Ms. Cheney was a case manager at an outpatient clinic that provided a variety of services. One of her clients was Ms. Rosalind, who was receiving services because of a recent divorce. Ms. Cheney had also experienced a divorce in her past and thought she had effectively dealt with that experience, but found herself identifying with many comments made by Ms. Rosalind.

Through their work together, the two women realized they shared many common interests. They often found themselves talking about these shared interests in their time together and eventually began meeting for coffee after their sessions. Ms. Rosalind soon suggested they begin spending additional time together socially and Ms. Cheney agreed. Before long, they became fast friends, spending a significant amount of social time together on evenings and weekends, visiting clubs, going to movies or visiting local restaurants.

After several months, the two had a falling out about a gentleman both women favored. Ms. Rosalind filed a complaint with the Regulatory agency in her state about the relationship.

Assignment Directions

Please be sure to address all of the following in your Assignment:

• Introduce the case study and analyze the implications of the events in the scenario.
• Investigate the harmful effects of such a relationship on all parties involved: Ms. Rosalind, the helping relationship, and for Ms. Cheney.
• Discuss both the social and emotional impacts of such a relationship as well as their effects on the treatment relationship. Use specific examples.
• Discuss the likely outcome of Ms. Rosalind’s complaint if it was filed in your state.
• Discuss strategies to minimize the likelihood of such a relationship arising in your practice.

Assignment Guidelines

Your Assignment should be a 3–4 page expository essay, not including the title and reference pages, and should include the following elements:

• Title page: Provide your name, title of Assignment, course and section number, and date
• Body: Answer all the questions in complete sentences and paragraphs
  • Your responses should reflect professional writing standards using proper tone and language. The writing and writing style should be correct, accurate, and reflect knowledge of professional ethics and personal values in the human service profession.
• Reference page: Sources in APA format
  • Include a minimum of two scholarly or academic sources to support your responses and conclusions
• Use Arial or Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, and left aligned
• Use standard 1″ margins on all sides
• Use APA Formatting and Citation style
  • If you need assistance with APA style, please visit the Academic Success Center.

For Assignment #2, you may choose one of the following activities, either the “Illustration of Piagetian Concepts in Preschoolers” or the “Adolescent Egocentrism—Fact or Fiction?” assignment. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO BOTH, ONLY ONE. You are more than welcome to do both assignments; however, you will only receive a grade for the one you turn in. Please use 12-pt Times New Roman font, double spaced, APA format to complete the assignment and provide a reference page for any sources you use.

Illustration of Piagetian Concepts in Preschoolers

This activity expands your understanding of preschoolers’ cognitive abilities. If you have a child of your own or a friend or family member with a small child who is willing to allow you to interview their child, you have the task of asking a child (2 years to 7 years old) the following questions. DO NOT RANDOMLY TALK TO A CHILD WITHOUT EXPLICIT PERMISSION OF THEIR PARENT. With permission of the parent, you may video record your interview and submit it along with your report. For those who do not record the interview, please provide a transcript of the interview along with your report (for interviews conducted in Spanish, please translate in to English before you submit).

Children are sometimes shy and not responsive to questions. If this is the case, you may have to find a different child to interview so that you can complete the assignment. Also, feel free to ask the child follow up questions and/or add additional questions to the list below. If you are feeling adventurous, you can even test conservation with each child (see video in powerpoint).

In a written report (3 pages), describe the interview and the child’s answers in regard to the typical limitations of preoperational thinking, such as egocentrism, animism, irreversibility, and artificialism.

• How old are you?

• How did you learn to talk?

• Where does the sun go at night?

• Why is the sky blue?

• Why do dogs bark?

• Why does it rain?

• Where do babies come from?

• Who are you going to be when you grow up?

• Why do you eat breakfast in the morning instead of at night?

• Why do you have toes?

• Why are you ticklish?

• How do birds fly?

• What is your favorite toy?

Adolescent Egocentrism—Fact or Fiction?

This assignment focuses on adolescent egocentrism. You will read the following articles listed below (these resources challenge Elkind’s perspective on adolescent egocentrism). Then you will review the empirical literature regarding adolescent egocentrism and to form your own conclusion regarding this “phenomenon.” Do you believe that adolescent egocentrism exists as proposed by Elkind? Did you find any empirical support for these constructs? Are the measures used to evaluate adolescent egocentrism valid? In a written report (3 pages), You should construct an argument that articulates your conclusion (i.e., do you agree or disagree with Elkind?).

Sources:

Bell, J. H., & Bromnick, R. D. (2003). The social reality of the imaginary audience: A ground theory approach. Adolescence, 38(150), 205–219.

Vartanian, L. R. (2000). Revisiting the imaginary audience and personal fable constructs of adolescent egocentrism: A conceptual review. Adolescence, 35(140), 639–661.