Discussion: Policy Proposals

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In your reading for this week, you meet Jose and Iris, two individuals who are in situations that require assistance and guidance from a professional social worker and policy advocate.

In this Discussion, create a policy proposal that will impact the situations faced by either Jose or Iris. Describe the trade-offs you used to develop your proposal.

To prepare: In your text, review “Trade-Offs: Systematically Comparing Policy Options in Step 3” in Chapter 8.

Plummer, S.-B, Makris, S., Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014). Social work case studies: Concentration year.Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].

• “Working with Clients with Addictions: The Case of Jose” (pp. 65–68)
• “Working with the Aging: The Case of Iris” (pp. 68–69)

 

Post by Day 3 a brief summary of the policy proposal and its purpose that you created based on either Jose’s or Iris’s situation and the trade-offs you used to develop your proposal.

Be sure to support your post with specific references to this week’s resources. If you are using additional articles, be sure to provide full APA-formatted citations for your references.

Respond by Day 5 to a colleague who selected a different case from yours with another approach to address the identified problem. What is the responsibility of the social workers working with Jose and/or Iris to advocate for a change in the social policy?

The DQs

 WK 3 DQ 1-Shaping and Chaining, Reinforcement Schedules, and One-Trial Learning

Define and provide a research example of each of the following: shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules, and one-trial learning.

WK 3 DQ 2-Explain the Role of Memory in Learning

Watch the following videos in the Week Three Media Enhancements link: “Memory Processes,” “Storage and Recall,” “Study of Memory,” “Stages of Memory,” “Amnesia and the PDP Model,” and “Memory and Changes in the Brain”. How do theorists in the four major psychological theories explain the role of memory in learning?

 

WK 4 DQ 1-The Role of Motivation in Learning

How do theorists in the four major psychological theories explain the role of motivation in learning?

WK 4 DQ 2-The Relationship between Motivation and Learning

Which learning theory best explains the relationship between motivation and learning? What are the strengths of that theory that make it more explanatory than the other theories? What are the weaknesses?

 

WK 5 DQ 1-The Transfer Process

Discuss the transfer process in a workplace of your choosing.

WK 5 DQ 2-Analyze specific factors in the transfer of learning.

Please define the two theories you choose and use examples of the specific factors you analyze.

 

WK 6 DQ 1-Ethical plans for self-regulation

Transfer of training ethics

Professional psychologists serve their corporate, agency, and individual clients most effectively when they can assist people in directing their own learning. Some critics may argue that transferring training responsibilities from the employer to the employee can create ethical and legal dilemmas; for example, self-trained employees may miss important safety considerations that result in possible injuries to themselves or customers. 

How might ethical plans for self-regulation be constructed by behaviorist, social cognitive, information processing, and constructivist theorists?

WK 6 DQ 2 – Relative effectiveness of each self-regulation theory

Discuss the relative effectiveness of each self-regulation theory.  Make sure to use examples

 

Week 3 Assignment

Shaping and Chaining, Reinforcement Schedules and One-Trial Learning

 

Select and complete one of the following assignments:

Option 1: Environmental and Evolutionary Psychology Presentation

Option 2: Environmental and Evolutionary Psychology Literature Review

Option 3: Forensic Psychology Proposal

Option 4: Forensic Psychology Literature Review

Option 5: Health and Sports Psychology Proposal

Option 6: Health and Sports Psychology Literature Review

Option 7: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Proposal

Option 8: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Literature Review

 

Option 1:Environmental and Evolutionary Psychology Presentation

 

Prepare a 10-minute or 5- 7 page proposal for a research project demonstrating how developmental psychologists can employ shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules or one-trial learning techniques (only one) to teach a social skill to intellectually challenged youth.

 

Address the following in your presentation:

 

·         Hypotheses

·         Methodology

·         Population

 

Option 2:Environmental and Evolutionary Psychology Literature Review

 

Prepare a 3- to 5-page literature review for a research paper on how developmental psychologists employ shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules and one-trial learning techniques in teaching new tasks. Provide citations from relevant human and animal research to support your review.

 

Address the following in your assignment:

 

·         Theoretical or construct basis for the concepts of shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules and one-trial learning techniques, including historical development

·         Current understanding of effective application of these learning concepts

 

Option 3:Forensic Psychology Proposal

 

Prepare a 10-minute or 5- 7 page proposal for a research project demonstrating how prison staff psychologists can employ shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules or one-trial learning techniques (only one) to improve inmate compliance.

 

Address the following in your proposal:

 

·         Hypotheses

·         Methodology

·         Population

 

 

Option 4:Forensic Psychology Literature Review

 

Prepare a 3- to 5-page literature review for a research paper on how prison staff psychologists can teach correctional staff to employ shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules, and one-trial learning techniques in teaching anger management skills to inmates. Provide citations from relevant human (and animal, if available) research to support your discussion.

 

Address the following in your review:

 

·         Theoretical or construct basis for the concepts of shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules, and one-trial learning techniques, including historical development

·         Current understanding of effective application of these learning concepts

 

Option5: Health and Sports Psychology Proposal

 

Prepare a 10-minute proposal for a research project demonstrating how sports psychologists can teach sport coaches to employ shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules, or one-trial learning techniques (choose only one) to improve the technical skills of the athletes they coach. Limit your discussion to a single skill in a single sport.

 

Address the following in your proposal:

 

·         Hypotheses

·         Methodology

·         Population

 

Option6: Health and Sports Psychology Literature Review

 

Prepare a 3- to 5-page literature review for a research paper on how sports psychologists employ shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules, and one-trial learning techniques in teaching new technical skills among athletes. Provide citations from relevant human and animal (for example, dressage, steeplechase) research to support your review.

 

Address the following in your paper:

 

·         Theoretical or construct basis for the concepts of shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules and one-trial learning techniques, including historical development

·         Current understanding of effective application of these learning concepts

 

Option7: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Proposal

 

Prepare a 10-minute proposal for a research project demonstrating how engineering psychologists can employ shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules or one-trial learning techniques (choose only one) to teach equipment operators how to operate a new piece of equipment—for example, pilots transitioning from an analog cockpit to a digital cockpit.

 

Address the following in your proposal:

 

·         Hypotheses

·         Methodology

·         Population

 

Option8: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Literature Review

 

Prepare a 3- to 5-page literature review for a research paper on how engineering psychologists employ shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules, and one-trial learning techniques in designing the transition from one situation to a new one—for example, production assemblers learning to assemble a new computer that is similar to the previous model but has subtle but important differences. Provide citations from relevant human and animal research to support your assertions.

 

Address the following in your paper:

 

·         Theoretical or construct basis for the concepts of shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules and one-trial learning techniques, including historical development.

·         Current understanding of effective application of these learning concepts

 

Week 4 Assignment

Applications of Motivational Learning Theory

 

Select and complete one of the following assignments:

Option 1: Environmental and Evolutionary Psychology Transcript

Option 2: Environmental and Evolutionary Psychology Brochure

Option 3: Forensic Psychology Transcript

Option 4: Forensic Psychology Literature Handout

Option 5: Health and Sports Psychology Plan

Option 6: Health and Sports Psychology Literature Chapter

Option 7: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Presentation

Option 8: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Handout

 

 

Option 1:Environmental and Evolutionary Psychology Transcript

 

Prepare a 10-minute talk or a 5- 7 page transcript for national park visitors, explaining the psychological benefits of spending time in nature and with animals. Support your points with information from peer-reviewed research studies.

 

Address the following in your presentation:

 

·         Demonstration of application of theory-based motivation (expectancy-value, self-worth, social comparison, and so forth) for learning to change behavior

·         Identification of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in spending time in nature and/or with animals

 

Option 2:Environmental and Evolutionary Psychology Brochure

 

Prepare a motivational brochure for national park visitors, explaining the psychological benefits of spending time in nature and/or with animals. Support your points with information from peer-reviewed research studies.

 

Address the following in your brochure:

 

·         Demonstration of application of theory-based motivation (expectancy-value, self-worth, social comparison, and so forth) for learning to change behavior

·         Identification of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in spending time in nature and/or with animals

 

Option 3:Forensic Psychology Transcript

 

Select an infamous serial killer and perform an analysis of this individual’s motivation, in terms of at least two of the four learning theories.

 

Prepare a 10-minute talk or 5- 7 page transcript for police officers, explaining the behavior of serial killers in terms of established learning theories and theories of motivation.

 

Address the following in your talk:

 

·         Identification of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in the killers’ behaviors.

·         Demonstration of application of theory-based motivation (expectancy-value, self-worth, social comparison, and so forth) for how serial killers may have been motivated to learn such violent behavior

 

Option 4:Forensic Psychology Literature Handout

 

Select an infamous serial killer and perform an analysis of this individual’s motivation, in terms of at least two of the four learning theories.

 

Prepare a 3- to 5-page handout for police officers, explaining the behavior of serial killers in terms of established learning theories and theories of motivation.

 

Address the following in your handout:

 

·         Identification of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in the killers’ behaviors

·         Demonstration of application of theory-based motivation (expectancy-value, self-worth, social comparison, and so forth) for how serial killers may have been motivated to learn such violent behavior

 

Option5: Health and Sports Psychology Plan

 

Use elements of each of the four learning theories to develop a motivation plan for Olympic athletes in a sport of your choice.

 

Address the following in your plan:

 

·         Identification of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in developing and practicing Olympic competitor-level athletic and sport skills

·         Demonstration of application of theory-based motivation (expectancy-value, self-worth, Social comparison, and so forth) for motivating athletes to push themselves to their highest competitive levels

 

Option6: Health and Sports Psychology Literature Chapter

 

Write a chapter on motivation for a book on coaching Olympic athletes in a sport of your choice. Use (and identify) each of the four learning theories in your exposition.

 

Address the following in your chapter:

 

·         Identification of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in developing and practicing Olympic competitor-level athletic and/or sport skills

·         Demonstration of application of theory-based motivation (expectancy-value, self-worth, social comparison, and so forht) for motivating athletes to push themselves to their highest competitive levels

 

Option7: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Presentation

 

Typical first-line supervisors are unaware of the long-term effectiveness of intrinsic motivation compared with extrinsic motivation.

 

Use elements of each of the four learning theories (and identify them) to develop an improved intrinsic motivational system for employees of a metal furniture manufacturing plant.

 

Develop a 10- 12 slide Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation with speaker notes for first-line supervisors, explaining your improved intrinsic motivational system: how to implement it and why it will be more effective in the long term than extrinsic rewards.

 

Address the following in your presentation:

 

·         Nontechnical explanation of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation with examples from the workplace

·         Research support for the relative effectiveness of intrinsic motivation compared with extrinsic motivation in the long term

·         Practical methods (expectancy-value, self-worth, social comparison, and so forth) of implementing intrinsic motivation to build expertise in the workplace

 

Option8: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Handout

 

Typical first-line supervisors are unaware of the long-term effectiveness of intrinsic motivation compared with extrinsic motivation.

 

Use elements of each of the four learning theories (and identify them) to develop an improved intrinsic motivational system for employees of a metal furniture manufacturing plant.

 

Develop a 3- to 5-page handout for first-line supervisors, explaining your improved intrinsic motivational system: how to implement it and why it will be more effective in the long term than extrinsic rewards.

 

Address the following in your handout:

 

·         Nontechnical explanation of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation with examples from the workplace

·         Research support for the relative effectiveness of intrinsic motivation compared with extrinsic motivation in the long term

·         Practical methods of implementing intrinsic motivation to build expertise in the workplace

 

Week 5 Assignment

Analysis of Factors in the Transfer Process

 

Watch the “The Learning Machine” video available on the student website.

 

Select and complete one of the following assignments:

Option 1:Transfer of Learning Presentation

 

Select specific detailed examples of learning theories (behaviorism, social cognitive, information processing and constructivism) in the video that demonstrate ways to apply transfer of learning concepts in a specific workplace of your choosing.

 

Prepare a 10-12 slide Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation with speaker notes for your classmates on your ideas.

 

Address the following in your presentation:

 

·         Relate the example to one or more of the explanations of transfer of learning included in one of the learning theories.

·         Provide a description of how this example can be generalized to the workplace.

 

Option 2:Transfer of Learning Paper

 

Select specific detailed examples of learning theories (behaviorism, social cognitive, information processing and constructivism) in the video that demonstrate methods to apply transfer of learning concepts in a specific workplace of your choosing.

 

Prepare a 3- to 5-page essay on your ideas. Share this essay with your classmates by posting on the student website or providing paper copies.

 

Address the following in your essay:

 

·         Relate the example to one or more of the explanations of transfer of learning included in one of the learning theories.

·         Provide a description of how this example can be generalized to the workplace.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

 

Week 6 Assignment

Self-Regulation of Learning

 

Use published human and animal research and behaviorist, social cognitive, information processing and constructivist theory to develop an outline of a research proposal to measure self-regulation in one of the following fields:

 

·         Environmental or evolutionary psychology

·         Forensic psychology

·         Health or sports psychology

·         Industrial/organizational or engineering psychology

 

Select and complete one of the following assignments:

 

Option 1:Self-Regulation Presentation

 

Prepare this outline of a research proposal as a 10-minute Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation with speaker notes as if your audience were members of a foundation grant screening committee.

 

Address the following in your presentation:

 

·         A description of how you are proposing to measure self-regulation

·         The operational definitions, limitations, assumptions, hypotheses, and data analysis plans

·         The deficiencies a critic might identify in your statement of limitations and assumptions

 

Option 2:Self-Regulation Outline

 

Prepare a 3- to 5-page annotated or expanded outline for review by members of a foundation grant screening committee.

 

Address the following in your outline:

 

·         A description of how you are proposing to measure self-regulation

·         The operational definitions, limitations, assumptions, hypotheses, and data analysis plans

·         The deficiencies a critic might identify in your statement of limitations and assumptions