How would you prioritize Jamila’s concerns in the counseling session?

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Sometimes clients come into the counseling session with an immediate crisis. They need an immediate solution to a problem. Counseling in these situations needs to be focused and goal oriented.

Jamila has been working with her counselor on learning to better manage her 9-year-old son. Last night, her son was hit by a car and is in the hospital. This has created a number of problems:

  1. She has to arrange childcare for her daughter so she can stay with her son in the hospital.
  2. He will need some special care when he gets home because he will be in a wheelchair.
  3. She is fearful that she will lose her job as a teacher’s aide in the local public school.

Write a 500-750-word paper addressing the following:

  1. How would you prioritize Jamila’s concerns in the counseling session? What would you address first?
  2. What steps would you take in this session to make sure that Jamila has the resources she needs right now?
  3. How would you help Jamila develop a plan to manage the current crisis?

The Long-Term Effects of Air Pollution

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Research Assignment: The Long-Term Effects of Air Pollution

How clean is the air in your area? The air quality index is a measure of air pollution in a local area. It tells you how polluted your air is and how your health might be affected by it. You can usually find your local air quality index measure with your daily weather report.

Find out about the air quality in your area. You may find the local air quality index in the newspaper with the weather forecast or on your local TV news. At this online weather site you might be able to enter your zip code at the top of the page and see air quality data for your area, but note that they do not display air quality data for every zip code in America. If you do not see it for your zip code, try typing in the name of a major city close to you or a major U.S. city that you would like to visit. Enter in a zip code or city name, click GO, and then scroll down to see an Air Quality Forecast.

After finding the air quality forecast for your city of interest, take note of the major pollutants found in the air in that city. Then, do some research on the health effects of those pollutants. After you have completed your research, write a 60-second TV commercial that tells people in your area what their air quality is like, how their health may be affected by the air quality, and what consumers can do to improve air quality in your area.

You can submit your commercial script as a written text or a podcast to the Research Assignment: The Long-Term Effects of Air Pollution assignment link for grading. For more information on how this assignment will be graded, review the Research Assignment: The Long Term Effects of Air Pollution Rubric

What are the pros and cons of cramming? 

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  • Based on what you have learned about encoding, storage, and retrieval in short-term and long-term memory, how can you use this information to improve your study habits? Explain and provide at least three examples. (Make sure to discuss both short and long term memory within the examples.) [10 points]
  • Using terms and concepts from the text, discuss the idea of “cramming” before a test and whether it is truly a best practice based on what you have learned about STM/LTM. In your response, consider the following:

What are the pros and cons of cramming?

Although cramming information may move info to our LTM temporarily, why is it less likely to “stick” over time?

Will it always work to meet the goals of passing the test?

Will it work to meet the goal of having that information five years from now when you need it in the workplace? [10 points]

  • What role does attention play in memory? Explain and provide examples. [5 points]
  • Discuss the role of distraction in your studying.What are your greatest distractions (Are they internal or external to you?) What can you do to increase attention and decrease distraction? [5 points]
  • How can you increase motivation to maintain attention? Consider short term and long term ways to encourage motivation (reinforcers/rewards) when studying

Why Evolution Is True

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This is a 10-page essay in which you will reflect upon each of the chapter themes in Why Evolution Is True.  It should include reflections on your development and understanding of what evolution is and is not.  It should include your personal journey of discovery related to the concept of evolution.  It should also include philosophical, theological, and sociological reflections as well as a demonstration of a scientific understanding of evolution.  Additionally, you should critique and evaluate the ideas presented in the book using your scientific understanding of the process of evolution. A rough draft will be due during Module 6 and a final draft will be due during Module 7. This is a 10-page essay in which you will reflect upon each of the chapter themes in Why Evolution Is True.  It should include reflections on your development and understanding of what evolution is and is not.  It should include your personal journey of discovery related to the concept of evolution.  It should also include philosophical, theological, and sociological reflections as well as a demonstration of a scientific understanding of evolution.  Additionally, you should critique and evaluate the ideas presented in the book using your scientific understanding of the process of evolution. A rough draft will be due during Module 6 and a final draft will be due during Module 7.