Describe counselor and client behaviors you observed that indicated the counselor was working with the client in a culturally effective manner.

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Respond to Peers: Review several of your classmates’ posts, and by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week, respond to at least two of your classmates, including at least one who selected a different video than you selected. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in this discussion. Ask questions that might help to further your understanding of the discussion or take the discussion to a deeper level. What other theoretical models of career counseling might be useful to explain the observations your classmate made? Did your classmate identify any specific counselor behaviors which you also observed in the behavior of the counselor in the video you watched? Explain.

#1 Carrie Langston

Discuss the video’s content in relation to career counseling. Be sure to include terminology from both the textbook and your chosen video in your post.

The video I choose was exploring career goal with a young African American. In this video a lady is questioning a young African American woman about her dreams of being an investigator. Those dreams altered a little because she was afraid to take the biology and math courses required. She changed to criminal justice and counseling and works as a parent educator. She still questions herself regarding following her dreams as an investigator. She reminds me a lot of myself.

Describe ways in which basic characteristics of science are relevant to career counselors.

Science is very important for counseling because counseling or psychology is a study of the mind or brain which is science.

Describe which theoretical models of career counseling appeared to be utilized by the counselor in the video. Explain your rationale.

The counselor seems to use the self-concept theory as she is really digging to help the lady see who she is and how powerful she is. She is trying to remind=d her of her dreams and why she should still try. https://content.ashford.edu/books/AUABS200.16.1/sections/sec8.3?search=career%20counseling%20#w98274

Describe counselor and client behaviors you observed that indicated the counselor was working with the client in a culturally effective manner.

The counselor seems very in tuned with the client. She is challenging her, yet she is still being caring and effective. The client is clearly answering the counselor and willing get the work done so to speak. Although she seems to contradict herself some.

Resources:

McCarthy, C. J., DeLisi, M., Getzfeld, A. R., McCarthy, C. J., Moss-King, D. A., Mossler, R., Privitera, G. J., Spence, C., Walker, J. D., Weinberg, R. S., & Youssef-Morgan, C. M. (2016). Introduction to applied behavioral science [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

#2 Sharon rosinski.

Describe ways in which basic characteristics of science are relevant to career counselors.

In both characteristics of science and career counselors you have an objective of some kind in there. There is also systematic exploration in both of them.

 

Describe which theoretical models of career counseling appeared to be utilized by the counselor in the video. Explain your rationale.

The counselor asked about her dreams and then they talked about what she wanted to do and what she had researched. She had looked in to nursing and she looked in to the program at the end she decided to go in for counseling.

Identify usage trends of applied behavioral science by providing examples of the typical components of career intervention presented in the textbook that you observed in the video. Explain your rationale.

When you are looking for a job you have to have a plan just like anything else in life.  You have to make calls and remember to check in on those calls. You have to work on your resume and keep it updated as well

 

Describe counselor and client behaviors you observed that indicated the counselor was working with the client in a culturally effective manner.

 

Counselor was listening to what the client had to say and she was repeating when she thought that it was needed. She is keeping eye contact and shaking her head in approval.

 

McCarthy, C. J., DeLisi, M., Getzfeld, A. R., McCarthy, C. J., Moss-King, D. A., Mossler, R., Privitera, G. J., Spence, C., Walker, J. D., Weinberg, R. S., & Youssef-Morgan, C.

   Explain how your proposed resolution to the problem would uphold the organization’s mission and values and improve the culture and climate.

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As noted in the Learning Resources, systems theory provides a meaningful and beneficial means of examining challenges in health care organizations. To do this effectively, however, it is essential to assess all system components, as some may be relatively healthy while others are problematic.

For this Assignment, you apply systems theory to the examination of a problem in a department or a unit within a health care organization. (Note: You may use the same problem you identified for the Discussion as long as it meets the criteria for this assignment.)

To prepare:

·         Review the Meyer article, “Nursing Services Delivery Theory: An Open System Approach,” in this week’s Learning Resources. Focus especially on the information presented in Table 1 (p. 2831) and Figure 2 (p. 2833).

·         Reflect on your organization or one with which you are familiar. Within a particular department or unit in this organization, identify a problem the staff is encountering.

·         Using Table 1 in the Meyer article as a guide, analyze the department or unit, identifying inputs, throughput, output, cycles of events, and negative feedback. Consider whether the problem you have selected relates to input, throughput, output, cycles of events, and/or negative feedback.

·         Think about how you could address the problem: Consider what a desired outcome would be, then formulate related goals and objectives, and translate those goals into policies and procedures.

·         Research professional standards that are pertinent to your identified problem.

·         Reflect on the organization’s mission statement and values. In addition, consider how addressing this problem would uphold the mission and values, while improving the organizational culture and climate. (Depending on the organization you have selected, you may have explored these in the Week 1 Discussion.)

To complete:

Write a 3- to 5-page paper (page count does not include title and reference page) that addresses the following:

·         Describe a department or unit within a health care organization using systems theory terminology. Include a description of inputs, throughput, output, cycles of events, and negative feedback.

·         Describe the problem you identified within the department or unit using an open- systems approach, and state where the problem exists using the systems theory model (input, throughput, output, cycles of events, or negative feedback).

·         Based on this information, explain how you would address the problem as follows:

o    Formulate a desired outcome.

o    Identify goals and objectives that would facilitate that outcome.

o    Translate those goals and objectives into policies and procedures for the department or unit.

o    Describe relevant professional standards.

·         Explain how your proposed resolution to the problem would uphold the organization’s mission and values and improve the culture and climate.

 

*This paper must include a title page, introduction, summary, and references.

* Follow APA 6th ed for the citation and references.

* Make sure all of your references are within 5 years old (between 2011 to 2016). All of your references should come from Textbooks, journal articles,  .gov or .org (evidenced based websites such as CDC, NIH or ADA).  Please do not use Wikipedia, WebMD, .com websites or Up to date for any of your work.

 

 

 

Required Resources

Readings

·         Marquis, B. L., & Huston, C. J. (2015). Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: Theory and application (8th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

o    Review Chapter 7, “Strategic and Operational Planning”

See especially Figure 7.1 on page 147.

o    Chapter 8, “Planned Change”

§  Organizational Change Associated With Nonlinear Dynamics (pp. 172–176)

Read this section of Chapter 8 on planned change. Consider the role of leaders in effectively managing planned change.

o    Chapter 12, “Organizational Structure”

§  “Organizational Culture” (pp. 274–276)

There are many structures organizations take, and these structures influence how the organization functions. This chapter discusses many different organizational structures and provides insights into how these structures influence the change process, as well as leadership and management.

·         Johnson, J. K., Miller, S. H., & Horowitz, S. D. (2008). Systems-based practice: Improving the safety and quality of patient care by recognizing and improving the systems in which we work. Retrieved fromhttp://www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/advances2/vol2/Advances-Johnson_90.pdf

This article addresses the importance of systems-based practice (SBP) in health care workplaces. The authors state that SBP knowledge is one of six core competencies that physicians have to know in order to provide safe and proper care for their patients.

·         Manley, K., O’Keefe, H., Jackson, C., Pearce, J., & Smith, S. (2014). A shared purpose framework to deliver person-centred, safe and effective care: Organisational transformation using practice development methodology. FoNS 2014 International Practice Development Journal 4 (1) [2].

Except from Abstract: A shared purpose is an essential part of developing effective workplace cultures and one of the founding principles of practice development in establishing person-centred, safe and effective practices that enables everyone to flourish. When units within health care organizations recognize their interdependence, they can create an interdisciplinary practice through systems integration.

·         Meyer, R. M., & O’Brien-Pallas, L. L. (2010). Nursing services delivery theory: An open system approach. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 66(12), 2828–2838.

In this article, the authors examine the effects of nursing services delivery theory in large-scale organizations. Among other benefits, this theory supports multilevel phenomena and cross-level studies, and it can guide future research and the management of nursing services.

Optional Resources

·         Glennister, D. (2011, July). Towards a general systems theory of nursing: A literature review. Paper presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the System Sciences, Hull, United Kingdom. Retrieved from http://journals.isss.org/index.php/proceedings55th/article/viewFile/1717/569

·         Hayajneh, Y. (2007). Management for health care professionals series: Systems & systems theory.Retrieved from http://www.hayajneh.org/a/readings/Systems-Theory.pdf

Explain whether your proposed study will be qualitative or quantitative in nature. Provide a justification for your choice.

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The Slender-soda company marketed its soft drink on the basis that it would help reduce weight. A lawsuit followed, claiming that Slender-soda’s campaign was misleading because it was based on a single, short-term study that was funded by Slender-soda.

The study participants were relatively lean (average body mass index [BMI] of 22), while the majority of Americans are not (a body mass index [BMI] of 25 or more according to the lawsuit) and, thus, would not be likely to lose weight by drinking the product. Slender-soda representatives believe in their product and are eager for additional research to be done that will provide strong evidence that their product will help reduce weight. To that end, Slender-soda has issued a call for proposals to continue to empirically test the weight-loss efficacy of its product.

Directions:

Assume you are submitting a proposal to test the efficacy of Slender-soda’s weight-loss product. In your proposal, analyze the original study’s research design. Make sure your analysis includes a discussion of the original study’s reliability, validity, vulnerability to bias, and any additional ethical concerns you might have with the original research.

· Propose a new study to test the efficacy of Slender-soda’s weight-loss product. Include the following information in your proposal:

o Explain whether your proposed study will be qualitative or quantitative in nature. Provide a justification for your choice.

o State your research question.

o If appropriate, develop your hypothesis statements (null and alternative). If hypothesis statements are not appropriate for your proposed study, explain why.

o Discuss your target population and sampling plan.

o Explain how you will seek to establish reliability for your research project.

o Explain how you will seek to establish validity for your research project.

o Explain how you will seek to minimize bias in your research project.

· Use the following headings to organize your proposal document:

o Analysis of the original Slender-soda research project

o Proposed research design

§ Problem statement

§ Proposed research question

§ Proposed hypothesis

o Proposed target population and sample(s)

§ Delimitations

§ Definition of terms

§ Assumptions

o Establishment of reliability and validity

§ Data

§ Data collection method

o Minimization of bias

Your final product should be a Microsoft Word document approximately 6–8 pages in length, utilizing a minimum of six scholarly sources. Make sure you employ proper grammar and spelling and apply current APA standards for writing style to your work.

REMINDER: Please USE APA style format and cite sources throughout the

Identify and describe two scientific discoveries that had to take place before your selected biotechnology could be developed (e.g., before cell phones could be developed, many scientific discoveries had to be made and be understood including electricity, electromagnetic waves, and the electrochemistry of batteries). When and how did the discoveries that you described take place?

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Science is the study of how the universe works using the scientific method as a framework for asking questions. Throughout history, humans have built up a body of scientific knowledge and have used this knowledge to develop technologies to make life easier or to broaden their knowledge. Scientific discovery drives technological advances and sometimes, as new technologies are developed, they enable scientists to answer questions that were unanswerable before. For example, researchers had to understand the physics of visible light and how it changes when going through different substances before they could use this knowledge to design microscopes. Once microscope technology was developed, it allowed scientists to ask questions about things that were not visible to the human eye. For this assignment you will look at this interdependence between science and technology by learning more about a biotechnology that is crucial to the modern world such as feeding a growing world population, fighting disease, developing new fuels, or cleaning up the environment.

To learn more about biotechnology, review the assigned readings in your textbook for this unit and review the following resources:

http://extmedia.kaplan.edu/genEd/SC200/1605A/SC200_U8_Assignment_Resources.pdf

Select one specific biotechnology that you are interested in learning more about. It can be a broad category such as one type of cloning, or more focused such as a specific product or diagnostic test. For your selected biotechnology address the following:

  • Explain the difference between science and technology.
  • What biotechnology did you select? Explain what it is and how it is used.
  • Identify and describe two scientific discoveries that had to take place before your selected biotechnology could be developed (e.g., before cell phones could be developed, many scientific discoveries had to be made and be understood including electricity, electromagnetic waves, and the electrochemistry of batteries). When and how did the discoveries that you described take place?
  • Identify and describe two technologies that had to exist before your selected biotechnology could be developed (e.g., before cell phones could be developed, many technological advances had to occur first including batteries, electric circuit boards, receivers, speakers, and satellites). How long have the technologies that you described existed?
  • Scientific discovery provides society with knowledge. It is up to society to decide what to do with that knowledge by pursuing some technologies and by refusing to develop others. Identify and discuss two positives and two negatives of biotechnological advances. Are there any biotechnologies that you think should not be pursued? Explain your answer.

Basic Writing Expectations:

  • At least 1000 words not counting the title or reference pages.
  • Include a title page, double space, font size 10 or 12.
  • Use a minimum of five sources (with at least one from the Library).
  • Include a highly developed viewpoint/thesis, purpose, and exceptional content.
  • Free of grammar, spelling and punctuation errors.
  • No evidence of plagiarism.
  • Use the APA style for all citations.
  • Be original and insightful with no more than 10% taken verbatim from any outside sources.