You will create a professional planning portfolio that contains a Core section—completed by all students—and either an Employment section or a Graduate School section, depending upon your post-baccalaureate plans

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Portfolio

You will create a professional planning portfolio that contains a Core section—completed by all students—and either an Employment section or a Graduate School section, depending upon your post-baccalaureate plans. The final section of your portfolio will be a copy of your review paper, which has been corrected according to the feedback you received from your instructor.

 

 

The Core section will contain the following documents:

  • A statement describing your immediate and long-term career and life goals, including an explanation of why these goals are appropriate and realistic in terms of your curricular, extracurricular, professional, and personal experiences
  • Students will write a paper reflecting upon their educational experiences within their psychology program journey, using the Program Goals as an organizational paradigm. That means you will organize your paper using the Goals. Sections of the body of the paper will correspond to the Goals. This paper should include thoughts regarding successes and challenges, new insights, and personal transformations. You should relate specific courses and concepts to your journey and to your future plans. This should be at a deep level rather than a surface mention. You must address each of the Program Goals which is displayed below and discuss how you have specifically met that goal, referencing courses, papers and concepts. List the Program Goal verbatim (with proper citation) and then address each component to receive maximum points. It is your choice to choose which course or paper meets the Program Goal; Program 2 is the only one that requires the use of course (300/ 305).  The paper should integrate thoughts and knowledge from the cluster areas. It is not just personal thoughts. The reflective paper will be 7 to10 pages, double-spaced, not including the expected title and reference pages. APA format is expected and you must reference yourself when quoting from past papers. Only academic/scholarly sources should be used. You should organize it by the Program Goals and use headings per the APA Manual.
  • A current, accurate, and professional-appearing resume or curriculum vitae written
  • An address where you can be reached after graduation

 

b. The Employment section will contain the following documents:

  • The results of a computerized job search that yielded at least three job possibilities and a brief report that explains why each of these programs is appropriate for you based on your immediate and long-term career and life goals as described in the first section of this portfolio.
  • A professional-appearing cover letter that can be modified for specific job applications
  • Completed letter of recommendation request forms from at least three appropriate people who have agreed to write you strong letters of recommendation for a job

 

 

c. The Graduate School section will contain the following documents:

  • Results of a search for appropriate graduate programs that yielded at least three possible programs and a brief report that explains why each of these programs is appropriate for you based on your immediate and long-term career and life goals as described in the first section of this portfolio.
  • A professional appearing personal statement that can be modified for specific graduate programs
  • Completed letter-of-recommendation request-forms from at least three appropriate people who have agreed to write you strong letters of recommendation for graduate school

Evaluate and describe the quality of your colleague’s argument. How did he or she use the literature to support the statements made?

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Issues Behind Addictive Drug Use

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the required chapters from the text and review the required articles for this week. Humans have engaged in psychoactive drug use, sometimes in formal (ceremonial) settings and sometimes recreationally, since before recorded history. It has only been in the last century or so that abuse and addiction have become large-scale problems. Using the literature and your own insights into these issues, formulate an argument as to why the problem has reached its current scale.  In your discussion, evaluate the employment of psychoactive drugs from the aspects of a risk-benefits analysis and ethical considerations such as the risk of addiction versus the cost of punitive action. Also explain purely pharmacological issues such as pharmacokinetics and routes of drug administration and dose. If needed, include factors such as supply, cultural attitudes to drug use, and the context of drug use.

Guided Response:  Review several of your colleagues’ posts and respond to at least two of your peers by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in this discussion. Evaluate and describe the quality of your colleague’s argument. How did he or she use the literature to support the statements made? Do you agree with the argument? Why, or why not? What insights did your colleague include which you had not considered? What might you suggest your colleague consider which was not included? Please use your research to support your assertions. Continue to monitor the discussion forum until 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) on Day 7 of the week and respond to anyone who replies to your initial p

Identify who or what contributed to the development of the theory. Were there key researchers or seminal research that led to the theory?

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Overview

The purpose of this Assessment is to provide you with an opportunity to acquire a strong grasp of the basic tenets, strengths, and limitations of key theories of psychology, so you can make an informed decision as to which theory or theories best apply in understanding a particular set of behaviors. This Assessment is a 3- to 5-page matrix (Excel spreadsheet).

Submission Length: One (1) document that includes your matrix document

Professional Skills: Information Literacy is assessed in this Competency.

Your response to this Assessment should:

  • Use the Assessment documents and video as required.
  • Reflect the criteria provided in the Rubric.
  • Adhere to the required assignment length.

This Assessment requires submission of one (1) document that includes your matrix document. Save this file as PT001_firstinitial_lastname (for example, PT001_J_Smith).

When you are ready to upload your completed Assessment, use the Assessment tab on the top navigation menu.

Instructions

Before submitting your Assessment, carefully review the Rubric. This is the same rubric the assessor will use to evaluate your submission, and it provides detailed criteria describing how to achieve or master the competency. Many students find that understanding the requirements of the Assessment and the Rubric criteria help them direct their focus and use their time most productively.

Rubric

Psychological Themes and Theories

Access the following to complete this Assessment: 

For this Assessment, you will explore key concepts found in psychological theories and begin populating the Psychology Theories Matrix Template.

As you begin populating your matrix template, make sure to include the following:

  • Identify who or what contributed to the development of the theory. Were there key researchers or seminal research that led to the theory?
  • Record whether the theory emphasizes nature (biology), nurture (environment), or both.
  • List the primary characteristics or features of the theory (its key tenets and concepts). Be sure to include whether a particular period of life is emphasized.
  • List the noteworthy strengths and weaknesses of the theory.
  • Describe either contemporary applications and settings or fields of research at which each theory could be applied.

Describe some of the issues regarding labeling individuals with a mental disorder. Explain some ways in which the mental health field and the public in general have lessened this issue.

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The discussion assignment provides a forum to discuss the relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered. For this assignment, there are two parts. Make sure to answer all questions. Provide a detailed response to the topic questions in the Discussion Area. For this assignment, post your responses directly in the Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Do not use attached documents.

To support your work, make sure to utilize your course and text readings. When asked, also utilize outside sources. As in all assignments, make sure to cite your sources in your work and provide references for those citations utilizing APA format.

Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between one or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the week.

The diagnosis of a mental disorder is based on a specific set of criteria derived from case studies and research. DSM-5 provides a system of diagnosing mental disorders based on established symptoms and conditions. A diagnosis is a shorthand method to describe a set of particular symptoms for a disorder. Improper use of a diagnosis can have a negative impact when it is used to label individuals.

  • Review current information on the use of the DSM-5 and explain how diagnostic criteria are used to establish a mental illness.
  • Describe some of the issues regarding labeling individuals with a mental disorder. Explain some ways in which the mental health field and the public in general have lessened this issue.