Exploring the Influence of the APA Within the Psychology Profession

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Exploring the Influence of the APA Within the Psychology Profession

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the Schantz (2014) “A Young Scholar’s Guide to Building a Professional Network” article, review the Divisions listed on the APA website paying special attention to the divisions that may interest you, and review the O*Net Online website.
In your initial post, identify one division related to your career interest that you would consider joining and one specific job related to that division. Conduct a search on your chosen job using O*Net Online. Briefly elaborate on the information provided on the job you searched, and be sure to include educational requirements, duties, future outlook, and salaries related to the position. Use the Internet to search for and compile information about the leading employer prospects for this position in your geographical area. Compare and contrast the compiled information with that from O* Net. Include expected duties, number of job offerings found, educational requirements, job experience, and salary levels where applicable. Analyze psychology as a profession and assess the role the APA could play in aiding you in the development of a professional network. Briefly detail an initial plan for building your professional network as well as obtaining your selected job.

Sase Study Analysis. ( Business Ethics)

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! ! Business Ethics Rubric The paper should be 5 – 6 Pages. ! I will be looking for the following items in your Case Study Analysis. !

I. Developing a Practical Ethical Viewpoint (Theories to use to analyze the case study) A. Utilitarianism B. Universal Ethics C. Ethical Relativism D. Virtue Ethics !

II. To help you choose the ethical theory do the following (By looking at the moral situations):

A. Interpret what is right and wrong according to each of the four theories B. Give an argument that each theory might provide C. State your own assessment of the strengths of each theory D. State the weakness of each theory !

III. Step 1: Analyze the Consequences. Who will be helped by what you do? Who will be harmed? What kind of benefits and harm are we talking about? Who will be helped by what you do? Who will be harmed?

Step 2: Analyze the actions Consider all the options from a different perspective, without thinking about the consequences. How do the actions measure up against moral principles like honesty, fairness, equality, respecting the dignity of others, and people’s rights? (Consider the common good.) Are any of the actions at odds with those standards? If there’s a conflict between principles or between the rights of different people involved, is there a way to see one principle as more important than the others? Which option offers actions that are least problematic? !

Step 3: Make a decision Make a decision. Take both parts of your analysis into account, and make a decision. This strategy at least gives you some basic steps you can follow. !

1. What are the facts? Know the facts as best you can. If your facts are wrong, you’re liable to make a bad choice.

2. 2. What can you guess about the facts you don’t know? Since it is impossible to know all the facts, make reasonable assumptions about the missing pieces of information.

3. 3. What do the facts mean? Facts by themselves have no meaning. You need to interpret the information in light of the values that are important to you.

 

 

4. 4. What does the problem look like through the eyes of the people involved? The ability to walk in another’s shoes is essential. Understanding the problem through a variety of perspectives increases the possibility that you will choose wisely.

5. 5. What will happen if you choose one thing rather than another? All actions have consequences. Make a reasonable guess as to what will happen if you follow a particular course of action. Decide whether you think more good or harm will come of your action.

6. 6. What do your feelings tell you? Feelings are facts too. Your feelings about ethical issues may give you a clue as to parts of your decision that your rational mind may overlook.

7. 7. What will you think of yourself if you decide one thing or another? Some call this your conscience. It is a form of self-appraisal. It helps you decide whether you are the kind of person you would like to be. It helps you live with yourself.

8. 8. Can you explain and justify your decision to others? Your behavior shouldn’t be based on a whim. Neither should it be self-centered. Ethics involves you in the life of the world around you. For this reason you must be able to justify your moral decisions in ways that seem reasonable to reasonable people. Ethical reasons can’t be private reasons. !

Please do the required pages. Please do double spaced. Please give headings for idea. For example, ! Introduction—Explain the case study the facts. ! Body of Paper— This is where you state the different ethical theories, strengths and weaknesses, which theory you choose, why you choose that theory, what would you do, do you agree with what was done. ! Conclusion—Summary of what you told me in the paper. !! In short, please choose a case study from the book. Read the case study. Analyze the case study under the four theories above. Talk about the strengths and weaknesses of each theory. Choose the theory that best matches with your worldview. Why did you pick this theory. Under Step 3 these questions will help you make the decision. What is the ethical conflict? Why is this a conflict? This paper is an exercise where you can take a situation and apply ethical decision making to it. !

What are the current trends in mental health and wellness?

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APA format is required, Plagiarism Free, Solid academic writing is expected.  Use three scholarly resources in addition one reference. Need back on Tuesday February 7, 2017 @ 6:00pm Central time

 

 

   Part 1: Mental Health and Wellness Trends

   Provide short answers160 words for each of the following two questions. Use three scholarly resources and in addition one reference.

 

    1.     What are the current trends in mental health and wellness?

 

2.     How do these trends influence the practice of mental health professionals?

    Part 2: Mental Health and Wellness Associations

   Discuss the current trends related to each topic. Response to each question should not exceed 200 words and with references.

  

1. Online counseling

2.  Prevention and wellness

    

 

Questions:

      1.     How does being a member of professional associations help a mental health professional?

 

2.  What benefits can these associations provide these professionals and how they treat clients and maintain ethical decision-making?

 

References:

 

Evaluate and explain ethical issues inherent in criminal justice systems.

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After providing your report to the professor in Assignment 2, the country’s governing body asks you to return to the country and testify in the court proceedings. While you are abroad, your professor asks you to report on the court proceedings and correctional system.

 

Use the Internet or  databases to research court proceedings and the correctional system in the same country you selected in Assignment 2.

 

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

  1. Analyze both the court system’s likely view on the accused’s rights, as well as the court system’s likely treatment of the defendant during trial proceedings. Provide support for the analysis.
  2. Assuming the accused is ultimately sentenced to a term of imprisonment, depict the most likely experience the defendant will have within the country’s prison system. Provide justification for your view of the country’s prison system.
  3. Expose two (2) ethical concerns you witnessed regarding the country’s court and correctional systems.
  4. Provide one (1) recommendation for change within each of the systems (court and correctional). Provide justification for the recommendations.
  5. Use at least four (4) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Evaluate and explain ethical issues inherent in criminal justice systems.
  • Differentiate the role of courts in various societies and in international context.
  • Compare international perspectives on corrections and criminal punishment, including comparative sentencing typologies.

·         Use technology and information resources to research comparative perspectives in criminal justice.

·         Write clearly and concisely about criminal justice topics using proper writing mechanics and APA style conventions.