after work to watch the games. Although the other three counselors get together with Travon and Elliot for lunch sometimes, they are not invited to hang out with them after work:

  • Describe the responsibilities of a counseling supervisor.
  • Explain the possible ethical dilemmas.
  • Explain how the social situation with Travon and Elliot could impact the work environment.
  • Develop a policy that you would implement to minimize ethical concerns related to social activities between colleagues while supporting collegial relationships.

Describe the impact early intervention might have for individuals with hearing impairment

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Low-Incidence Exceptionalities: The Deaf Culture

There is a greater variety of cultures than those related to ethnicity, religion, or geography. For example, there is also the deaf culture. One low-incidence exceptionality you may have learned about in children is deafness. Although it might seem an easy decision to utilize technology such as cochlear implants to enable someone to hear, there are many issues to consider.

View the following video:

  • Aronson, J. (Producer & Director). (2006). Sound and fury: Six years later[Documentary]. United States: Filmakers Library. Retrieved from http://flon.alexanderstreet.com.libproxy.edmc.edu/View/1650486

Based on your readings and analysis of the video, address the following:

  • Explain the lessons individuals from the hearing and deaf cultures learned from each other.
  • Describe the impact early intervention might have for individuals with hearing impairment (including social, communication-related, and emotional repercussions).
  • Synthesize the information from your readings and from the video to explain how you might utilize the information to work with children with low-incidence exceptionalities (beyond hearing impairment) and their families. Provide a minimum of three recommendations.

Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

What is the difference between negative reinforcement and punishment?

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introduction:

Classical conditioning involves a learned association (when one thing happens, you expect another thing to happen because they have been paired together several times). We all encounter instances of classical conditioning in life every day. We are often so used to these learned associations that we don’t pay them much attention. Operant conditioning involves an increase or decrease in a behavior based on pleasant or unpleasant consequences. The terms reinforcement or punishment are used in operant conditioning.

Watch this video:

  1. [CrashCourse]. (2014, Apr 21). How to train a brain – Crash course psychology #11 [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG2SwE_6uVM

Thoroughly discuss the following questions:

  1. Using your own example, explain a situation that demonstrates classical conditioning. Identify the key elements of classical conditioning, including the neutral stimulus, conditioned stimulus, unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, and conditioned response. Explain how these components are labeled before conditioning, during conditioning, and after conditioning has occurred. Remember that neutral means there is no meaning at first, unconditioned means unlearned (natural), and conditioned means learned.
  2. Define operant conditioning.
  3. Give an example of positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, and punishment.
  4. What is the difference between negative reinforcement and punishment?
  5. Define the schedules of reinforcement in operant conditioning and give an example for each schedule.
  6. Finally, compare and contrast classical conditioning and operant conditioning.

Important guidelines to follow:

Write at least a 300-word, well-developed and well-written response. Use APA Formatting Guide to create accurate citations and documentation to give credit for any resource material used in your response. Your assignment is due October 3rd in class.

Grading Criteria

To maximize your score, you must answer all questions and follow instructions.

What do you already know about the purpose of thesis statements?

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Life-span development is an important topic in psychology that has an entire course devoted to it (PSY 211). Human development is influenced by our environment and experiences. Research gives us clues on which has the most impact on a particular area, but we still do not have definitive answers.

Choose a trait or behavior and state whether you believe it is influenced most strongly by nature or nurture. Back up your position with material from the text and information from a study or other credible source. For example, you might choose something such as a specific talent, sexual orientation/gender identity, or a certain type of prosocial/antisocial behavior.

 

Most of us were taught (by our English teachers) to use MLA.  When I was in college, almost all classes used MLA.  Somewhere in the late nineties, MLA was surpassed by APA. Why do you think that may be? NO SPECIFIC WORD COUNT

 

What do you already know about the purpose of thesis statements? What have been your past experiences in writing thesis statements?

RESPOND TO STUDENT POST

HUNTER POST

 

The trait I would like to talk about is ambition.  I have a lot of it, I started my own software company not because I knew what I was doing but because I knew I couldn’t work normal jobs. I believe this trait is nature.  Everyone told me to go to school and get a degree and get a regular job and grow your career.  I took a very unorthodox path and selected to do online school so I could build my company.  I have had many hard reality checks and I believe my environment pushed me to conform and become an employee.  Since I did not go down this path I believe ambition is a natural trait or at least in me.

ERIKA POST

For my topic, I chose sexuality.  Does living in an certain environment determine your sexuality? Living in a household or being raised by homosexual parents make a difference in the way you perceive your sexuality. According to our readings, a great deal of how we end up is based on how we are raised. Although, of course, just because you are raised by homosexual parents doesn’t mean you will for certain be homosexual, there is a great deal of how we think and react will be based on how they raised you.  Another aspect of being raised by your environment would be morals, beliefs, and religion.  If you were raised Catholic, it is most likely that it will be your religion. There are many aspects in which how we are raised plays in part in who we are today, but there are also aspects in which we acquire on our own. Our personalities, sense of humor and our self viewing is something that we inquire as we get older.
SPENCER POST 50 WORD COUNT

 

Learning addition and subtraction before multiplication and division would be beneficial to students because it allows them to learn basic problem solving skills and strategies that could be beneficial with more complicated multiplication and division problems. Students can move on to multiplication and division without proficiency in addition and subtraction but I think it they will have a harder time completing step 2 without completing step 1 beforehand.

SPENCER POST 50 WORD COUNT

 

Differentiating math instructions is helpful because students learn differently and not all students will understand the material. Differentiating facilitates different ways for students to have a greater understanding. It allows students to hear different ways of the same thing and smart teacher would attack a lesson from different angles, which allows students with different learning styles to have a chance of learning and conceptually understand the material. In the video they give examples of those who are musical prefer to dig deep into the formulas they dig deep into the formulas because they can come up with a song or other mnemonic device to learn. Students who prefer movement or actively engaging with the material would enjoy an activity that allows them to get up and move while still learning. I believe differentiating is essential because it allows students to get a variety of different ways to learn the same thing and gives them the option to pick which one is easier and makes the most sense.

MIRANDA POST 100 WORD COUNTS

 

I can relate with you on forgetting what I read when I find the text to be difficult. I have also found that reading out loud helps me retain the information. I believe it is because I am giving myself time to breakdown anything I may not understand. I have found that when reading out loud, I can highlight or write down what makes it difficult. Is it a word, or a phrase? Then I will use my resources that I have and figure out the meaning. Throughout the reading, I have written down notes for me utilize for the next time I come a cross a difficult reading. Previewing my reading before reading, can help eliminate the things I do not understand. By looking them up before reading the passage, I am able understand the word or phrase. While I am reading it will be easier for me to relate the word/phrase inside the passage instead of over looking it.

BILLY POST 100 WORD COUNT

 

I really took notice when the chapter talked about connecting your personal experiences to reading. I like to make a connection to the reading because it helps me better understand it and also to retain any important information better by remembering the connection I had made. I think it is important to ask questions about the reading and answering them at the end. It gives the reader a task to do while reading and answering the questions he or she had can show if they understood what they had read. You could brainstorm as well. I do this by looking at the title of something and I will write down what comes to mind about the title. I also look at the first few sentences as well to see if there is any information I knew about.

KARA POST 100 WORD COUNT

When I am reading something that I find difficult, I will read it in small sections and take notes and highlight as I go. I will reread the sections more than once to make sure that I am understanding it. Definitions are a big thing for me to, I will write down words that I do not know the meanings of and what they mean in case I need to come back and reference it later. If I do not understand something that I am reading after rereading and looking up definitions and examples I will have someone else read it and see if they understand it. If they do I ask them to explain it to me. I will also ask the instructor for assistance. I follow most of the steps that are covered in the chapter that talks about difficult reading. These steps are important when reading because you have to know what to do in case you do not understand what you’re reading.

ASHLEY POST 100 WORD COUNT

 

Some great material that I found useful in the library are the APA Paper Template which will guide me when writing my essay. The Grammar and Writing Guide will help you with your choice of words. As well as the EBSChost and ProQuest this will help you find articles along with there references and you can also check there credibility which this was something that i needed help with. The plagiarism checker is also a great source to use, it checks your essay for similarity to other essay that have been written by others. these great source have helped me in the pass.

SHADRICKA POST 100 WORD COUNT

 

When you do not cite your reference it is plagiarism. A student citing is important because it shows your reader or professors that you have invested time in learning what has already been learned and thought about the topic before offering your own perspective. It is the practice of giving credit to the sources that inform your work.The definitions of academic integrity, academic misconduct and plagiarism, also give us important reasons for citing the sources we use to accomplish academic research. Providing accurate citations puts your work and ideas into an academic context. They tell your reader that you’ve done your research and know what others have said about your topic. Not only do citations provide context for your work but they also lend credibility and authority to your claims.

PATRICIA POST

 

Cite knowledge of information to produce your writing to scrutinize the sites for Internet research journalism confirmation.  Providing an academic citation makes it clear how and where you researched for the information in citing from your source of writing.  There are different areas you can reach out for the materials or topic in the bases in your writing through journals, magazine, and articles.  The use of cites gives you and the readers sources in the original ideas to be factual.  This is where you can decide if you trust sources provided is valuable and trustworthy of the documents or featured on the Internet sites. NO SPECIFIC WORD COUNT

PATRICIA POST

The American Psychological Association (APA) is a guideline specified way of writing with demanding a specific way to present your academic writing.  This application procedure applies to all academic in writing used by many to be consistent and knowledgeable for your topics in researching.  It gives in using from describing from the beginning, body, and the end of your story to the defined way of supporting your writing with including your cites for sources included in your presentation.  I find it very useful because it keeps you within the guidelines and learns to become a useful tool for the future.  It’s great! NO SPECIFIC WORD COUNT

PATRICIA POST NO SPECIFIC WORD COUNT

 

Plagiarism is defined as the act of claiming the word or idea of another person and make it your own.  This is an ethical violation which can lead to an academic penalty and results in probation, expulsion and can also reflect a probation period from the university.  In your research provides confirmation of your source into facts of knowledge placed in the proper context of your writing.  Using the context in the proper way for me it works for me is to put my writing as an extraction of from surgery as to who, what, when, where, and why.  I’ve learned to practice and retract my from what I read and write about and provide a description to my audience with meaning.  In-text citation entries provide recognition and use in documentation of my research in context.  Quotes have to be specified as such words and trying to move around the context to call it as your own.  I have to give credit where it’s due.

Compared and contrasted cognitive evaluation, achievement goal, and attribution theories with respect to the motivation-performance relationship.

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Assignment 3: Essay: MotivationPart I:

Compare and contrast how the motivation-performance relationship is explained by the cognitive evaluation, achievement goal, and attribution theories. Provide examples from sport and/or cite research to support your answer. Follow APA guidelines for writing and citing sources.

Part II:

Imagine that you are the coach of a Division I university team. Discuss how you would create the ideal motivational climate for your team based on the implications for athletes provided by the cognitive evaluation, achievement goal, and attribution theories.

In your answer, be sure to create a hypothetical team in a sport of your choice, and provide specific examples and details to illustrate your understanding of the theories and implications for athletes.

Write your answers in a 2–3-page essay and present it in Microsoft Word document format. Name the file M4_A3_LastName_Motivation.doc and submit it to the
Submissions Area by the due date assigned.All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

Assignment 3 Grading Criteria Maximum PointsCompared and contrasted cognitive evaluation, achievement goal, and attribution theories with respect to the motivation-performance relationship.

12Relevant examples from research and professional experience are provided.

8Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

8Described motivational climate created considering implications for athletes with respect to evaluation, achievement goal, and attribution theories.

12Provided illustrative examples.

8Total:48

how can environmental stressors, such as poverty, can aggravate mental illness and make treatment more challenging.

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Mental health care is a primary concern to social workers, who are the main providers of care to populations with mental health diagnoses. The system that provides services to individuals with mental health issues is often criticized for being reactive and only responding when individuals are in crisis. Crisis response is not designed to provide on-going care and is frequently very expensive, especially if hospitalization is involved.

Critics suggest a comprehensive plan, which involves preventive services, as well as a continuum of care. However, there are few, if any, effective and efficient program models. Social work expertise and input are vital to implementing effective services. Targeting services to individuals with a diagnosis of mental illness is one strategy. Another approach includes providing an array of services that are also preventative in nature. How might these suggestions address potential policy gaps in caring for individuals such as the family members in the Parker Family case?

For this Discussion, review this week’s resources, including the Parker Family video. Then consider the specific challenges or gaps in caring for individuals with a chronic mental illness might present for the mental health system based on the Parker case. Finally, think about how environmental stressors, such as poverty, can aggravate mental illness and make treatment more challenging.

By Day 3

Post an explanation of the specific challenges or gaps in the mental health care system for the care of individuals with chronic mental illnesses. Base your response on the Parker case. Then, describe how environmental stressors, such as poverty, can aggravate mental illness and make treatment more challenging.

 

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Popple, P. R., & Leighninger, L. (2015). The policy-based profession: An introduction to social welfare policy analysis for social workers. (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.
Chapter 8, “Mental Health and Substance Abuse (pp. 164-193)

World Health Organization. (2004). Mental health policy and service guidance package: Mental health policy, plans and programmes. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/mental_health/policy/en/policy_plans_revision.pdf

Plummer, S. -B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. (Eds.). (2014). Sessions: Case histories. Baltimore: MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].
Part 1, “The Parker Family” (pp. 6–8)

Mental Health America. (n.d.). Retrieved October 10, 2013, from www.mentalhealthamerica.net

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2013). Sessions: Parker family (Episode 5 of 42) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Accessible playe

Why do some individuals appear to age faster than others?

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As individuals grow older, they experience biological changes, but how they experience these changes varies considerably. Senescence, or the process of aging, “affects different people, and various parts of the body, at different rates” (Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman, 2016, p. 658).

What factors affect the aging process? Why do some individuals appear to age faster than others? In this Discussion you address these questions and consider how, you, as a social worker, might apply your understanding of the aging process to your work with older clients.

To prepare for this Discussion, read “Working With the Aging: The Case of Francine” in Social Work Case Studies: Foundation Year.

By Day 3

Post a Discussion in which you:

  • Apply your understanding of the aging process to Francine’s case. How might Francine’s environment have influenced her aging process? How might you, as Francine’s social worker, apply your knowledge of the aging process to her case?
  • Identify an additional strategy you might use to apply your knowledge of the aging process to social work practice with older clients in general. Explain why you would use the strategy.

 

Learning Resources

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings

Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA:  Cengage Learning.
Chapter 1, “Introduction to human behavior and the social environment: The strengths perspective” (pp. 13)
Chapter 14, “Biological Aspects of Later Adulthood” (pp. 654-684)

Plummer, S. -B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014). Social work case studies: Foundation year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].
“Working With the Aging: The Case of Francine” (pp. 39–41)Note: This text is available as an eBook (electronic book). It will be provided to you via an email from the Walden University book store.

Bosma, H., Johnston, M., Cadell, S., Wainwright, W., Abernethy, N., Feron, A., & … Nelson, F. (2010). Creating social work competencies for practice in hospice palliative care. Palliative Medicine, 24(1), 79–87.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Cagle, J. G., & Kovacs, P. J. (2009). Education: A complex and empowering social work intervention at the end of life. Health & Social Work, 34(1), 17–27.
Note: Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Dosser, I., & Kennedy, C. (2012). Family carers’ experiences of support at the end of life: Carers’ and health professionals’ views. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 18(10), 491–497.
Note: Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Reese, D. J. (2011). Interdisciplinary perceptions of the social work role in hospice: Building upon the classic Kulys and Davis study. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 7(4), 383-406.
Note: Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Optional Resources

Use the link below to access the MSW home page, which provides resources for your social work program.
MSW home page

Guindon, S., & Cappeliez, P. (2010). Contributions of psychological well-being and social support to an integrative model of subjective health in later adulthood. Ageing International, 35(1), 38–60.

Discuss the basic tenets of Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development

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Discuss the basic tenets of Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development.  Do you believe personality develops in stages similar to his theory?  Give reasons to support your answer.   You may want to use sources outside of the textbook to help with this answer (be sure to cite any used and include the full reference at the bottom of the post).

Also include at least one scriptural example that indicates someone who may have changed their personality or way of thinking at least to some degree later in life.

How would you know who to make referrals to and how would you follow up with the referral after you make it?

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Details:
This assignment contains four parts, as identified and described   below. Please include four subheadings in your paper that clearly   identifies each part. In a 1,500-word paper, include the following:

Part 1: Intake

  1. Read and review the Eliza intake document.
  2. Assess how     you would use the Level 01 Cross-Cutting Measure (CCM-1), in     addition to what specific questions would need to be answered by the     end of the biopsychosocial assessment.

Part 2: Biopsychosocial Assessment

  1. Review the completed biopsychosocial assessment for   Eliza.
  2. Provide an assessment related to client symptomology     along with a DSM and ICD diagnosis based on client   assessment.
  3. Provide the initial treatment goals and   plan.

Part 3: Treatment Planning

  1. Determine what Level 02 Cross-Cutting Measure (CCM-2) you     would utilize in future sessions based on the information   provided.
  2. Identify one additional assessment outside of those     provided by the APA that would measure what the future counselor is     attempting to assess based on treatment goals/plan.
  3. Describe how you would convey the assessment findings to the     client and family.
  4. Include how you would prioritize the     needs and formulate agreed upon outcomes, measures, and   strategies.

Part 4: Referral

  1. Identify any possible referrals you might make and how you     might address them with your client.
  2. How would you     know who to make referrals to and how would you follow up with the     referral after you make it?

Be sure to include three to five scholarly resources in your paper.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA   Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to   beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for   successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer   to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment assesses the following     programmatic competency: 1.6: Identify an appropriate testing     instrument, explain how to administer the test, and interpret test results.

This assignment meets the following CACREP Standards:

2.F.5.j. Evidence-based counseling strategies and techniques for     prevention and intervention.

5.C.2.b. Etiology, nomenclature, treatment, referral, and     prevention of mental and emotional disorders.

5.C.2.d. Diagnostic process, including differential diagnosis and     the use of current diagnostic classification systems, including the     Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and the     International Classification of Diseases (ICD).

This assignment meets the following NASAC Standards: 

45) Match treatment activities and community resources with     prioritized client needs, in a manner consistent with the client’s     diagnosis and existing placement criteria.

52) Arrange referrals to other professionals, agencies, community     programs, or other appropriate resources to meet client needs.

55) Evaluate the outcome of the referral.

56) Initiate collaboration with referral sources.

57) Obtain and interpret all relevant screening, assessment, and     initial treatment planning information.

61) Coordinate all treatment activities with services provided to     the client by other resources.

62) Summarize the client’s background, treatment plan, recovery     progress, and problems inhibiting progress for the purpose of     assuring quality of care, gaining feedback, and planning changes in     the course of treatment.

78) Work with the client to establish realistic, achievable goals     consistent with achieving and maintaining recovery.

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