explain how that population might be disenfranchised by the Social Security program based on research, statistics, or policy analysis.

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While Social Security provides a safety net of sorts for millions of people, there are still many groups who are not adequately served by this program. For example, there are disparities in the Social Security benefits women receive in comparison to men.

For this Discussion, review this week’s resources. Also, conduct some Internet research to select a population that you think might be disenfranchised by the Social Security program. Consider how the population you selected might be disenfranchised by the Social Security program.

By Day 4

Post a brief description of the population you selected. Then, explain how that population might be disenfranchised by the Social Security program based on research, statistics, or policy analysis.

Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

 

Required Readings

Popple, P. R., & Leighninger, L. (2015). The policy-based profession: An introduction to social welfare policy analysis for social workers. (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.
Chapter 7, “Aging: Social Security as an Entitlement” (pp. 139-163)

NASW. (2009). Social work speaks. Washington, DC: NASW Press.
Long-term Care (pp. 223–228)

U.S. Social Security Administration. (n.d.). Retrieved October 10, 2013, from http://www.ssa.gov/

Congressional Budget Office. (2010). Social Security policy options. Retrieved from http://www.cbo.gov/publication/21547

Provide your complete name (and nickname if the professor knows you by that), along with your email address, and complete mailing address.

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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. (ignore this)

The portfolio will be at least 7 pages, double-spaced, not including the expected title, reference pages and Career Review Paper. APA format is expected and you must reference yourself when quoting from past papers. Only academic/scholarly sources should be used.  Please only include one title page for the reflection portion of the Portfolio and one for the revised Career Review Paper.  It is fine if the format your portfolio changes when you add the revised Career Review Paper.

The Core section will contain the following documents:

  • Document 1 – A personal 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. (1-2 pages)
  • Document 2– 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. This should be at a deep level rather than a surface mention. You must address each of the Program Goals which are 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. You should organize Document 2 by the Program Goals and use headings per the APA Manual.  APA Style 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. (2-4 pages)

UMUC Psychology Program Goals 

  • Apply major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology to prepare for graduate studies or careers in which psychological training is relevant.
  • Apply basic knowledge of research methodology, statistics, measurement, guidelines, ethical standards, laws, and regulations in order to design, participate in and to evaluate research in a variety of contexts.
  • Apply knowledge of human behavior to inform personal growth, communicate effectively, solve problems, make decisions and interact with individuals, communities, and organizations.
  • Use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry, and where possible appropriate technology and the scientific approach to solve problems related to current and emergent trends within the domains of psychology.
  • Value diversity and different perspectives, tolerate ambiguity, and act ethically to communicate appropriately with various sociocultural and international populations.
  • Document 3 – A current, accurate, and professional-appearing resume or curriculum vitae. (1-3 pages)

 Choose one of either the employment section or graduate school section described below:

  1. The Employment section will contain the following documents:
  • Document 4 –The results of a computerized job search that yielded at least three job possibilities and a brief report that explains why each of these positions is appropriate for you based on your immediate and long-term career and life goals as described in the first section of this portfolio. (1-2 pages)
  • Document 5 –A professional-appearing cover letter that can be modified for specific job applications. (1 page)
  • Document 6 –One Completed letter-of-recommendation request-form for graduate school.  (I understand that the rubric instructs you to write 3).  You will not need to write your professors for this assignment.   Rather, this letter will be used as a template for such a letter if you need to ask for a recommendation later.   Consider it a form letter.  Please see the Letter of Recommendation Request Template Instructions below. (1 page)
  1. The Graduate School section will contain the following documents:
  • Document 4 –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. (1-2 pages)
  • Document 5 –A professional appearing personal statement that can be modified for specific graduate programs. This statement will differ from Document 1.  This website provides guidance on how to write a personal statement for graduate school: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/job_search_writing/preparing_an_application/writing_the_personal_statement/index.html (1-2 pages)
  • Document 6 – One Completed letter-of-recommendation request-form for graduate school.  (I understand that the rubric instructs you to write 3).  You will not need to write your professors for this assignment.   Rather, this letter will be used as a template for such a letter if you need to ask for a recommendation later.   Consider it a form letter.  Please see the Letter of Recommendation Request Template Instructions located in the Content section of the classroom under “Week 7”. (1 page)
  • Document 7 –  A revised copy of your Career Review Paper from Week 3 of this course.

Please combine these documents into one file.  There are multiple ways to combine the documents:-Copy and paste your information or use the following links

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2_qpQgnWf-E

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Insert-a-document-in-Word-274128e5-4da7-4cb8-b65f-3d8b585e03f1

Letter of Recommendation Template

You do not need to write one of your professors for this assignment.   Rather, this letter will be used as a template for such a letter if you need to ask for a recommendation later.   Consider it a form letter.

In the letter you will be asking a professor if they would recommend you for graduate school, some professional training program or certification program, or for employment. You decide which kind of letter you need or that would be of most benefit to you right now.

-Choose a program or job from your search.  You only need to complete one letter for this assignment (I understand that the rubric states 3).

-Provide your complete name (and nickname if the professor knows you by that), along with your email address, and complete mailing address.

-Be sure to include the name of the position or program (along with the school, etc) for which you are applying.

-And let the professor know the date the recommendation is due.

-You should let the professor know what classes you have taken with them, in what year and semester, your grade, and anything you did in the class that you would like to point out, i.e., maybe a paper, or you led a discussion on some topic of interest, or perhaps something you really enjoyed about the class.

-Let the professor know your area of interest and why you are interested in this, i.e., your goals, future plans, etc.

-Let your professor know your current status, and planned date of graduation.

Of course the specifics in the letter would change depending on the professor and class, and area of interest, and program or job for which you are applying, but you would have a good start on the letter, and you would know what kind of things to include.

If you have already done this, then you can borrow some of that information from an email you have written your professor.   But as this is a graded assignment, make sure that you have the necessary information.  You will not send this template to your professors.

Here is a website that you might find useful: http://www.iup.edu/page.aspx?id=51979

Answer these questions in essay format, using the instructions provided in the Assignment Instructions folder. Review the Essay 2 Grading Rubric to see how your essay will be graded.

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In Modules/Weeks 3, 6, and 8, you will provide answers to 4 specific essay questions found in the documents above. Each essay must be at least 2 pages—roughly half a page per question. Answer the questions using the concepts from the lessons and reading assignments. You may use any books, notes, or materials, but you must do the work alone. There is no need to retype the questions in your essay, but you should continually refer back to each to ensure that you stay on topic.

Essay 2 Questions

Answer these questions in essay format, using the instructions provided in the Assignment Instructions folder. Review the Essay 2 Grading Rubric to see how your essay will be graded.

1. Think of a class outside of your major. Using the Gestalt principle, “The whole is greater than the sum of the parts,” describe your preconceived perception of the class, 3 details that you now know are different from that initial perception, and your continuing perception in spite of the details.

2. In church and in other settings, announcements are made that affect you. Label and describe 4 techniques covered in the textbook which the speaker could use to keep your attention.

3. You have gone through stages of Piaget’s cognitive development, in your professional beliefs and in your theological beliefs. Name and trace the development of any 1 of your beliefs through all 4 stages. Give at least 1 specific characteristic for each stage and use terms from Piaget’s theory. Though you may not remember your cognitive development at every stage, trace what must have happened to you in each stage to allow your current functioning. In relation to this belief, what is the best stage for you to be in now, and why?

4. Think of classes in your major. Name 3 concepts from Vygotsky’s theory and provide examples of how they could help to boost your zone of proximal development (ZPD) for learning in those classes.

For number 4- My major is Addiction Recovery

Describe the most meaningful three experiences you had while participating in the course discussions with your classmates.

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Last week we studied psychological disorders.  Which of the disorders covered in our textbook do you think would be the most challenging to have and why?  Which of its symptoms would prove the most difficult for.  What what you most need from society if you had the disorder you selected?

enlightened Although any psychological disorder has challenges, here you must choose only one.  You don’t have to be a trained professional to answer this question; just think about what you believe would be challenging in general and particularly difficult about a particular disorder.

enlightened Because one never knows who might have a disorder (people with psychological disorders are in society, around us all the time), we always want to use respectful language and avoid words like “crazy” or “insane” or statements like, “That would be horrific to have” or “I would want society to put me away if I had that…”.  These are all words that have been used in past posts used with no intent to hurt others but which still can sting.

In preparation for this portion of the Week 8 Forum topic, you are encouraged to visit the site, Lost Among Us at http://lang.sbsun.com/projects/lostamongus/displayarticle.asp?part=6&article=art02_saida03
and learn about the case of Saida Dugally, a real-life woman who suffered from bipolar disorder until her tragic death in 2003. On this web resource you will find videos of her story and the time-line of her decline into mental illness, as well as journal excerpts and photos from her life.

Saida’s story is but one among many. According to the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH), an estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older — about one in four adults — suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.

Part 2:  Reflection on Learning
200 word minimum

1. Share three “take-away” elements of the course that added to your understanding of human psychology and that you believe will serve you well in the future in both your personal and professional lives and explain why. NOTE: A list of textbook chapter topics and accompanying chapter concept descriptions can’t be submitted for this assignment; it isn’t about the course textbook. Here you are sharing learning that was and that you believe will remain of value to you, not chapter reviews. Neither will statements of “Nothing” or “I don’t know” or “I can’t name three” meet the requirements of this assignment. Be thorough, thoughtful and focused in this part of the post. Think about what stood out to you and why it did during the 8 weeks.

2. Describe the most meaningful three experiences you had while participating in the course discussions with your classmates.

3. Complete the sentence below. In filling in the blanks, think about information that you learned in completion of the course rather than a preformed opinion in place at the time we started 8 weeks ago and elaborate in the space following the word “because” about why you picked what you did (just one pick–no hedging with multiple ideas).

If I could pick just one thing that the world would be well served to better understand about psychology it would be ________________. I chose this because ________________.

Don’t breeze through the second part of this forum. It is graded as much for substance, insight and careful thought as all the previous discussions were.