How can you leverage social media to improve your professional and academic networks?

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Instructor Comments/Instructions:

Each week you’ve been learning important tools and strategies to keep you moving forward and juggling life, in general. This assignment will help you to identify career resources and explain how the skills and strategies you are learning can help you with your networking.

Ch. 6 on careers can help provide you with ideas for needed resources. This week’s brief articles and video on the Electronic Reserve Reading page also provide helpful information.

Answer all of the questions in the following table.

Respond in 50 to 100 words:

1. Who are the people in your life that can help you build your professional and academic networks? Consider your friends, family, current and past co-workers, current and former classmates, teachers, community members, and neighbors.

2. What is a professional organization you would like to join? How can joining this organization benefit you in terms of networking?

3. What are some academic associations or school clubs that can help you with your academic network?

4. How can you leverage social media to improve your professional and academic networks?

5. Identify at least one person who could potentially be a mentor for you in your career. Why and how do you think this person will be able to help you grow?

6. How can you continue to examine your career goals over time? How can you stay current in terms of assessing career opportunities? What would you do if you want to change your mind from one career path to another?

Describe how that behaviorist would teach an adult a new skill

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Behavioral Theorists

Post your response to the topic below with at least 300 words.  Cite information from at least one academic source, such as your textbook or an article from the Argosy Online Library, to support your statements.  Use current APA standards to properly cite your source(s).

Discussion Topic

Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner are considered the originators of behaviorism. All contributed to learning theory. All three of the researchers studied the effects of the environment on learning.

Select one of the three behaviorists who, in your opinion, offers the most compelling argument for the use of behaviorism when teaching a new subject to an adult and to a child. Identify that behaviorist, then answer the following questions about his approach:

  1. Describe how that behaviorist would teach an adult a new skill. Be specific; what is the skill?
  2. What steps would the behaviorist use?
  3. Would that behaviorist use a different approach with a child?
  4. Why do you think this behaviorist’s approach is best?
  5. What issues or problems do you find in the other two behaviorists’ approaches?

How do the theories view adult development? 

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THEORIES

Now that you have read and reviewed theories of development, take your learning a step further by testing your critical thinking skills on this scientific reasoning exercise. 

Five (5) major theories of human development are described, compared, and evaluated in this section. These are the psychoanalytic theories of Freud and Erikson; the behaviorism of Pavlov and Skinner and the social learning theory of Bandura; humanism and evolutionary theory; Piaget’s cognitive theory; and Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory. Although each theory is too restricted to account solely for the tremendous diversity in human development, each has made an important contribution to developmental psychology.

To help clarify your understanding of the major developmental theories, this exercise asks you to focus on the similar, contradictory, and complementary aspects of the five (5) theories. Please answer these questions, and submit your answers on this forum.

1. Which of the major developmental theories are stage theories? Which are not?

2. Which theories emphasize individual conscious organization of experience? unconscious urges? observable behavior? the interaction of nature and nurture?

3. Which theories emphasize the impact of early experience on development?

4. How does each theory view the child?

5. How do the theories view adult development?

6. Do the theories use the same methodology? How does each make use of the scientific method?

7. Which theories have been criticized for being too subjective? too mechanistic? too deterministic? for neglecting the role of biological maturation in guiding development?

develop some hypotheses to   explore, as well as listening to what the client says about himself. 

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Hector is a 35-year-old Hispanic male. Hector was seriously injured   in an auto accident 5 months ago. He spent 4 months in the hospital.   One leg and hip suffered permanent damage. He will probably always   need a cane and walk with a limp. He also has limited mobility in his   right arm and shoulder and cannot lift anything heavy.

Hector grew up in a family with a construction business. He has been   working in construction since high school. Social work at the rehab   hospital referred Hector to counseling because he is not adjusting   well to his injuries. He is very depressed and angry because he cannot   continue to work in his chosen occupation. Hector says, “What   use am I now? I am the man in the family. I should be strong. I need   to support the family. I don’t want my wife to work. I   don’t know what I am going to do to make a living.”

Hector still experiences severe pain in his shoulder and his leg. He   spends a lot of time watching TV and drinking. At this point, he is   not looking for work. His family has reached out to him but he avoids   interaction with his siblings and his parents because they remind him   of what he no longer can do. He feels shame when he is around family   members because of his disability. His relationship with his wife is   tense because he is often angry and withdrawn.

You are meeting with Hector for the first time and want to get the story.

As we meet with a new client we develop some hypotheses to   explore, as well as listening to what the client says about himself.

Write a 750-1,000-word paper addressing the following:

  1. What are some of primary issues that Hector is   addressing?
  2. What are some of Hector’s feelings?
  3. What are Hector’s behaviors and how are these impacting     his adjustment?
  4. How might Hector’s cultural heritage     be impacting his adjustment to his injury?
  5. What are some     beliefs that may be impacting Hector’s adjustment?
  6. How might Hector’s family background be impacting his   adjustment?
  7. What might be some issues that will need to be     addressed in counseling?
  8. What are the stages of change the     counselor will help Hector through? Provide a brief definition     of each stage.
  9. What steps can a counselor take to help     Hector explore his problems?
  10. Consider the following     counselor skills: eye contact, closed and open-ended questions,     paraphrasing and summarizing, reflection, body language, tone,     listening, empathy, genuineness, unconditional positive regard,     interpretation, tracking, reflecting emotion, active presence,     structuring sessions, encouragement, questioning and clarifying,     counselor self-awareness, tolerating intensity, validating,     challenging, multicultural awareness/acceptance, probing and     questioning, posture. Pick one skill and discuss how a counselor     should use this in their sessions with Hector.

Include at three scholarly references in your paper. At least two   resources should identify issues that need to be addressed when you   are working with someone who is being rehabilitated from a serious injury.

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

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How can counselors challenge a client without getting into a     power struggle with a client, or provoking client   defensiveness?

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Write a 750-1,000-word essay outlining at least four guidelines for   effectively challenging a client. For each guideline, provide a   case example illustrating the principle. Address the following in your paper:

  1. How can counselors challenge a client without getting into a     power struggle with a client, or provoking client   defensiveness?
  2. How can counselors help a client to identify     unused resources and strengths?
  3. How can counselors help a     client to identify blind spots while continuing to provide empathy     and support for the client?
  4. How would counselors work     with a client within an interdisciplinary treatment team?
  5. How can a counselor act as a consultant when a practicing     counselor asks for help to strengthen their challenging skills with   clients?
  6. For this part of the assignment, you may write in     the first person. Reflect on your level of assertiveness. Do you     feel you are assertive enough to challenge clients comfortably or do     you feel you are too passive or aggressive? What might keep you from     challenging a client?

Provide at least three scholarly references 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.

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How does the counselor knows that his/her responses effectively     address the client’s message

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Write a 750-1,000-word paper outlining the importance of empathy,   probing, and summarizing in the counseling process. Include the   following in your paper:

  1. The role of empathy in the counseling relationship
  2. Techniques for establishing empathy with a client. Provide at     least one example to illustrate these techniques.
  3. The role     of probing and summarizing in the counseling relationship
  4. How the counselor knows that his/her responses effectively     address the client’s message. Provide at least one example to     illustrate your response.
  5. Verbal and nonverbal cues     indicating that the counselor is not effectively connecting with the   client

Include at least three scholarly references 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.

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What can you do as a counselor to help clients develop the support that they need to continue the progress they have made in therapy?

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5.1 Why is identifying the “real story” important for effective counseling? What difficulties could occur if you do not focus your counseling on the “real story?” Explain how you would handle a client who states he is feeling hopeless and helpless. How would you assess for suicidality? If the client only has fleeting thoughts but no plan, what strategies might you employ?

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.5.l. Suicide prevention models and strategies.

5.2 Read and complete the “Reframing Practice Exercise.” How did the exercise go? What did you learn from it and how will this impact your counseling practice?

6.1 What are some strategies you can use to help clients envision different possibilities? Choose a counseling theory you are considering using and explain how it could be used to help the client see different perspectives. How might a client’s developmental stage impact the treatment plan?

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.5.n. Processes for aiding students in developing a personal model of counseling

6.2 Read and complete the “Creating Possibilities Practice Session.” How did the practice session go? What went well? What could have been better? What did you learn from the process that will help with your counseling practice?

7.1 What can you do as a counselor to help clients develop the support that they need to continue the progress they have made in therapy?

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.5.k. Strategies to promote client understanding of and access to a variety of community-based resources.

7.2 Read and complete the “Action Planning Practice Exercise.” What did you learn from the exercise? What problems might you encounter in carrying out this action plan? How might this apply to your counseling practice?

8.1 You want clients to leave counseling with solutions for the dilemmas that initially brought them to counseling. You also want them to learn resiliency skills that will help them master future challenges. What are some skills or resources that you would like clients to learn in the counseling process? Explain how you might provide education, suggest, or even model these skills.

8.2 Do you think personal counseling should be required for all people practicing psychotherapy? Why or why not?

Each question must obtain 150 to 200 words must Pass turn it in with less than 5% and must have a citation in his answer

Explain why issues such as commonalities, stability, and change are considered significant in the study of adult development?

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Adult development focuses on the behaviors and issues that people deal with during their life span—from adolescence through the end of life (for this course, you will focus more on the retirement age—before sixty-five years). Changes through an individual’s life span are a prominent focus in understanding adult development. Change can be classified as normative and nonnormative age-graded influences.

  • Explain why issues such as commonalities, stability, and change are considered significant in the study of adult development?
  • Describe normative and nonnormative age-graded influences?
  • Using examples from your observations of those around you, explain the importance of understanding normative and nonnormative age-graded influences in adult development.

Justify your answers with appropriate reasoning and research from your text and course readings. Comment on the postings of at least two peers, and provide an analysis of each peer’s postings while also suggesting specific additions or clarifications for improving the discussion question response.

Submission Details:

  • Post your response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Respond to at least two posts by the end of the week.

What does psychology mean to you?

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One of the central themes of this course is to examine your career aspirations in psychology as it relates to your studies thus far in the program. We begin the course assignments with a general question that we will open up for group discussion.

What does psychology mean to you?

This is not a simple question that can be answered in one or even several lines. The expectation is that you will incorporate cited evidence to inform and support your statements.

Submission Details:

  • Post your response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Respond to at least two posts by the end of the week.

Discuss how you would communicate to the client the need for referrals to other providers.

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In Topic 5, you submitted a treatment plan for your client Eliza. Since the initial treatment plan, several changes have taken place within Eliza’s case. Since the mandatory assessment two weeks ago, you have discovered that Eliza is again on your client listing for the day due to a mandatory evaluation, with the incident report indicating that campus public safety, due to a tip from a concerned resident, found the client passed out and alone in her dorm, smelling of alcohol.

Part 1: Review the initial Treatment Plan submitted in Topic 5.

Reassess your treatment plan diagnoses, goals, and objectives based on the new information provided.

Fill out and submit a new treatment plan evidencing the changes made in treatment utilizing the treatment plan template provided.

Part 2: In a 1,000-word essay, answer the questions presented in a separate Word document, addressing the following:

Examine the case and propose why the changes occurred.

Reassess the effectiveness and validity of the treatment plan.

Discuss how the treatment plan needs to be adjusted to address the changes in the situation.

Justify the changes both ethically and legally.

Determine what the changes (obstacles) mean to the treatment plan.

Discuss how you would evaluate the resources available for you to make a referral.

Discuss how you would communicate to the client the need for referrals to other providers.

Determine which referrals you would make and which you might suggest to the client.

Include any instruments you would use to assess the client.

Submit the revised treatment plan and essay to your instructor.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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 LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This assignment meets the following NASAC Standards:

48) Reassess the treatment plan at regular intervals, and/or when indicated by changing circumstances.

50) Continuously assess and evaluate referral resources to determine their appropriateness.

51) Differentiate between situations in which it is most appropriate for the client to self-refer to a resource, and instances requiring counselor referral.

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.

67) Maintain ongoing contact with the client, and involved significant others, to ensure adherence to the treatment plan.

69) Assess treatment/recovery progress and, in consultation with the client and significant others, make appropriate changes to the treatment plan to ensure progress toward treatment objectives.

71) Apply generally accepted measures of treatment outcome.

72) Utilize referral skills, as described in Section 3.

77) Facilitate the client’s engagement in the treatment/recovery process.

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

112) Prepare and record treatment and continuing care plans that are consistent with agency standards and comply with applicable administrative rules.

113) Record progress of the client in relation to treatment goals and objectives.

115) Document the treatment outcome, using accepted methods and instruments.

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