Develop an action plan to achieve your professional goals. (Please focus on the major milestones and do not get lost in the enormous number of smaller steps that you might take.)

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Write a 7–-page white paper that examines how academic work helps professional success, analyzes the requirements for psychology professionals, and develops an action plan to achieve professional goals.

A white paper originally referred to a government report and meant that the paper was authoritative and informative. White papers today have taken on a broader meaning and are used when a writer wants to make an argument for a specific position or propose a solution to a problem. Typically, the audience for a white paper is the general public seeking a solution to their problems or answers to their questions.

Directions:

 

Within your white paper, include the following:

  • Explain how enrolling in a master’s degree in psychology program will help you succeed professionally.
    • How will this program prepare you to help others in the area of psychology you plan to go into?
    • How do the expectations of you as a practitioner-scholar help prepare you for professional success?
    • What role will research play in your career, and what type of research do you want to do?
    • What insights did you gain from the research you conducted for Assessment 3?
  • Analyze the requirements for a psychology professional.
    • Describe the skills and competencies needed to be successful in the field of psychology.
    • Explain the laws and policies that guide the practice of psychology.
    • Explain the ethical conduct expected of a psychology professional.
    • Outline the process to become a psychology professional, such as credentialing, certification, licensure, and so on.
  • Compare the requirements to become a psychology professional with the skills and knowledge you already possess.
    • Where are the greatest gaps in knowledge?
    • What areas of concern do you have (if any)?
  • Develop an action plan to achieve your professional goals. (Please focus on the major milestones and do not get lost in the enormous number of smaller steps that you might take.)
    • In addition to completing your Capella program, will you also participate in any additional training or volunteer opportunities?
    • Will you create opportunities in your current position that will help you build skill and knowledge?
    • What professional groups and organizations might you join to help with networking or informational interviews?
    • How will you stay current with the research and literature in the field? What resources will you use to help develop the competencies needed to be successful both professionally and academically?

Be sure you adhere to APA guidelines for style and formatting, and reference at least five resources that may include both scholarly literature and professional sources.

 

Additional Requirements

  • Format: Include a title, page, abstract page, and reference page.
  • Length: 7–9 pages, double-spaced.
  • References: At least five current scholarly or professional resources.
  • APA formatting: References and citations should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting standards.
  • Font: Times New Roman, 12 points.

Provide a brief description (fewer than 50 words) of the study in which you participated. Include the title of the study, the research topic, and what you were asked to do as a participant. Note: Include the study title or topic in the “Subject” field of your post (e.g., Test Anxiety).

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  • Option 1: Go to the Walden Research Center and create a user name and account. You are only asked to give your name and Walden e-mail address. You will immediately receive an e-mail with a link and password to access the participant pool page. On the participant pool page, review the studies that are currently available, and select a research topic that interests you. Studies will vary in type and length. As such, be sure to carefully read the descriptions and eligibility criteria. For the purpose of this assignment you also will need to select a study that you can complete during one online session before the assignment due date (e.g., for some studies listed you are asked to sign up now but the study doesn’t actually take place until several weeks later, or may require the participants to attend multiple sessions – these would not be suitable for this assignment).

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  • Option 2: Go to the Social Psychology Network website link at http://www.socialpsychology.org/expts.htm. Click on a topic that interests you in either professional research or student research. Click on several studies, and then choose a research study in which to participate. Studies will vary in type and length, and you may find a few that have been closed to participants.

With these thoughts in mind:

By Day 3

  1. Provide a brief description (fewer than 50 words) of the study in which you participated. Include the title of the study, the research topic, and what you were asked to do as a participant. Note: Include the study title or topic in the “Subject” field of your post (e.g., Test Anxiety).
  2. Identify whether the research is basic or applied. Explain how you came to this conclusion.
  3. Provide an explanation of the strengths and limitations of the study.

Write an argument (250-500 words) that presents a potential study topic for your dissertation and defends the need for the potential study.

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Need 350 words total

The product of a doctoral degree is a completed and defended dissertation. To begin developing the dissertation, scholars go to the literature, synthesize the information found there, and build arguments that support the need for a study. The literature, then, is the foundational building block of the dissertation. In this assignment, you will analyze and synthesize the contents of several empirical articles to arrive at and defend a potential topic for your dissertation. Please note that this potential topic will be refined through the iterative dissertation development process as additional scholarly literature is identified, read, and synthesized and the study honed to a manageable scope.

General Requirements:
Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

· This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

· Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments.

· Refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association for specific guidelines related to doctoral-level writing. The manual contains essential information on manuscript structure and content, clear and concise writing, and academic grammar and usage.

· This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.

· You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Directions:

Dissertation Topic: Factor Responsible for Poor Utilization of Mental Health Services in Texas
Locate four peer reviewed, empirical articles related to the potential broad topic area of your dissertation. Remember, your topic area must align with your degree program. Select only articles that have been published within the last 2-3 years and that could logically be included in the literature review of your dissertation.

Write a brief description of the articles (300-350 words total) that includes the following information for each article:

1. A statement of what the authors studied.

2. A statement that generally describes the study participants.

3. A description of the study findings.

4. A statement of one limitation or future study idea identified in the article.

Write an argument (250-500 words) that presents a potential study topic for your dissertation and defends the need for the potential study. The topic must emerge from a synthesis of the limitations or future study ideas you identified above, and the argument must describe how the potential study might address the synthesized limitations or future study ideas.

RESOURCES

The College of Saint Rose Writing Center. (2009). Writing a literature review in APA format.

Roberts, C. M. (2010). The dissertation journey: A practical and comprehensive guide to planning,

writing, and defending your dissertation (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

Coughlan M, Cronin P., & Ryan F. (2007). Step-by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 1:

Quantitative research. British Journal of Nursing, 16(11), 658-663.

https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=106160996&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Farooq, R. (2017). A framework for identifying research gap in social sciences: Evidence from

the past. IUP Journal of Management Research, 16(4), 66-75.

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Lund Research Ltd. (2012). How do I know whether my dissertation topic is achievable?

http://dissertation.laerd.com/how-do-I-know-whether-my-dissertation-topic-is-achievable.php

Identify methods of targeted intervention and education for PCPs that might alleviate potential issues for the CC/IC model.

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The collaborative practice of clinicians across disciplines requires a shared language, appreciation of diagnostic and therapeutic paradigms, and recognition of appropriate roles within the health care team.  This collaborative environment is at the heart of a health care system that utilizes the skills and expertise of all its team members in appropriate and extended roles. This model of care delivery is often called integrated care (IC) or collaborative care (CC). Although this model is endorsed by many professional societies and agencies, the CC/IC care delivery model can fail due to multiple factors.

In your initial post, consider the clinical partnerships that result within the CC/IC delivery model. Integrating concepts developed from different content domains in psychology, address the following questions.

  • How might health care teams achieve therapeutic goals for individual clients?
  • How does this support health literacy?
  • What factors might lead to the failure of the CC/IC delivery model?
  • How might lack of acceptance of the value or viability of the CC/IC model by stakeholders, lack of awareness of the clinical competencies of various members of the team, barriers to financial reimbursement for services, and lack of integration of support services within the practice cause a breakdown in efficacy?
  • What supportive interventions within the CC/IC model address such issues?

In addition, consider how successful health care models assume an understanding of each profession’s competencies and responsibilities. For example, primary care providers (PCPs) are sometimes unaware of the abilities and practice scope of psychology professionals.

  • Identify methods of targeted intervention and education for PCPs that might alleviate potential issues for the CC/IC model.
  • Explain how the APA Ethical Code of Conduct can be used to guide decisions in these complex situations.
  • Evaluate and comment on the potential work settings where you might find the CC/IC model. In what ways might this model provide more job satisfaction?