Review the article “Job Attitudes, Job Satisfaction, and Job Affect: A Century of Continuity and Change.” Consider whether work engagement could be something other than a job attitude.

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All organizations seek employees who are enthusiastic and energetic as well as intelligent and focused. Employees who are highly engaged with their work are found to be more productive and are less likely to exhibit withdrawal behaviors such as absenteeism, burnout, and turnover. The term engagement can describe psychological states and behaviors, which together can be challenging to define and measure. Work engagement may be a unique concept or simply other constructs recombined, with both attitudinal and behavioral components, but it is considered to be an asset for organizations that can foster engaged employees and reap the benefits.

In this Discussion, you will differentiate work engagement from job involvement and determine whether it is a job attitude. You will also explore whether engagement is the opposite of burnout and what that means.

To prepare for this Discussion:

  • Read the article “Burnout and Work Engagement: The JD–R approach.” Consider the antecedents to both burnout and work engagement and whether they are opposing aspects or if they are just related.
  • Review the article “Attitudes: Satisfaction, Commitment and Involvement.” Identify how the article defines work engagement and differentiates it from job involvement and organizational commitment.
  • Read the article “A Process Model of Employee Engagement: The Learning Climate and Its Relationship With Extra-Role Performance Behaviors.” Consider whether work engagement is a job attitude or a consequence of job attitudes. Also consider whether it can be differentiated from job involvement and organizational commitment.
  • Read the article “‘Same Same’ but Different? Can Work Engagement Be Discriminated From Job Involvement and Organizational Commitment?” Consider the differentiation of work engagement from job involvement and organizational commitment. Also consider whether burnout and work engagement are opposites or much more.
  • · Read the article “Enhancing Work Engagement: The Roles of Psychological Capital, Authentic Leadership, and Work Empowerment.” Think about the definitions and the predictors of work engagement.
  • Review the article “Job Attitudes, Job Satisfaction, and Job Affect: A Century of Continuity and Change.” Consider whether work engagement could be something other than a job attitude.
  • Read the article “Timeline of Engagement Research and Future Research Directions.” Compare work engagement to burnout.
  • Read the article “Innovative Tools and Techniques to Ensure Effective Employee Engagement.” Consider the definitions presented for work engagement.

 

By Day 3

Post a response to the following:  

Provide an explanation of whether work engagement is a job attitude or a consequence of job attitudes and why. Then explain whether work engagement is the same as or different from job involvement and why. Finally, explain whether work engagement is the opposite of job burnout or something distinct from job burnout and why.

How might Irina’s age and parents’ involvement in the referral affect how Dr. Matthews can resolve the dilemma?

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Respond to the following questions in at least  1,250 words. Regarding the case study below APA format

 

1. Why is this an ethical dilemma? Which APA Ethical Principles help frame the nature of the dilemma?

 

2. How might Irina’s age and parents’ involvement in the referral affect how Dr. Matthews can resolve the dilemma? How might the state law on treatment of minors and HIPAA rule on access of guardians to a minor’s health care record influence Dr. Matthews’ decision?

3. How are APA Ethical Standards 2.01a b, and c; 2.04; 3.04; 3.06; 4.01; 4.02; and 10.10a relevant to this case? Which other standards might apply? Use this site  http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx

 

 

4.  What are Dr. Matthews’ ethical alternatives for resolving this dilemma? Which alternative best reflects the Ethics Code aspirational principle and enforceable standard, as well as legal standards and Dr. Matthews’ obligations to stakeholders ?

 

5. What steps should Dr. Matthews take to ethically implement her decision and monitor its effects

 

 

Reference

 

 

Fisher, C. B. (2013). Decoding the ethics code: A practical guide for psychologists. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

 

Case 2. Cultural Values and Competent

 

Mental Health Services to Minors

 

 

Irina, a 13-year-old girl of Arabic cultural heritage living in Boston, Massachusetts,

 

was brought by her parents to a hospital emergency room after an assault by a

 

stranger. Based on her injuries, the hospital staff suspected that the attacker had

 

also sexually assaulted the girl, but she and her parents refused medical evaluations

 

for rape. The family received a referral to see Janet Matthews, a clinical psychologist

 

specializing in adolescent trauma. During their initial meeting with Dr. Matthews,

 

the parents asked the psychologist not to discuss any sexual aspects of the assault

 

with their daughter but to treat the psychological trauma from the assault in general.

 

They told the psychologist that admitting a rape had taken place would cast a

 

stigma on their daughter and make her ineligible to be married to men in their

 

closely knit ethnic community. When asked in private, the girl also requested that

 

sexual issues not be discussed for the same reason.

 

Ethical Dilemma

 

Dr. Matthews does not know if she should agree to the parents’ and child’s

request

This week’s readings focus on the importance of the ‘culture shift’ that needs to take place in our communities in order to begin an asset building initiative. Using your critical thinking skills, respond to the following questions: What do the terms ‘strength message’ and ‘strength-oriented action’ mean? What evidence do you see of this concept played out in your local school or organizational setting? What about in your community? What do you see as the predominant role of adults in your community? Are they more focused on strength or risk and deficits? Do they provide relationships and programs, or just programs? Include two or three specific actions that you consistently practice, or could immediately incorporate into your daily routine, to support a “strength-oriented action” culture. If you get stuck, you may want to refer to the “Ask Yourself These Questions First” on Tip Sheet #1 located in the required reading for the week.

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This week’s readings focus on the importance of the ‘culture shift’ that needs to take place in our communities in order to begin an asset building initiative. Using your critical thinking skills, respond to the following questions:

  • What do the terms ‘strength message’ and ‘strength-oriented action’ mean?
  • What evidence do you see of this concept played out in your local school or organizational setting?
  • What about in your community?
  • What do you see as the predominant role of adults in your community? Are they more focused on strength or risk and deficits? Do they provide relationships and programs, or just programs?

Include two or three specific actions that you consistently practice, or could immediately incorporate into your daily routine, to support a “strength-oriented action” culture. If you get stuck, you may want to refer to the “Ask Yourself These Questions First” on Tip Sheet #1 located in the required reading for the week.

For your final project, you will finalize your grant proposal to secure funding for a neuroscience investigation.

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Week 6 – Final Project

=please read the whole of it before you accept this work.

=I need it by the end of the day tomorrow  and I have to get an A

=There is an attachment so you have to build on what I started the previous week.

Grant Proposal

For your final project, you will finalize your grant proposal to secure funding for a neuroscience investigation. This assignment will involve integrating information covered in previous weeks about brain networks and disorders that occur as the result of dysfunction in these networks. The grant proposal will require you to identify a research question based on a thorough review of the literature related to a particular disorder/syndrome and design a scientifically sound grant proposal using current methods of neuroscience investigation.

Attention Students: The Masters of Arts in Psychology program is utilizing the Pathbrite portfolio tool as a repository for student scholarly work in the form of signature assignments completed within the program. After receiving feedback for your Grant Proposal, please implement any changes recommended by the instructor, go to Pathbrite (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and upload the revised Grant Proposal to the portfolio. (Use the Pathbrite Quick-Start Guide (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. to create an account if you do not already have one.) The upload of signature assignments will take place after completing each course. Be certain to upload revised signature assignments throughout the program as the portfolio and its contents will be used in other courses and may be used by individual students as a professional resource tool. See the Pathbrite (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. website for information and further instructions on using this portfolio tool.

The Grant Proposal must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including Title page, References, and Appendix) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..  Your proposal must contain all the sections listed below. Read the Grant Proposal Guidelines (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for detailed instructions as you write your proposal. View the Sample Grant Proposal Template (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for an example of a completed proposal.

Your Grant Proposal must include the following sections:

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.