Post by Day 3 2 to 3 paragraphs analyzing the effects of the revision process on writing a suitable ending to your story. Include the answer to the following question:

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Discussion – Week 4COLLAPSE

Wrapping Up Your Short Story

Having learned how to incorporate different techniques of development and elements of creative writing into your short story during the first three weeks, it is now time to think about adding the finishing touches and polishing it. How will you conclude your story and what should you consider as you revise the story with help from your peers? In this Discussion, you will reflect on the conversation that takes place among the different components of a short story and the impact rewriting can have.

To prepare for this Discussion:

  • Review the assigned portions of Chapters 8, 11, and 12 in Shaping the Story.
  • Review “Not Even Angels Are Immortal,” by Jeremy Blodgett, and “The Traveler,” by Wallace Stegner, in Shaping the Story.&νβσπ;
  • Reflect on the ways that writers create smooth connections among the elements of the story.
  • How might you use the same strategies for your story?
  • How might you identify these patterns in your peers’ stories?

Consider how the authors begin and end their stories.

  • What kinds of introductions and conclusions have you seen demonstrated so far?
  • Think about how each author uses language to bring her short story to life.
  • Consider the questions in Shaping the Story, Chapter 12, that may help you identify areas to revise in your short story.

With these thoughts in mind:

Post by Day 3 2 to 3 paragraphs analyzing the effects of the revision process on writing a suitable ending to your story. Include the answer to the following question:

  • How does the process of revising affect creativity and why?
  • What techniques did your observe in the stories this week that you could use in your own story?
  • Be sure to cite at least two examples from your readings.

Be sure to support your ideas by connecting them to the week’s Learning Resources, or something you have read, heard, seen, or experienced.

Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings.

Respond by Day 5 to at least one of your colleague’s postings in one or more of the following ways:

  • Ask a probing question.
  • Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.
  • Offer and support an opinion.
  • Validate an idea with your own experience.
  • Make a suggestion.
  • Expand on your colleague’s posting.

Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of the comments your colleagues made.

What are the weaknesses or threats to the validity of the evaluation results in the case study? 

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RESPONSE 

Respond to a colleague who suggested an alternative way the social worker might have evaluated the program.

Colleague : Lorraine 

Your description of the partnership between SPG and stakeholders in the community.

The partnership between SPG and the stakeholders is one that should be viewed from many sides.  SPG is in a state of transition and they are replacing individuals who have been in the SPG for years with new employees. SPG is trying to restructure the organization in an attempt to create a more efficient agency.  The stakeholders in the community see the fact that the transition was thrust upon them without transparency as a sign of an underlying agenda by the new leadership that will only benefit them (Plummer, Makris & Brocksen, 2014).

Describe alternative ways, if any, that the social worker might have evaluated the program.

An alternative way the social worker might have evaluated the program was to utilize the Systematic Multiple Level Observation of Groups (SYMLOG).  Utilizing this tool would allow the social worker to gain a clearer understanding of how the leadership and stakeholders interact, thereby allowing for a more accurate evaluation.  According to Toseland and Rivas (2017) “…SYMLOG is a method for analyzing the overt and covert behaviors of group members. With SYMLOG, a three-dimensional graphic presentation or field diagram of the interaction of group members is made. Through the field diagram, group members can analyze the way they interact with one another to improve the ability of the group to accomplish its tasks.

What are the weaknesses or threats to the validity of the evaluation results in the case study? 

The weakness or thereat to the validity of the evaluation results in the case study comes from the fact that the social worker relied on only one method of to evaluate the organization as opposed to multiple methods in order to validate her findings further.

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014). Social work case studies: Concentration year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing [Vital Source e-reader]. “Working With Organizations: The Southeast Planning Group” (pp. 51–52)

Toseland, R. W., & Rivas, R. F. (2017). An introduction to group work practice (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson. Chapter 13, “Ending the Group’s Work” (pp. 395-416). Chapter 14, “Evaluation” (pp. 417-443)

Review should include direct references to the texts (both to the book being reviewed and to the relevant chapter from the Smith textbook) with citations in MLA format:

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You will be expected to complete book reviews during Modules 4 and 8. These assignments are based upon required course readings that proffer contemporary accounts of the lived experience of Confucianism and Islam. The reviews call for you to consider the contemporary expressions of these faiths and to reflect upon their relevance to your own and our collective societal experience. As you do so, consider how central teachings, principals, and practices of these faith-based traditions could be introduced and implemented into your own life, experience and culture so as to lend to your personal and collective edification.

Book reviews should be typed, double-spaced, 12-point font, and approximately 5 pages in length. Typographical and grammatical errors will be penalized. Guidelines and rubrics will be provided in the course. The book review guidelines will frame the assignment within the objectives of SLU’s QEP: critical thinking, values and application/decision-making.

Note that according to the Grading Rubric, the Book Review should include direct references to the texts (both to the book being reviewed and to the relevant chapter from the Smith textbook) with citations in MLA format: REL223_BookReview_Rubric – ONLINE.pdf

Book Review I covers T.R. Reid’s book Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us About Living in the West.

Analyze the most important contributions to humanistic theory by Maslow and Rogers and explain your reasoning.

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Learning Resources

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings

Cervone, D., & Pervin, L. A. (2019). Personality: Theory and research (14th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Chapter 5, “A Phenomenological Theory: Carl Rogers’s Person-Centered Theory of Personality” (pp. 127-146)
Chapter 6, “Rogers’s Phenomenological Theory: Applications, Related Theoretical Conceptions, and Contemporary Research” (pp. 147-179)Review these chapters of the text to support your Discussion post and Assignment in Week 3. Also note that the Week 3 Test for Understanding is based on the material in these chapters.

Goldfried, M. R. (2007). What has psychotherapy inherited from Carl Rogers? Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 44(3), 249–252.

Read this article on Rogers’ influence on the practice of therapy to expand your understanding of his ideas and contributions to the field of psychology.

Document: Carl Rogers Case Study (PDF)
Read this Case Study on Katherine for your Application Assignment

Websites

Boeree, C. G. (2006). Personality theories: Abraham Maslow. Retrieved from http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/maslow.html

Boeree, C. G. (2006). Personality theories: Carl Rogers. Retrieved from http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/rogers.html

These websites profile the two humanistic theorists featured this week. Access and read each profile to prepare for your Assignment in Week 3. The profile of Rogers can also support your Week 3 Discussion post.

Boeree, C. G. (2009). Personality theories: Sigmund Freud. Retrieved from http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/freud.html

Note: You used this web profile in Week 2 for information on Freud. Review it again to support your Week 3 Discussion post.

Seidman, G. (2015, July 2). Close encounters: What can you learn about people from Facebook? [Web log post]. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/close-encounters/201507/what-can-you-learn-about-people-facebook
Read this online blog from the publication Psychology Today to help support your Discussion post in Week 3.

Required Media

TED (Producer). (2010). Chip Conley: Measuring what makes life worthwhile [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/chip_conley_measuring_what_makes_life_worthwhile.html (17:40)
Chip Conley, hotel founder and author, reflects on Maslow’s theories and explains his own interpretation. View the presentation to support your Week 3 Assignment.

Optional Resources

Qiu, L., Lu, J., Yang, S., Qu, W., & Zhu, T. (2015). What does your selfie say about you? Computers in Human Behavior, 52, 443–449. Retrieved from http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/linqiu/publications/selfie.pdf

Slaughter, S. (2015, December 12). Text me? Ping me? Communications overload in the digital age. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/13/style/text-me-ping-me-communications-overload-in-the-digital-age.html?_r=0

Note: Although not required reading, you may choose to use one or both articles to help prepare your Discussion post.

Assignment: Analyzing Humanistic Theories

Think about words that relate to the term humanistic. There is human, of course. There are also humanity and humane. Consider how these words offer powerful clues to what humanistic theories explore and the views of people and personality they present.

From your work in Week 2 and the information you have gained in this week’s studies, you should know there are profound differences between psychoanalytic theories that perceive people as driven by internal conflicts and humanistic theories that see people in a different—and kinder—light. Yet how do humanistic theories help us understand human behavior and what it means to be human—in mind, body, and spirit? In this Assignment, you will analyze the contributions of humanistic theories and the two humanists you have studied, Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow. You will also consider whether and how those theories align with your own thinking about people, particularly in terms of how individuals such as Katherine from the Case Study achieve their potential, and think about how you might apply humanistic theories to this case study.

To prepare:

  • Review the information on Rogers and Maslow in this week’s Learning Resources, including the media selection, Measuring What Makes Life Worthwhile.
  • Read the Carl Rogers Case Study about Katherine
  • Consider key contributions by both Rogers and Maslow to humanistic theory.
  • Reflect on your ideas about achieving one’s potential and what represents success to you, including how the culture in which you were raised influenced your ideas and any changes in your present thinking.
  • Consider the theorist, Rogers or Maslow, whose ideas are closest to your own.
  • Consider the role of humanistic theories in guiding your interactions with others, both personally and in your future profession.
By Day 7

Submit a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:

  • Analyze the most important contributions to humanistic theory by Maslow and Rogers and explain your reasoning.
  • Analyze your own process of self-actualization (i.e., achieving personal potential) and comment on how your ideas about your potential have developed over time. In your answer, explain the concept of success in the culture in which you were raised and discuss whether your own concept of success aligns with that culture and what has influenced any shifts you have made.
  • Using the case example of Katherine, describe how you could use humanistic theories and concepts to explain Katherine’s personality development and behavior. Be specific in the concepts you choose and apply them to specific aspects of Katherine’s case.

Note: Support the responses within your Assignment with evidence from the assigned Learning Resources. Provide a reference list for resources you used for this Assignment.

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