Mentoring Program

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4-5 APA Format paper explaining the mentoring progam you would implement in your organization. What would be the purpose of such a program? What would you hope to accomplish? How would you ensure that the program fits well within your organization’s culture? How would you align the mentoring program with strategic priorities of your organization? How would the program elements be communicated? What will your program look like when it is fully implement and wildly successful? How will you know when you are “there?”

 

I would like the paper to reflect a mentoring program within a substance abuse organization for counselors/therapist.

Discovering the Self – How do we perceive ourselves and our interactions with others?

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According to Feenstra (2013):

“Social psychologists investigate how people view themselves and others, how they interact with and influence others, and how people act when part of a group. Given the amount of time spent thinking about and interacting with other  people, it follows that much of our lives are spent with the subject matter of social psychology.”(p.xix)

 

 

This is a formal research paper and must be eight to ten pages in length.  Imagine that this paper will be used as a reference for individuals who are completely unfamiliar with social psychology principles.  This paper will provide them with an overview of the field, and explain the key principles associated with its practice.

 

Include the following components in your research paper:

 

1.   Discovering the Self – How do we perceive ourselves and our interactions with others?

 

a.   Self-concept, awareness, and self-schemas

b.   The acting self

c.   Self-esteem and self-efficacy

 

2.   Thinking About Others – What judgments do we make about other people?

 

a.   Attributions: internal, external, explanatory style

b.   Attitudes and behavior

c.   Prejudice, stereotypes, discrimination

 

3.   Influencing Others: Persuasion – How do we use the power of persuasion?

 

a.   Persuasion techniques

b.   Characteristics of the persuader, message, audience

 

4.   Influencing Others: Obedience and Conformity – What factors lead us to conform and become obedient?

 

a.   Aggressive behavior and aggression cues

b.   Prosocial behavior

c.   Relationship building, love, and attraction

 

5.   Group Dynamics – What are elements of a group?

 

a.   Types of groups

b.   Consequences of Groupthink

c.   Social dilemmas

 

After addressing the components above, reflect on the future of social psychology. Given the immense changes that our society is experiencing (both nationally and internationally), what do you predict will occur in the field of social psychology? What ground-breaking new research do you anticipate?

 

The Final Paper must be eight to ten pages in length (excluding the title page, reference page, and any appendices) and it must follow APA format, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.   The Final Paper will demonstrate accomplishment of course learning outcomes through critical analysis of theory and research.

 

 

Writing the Final Paper

 

The Final Paper:

 

1.   Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (excluding the title page, reference page, and any appendices) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved style guide.

 

2.   Must include a cover page with the following:

a.     Title of paper

b.     Student’s name

c.     Course name and number

d.     Instructor’s name

e.     Date submitted

 

3.   Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.

 

4.   Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.

 

5.   Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a concluding paragraph.

 

6.   Must use APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center to document sources for all facts that are not common knowledge.

 

7.   Must include at least five references listed in APA format.

 

8.   Must include a reference list completed according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Case Study And Reflection (Psychology Paper)

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Consider a person whom you are well-acquaited with and is suffering from a medical illness. Describe the biological illness, cause of disease, psychological and social correlates to the disease, perceived stress of the patient, and all components (multi-facetedpsychological, social, health behaviors, etc) of the patient’s treatment. Discuss your comprehensive treatment recommendations. Reflect on differences between how you previously viewed their illness and how you understand their illness given the information from this course.

research Development Psychology AND Personality

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Go to http://www.thepsychfiles.com

 

Click on Topics, it is a pull down menu.

 

and click on Development, and Personality, and choose a Pod Cast.

 

 

Personality

 

The Psych Files Podcast

 

Click on Topics, then Personality.

 

Listen to several podcasts on each of the above Psych Files web pages and select one from each for use in your assignment completion.

 

Go to the

http://www.apa.org

and go to Divisions of APA

Look up Division 8

This should help you much with your module report.

 

Week 1 Module Report

Use the above assignment resources to research Development Psychology AND Personality Psychology, this week’s TWO specialties of the larger field of psychology.

 

Write a report FOR EACH SPECIALTY based on your findings that includes the seven elements listed below. There is no page number minimum for Report Module assignments. They are graded for thoroughness, evidence of ability to clearly articulate and apply knowledge learned, organization and clarity and the degree to which they meet requirements identified on the Report Module grading rubric including compliance with APA formatting rules.

 

MAKE SURE THAT YOU ANSWER EACH QUESTION FOR BOTH SPECIALITIES, IT MAY EVEN HELP TO NUMBER YOUR PARAGRAPHS

 

1) The types of work professionals in specialty areas within the larger field of psychology do

 

2) The type and level of education one must achieve to work in those specialty areas

 

3) A description of work settings and average incomes one can expect in careers within the specialy areas.

 

4) Whether after researching the areas you find them to be career possibilities you are interested in or careers that don’t capture your interest and why

 

5) A description of the most interesting thing not previously known that you learned about the specialty areas

 

6) A description of an everyday and real-world human experience related to two pod-casts you select to listen to on the specialty web pages provided

 

7) A description of a “Hot Topic that fits with what you know about each specialty area after researching it and how the two are related.

 

 WEEK 2

 

 

Learning/Memory Specialists

 

Psychopathology

 

Assignment Resources:

Learning/Memory and School Psychology-

 

http://www.thepsychfiles.com/ In TOPICS find Learning and Memory

Kuther and Morgan (2013) Chapter 3

 

Psychopathology/Disorders –

 

http://www.thepsychfiles.com/ In TOPICS there may be Clinical Psychologists

Kuther and Morgan (2013) Chapter 2

 

Listen to several podcasts on each of the above web pages and select one from each for use in your assignment completion.

 

The APA site will help you too:

http://www.apa.org

 

Week 3 Module Report

Use the above assignment resources to research Learning/Memory and Psychopathology/Disorders, this week’s two specialties of the larger field of psychology.

 

Write a report based on your findings that includes the seven elements listed below. There is no page number minimum for Report Module assignments. They are graded for thoroughness, evidence of ability to clearly articulate and apply knowledge learned, organization and clarity and the degree to which they meet requirements identified on the Report Module grading rubric including compliance with APA formatting rules.

 

1) The types of work professionals in specialty areas within the larger field of psychology do

 

2) The type and level of education one must achieve to work in those specialty areas

 

3) A description of work settings and average incomes one can expect in careers within the specialy areas.

 

4) Whether after researching the areas you find them to be career possibilities you are interested in or careers that don’t capture your interest and why

 

5) A description of the most interesting thing not previously known that you learned about the specialty areas

 

6) A description of an everyday and real-world human experience related to two pod-casts you select to listen to on the specialty web pages provided

 

 

7) A description of a “Hot Topic that fits with what you know about each specialty area after researching it and how the two are related. 

 

 

 

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