What intervention would you recommend to be most appropriate to reduce exposure to these risk factors?

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Assume that you are working in a community health department. The department has some federal money that it wants to allocate to two health promotion programs from the following:

  • Decrease in deaths from cardiovascular disease
  • Decrease in deaths from breast cancer
  • Decrease in teenage pregnancy
  • Decrease in cigarette smoking
  • Decrease in incidence of diabetes
  • Decrease in motor vehicle accidents
  • Decrease in osteoporosis and hip fractures among women
  • Decrease in obesity

Identify the health promotion programs that you would want to investigate and get them approved by your instructor.

Address the following questions:

  • Identify the risk factors associated with the selected health promotion programs.
  • What is the target population associated with the selected health promotion program? Consider the hypothetical target population, consisting of middle-aged women, male adolescent gang members, premature infants, etc., and describe the characteristics of each program.
  • What are the risk factors that you want to focus on in order to achieve the objective of the health promotion program?
  • What intervention would you recommend to be most appropriate to reduce exposure to these risk factors? You can choose at what level of intervention you want to implement each program (primary, secondary, tertiary health intervention).
  • What will be the process by which this intervention will achieve the goal of the program?
  • What will be the anticipated outcome of this intervention?

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Submission Details:

  • Your assignment should be addressed in a 3- to 5-page document.
  • Submit your documents to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.

How might culture contribute to the definition of pathology and mental illness?

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Cultural Issues Related to Diagnosis

Post your response to the question below with at least 300-400 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

How might culture contribute to the definition of pathology and mental illness?

How would your assessment address the organizational psychological issues?

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Assignment 1: Diversity Consultation

Industrial/organizational (I/O) professionals are sometimes required to consult and advise organizations regarding managing diversity conflicts that arise in the workplace. Often, these are complex and delicate situations with multiple legal and ethical implications. This assignment presents you with an opportunity to assess and recommend a solution plan in a specific workplace diversity scenario.

Using the Argosy University online library resources, the readings for this module, and the Internet, research laws, professional codes of conduct, models, and theories pertaining to diversity in the workplace. Then, based on your research, respond to the following:

  • Choose one of the following scenarios involving a diversity challenge in the workplace:
    • Scenario 1: David and Kate are coworkers assigned to work together on an important project in your organization. David is a conservative who is very open about his strong Christian beliefs and convictions. Kate has a small picture of her same-sex, long-term life partner on her desk at work. David is offended by Kate’s lifestyle and the picture of her partner he claims she “flaunts” at work. David wants to be removed from the project as soon as possible, but he and Kate both possess critical and unique knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) needed for successful completion of the project.
    • Scenario 2: Joyce, a married female employee of your organization, has filed a harassment case against Pierre, a male coworker recently transferred from Paris. Joyce says Pierre told her at a work luncheon that he found her to be very attractive. Joyce was uncomfortable with the comment in general—especially since both she and Pierre have spouses. She asked him not to speak to her ever again and is angry because he still keeps trying to talk to her. In his defense, Pierre says he meant the comment as a benign compliment and simply wanted to speak to Joyce to apologize to her.
    • Scenario 3: Fatima has worked for Acme shirt factory for five years. Recently, due to health and safety concerns stemming from a poor insurance audit report last quarter, the factory has issued an updated dress code that does not allow hats or other head or facial garments to be worn on the premises. Fatima’s religious beliefs require that her head and neck be covered at all times. Her manager informed her she could not wear her hijab at work any longer. Fatima refused to abide by this new dress code and has been fired as a result.
  • Describe the major presenting problems, any potential legal issues that may come into play with the selected scenario, and suggest an empirically supported organizational intervention plan to address the problem. Keep in mind that your intervention will attempt to satisfy as many organizational stakeholders as possible.
  • What assessment would you conduct to enhance your understanding of the problems?
  • How would your assessment address the organizational psychological issues?
  • Why would you choose this assessment? Is there theoretical or empirical support available in the scholarly literature that would suggest your assessment choice is reasonable and acceptable for this situation?
  • Describe the evaluation measures you would use to assess the effectiveness of the intervention plan you presented.

Support your statements with appropriate examples and scholarly references.

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

explain the difference between acting in conformity with the moral law and acting for the sake of the moral law.

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http://www.earlymoderntexts.com/assets/pdfs/kant1785.pdf

 

After reading the selection from Kant, (a) explain Kant’s theory of the Good Will, (b) his theory of duty, and (c) his theory of the categorical imperative. Try to give an example to explain the difference between acting in conformity with the moral law and acting for the sake of the moral law.

Once you have done the above (which shouldn’t take more than a page), write two pages discussing the following: how would Kant approach the death penalty? Would he support it? Or would he be opposed to it? Make sure to back up whatever you say with Kant: try to figure out what Kant might have thought about the death penalty. I am not interested in your own thoughts about the death penalty, but what Kant might have said about it.

Guidelines

  • Should be 3-4 pages
  • 12 point font
  • Times new roman
  • Double spaced

Explains how you will measure the impact of your intervention and explains the importance of evaluation as a part of any organizational intervention plan

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Assignment 1: LASA Draft Critiques

In this assignment, you will upload your LASA portfolio project for your peers to review. You will also be asked to review your peers’ presentations and provide useful, constructive feedback to help them polish their final LASA portfolio project.

Part 1

Develop a 15- to 20-slide presentation in a professional, Microsoft PowerPoint format. Apply APA standards to citations and references of sources.

Part 2

Review your peers’ presentations and provide constructive feedback regarding their plan, presentation, and professional development.

Support your statements with appropriate examples and scholarly references.

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

Submission Details:

  • By the due date assigned, post your responses to this Discussion Area.
  • Through the end of the module, respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. While responding, identify the similarities and differences between what you have constructed and what your classmates have. Consider the following in your response:
    • A question to your peer
    • An observation about the content of your peer’s response
    • Comment on an idea or concept
    • An experience or insight gained from reading the peer’s response

PART 2

 

Assignment 2: LASA: I/O Work-Sample and Organizational Intervention Portfolio Presentation

Description of LASA:

In this assignment, you will create a portfolio that demonstrates your knowledge, skills, and abilities gained in the Master of Arts: Industrial Organizational Psychology (MAIO) program.

Directions:

The purpose of this assignment is to give you the opportunity to create a portfolio of your course assignments that showcases the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that you have gained and honed throughout the MAIO program. Further, you will demonstrate that you are able to apply your KSAs professionally and appropriately in the workplace.

To facilitate this purpose, you are to identify a workplace problem with which you are familiar, perhaps drawing upon experiences from your current, or previous, places of employment. Make sure that the problem is broadly defined because you will likely be approaching this problem from multiple I/O perspectives. The vignette scenarios that have been used throughout this capstone course are good examples of the type of workplace scenario you are being asked to provide.

Next, you will choose three past assignments (LASA or course project assignments) that you have completed during the course of your MAIO program. Choose these three assignments based on their relevance for addressing the workplace problem scenario you will be describing in this assignment. Drawing upon these three past assignments, you will create an individual poster presentation for each one that illustrates your competence in the three course content areas that you have chosen. You should be prepared to provide a rationale for why the three course content areas you have highlighted in your posters are relevant for addressing the workplace problem scenario that you have chosen.

Lastly, you will create a multimedia presentation in which you will describe your workplace problem scenario, your professional I/O diagnosis, your detailed intervention plan, and your plan to measure the impact of your intervention.

Your posters and your multimedia presentation will be delivered as one audio-enabled Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.

There are several resources available for creating a visual poster display. You may want to review some of them to help you design your three posters. While not an exhaustive list, two such videos that illustrate using Microsoft PowerPoint to create posters are listed below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqgjgwIXadA

http://www.lynda.com/Office-tutorials/PowerPoint-2013-Essential-Training/115468-2.html

  • Identify and Describe a Workplace Problem

Identify and describe a workplace problem with which you are familiar, perhaps drawing upon experiences from your current or previous places of employment. Make sure that the problem is broadly defined because you will likely be approaching this problem from multiple I/O perspectives. The vignette scenarios that have been used throughout this course are good examples of the type of workplace scenario you are being asked to provide.

  • Identify Three Past Assignments to Convert into Work-Sample Poster Presentations

Review your submitted LASA assignments and/or final course projects from the courses you have taken in the MAIO program.

Choose these three assignments based on their relevance for addressing the workplace problem scenario you will be describing in this assignment. Drawing upon these three past assignments, you will create an individual poster presentation for each one that illustrates your competence in the three course content areas that you have chosen. Provide a rationale for why the three course content areas you have highlighted in your posters are relevant for addressing the workplace problem scenario that you have chosen. You may choose to convey this rationale in either written, video, or audio presentation format.

  • The purpose of this step is to help you begin to build a professional portfolio that you can use throughout your I/O career to showcase your knowledge, skills, and abilities. You want to make sure that the work you choose to include in this portfolio reflects positively on your professional competence.
  • The inclusion of these poster presentations converted from your previous assignments is serving to build your credibility as a competent I/O expert from the potential employer/client point of view.
  • Remember, the purpose of this assignment is to showcase your strengths as an I/O professional. If that requires polishing, enhancing, or modifying your three chosen previous assignments, then that is completely acceptable, and encouraged, within the parameters of this assignment.
  • Create a Multimedia Presentation

Next, you are to create a presentation that:

  1. Describes the workplace problem scenario that you have developed for this assignment
  2. Explains why you are a qualified professional to help improve the workplace problem
  3. Provides your professional diagnosis regarding the workplace problem
  4. Describes your proposed intervention plan for the described workplace problem
  5. Summarizes the theoretical framework that supports your plan
  6. Explains how you will measure the impact of your intervention and explains the importance of evaluation as a part of any organizational intervention plan
  7. Describes any ethical, legal, or diversity-related issues with regards to the workplace problem scenario and/or your intervention plan

Your multimedia presentation should be of professional quality for your Microsoft PowerPoint portfolio presentation. Approach this assignment as if you would actually present this to a potential client or future employer.

Your final deliverable will consist of your portfolio that includes your three work-sample posters and your multimedia presentation. Your intended audience for this assignment is either a prospective future client or employer, whichever is more appropriate for your career goals.

You are to utilize a minimum of 9 scholarly references from professional literature in your presentation. Professional literature may include the Argosy University online library resources, relevant textbooks, peer-reviewed journal articles, and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, and .gov). Your communication (written, oral, video, or other illustrative media) needs to be developed in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Submission Details:n

should psychotropic and substance abuse related medications be utilized in treatment?

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Question A

Please discuss your understanding of the role of medications in substance abuse treatment.

Taking your own personal philosophy of substance abuse treatment developed thus far in the course into account, should psychotropic and substance abuse related medications be utilized in treatment?

What is your role and what is not your role as a “nonmedical” therapist in regard to medications for your substance abuse clients and your com-morbid clients?

Question B

Discuss the therapeutic technique of motivational interviewing.

What does it involve and how is it utilized?

What are the most important ingredients involved in enhancing the

motivation of a client with a SUD or a co-morbid disorder?

Why is it important to “meet the client where they are at” with this approach?

Examine each ethical dilemma from the perspectives of two different levels of management—senior-level management and first-line management.

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Assignment 2: RA 2—Balancing Goal Attainment and Ethics

Today probably more than ever before, all departments of an organization, as well as any associated internal processes, are required to contribute to organizational goals designed to give them a competitive advantage. However, this intense focus must be balanced with ethical decisions that might impact employees and other stakeholders. Industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology professionals will inevitably be faced with ethical dilemmas.

Task 1

Ethical implications associated with human resources management (HRM) practices and policies

  • On the basis of research on workplace ethical issues:
    • List three human resources management (HRM) policies or practices that have ethical implications and require greater consideration. One example is employee monitoring (e.g., whether employees are wasting time surfing the Internet on company time).
    • Describe the ethical dilemma from both perspectives for each policy or practice. Also, respond to the following:
      • Why would an organization create such a policy or practice?
      • Why might this policy or practice be harmful to employees?

Task 2

Ethical implications associated with the four functions of management

  • In M4 Assignment 2, you identified tasks or activities associated with each of the four functions of management.
    • For each of the four functions, identify one task or activity that might have ethical considerations.
    • For each, describe the ethical dilemma from both the perspectives:
      • What is this task or activity trying to achieve for the organization?
      • What are the ethical concerns associated with the task or activity?

For example, in the management function of control, setting performance standards is a task. High quotes are good for productivity but might require excessive effort for workers to achieve.

  • Examine each ethical dilemma from the perspectives of two different levels of management—senior-level management and first-line management.

Your final product should be an 8- to 10-page Microsoft Word document using a minimum of five sources from professional literature. Professional literature may include the Argosy University online library resources; relevant textbooks; peer-reviewed journal articles; and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, or .gov).

Be sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Use APA format.

Submission Details:

  • By the due date assigned, save the Microsoft Word document as M5_A2_ Lastname_Firstname.doc and submit it to the Submissions Area.

Describe the cultural and diversity factors that may be important when addressing trauma issues in your chosen child or adolescent population.

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Social and Cultural Diversity: Childhood Trauma

Choose a specific child or adolescent population to focus on for this paper.

Research your chosen population by using the University Library. Find at least five academic articles published within the last 5 years.

Imagine you are working in a mental health clinic and are about to provide trauma-based services to a new child/adolescent client (your chosen specific child or adolescent population) and their family. Before you begin work with the child/adolescent client and family, you conduct in-depth research on relevant cultural and diversity factors; the biological, psychological, cognitive, and social effects of trauma; and evidenced-based assessment techniques and treatment strategies for promoting resilience and wellness across the lifespan for your specific client population.

Write a 1,750- to 2,450-word paper examining the impact of trauma on children and adolescents, with specific attention to a population of your choice.

Consider the biological, psychological, cognitive, and social impact of childhood trauma on children and adolescents in your response.

Include the following in your paper, in addition to the definition and explanation of childhood trauma:

•Describe the cultural and diversity factors that may be important when addressing trauma issues in your chosen child or adolescent population.

•Discuss the potential biological, psychological, cognitive, and social impacts of trauma for your chosen child or adolescent population.

•Discuss the societal and familial dynamics that may contribute to childhood trauma.

•Examine assessment techniques for victims of childhood trauma that may be valid and reliable for individuals from diverse backgrounds.

•Compare various evidence-based individual and family therapeutic strategies and interventions for your chosen child or adolescent population.

•Discuss ethical and culturally-relevant strategies for promoting resilience and wellness across the lifespan for your chosen population.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Describe the specific industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology practices you would use with each of the four managerial functions

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Assignment 2: Carrying Out the Functions of Management

You are an external consultant. You have received an invitation to submit a capability statement from an organization seeking consulting services in industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology. In essence, you are being asked to demonstrate your ability to apply industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology practices and techniques to each of the four key functions of management—
planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.

Prepare a Microsoft Word document by responding to the following points:

Note: Answer in the order given below and start a new section with a heading for each.

  • List the four functions of management and provide an overview of their purpose for the organization.
  • Describe the types of tasks and their purpose as conducted in each managerial function. Provide examples.
  • Describe the specific industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology practices you would use with each of the four managerial functions. Explain how their adoption might improve organizational goal attainment.

Your final product should be a 3- to 5-page Microsoft Word document using a minimum of four scholarly sources. Be sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Use APA format.

Submission Details:

  • By the due date assigned, save the Microsoft Word document as M4_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc and submit it to the Submissions Area

Post a brief description of what you believe will be most challenging for you, as a human services professional

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This course has focused on the goal of changing the world through one person, one organization, and one community at a time. Through course readings, media, and learning activities, you have gained insights to this exciting field and challenging task of igniting change. For this Discussion, reflect on what you believe will be most challenging for you, as a human services professional aspiring to influence change. Consider strategies you might use to overcome these challenges and positively impact clients.

With these thoughts in mind:

By Day 4

Post a brief description of what you believe will be most challenging for you, as a human services professional, based on the topics covered in this week’s media presentation. Explain two strategies you might use to address these potential challenges. Include specific examples of how you might implement these strategies.

Green, L. W. (2006). Public health asks of systems science: To advance our evidence-based practice, can you help us get more practice-based evidence? American Journal of Public Health, 96(3), 406–409.

Hubbard, R., Simpson, D. D., & Woody, G. (2009). Treatment research: Accomplishments and challenges. Journal of Drug Issues, 39(1), 153–165.