FORENSIC PSY- SHORT PAPER

Instructions

You have researched Muller v. Oregon and have read Supreme Court Declares School Segregation Unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education.

Choose one of these cases and look at the impact it had on society at the time. Look through the rulings and see what the justices on each side argued.

Then in a short paper, discuss how current societal mores and beliefs seemed to affect (or not affect) the SCOTUS decision and if the decisions themselves became the catalyst for societal change. How does the law affect society and society affect the way the Constitution is viewed? At the end, include a paragraph about which side of the case a forensic psychologists might support and why.

CASE CHOICE,    Supreme Court Declares School Segregation Unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education.

 

Short Paper
/Case Study
Rubric
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Underg
raduate)Guidelines for Submission:
Short papers should use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-
inch margins. Sources should be cited according to a discipline-appropriate citation method. Page-length requirements:1–2 pages
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Critical Elements
Exemplary
(100%)
Proficient
(85
%)
Needs Improvement
(55
%
)
Not Evident
(0%)
Value
Main Elements
Includes all of the main
elements and requirements
and cites multiple examples to
illustrate each element
Includes most of the main
elements and requirements
and cites
many
examples to
illustrate each element
Includes some of the
main
elements and requirements
Does not include any of the
main elements and
requirements
25
Inquiry
and
Analysis
Provides
in

depth analysis
that
demonstrate
s
complete
understanding of multiple
concepts
Provides
in

depth analysis that
demonstrate
s
complete
understanding of some
concepts
Provides
in

depth analysis that
demonstrate
s
complete
understanding of
minimal
concepts
Does not provide
in

depth
analysis
2
0
Integration
and
Application
All
o
f the
course con
cepts
are
correctly applied
Most
of the course concept
s
are
correctly applied
Some of the
course concept
s
are
correctly applied
Does not
correctly apply
any of
the
course concepts
1
0
Critical
Thinking
Draws insightful conclusions
that are thoroughly defended
with evidence and examples
Draws informed conclusions
that are justified
with evidence
Draw
s logical conclusions
, but
does not defend with
evidence
Does not
draw
logical
conclusions
2
0
Research
Incorporates many scholarly
resources
effectively
that
reflect depth and breadth of
research
Incorporates some scholarly
resources
effectively
that
reflect depth
and breadth
of
research
Incorporates
very few scholarly
resources that reflect depth
and breadth
of research
Does not incorporate scholarly
resources that reflect depth
and breadth
of research
15
Writing
(Mechanics/Citations)
No errors related to
organization,
grammar and
style, and
citation
s
Minor errors related to
organization, g
rammar and
style, and citations
Some errors related to
organization, grammar and
style, and citations
Major errors related to
organization, grammar and
style, and citations
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What will be the goals of counseling and what intervention strategies are used to accomplish those goals?

Read the “Case Study Analysis.”

Select one of the following theories that you feel best applies to treating the client in the case study:

  1. Bowen Family Systems
  2. Structural
  3. Strategic

Write a 750-1,000-word analysis of the case study using the theory you chose. Include the following in your analysis.

  1. What concepts of the theory make it the most appropriate for the client in the case study?
  2. Why did you choose this theory over the others?
  3. What will be the goals of counseling and what intervention strategies are used to accomplish those goals?
  4. Is the theory designed for short- or long-term counseling?
  5. What will be the counselor’s role with this client?
  6. What is the client’s role in counseling?
  7. For what population(s) is this theory most appropriate? How does this theory address the social and cultural needs of the client?
  8. What additional information might be helpful to know about this case?
  9. What may be a risk in using this approach?

Include at least three scholarly references in your paper.

 

Case Study Analysis 

Client Name: Ana

Client age: 24

Gender: F

Presenting Problem

Client states, “I recently lost my job and feel hopeless. I can’t sleep and don’t feel like eating.” Client also reports she has lost 10 pounds during the last two months. Client states that she is a solo parent and is worried about becoming homeless. Client states, “I worry all the time. I can’t get my brain to shut off. My husband is in the military and currently serving in an overseas combat zone for the next eight months. I worry about him all the time.”

Behavioral Observations

Client arrived 30 minutes early for her appointment. Client stated that she had never been in counseling before. Client depressed and anxious, as evidenced by shaking hands and tearfulness as she filled out her intake paperwork. Ana made little eye contact as she described what brought her into treatment. Client speech was halting. Client affect flat. Client appeared willing to commit to eight sessions of treatment authorized by her insurance company.

General Background

Client is a 24-year-old first-generation immigrant from Guatemala. Ana was furloughed from her job as a loan officer at local bank three months ago. Client reported that she was from a wealthy family in Guatemala, but does not want to ask for help. Client speaks fluent Spanish.

Education

Client has completed one year of college with a major in business. Client states that she left college after her son was born as she found it difficult to manage a baby, college, and a full-time job.

Family Background

Client is the middle of four siblings. Client has two older brothers and one younger sister. Client’s parents have been married for 27 years. Client states that she has had a “close” relationship with her family, although she states that her father is a “heavy drinker.” Client states that all her brothers and sisters have graduated from college and have professional careers. Client states that her father is a banker and her mother is an educator. Client states that she has not seen her family for 1 year. Client has a 1-year-old son and states that she is sometimes “overwhelmed” by raising him alone.

Major Stressors

· Lack of family and supportive friends

· Financial problems due to job loss

· Husband deployed overseas

· Raising a baby by herself

Describe the process of language development.

Language comprehension is a key process in everyday life. In this assignment, you gain a better understanding for how we develop, produce, and comprehend language.

Imagine you work in an elementary school setting, and you have been asked to write an article to be featured in the teacher newsletter on language acquisition and comprehension in children.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper discussing language in children. Include the following:

  • Describe the process of language development.
  • Explain the process of language production.
  • Describe the role of language comprehension in childhood.
  • Explain how language production and comprehension affect childhood learning and cognition.

Include a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources to support the main points of your paper.

Format your paper according to APA guideline

Journal Assignment: Cultural Self-Assessment

Please no plagiarism and make sure you are able to access all resource on your own before you bid. One of the references must come from Sue, D. W., & Sue, D. (2016). You are expected to include at least one scholarly and peer-reviewed resource outside of those provided in the readings for each discussion post. I need this completed by 03/11/18 at 1pm.

Journal Assignment: Cultural Self-Assessment

Your cultural views may change as you progress through this course, your degree program, and your career as a counselor. Having an evolving awareness of the cultures you will encounter is an important part of becoming culturally competent.

Complete a cultural assessment of yourself using Table 3.1 in the Hays text as a guideline.  Be sure to include all the cultural influences noted in the ADDRESSING format.

Describe your culture and explain your worldview and biases based on your cultural self-assessment, and how your worldview and bias may influence your interactions with culturally diverse clients. Then explain one challenge related to your worldview and biases that might influence your work with culturally diverse clients. Pay specific attention to areas in which you have strong opinions. Finally, describe one strategy you might use to address that challenge using the learning resources as a scholarly guide.

Required Resources

Readings

· Sue, D. W., & Sue, D. (2016). Counseling the culturally diverse: Theory and practice (7th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

o Chapter 4, “The Political and Social Justice Implications of Counseling and Psychotherapy” (pp. 107-144)

o Chapter 5, “The Impact of Systemic Oppression: Counselor Credibility and Client Worldviews” (pp. 145-178)

o Chapter 6, “Microaggressions in Counseling and Psychotherapy” (pp. 179-212)

· Hays, P. A. (2016). Addressing cultural complexities in practice: Assessment, diagnosis, and therapy (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

o Chapter 3, “Doing Your Own Cultural Self-Assessment” (pp. 39-60)

Media

· Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012a). Emotional roadblocks on the road to cultural competence. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 12 minutes.
In this video, Drs. Derald Wing Sue, Teresa LaFromboise, Marie Miville, and Thomas Parham discuss some of the emotional challenges that come with learning cultural competency.

Accessible player  –Downloads– Download Video w/CC Download Audio Download Transcript

Optional Resources

· Hays, P. A. (1996). Addressing the complexities of culture and gender in counseling. Journal of Counseling and Development, 74(4), 332–338.

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Grading Rubric: Application Assignments, Journals, and Final Papers

12 possible points per application/journal assignment

20 possible points for final papers

There are four primary quality indicators. All written assignments will be scored on the first three indicators (Responsiveness, Content Knowledge, and Quality of Writing). The final indicator (Research, Scholarship, and Professional Style) applies to the Final Paper only, and is worth double points for each criterion.

Six-Day Clinical Residency Evaluation Scoring Guide Grading Rubric

Criteria

 

1

Emerging

2

Progressing

 

3

Meets Standard

 

4

Exemplary

 

RESPONSIVENESS

(AS ASSIGNED OR AS SELECTED BY THE STUDENT IF INSTRUCTIONS ALLOW) (Did the student respond adequately to the paper or writing assignment?)

(4 points)

 

Paper or writing assignment is unresponsive to the requirements given in the instructions. The content misses the point of the assigned or selected topic; and/or relies primarily on anecdotal evidence (e.g., largely composed of student opinion); and/or contains little or no evidence that the student has read, viewed, and considered the Learning Resources in the course and that the paper topic connects in a meaningful way to the course content. Paper or writing assignment is somewhat responsive to the requirements given in the instructions. Content somewhat misses the point of the assigned or selected topic; and/or lacks in substance, relying more on anecdotal than scholarly evidence (e.g., largely composed of student opinion); and/or contains minimal evidence that the student has read, viewed, and considered the Learning Resources in the course and that the paper topic connects in a meaningful way to the course content. Paper or writing assignment is responsive to and meets the requirements given in the instructions. It responds to the assigned or selected topic; is substantive and evidence based; demonstrates clearly that the student has read, viewed, and considered the Learning Resources in the course and that the paper topic connects in a meaningful way to the course content. Paper or writing assignment is responsive to and exceeds the requirements given in the instructions. It responds to the assigned or selected topic; demonstrates insight beyond what is required in some meaningful way (e.g., ideas contribute a new dimension to what is known about the topic, unearths something unanticipated, etc.); is substantive and evidence based; demonstrates that the student has read, viewed, and considered the Learning Resources in the course and that the paper topic connects in a meaningful way to the course content.

 

Criteria

 

1

Emerging

2

Progressing

 

3

Meets Standard

 

4

Exemplary

 

CONTENT KNOWLEDGE

(Does the content in the paper or writing assignment demonstrate an understanding of the important knowledge the paper/assignment is intended to demonstrate?)

(4 points)

 

Paper or writing assignment demonstrates/ provides lack of understanding and little or no application of the concepts and issues presented in the course and/or application is inaccurate and contains many omissions and/or errors; and/or no examples or irrelevant examples; and/or no thought-provoking ideas or original thinking; and/or no critical thinking; and/or many critical errors when applying knowledge, skills, or strategies presented in the course.

 

Paper or writing assignment demonstrates/provides minimal understanding and little application of concepts and issues presented in the course, and, while generally accurate, displays some omissions and/or errors; and/or few and/or irrelevant examples; and/or few if any thought-provoking ideas, little original thinking; and/or “regurgitated” knowledge rather than critical thinking; little mastery of skills and/or numerous errors when using the knowledge, skills, or strategies presented in the course.

 

Paper or writing assignment demonstrates/provides basic understanding and application of the concepts and issues presented in the course demonstrating that the student has absorbed the general principles and ideas presented; relevant examples; thought-provoking ideas and interpretations, some original thinking and critical thinking; and mastery and application of knowledge and skills or strategies presented in the course.

 

Paper or writing assignment demonstrates/provides in-depth understanding and application of concepts and issues presented in the course (e.g., insightful interpretations or analyses; accurate and perceptive parallels, ideas, opinions, and conclusions) showing that the student has absorbed the general principles and ideas presented and makes inferences about the concepts/issues or connects them to other ideas; rich and relevant examples; thought-provoking ideas and interpretations, new perspectives; original and critical thinking; and mastery and thoughtful/accurate application of knowledge and skills or strategies presented in the course.

 

Criteria

 

1

Emerging

2

Progressing

 

3

Meets Standard

 

4

Exemplary

 

QUALITY OF WRITING

Does the student demonstrate graduate-level writing in papers and written assignments?

(4 points)

 

Writing is well below graduate-level writing expectations . The paper uses unclear and inappropriate language; and/or has many errors in spelling, grammar, and syntax; and/or lacks organization in a way that creates confusion for the reader; and/or contains many direct quotes from original source materials and/or consistently and poorly paraphrases rather than using original language; and/or lacks information about a source when citing or paraphrasing it; significant problems adhering to APA style (application papers).

 

Writing is somewhat below graduate-level writing expectations . The paper uses language that is unclear and/or inappropriate; and/or has more than occasional errors in spelling, grammar, and syntax; and/or is poorly organized, is at times unclear and confusing, and has some problems with logical flow; and/or reflects an underuse of original language and an overuse of direct quotes and paraphrases; and/or sometimes lacks information about a source when citing or paraphrasing it; problems adhering to APA style (application papers).

 

Writing is scholarly and meets graduate-level writing expectations . The paper uses language that is clear; has a few errors in spelling, grammar, and syntax; is well organized, logical, and clear; uses original language and uses direct quotes when necessary and/or appropriate; provides information about a source when citing or paraphrasing it; adheres to APA style with few mistakes (application papers).

 

Writing is scholarly and exceeds graduate-level writing expectations . The paper uses language that is clear, concise, and appropriate; has few if any errors in spelling, grammar, and syntax; is extremely well organized, logical, clear, and never confuses the reader; uses a preponderance of original language and uses direct quotes only when necessary and/or appropriate; provides information about a source when citing or paraphrasing it; adheres to APA style with few or no mistakes (application papers).

 

Criteria

 

2

Emerging

4

Progressing

 

6

Meets Standard

 

8

Exemplary

 

RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND PROFESSIONAL STYLE (use for final papers ONLY)

Does the paper meet graduate-level expectations for research, scholarship, and professional style?

(8 points)

 

The paper is

substantially

below graduate-level

expectations for

research, scholarship,

and professional style.

Paper content

demonstrates no

insight and does

not contribute to

knowledge in the

field ; paper content,

for the most part, is

unsupported by current

(within the past five

years), primary, and

pertinent

research/evidence

from a variety of peer-

reviewed books and

journals; and/or does

not use or contains

pervasive errors (final

paper) in APA style

(including citations,

references, use of

nonbiased language,

clear organization,

good editorial style,

etc.).

 

The paper is somewhat below graduate-level expectations for research, scholarship, and professional style. Paper content demonstrates little insight and does little to contribute to knowledge in the field ; is often supported by older-than-five-year-old research, secondary sources (textbooks and websites), and sources that lack in variety; and/or uses APA form and style (including citations, references, use of nonbiased language, clear organization, good editorial style, etc.), but has frequent errors (final paper).

 

The paper meets graduate-level expectations for research, scholarship, and professional style. Paper content demonstrates insight and contributes to knowledge in the field ; is supported by current and pertinent research/evidence (within the previous five years, except for seminal, original research where appropriate) from a variety of peer-reviewed books and journals (rather than textbooks and websites); uses correct APA form and style (including citations, references, use of nonbiased language, clear organization, good editorial style, etc.) with only a few errors (final paper).

 

The paper represents exceptional research, scholarship, and professional style. Paper content demonstrates significant insight and significantly contributes to the knowledge in the field ; is well supported by current and pertinent research/evidence (within the previous five years, except for seminal, original research where appropriate) from a variety of primarily primary, peer-reviewed sources (rather than textbooks and websites); and consistently uses correct APA form and style (including citations, references, use of nonbiased language, clear organization, good editorial style, etc.) with very few or no errors (final paper).

 

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