Response Essay

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Whether an individual fully assimilates into American society may depend on whether or not the individual voluntarily immigrates to the U.S., or whether the individual is a  member of a group who were brought  involuntarily to the United States (Gollnick & Chinn, 2013). Notice that the citation is placed BEFORE the endmark (period) of the sentence.

The following are examples of  APA Style references:

for a book: Gollnick, D. & Chinn, P. (2017).  Multicultural education in a pluralistic society (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NU: Pearson Education. for a journal article: Welner, K.G. (2002).  Ability tracking:  What role for the courts?  Educational Law Reporter, 163 (2), 565-571. for a website: Wright, V.R., Chau, M., & Aratami, Y. (2011).  Who are America’s poor children?  Retrieved on June 4, 2018, from http://www.nccp.org/publications/pdf/text_1001.pdf.

 

 

 

 

 

You are to write a four paragraph essay.  Paragraph #1 is to include your response to Question #1 (listed below).  Paragraph #2 is to include your response to Question #2.  Paragraph #3 is to include your response to Question #3.  Paragraph #4 is to include your response to Question #4.   Each paragraph is to have no fewer than 7 full sentences, and some of your paragraphs might be considerably longer.  Include in each of  paragraphs #2, #3, and #4 at least one citation for your textbook, i.e. (Gollnick & Chinn, 2017), since you will be including information that you learned from Chapter 1 of your textbook in each of these three paragraphs of your essay.  You are ALWAYS encouraged to use additional outside sources, in addition to your textbook, and when you do so, you will need to provide APA Style citations and references for those sources as well.    Question #1: (no citation is required in responding to Question #1)  In either a face-to-face classroom, or a web-based learning environment, what are the characteristics of that learning environment that help YOU to feel most safe and secure in terms of participating and sharing ideas with your classmates?  In THIS web-based class, what types of things would help you most in terms of feeling safe about sharing your ideas and thoughts, even when the issues being discussed are potentially controversial?   Question #2: (include  at least  one APA in-text citation in this paragraph)  Select one of the characteristics of culture (pages 4 & 5) and then discuss that characteristic by providing an example and analyzing it in the context of the cultural characteristic.  Do not use an example that is already provided in your textbook; instead, create your own example based on your experiences and observations. Question #3: (include  at least  one APA in-text citation in this paragraph)   Contrast and compare the concepts of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism.  How are they related?   Question #4: (include  at least  one APA in-text citation in this paragraph)   What practices in schools or other environments could support and promote multiculturalism?  Be specific here, providing some actual ideas for promoting multiculturalism, cultural awareness, and respect of diversity.

In addition to the in-text citations that you will include in paragraphs 2,3, and 4, BE SURE to include a Reference Section at the end of your Assignment Post in which you list the reference listings, in alphabetical order, for each of the citations that you have used.  Refer to the Purdue OWL website to learn how to format your Reference Section.  

Social And Cultural Counseling

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In order to complete this activity, you must read Part III (CA) and the following sections from Chapter 3 (WC): Special Topics for Asian American Women, Domestic Violence, Interventions, & Lesbians.  In addition, you may want to consider using one or more additional resources if you think those resources will be relevant for this activity.

Make sure you provide in-text citations (e.g., Corey, 2017, p. 248) first citing the required readings, and then additional readings if you would like to add material from other sources. This is not necessary, but it is necessary to cite often in your assignments. Then add the references at the end of the assignment – all in APA style of writing. 

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· Chinese family-Activity.docx

 

Activity

 

Read carefully the following case because it is a bit more complex than the first one. For this activity, you can pretend that you will work with either the family, with the couple, or just with one of the family members (pick one).

 

Our potential clients are Mr. and Mrs. Chang and their children. The case study describes Mr. and Mrs. Chang as a Chinese-born couple who met in China, married also in China in their early twenties, and came to United States when Mr. Chang was promoted in an international electronic company. Their youngest child is 6 months old, and Mrs. Chang is recovering physically and hormonally from her pregnancy while also supervising their other children and maintaining the household. The oldest child called Li An was born and raised in China and moved to U.S. when he was 10 years old. He is seventeen years old at the date of the first interview and he speaks fluently both English and Chinese. The second child was born just one year after Mr. and Mrs. Chang arrived to U.S. and was named Nicole. Per her mother’s report, Nicole is seven years old and she only wants to speak English although Mrs. Chang only speaks Chinese at home and her English is “not very good.”

According to Mrs. Chang, she and her husband are in a constant battle with the seven-year-old Nicole as she fought every rule and requirement imposed. She had become very stubborn and defiant in school, and her peers were rejecting her. Nicole’s mother reported having problems saying “no” to Nicole and follow through on negative consequences. Mrs. Chang also reported that Mr. Chang was very little involved with her daughter. Actually, her daughter hardly speaks to him when he is at home. and Mr. Chang reported that he does not have many things to say to her either. She has a very good relationship with her older brother and hardly acknowledges her 6-months-old brother. In addition, Mr. Chang recognized that he and his wife were having marital problems since some years ago. Although he did not want to have another child, they thought a new child would improve their relationship. However, since the birth of the last child, Nicole’s behavior got even worse affecting also the marital relationship until Mrs. Chang asked her husband to leave their bedroom and sleep in the room for guests. Mr. Chang reported that he is very angry with his wife and very ashamed with this situation while Mrs. Chang reported feeling isolated since her family, who moved from China some years ago, is aware of the family situation and blames her for it. Mrs. Chang requested the services of couple and family therapy because she wants to help her daughter but also because she does not want to dishonor her family by filing for divorce.

The couple’s main concern is their daughter’s behavior that is described as “disrespectful, defiant, and problematic” not only in school but also at home. Mr. Chang reports that she has an “attitude” that makes his wife “upset.” Mr. Chang also complains that his wife lets his daughter get her way due to her constant tantrums. Despite his attempts to discipline and ground her, Mrs. Chang always intercedes for their daughter and undermines his authority. This situation has caused an increasing tension between the couple. Regarding the oldest child, Mrs. Chang stated that Mr. Chang is very proud of him because their son is a very respectful and a very bright student. However, she reported that he does not have a close relationship with Mr. Chang. Although Mr. Chang also reported that he is very proud of his oldest son, he confirmed that they do not talk much or do things together.

As the interview continues and a genogram* is developed, Mrs. Chang reports having an abortion in China two years before arriving in U.S. Mrs. Chang stated that she was pressured by her family in law to have an abortion since the fetus was a baby girl but Mrs. Chang refused. However, Mrs. Chang was seven-months pregnant when local officials abducted her and forced to abort because her husband failed to pay more than $ 6,000 in fines to family-planning officials in order to have a second child. Mrs. Chang begged her husband to find a job outside China because she was terrified that officials might force her to undergo a sterilization to prevent a new pregnancy.

 

*Genogram may be developed during the first session with the family. The purpose of it is to gather more information about the family. A genogram is defined as a pictorial representation of a client’s family and relationships along with medical history. It allows the therapist to visualize hereditary patterns and psychological factors. In addition, it may help to identify recurrent patterns of behaviors (Nichols, 2013).

 

Nichols, M. P. (2013). Family Therapy Concepts & Methods. 10th edition. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

 

 

 

Questions:

Identify the client (pick either the family as a whole, the couple, or just with one of the family members (either a parent or a child).

1. What are the cognitive, behavioral, affective, and environmental components of clients’ complaints? Include all the identified presenting problems.

2. Identify at least three possible treatment goals.

3. What specific counseling techniques would you use if you were this client’s counselor? Address at least one strategy to address the cognitive needs, one strategy to addresses the affective needs, and one strategy to addresses the behavioral needs of your client. Name the theories associated with each technique, and explain why you

Article Critique Essay

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Objective: Write a 2-3 page college-level paper in APA format, in which you analyze one scientific, peer-

reviewed article in the discipline of psychology and discuss how the results of the study may benefit the

surrounding community and/or society as a whole.

 

CRITERIA FOR JOURNAL ARTICLE CRITIQUE

 

TOPIC

 Article topics must be selected from topics within the discipline of psychology.

 More information on topic selection/assignment will be provided by your instructor.

SOURCE

The journal article…

 must be current.

 must come from professional, scientific journals.

 must be a research article (MUST HAVE SECTIONS LABELED “METHODS”, “RESULTS” &

“DISCUSSION”)

GUIDELINES

 Specific guidelines are listed on the next page.

 Any further details will be provided by your instructor.

FORMAT

 You must use APA format. The format directions can be found on the following web site:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

 APA format requirements include a cover page, reference page, in-text citations, etc.

 PLAGIARISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. All information must be stated in your own words.

HOW TO TURN THIS IN & DUE DATE

 Each student must turn in their critique and a complete copy of the journal article to receive credit.

 All critiques will be submitted electronically in Blackboard. More details will be provided by your

instructor.

 The due date will be provided by your instructor.

GRADING

 The grading guidelines/rubric will be provided by your instructor.

 

 

 

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

 

STRUCTURE OF JOURNAL ARTICLE CRITIQUE

 Introduction (PURPOSE: to educate the reader on the topic/concept) o will define topic and other key terms o will include symptoms, statistics of occurrence and current information in the field

 Main body (PURPOSE: to explain the research conducted in the article) o will state what you found in the journal article

 HYPOTHESIS or PURPOSE:

 What were the researchers trying to discover (i.e. what was the hypothesis or purpose)?

o This is usually found at the beginning of the article. Usually the hypothesis or statement of a problem appears at the end of the review of the literature, most often in the last or next to last paragraph. The words that indicate that it is a hypothesis are, “We will examine. . .” or “Our hypothesis is . . .” In a statement of a problem, the researcher may say, “We plan to see if a relationship…,” “We proposed to observe…,” or “The problem we proposed to study…” (You must use your own words—do NOT use quotes).

 METHODOLOGY:

 How was the research conducted (research design or type of study)? o Is the research descriptive (case study, naturalistic observation, laboratory

observations, surveys, tests), correlation, experimental, or developmental? For more information on research methods, refer to chapter 1 of your text.

 When and where the research was conducted?

 How long did the study take?

 Who were the participants? (number [N], age, sex, criteria to be a part of study)?  RESULTS/DISCUSSION:

 What did the researchers actually find in relation to their hypothesis/purpose? o ARTICLE MAY STATE: The researchers found that . . .

 What limitations did the researchers reveal?

 Summary/conclusion (PURPOSE: to show critical thinking in regards to the research) o How does the information in the article integrate with information from class discussion, the text,

and/or other information in the discipline?  TIP: It is a good idea to use the subject index in your text to look up the topic in your text.

o What is your opinion of the research findings?  EXAMPLE: was this research well done or not and why?

o Why is this topic/research important? (relevance/benefits to community and/or society)  EXAMPLE: A conclusion to a study that suggests a new therapy/treatment for children with

ADHD might help the child struggling to perform successfully in school, which then improves her confidence, her relationship with her parents, siblings, and classmates. Write about the implications of this new treatment.

o In what ways does this topic relate to your own personal experience and how is your experience in agreement or disagreement with the outcome of this study?

o How has your opinion of this topic changed since your review of the study?

Domestic violence group for nonoffenders

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You have been tasked to design a counseling group from start to finish. To start this task, select one of the following group types.

  1. Children of divorce
  2. Children of addicts
  3. Adult Survivors of abuse (could be sexual or physical)
  4. Treatment for adults who are addicts
  5. Grief recovery
  6. Teens struggling with gender dysphoria (sexual identity)
  7. Teen support group (parents who are addicts)
  8. Relationship building (homosexual and heterosexual – there does not have to be a division because a group is a group)
  9. Domestic violence group for nonoffenders
  10. Parenting group

Now that you have selected a group type you need to consider the other details of your group as well to include how new members will be selected. When determining which new members to add, it is suggested you follow a screening process to ensure they are a good fit for the group.

Create a 12-15-slide presentation about your group that includes the following:

  1. Group type
  2. Why you chose this type of group
  3. Population serving
  4. Number of sessions
  5. Number of participants
  6. Goals of the counseling group
  7. Theoretical approach(es) to be used in the group
  8. A set of screening questions and criteria that you, as the group leader, will use to choose the members of the group. Begin with demographic questions (name, age, address, presenting issue, etc.) There should be a minimum of 10 screening questions, not including the demographics questions.
  9. Speaker notes on each slide that would represent what you would say if giving this presentation in person.
  10. Use a minimum of three scholarly references in addition to the course textbook to support the findings.

Title slide and reference slide are not included in the slide count. Include speaker notes below each content-related slide that represent what would be said if giving the presentation in person. Expand upon the information included in the slide and do not simply restate it. Please ensure the speaker notes include a minimum of 50 words.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.