Describe how this new knowledge could be applied to your role or future role as a parent. 

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Self-Assessment Paper Instructions

The purpose of the self-assessment paper is to demonstrate your ability to apply psychological concepts and theory to your own life. The paper must be at least four (4), but no more than five (5) pages (the 4-5 pages does not count the title page or reference page) in length and address one of the following topics:

1. Understanding My Past Life Experiences-

a. How has what happened in your life affected who you are today?

b. We are all shaped by our experiences. The purpose of this topic is not to tell your life story but to explain how the events in your life story influenced your life.

c. For example, if your parents were divorced when you were 10, how did that affect you?

i. How did that change the relationship you had with one or both parents?

ii. How did it change your attitude regarding intimate relations with others?

2. How I Can Apply Psychology to My Future Life-

a. How can the information you have learned in this class play a role in your future life.

b. Describe how this new knowledge could be applied to your role or future role as a parent.

c. How could this information be applied in your career or in your relationships with others?

3. How This Course Has Changed Me-

a. How has the information you learned in this class changed you?

b. How has your viewpoint on certain subjects changed?

c. How has the information made you reassess different aspects of your life?

d. How has it changed how you relate to others?

The paper should be completed using APA format. It should have a title page, be double spaced in Times New Roman 12 pt. font, and a separate reference page. An abstract is not required. Any sources you use in the development of this assignment should appear on your reference page and be cited in the body of the paper. Since you must apply psychological concepts to your life experiences and aspirations, the use of the textbook at a minimum is required.

Read Jacobs and Kane’s 2010 article, “HIV-Related Stigma in Midlife and Older Women,” in Social Work in Health Care, volume 49, issue 1, pages 68–89.

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Key Components for Engaging in Multicultural Competence

LAUNCH PRESENTATION |Transcript

Use your textbook, Sue and Sue’s Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice, to complete the following:

  • Read Chapter 2, “The Superordinate Nature of Multicultural Counseling and Therapy,” pages 37–65.
  • Read Chapter 9, “Multicultural Evidence-Based Practice,” pages 283–314.
  • Read Chapter 13, “Culturally Competent Assessment,” pages 429–451.

Remember, your e-books are available for reading via VitalSource Bookshelf. You can access Bookshelf from the left Course Tools menu or via the optional downloaded application.

Use the Capella University Library to complete the following readings:

  • Buckingham, Frings, and Albery’s 2013 article, “Group Membership and Social Identity in Addiction Recovery” in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, volume 27, issue 4, pages 1132–1140.
  • Pedersen’s 1991 article, “Multiculturalism as a Generic Approach to Counseling,” in Journal of Counseling & Development, volume 70, issue 1, pages 6–12.
  • Sacks and Peled’s 2008 article, “The Self-Perception of Women Who Live With an Alcoholic Partner: Dialoging With Deviance, Strength, and Self-Fulfillment,” in Family Relations, volume 57, issue 3, pages 390–403.

Multimedia

  • Key Components for Engaging in Multicultural Competence. Click Launch Presentation to view the components.

Library Research and Guides

Review the Library Guide ADD5336: Research in Addiction Studies. This tool will be useful in orienting you to library research, counseling journals, and web resources you will want to use in completing assignments for this course.

Optional Readings

The literature is rich with resources to help addiction professionals and therapists delve more deeply into the topics being covered in this course and to pursue their own special interests. In each unit you will find a reference list; look to these for information and use as you wish in your professional development. Please note that it is acceptable to draw from these resources for your discussions and assignments; however, you should not rely exclusively on these resources in completing assignments that require library research.

  • In McGoldrick and Hardy’s Re-Visioning Family Therapy: Race, Culture, and Gender in Clinical Practice (2nd ed.), read “Introduction: Re-visioning Family Therapy From a Multicultural Perspective,” pages 3–24.
  • Read Duchar, Abraham, and Roman’s 2010 article, “Counselor Attitudes Toward the Use of Motivational Incentives in Addiction Treatment,” in American Journal on Addictions, volume 19, issue 6, pages 496–503.
  • Read Ivey’s 1987 article, “The Multicultural Practice of Therapy: Ethics, Empathy, and Dialectics,” in Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, volume 5, issue 2, pages 195–204.
  • Read Jacobs and Kane’s 2010 article, “HIV-Related Stigma in Midlife and Older Women,” in Social Work in Health Care, volume 49, issue 1, pages 68–89.
  • Read Richard, Trevino, Baker, and Valdez’s 2010 article, “Negative Reflected Appraisal, Negative Self-Perception, and Drug Use Intentions in a Sample of Suburban High School Students,” in Journal of Child Adolescent Substance Abuse, volume 19, issue 3, pages 193–209.

 

Multicultural Counseling and Therapy (MCT)

Refer to your readings and the mini-lecture by Dr. Sue and prepare a posting that describes your understanding of MCT and review the implications of MCT for counseling practice. How does MCT expand the practices and roles of counselors as therapists, as compared to traditional practices and roles? What is the significance of a client’s social and cultural context within MCT and how does MCT challenge counselors to intervene at the systems level?

Review this week’s video and the reading assignments on child abuse assessment. Using the above Assessment tool, please evaluate the following vignette for suspicion of child abuse. 

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Child Abuse Case Analysis

In this assignment you are required to perform a child abuse assessment utilizing the child abuse reporting form, located in the Resource section of your syllabus.

PSY 87504_ChildAbuseReportForm.pdf (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT)
It is suggested that you print the form, fill it out, scan and upload as a pdf file.

Review this week’s video and the reading assignments on child abuse assessment. Using the above Assessment tool, please evaluate the following vignette for suspicion of child abuse.
Fill out the form, describing what you see in the vignette that supports your assessment responses.

After you fill out the form, write a paper discussing your assessment, possible interventions and prevention strategies that you might use when encountering  similar situations in your professional work.  Justify your responses by using and referencing the course text and the video that you watched this week.  All work must be written in graduate level English in APA format.

Your paper should be 1-2 pages plus a title and reference page.

Dave, a 16-year old boy, is seen in an intake counseling session accompanied by his mother. His mother is worried because Dave is so angry.  Dave tells you that he hates his parents. He tells you that he is sick of his father’s alcoholic rages and his mother making excuses for them. Mom tells you that Dave will argue and pick a fight with his father when Dad is drinking.  Often times, this ends with fights between Dave and his Dad.  On more than one occasion Dave has suffered from a black eye. Dave tells you that he only picks these fights to protect his 12-year old brother by “getting the heat off of him”. Mom tells you that it’s always impossible for her to tell who started the physical fight and asks what she should do.
Assignment Outcomes

Recognize the major issues related to sound and professional practice in psychology

Assess and evaluate legal and ethical mandates in clinical context

Describe local laws regulating the practice of psychology

Prior to beginning this assignment, please review all the required readings from the first three weeks as well as the articles you used in your Week 2 Discipline-Based Literature Review.

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Prior to beginning this assignment, please review all the required readings from the first three weeks as well as the articles you used in your Week 2 Discipline-Based Literature Review. During this course, you have been developing your knowledge in the area of learning and cognition. In the Week 2 assignment, there was special focus on six topics that influence a wide variety of disciplines in psychology and other fields. In the final week of this course, you will develop a Learning and Cognition Handbook based on these topics.

This week, you will write an extensive review and annotated bibliography on one of the six main course topics below:

  • 1. Traditional learning theories: Operant and classical conditioning
  • 2. Traditional learning theories: Behaviorism and social learning theory
  • 3. Attention and memory
  • 4. (Decision-Making)          I CHOSE THIS ONE
  • 5. Language acquisition
  • 6. Organizational and lifelong learning

The topic you choose should be based on the area in which you would most like to develop your knowledge. Your choice should also consider your current interests in psychology and support your future career goals.

As you prepare this assignment, keep in mind that it is designed to assist you with beginning the process of drafting your Learning and Cognition Handbook, which is due in Week 6. It is recommended that your paper be checked in Grammarly (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and through Turnitin (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. prior to submission.

Include the following components in your review:

Introduction: Explain your motivation focusing on your chosen topic and describe how this topic aligns with your future career goals.

Research: Research five Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. in the Ashford University Library focusing on your chosen topic, and provide an annotated bibliography (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. These articles must provide sufficient information so that they will support your work in the Learning and Cognition Handbook. (See the instructions in Week 6 for further clarification.) Provide a complete reference for each of the five articles. Beneath each reference, provide an annotation that explains the theoretical perspectives, historical trends, and/or empirical research within the article that describe and define your chosen construct.

Conclusion: Provide a concluding paragraph that synthesizes the cognitive learning principles and theories found within the articles as they relate to your chosen construct.

The Choosing Your Focus paper

  • Must be three to five double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA style (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must begin with an introductory paragraph that clearly states the chosen construct.
  • Must clearly discuss and explain the chosen construct with critical thought.
  • Must include a Research section comprised of the Annotated Bibliography (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
    • The Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. guide offers additional guidance on correctly formatting references for the annotated bibliography.
  • Must end with a conclusion that synthesizes the cognitive learning principles and theories found within the articles as they relate to the chosen construct.
  • Must use at least five peer-reviewed sources (one per topic).
    • The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.

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.