Describe any issues presented in the case study, including common challenges and stressors associated with PTSD or domestic violence 

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There are many programs for military families, but more services are necessary to truly meet the needs of military personnel, veterans, or their families. As you have learned about military culture and the needs of military personnel and their families, you may have gained insight into the types of programs that could support them. This week, you apply what you have learned about the needs of military families to your profession by designing a program relevant to those needs.

There are many programs for military families, but more services are necessary to truly meet the needs of military personnel, veterans, or their families. As you have learned about military culture and the needs of military personnel and their families, you may have gained insight into the types of programs that could support them. This week, you apply what you have learned about the needs of military families to your profession by designing a program relevant to those needs.

REQUIRED READINGS

Blaisure, K. R., Saathoff-Wells, T., Pereira, A., MacDermid Wadsworth, S., & Dombro, A. L. (2016). Serving military families (2nd ed.). New York: NY: Routledge.

· Chapter 11, “Policies and Programs that Support Military Families” (pp. 259-285)

Cozza, SJ, Holmes, AK, & VanOst, SL (2013). Family-centered care for military and veteran

families affected by combat injury. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 16(3), 311-321.

EMDRIA EMDR International Association. (2018). Combat Trauma . Retrieved from https://www.emdria.org/page/CombatTrauma

Hurley, E. C. (2018). Effective Treatment of Veterans With PTSD: Comparison Between Intensive Daily and Weekly EMDR Approaches. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6117416/

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2019). Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for PTSD. Retrieved from https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand_tx/emdr.asp

Laureate Education (Producer). (2013). Levy Family: Episode 7 [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

ASSIGNMENT

Submit a 4- to 5-page paper in which you design a resource program to support the needs of military families, including the needs of the identified clients in the case study you chose. Be sure to include the following in relation to your design:

· Provide a brief background of the case study you selected

· Describe any issues presented in the case study, including common challenges and stressors associated with PTSD or domestic violence

· Identify any other information you need and why this would be critical in forming a program

· Describe the social work skills and sensitivities you need to develop the program

· Explain the military culture elements that are shown in the case study

· Explain your design and how it would support military families

Be specific in your answers and provide examples. Cite the resources and any additional resources you use. Be sure to follow APA guidelines in your research, writing, and citation.

Identify at least three different tools of psychological assessment and review the benefits and liabilities of utilizing these tools.

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The 25 questions below are worth 4 points each.
1. What is the key difference between psychological testing and psychological assess-

ment?
2. Name three estimates of a test’s inter-item consistency.

3. From the intelligence test data he gathered at Ellis Island, Henry Goddard concluded

that many of the people attempting to immigrate to the United States were “feebleminded.” What was this claim based on?
4. What do test developers do to address test-taker guessing?
5. In order to conduct research using human subjects, a university requires re-

searchers to complete an online ethics course and then correctly respond to all of
the items of the test on that material. What kind of test could this BEST be characterized as?

6. As compared to one-on-one and face-to-face assessments, what is one disadvan-

tage of CAPA?

7. According information presented in the modules, what are at least two characteris-

tics about psychological traits?

8. The U.S. Navy is highly selective when it comes to applications for Navy SEAL train-

ing. What kind of distribution of test scores on a Navy SEAL Qualifying and Screening Examination administered to a class of high school seniors would be expected to
yield?
9. Describe an anchor protocol.

10. What is a halo effect?

11. Why is a normal distribution of scores desirable?

12. Give an example of an incidental sample.

13. What kind of utility analysis is most likely to be utilized when the purpose is the an-

swer some finance-related question with a dollars-and-cents?

14. What need did the first group intelligence testing fulfill?

15. What is the relationship between test reliability and standard error of measurement?
16. Jana takes a personality test administered by the True Compatibility Dating Service.

According to the personalized, computerized personality profile that results, Jana
learns that her need for exhibitionism is much greater than her need for stability.
Since the test analyzes data only with regard to Jana, and no other client of the dating service, what kind of scoring was utilized?
17. What kinds of concerns or issues arise if accommodation is made for the purpose of

administering a test?

18. What is the ultimate purpose or end point of a utility analysis?

19. The directions for scoring a particular motor ability test instruct the examiner to “give

credit if the child holds his or her hands open most of the time.” Because what
constitutes “most of the time” is not specifically defined, directions such as these
could result in lowered reliability estimates for what kind of reliability?

20. Give an example of convergent evidence of construct validity.
21. What is coefficient alpha an expression of?
22. If someone tells you what their recently measured “IQ” is, what value is that person

most likely giving you?

23. You are interested in developing a test for social adjustment in a college fraternity or

sorority. You begin by interviewing persons who had graduated from college after
having been a member of a fraternity or sorority for at least two years. What stage of
test development are you in and what would you do next?
24. What factors affect the generalizability of findings from a particular test?

25. Describe the relationship between the cut score and the selection ratio.

Essay Questions
The essay questions below are worth 10 points each.
26. Identify at least three different tools of psychological assessment and review the

benefits and liabilities of utilizing these tools.

27. Consider issues of diversity reviewed thus far in the course. Identify and discuss the

issues of diversity related to psychological assessment and rights of test-takers with
someone of a different culture, language background, and ability.

28. Describe the forms and sources of error and how error contributes to reliability.

29. Part of test utility includes cut scores. Describe two kinds of cut scores, two ways

that cut scores are established, and at least two different problems that can arise
with cut scores.

30. Compare and contrast what makes a good test with what makes a good test item.

Discuss in detail the risk factors and explanations for each of the following:  social, biological and psychological theories of criminal behavior.

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Resources should be summarized or paraphrased with appropriate in-text and Resource page citations.

You are working as a criminal justice research specialist assigned to a special crime reduction task force. The officials would like a report from you on three main theories as they relate to criminal behavior. The focused crimes are personal assault, robbery, burglary, and theft. While race and ethnicity are not factors, there may be other identifiable factors or theories that motivate or predict a personal propensity to criminal behavior.  Your assignment is to:

  1.  Discuss in detail the risk factors and explanations for each of the following:  social, biological and psychological theories of criminal behavior.
  2. Compare and contrast each of the theories, determining which is the most likely to be the primary contributor to criminal activity.
  3. Collectively, these comparisons must be supported by at least three (3) cited sources from the course instructional materials or outside scholarly sources.

(Note: “Scholarly” sources include articles from professional journals – See UMUC Library database—and other professional publications, textbooks, professional association sponsored websites, etc. Not included are blogs, commercial websites and/or anything from Wikipedia.)

Format:

1. A minimum of 2,000 and maximum of 2,500 words, not including cover page and references page.

2. The cover page should include the name and number of the course, the name of the student, title of the project and the date of submission.

3. The narrative composition is to be 12 pt. font, double spacing, with 1-inch margins.

4. Resources, including course materials, must be cited both in the narrative where appropriate and on a separate references page, using APA citation rules. (Note: APA format for materials collected from the Internet is required; the url address alone is unacceptable.)

5. At the instructor’s discretion, this project may be submitted to Turnitin or other service for verification of originality

What are some interventions that are used in the field currently? Are there any evidence-based programs that use these environmental and reinforcement interventions? 

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M4A1: Discussion – Environmental Factors

Assignment 1: Discussion—Environmental Factors

 

MUST BE ORIGINAL

In this assignment, you will have a chance to discuss a topic that brings personality theory together with social psychology. Dealing with unhealthy groups like gangs or cults is an important issue in social psychology. However, you cannot fully address this issue if you do not first understand personality development and how one’s personality affects the choices that are made. Specifically, you will look at Skinner’s behavioral perspective on personality development and discuss how that theory can play a role in this issue of unhealthy groups.

Bob is an adolescent who grew up in a gang-infested part of a large city. His parents provided little supervision while he was growing up and left Bob mostly on his own. He developed friendships with several kids in his neighborhood who were involved in gangs, and eventually joined a gang himself. Now crime and gang activities are a way of life for Bob. These have become his way to identify with his peer group and to support himself.

It is relatively easy to see that Bob’s environment has played a large role in his current lifestyle. This coincides with Skinner’s concept of environment being the sole determinant of how personality develops. Skinner believed that if you change someone’s environment and the reinforcements in that environment, you can change their behavior.

Use the Internet, Argosy University library resources, and your textbook to research Skinner’s concept of the environment and answer the following questions:

  • If you were to create an environment for Bob to change his behavior from that of a gang member to a respectable and law-abiding citizen, what types of environmental changes and positive reinforcements would you suggest and why?
  • What are some interventions that are used in the field currently? Are there any evidence-based programs that use these environmental and reinforcement interventions?

Write your initial response in 2–3 paragraphs. Apply APA standards to citation of sources and be sure to include reference URL link to citations listed