Examine the personality assessment instrument used in the scenario and research a peer-reviewed article in the Ashford University Library on this personality assessment.

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Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the Splett, Fowler, Weist, McDaniel, & Dvorsky (2013), Stinnett, Bui, & Capaccioli, (2013), and  Kosher, Jiang, Ben-Arieh, & Huebner, (2014) articles,  and review Chapters 10 through 13 in your textbook.

For this discussion, you will be taking on the role of the school psychologist in a public middle school. In this role, you will facilitate the evaluation of a student based on psychoeducational personality assessments, mental status exam, and observations of the student to make recommendations to the education team consisting of yourself, school counselors, and teachers who work with the student. Carefully review the PSY615: Week Three School Psychologist-Based Personality and Behavior Assessment Scenario  (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

In your initial post:

  • Examine the personality assessment instrument used in the scenario and research a peer-reviewed article in the Ashford University Library on this personality assessment.
  • Using the required articles as well as your researched article to support your statements, describe the standard use of this personality assessment.
  • Based on the scenario, evaluate the reliability, validity, and cultural considerations inherent to the personality assessment used and comment on the relevance of these elements within the scenario.
  • Analyze and describe some of the potential ethical issues which might arise from the use of this personality assessment in the given scenario.
  • Provide information from your research regarding the use of the personality measure, and assess the value of other possible instruments that could be added to create a more complete assessment of the student in the scenario.

Give advice to Gloria on how she can identify and regulate her own emotions so that she can stick with this project, and be successful.

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Gloria and Lakeisha are coworkers who are assigned to work on a project together. Lakeisha is very organized and wants them to do really well on this project. To help them get started, Lakeisha took some initiative and prepared a list of to-do items along with due dates. She even color-coded the list to indicate which partner will do each item and sends an email to Gloria with the to-do list. Lakeisha wants her partner to know that she’s serious about their success.

Gloria is surprised by Lakeisha’s to-do list and feels a bit uncomfortable because she feels like Lakeisha is micromanaging her. Gloria wants to do her part on the project but is feeling anxious because she doesn’t know where she fits in, and it is making her worried about working on this project. She wonders how she can succeed on this project if Lakeisha is already the leader. When working for a previous employer, Gloria felt anxious about her ability to successfully complete a project and attempted to communicate her feelings with a coworker; however, her coworker didn’t seem to understand Gloria’s concerns and said that she should just ignore her feelings and get the work done.

As Gloria ponders having a conversation with Lakeisha, she starts to feel overwhelmed and thinks it might just be easier to be removed from the project. Using your problem solving and self and social awareness skills and what you have learned about personality traits and emotions, answer the questions below to help Gloria calm her anxiety and find a solution to her problem:

Answer each question with 5-7 sentences

1. What are the Big 5 personality traits?

2. Use one of the Big 5 personality traits to describe Gloria’s personality.

3. Give advice to Gloria on how she can identify and regulate her own emotions so that she can stick with this project, and be successful.

4. If you were in this situation, how confident are you that you could successfully resolve a workplace conflict like the one that Gloria faced? What past experiences or knowledge influence your answer

provide a paragraph of introduction that generally describes cognitive development over the lifespan. List your source for your answer. Scholarly sources are textbooks or educational websites or articles.

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Discussion: Social Factors in Violent Crime

Many social factors can contribute to violent crime. Issues of poverty, general economic inequality, and inequality based on ascribed characteristics such as race may all have an impact on the prevalence of violent crime. In 2015, 69.7% of all persons arrested were white and 26.6% were black (FBI, 2016a). African Americans made up 38% of the prison population (Federal Bureau of Prisons, 2016). Social factors such as different opportunities and different legal representation may account for this disproportionate representation. Rural communities have been considered safer from violent crime, but a large metropolitan city may have a higher prevalence of violent crime due to areas of increased poverty. When looking at violent crime statistics, it is important for a forensic psychology professional to look at the social factors that contribute to violent crime.

In this Discussion, you analyze the UCR to determine what social and cultural factors might explain the prevalence of violent crime.

To prepare for this Discussion:

  • Review the Learning Resources.
  • Locate the UCR data concerning violent crime by race, gender, and population.
  • Select a population (city or county) to analyze data for the Discussion.

https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr

Comparison and Contrast of Cognitive Theories

First, provide a paragraph of introduction that generally describes cognitive development over the lifespan. List your source for your answer. Scholarly sources are textbooks or educational websites or articles. Non-scholarly sources such as Wikipedia or a dictionary will not count.

Strengths

Piaget

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (not in bold font and do double-space).

Vygotsky

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (not in bold font and do double-space).

Information-Processing

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (not in bold font and do double-space).

At the end of each subsection, list your source for your answer for that item. Scholarly sources are textbooks or educational websites or articles. Non-scholarly sources such as Wikipedia or a dictionary will not count.

Weaknesses

Piaget

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (not in bold font and do double-space).

Vygotsky

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (not in bold font and do double-space).

Information-Processing

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (not in bold font and do double-space).

At the end of each subsection, list your source for your answer for that item. Scholarly sources are textbooks or educational websites or articles. Non-scholarly sources such as Wikipedia or a dictionary will not count.

Comparison

Share a paragraph on how these theories are alike.

Contrast

Share a paragraph on how these theories are different.

Explain at least three counseling techniques or core principles from the selected theory that could be applied in the counseling session to address the primary and secondary problems of the client and the expected outcome of each.

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Dropbox Assignment

Assignment 2: LASA 1 – Applying Theory to a Case Study

  1. Select one of the two available video clips to the right.
    • The video will begin playing immediately.
    • Pause the video and notice under the Clips heading to the right, either you will see the “Case Study of Carol (30:38) or Case Study of Paul (26:40) depending on which video you have selected.
    • Move the video play head to the timestamp of the video. This will be the number in parentheses.
    • Watch the Case Study
  2. Choose one of the following theories and use your chosen theory and chosen video clip to complete all of the questions in this assignment.
    • Psychoanalytic
    • Adlerian
    • Client-centered
    • Existential
    • Gestalt
    • Reality
  3. Watch the video clip of a supervisor and therapist discussing the case you have selected.  The information from the video will supplement the information in the write-up.
  4. Assess the client being described in the video and that client’s related issues using the questions provided.

Directions:

Using only one case study and one counseling theory throughout your paper, provide a detailed response to each of the following questions.  For example, if you chose Carol and Psychoanalytic Theory, you would answer all of the following questions about Carol using the psychoanalytic theory.

  1. Based upon all that you know about your client, identify and describe what in your opinion is your client’s most significant problem? This may or may not be the stated “Reason for referral” that is written at the start of each profile. Give a detailed rationale for your assessment and provide supporting evidence from the profile and/or counseling session video clip.
  2. Identify at least two secondary problems from the client’s profile or video that should be addressed at some point in the counseling process. Explain your rationale in some detail for choosing each of these with supporting evidence from the written profile and/or the video.
  3. Using your chosen counseling theory, describe what your theory says about the possible cause or origin of the primary problem discussed in question 1 above. Here, you are trying to explain the assumptions your chosen theory makes about problems that might be seen in a counseling situation. For example if you assessed your client’s primary problem as low self-esteem, a psychoanalytic therapist would delve into the unconscious whereas an Adlerian would explore family history and a reality therapist would look at choices the person has previously made. Explain in detail by including concepts and terms from your chosen counseling theory to support your perspective.
  4. Explain at least three counseling techniques or core principles from your chosen counseling theory that could be used to address the primary and secondary problems of your client. Explain how each of these techniques or principles would be applied in the counseling session and the expected outcome of each.
  5. Given what you know about your client’s situation, identify one cultural issue that is significant in the client’s life outside of therapy or could become an issue between the client and therapist in the therapy session. After explaining the issue, explain two ways the therapist could sensitively address this cultural issue with the client in a way that that avoids stereotyping or bias. Remember to integrate your chosen theory into the discussion.
  6. If you were to see this client on an ongoing basis, describe the types of change or outcomes you could realistically expect to see in your client, in light of the primary and secondary problems mentioned earlier using your identified approach in therapy. Be specific and show how the process of therapy with this counseling approach would lead to the outcomes you discuss.

Your paper should be double-spaced and in 12 point, Times New Roman font with normal one-inch margins, written in APA style, and free of typographical and grammatical errors.  It should include a title page with a running head, an abstract and a reference page. The body of the paper should be 6 – 8 pages in length. Submit your response to the M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox by Wednesday, February 1, 2017.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria and Respective Point Value
Maximum
Points
Describe the client’s most significant problem from the profile/video and provide the rationale.
20
Describe two secondary problems from the client’s profile/video and provide the rationale.
24
Describe the assumptions the selected theory makes about the possible cause or origin of the primary problem.
28
Explain at least three counseling techniques or core principles from the selected theory that could be applied in the counseling session to address the primary and secondary problems of the client and the expected outcome of each.
32
Identify one cultural issue that is significant in the client’s life outside of therapy or could become an issue in counseling. Discuss two ways to sensitively address the issue to avoid stereotyping or bias while integrating the selected theory into the discussion.
28
Describe the types of changes or outcomes that would be realistic to expect in the client over a period of time, in light of the primary and secondary problems mentioned earlier, given the counseling approach selected.
24
Style (4 points):  Tone, Audience, Word Choice
Organization (12 points): Introduction, Transitions, Conclusion
Usage and Mechanics (12 points): Grammar, Spelling, Sentence structure
APA Elements (16 points):Attribution, Paraphrasing, Quotations
44
Total: