Why are counseling theories important to professional counselors?

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Write a 75- to 100-word response to each of the following questions:

  1. Why are counseling theories important to professional counselors?
  2. What characteristics must an effective counselor possess?
  3. How has psychoanalytic theory influenced professional counseling today?
  4. How has neoanalytic theory influenced professional counseling today?

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This assignment meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.5.a. Theories and models of counseling.

Industrial/Organizational Psychology

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PSY 435 Industrial/Organizational Psychology

University of Phoenix Material

Industrial/Organizational Psychology Worksheet

The purpose of this assignment is to examine the fundamental concepts of the field of industrial/organizational psychology. Using the textbook, the University Library, the Internet, and/or other resources, answer the following questions. Your responses to each question should be 250 or more words.

1. Describe the evolution of the field of industrial/organizational psychology.

2. Explain why industrial/organizational psychology should be considered a science. Include an explanation of how descriptive and inferential statistics are used in I/O research.

3. Discuss the influence industrial/organization psychology has had on organizations. Provide examples.

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Define the scientific method. How does it relate to human services research?

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Research in the University Library to locate a journal article that describes academic research studies related to human services management.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper describing the scientific method and the steps in scientific inquiry. Address each of the following in your paper:

  • Define the scientific method. How does it relate to human services research?
  • What are the steps in the scientific method of inquiry or research process? Why must each of these steps be included to support the scientific method? Briefly discuss how the scientific research method was applied in the article you found.
  • Summarize how scientifically sound research (in other words, applying the scientific method) supports the function of a human services manager.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Is the Measure of Consistency a State of Mind?

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Is the Measure of Consistency a State of Mind?

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  • PDF icon Professional Communications and Writing Guide.

In your unit readings from the Psychological Testing and Assessment text, you read about three sources of error variance that occur in testing and assessment. These include test construction, test administration, and test scoring and interpretation. Additionally, other sources of error may be suspect. You were also introduced to reliability coefficients, which provide information about these sources of error variance on a test (see Table 5-4).

The following reliability coefficients were obtained from studies on a new test, THING, purporting to measure a new construct (that is, Something). Alternate forms of the test were also developed and examined in subsequent studies published in the peer-reviewed journals. The alternate test forms were titled THING 1 and THING 2. (Remember to refer back to your Psychological Testing and Assessment text for information about using and interpreting a coefficient of reliability.)

  • Internal consistency reliability coefficient = .92
  • Alternate forms reliability coefficient = .82
  • Test-retest reliability coefficient = .50

In your post:

  • Describe what these scores mean.
  • Interpret these results individually in terms of the information they provide on sources of error variance.
  • Synthesize all of these interpretations into a final evaluation about this test’s utility or usefulness.
  • Explain whether these data are acceptable.
  • Explain under what conditions they may not be acceptable and under what conditions, if any, they may be appropriate.

Response Guidelines

Respond to the posts of at least two other learners.