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Future Professional Development in Multicultural Psychology

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Multiculturalism in the field of psychology continues to evolve as it has since the Civil Rights era. Your view of multiculturalism has likely changed over the course of time, especially over the last several weeks. What experiences, both online and in residence, have had the greatest impact on your professional and personal development thus far? Have the topics you explored in this course sparked a shift in the focus of your professional and personal intensions? Whether you make multicultural psychology your area of specialty or continue to develop multicultural competence, your experience in this course should reveal how these topics influence your practice and the communities in which you work.

Post by Day 4 a synthesis of your experience in this course. Then explain what aspects of this course, both online and in-residence, were the most valuable for you both personally and professionally. Be sure to include any insights gained from the Learning Resources and the Faculty Panels presented during the in-residence component of this course. Finally, explain what professional development steps you will take to continue building on what you learned and experienced online and during the in-residence component.

Be sure to support your post with specific references to the Learning Resources.

Readings
Brown, S. D., & Lent, R. W. (Eds.). (2008). Handbook of counseling psychology (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Chapter 8, “Theoretical and Empirical Advances in Multicultural Counseling and Psychology” (pp. 121–140)
Franklin, A. J. (2009). Reflections on ethnic minority psychology: Learning from our past so the present informs our future. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 15(4), 416–424.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Schwartz, S. J., Unger, J. B., Zamboanga, B, & Szapocznik, J. (2010). Rethinking the concept of acculturation: Implications for theory and research. American Psychologist, 65(4), 237–251.

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Abnormal Psychology

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Paper 1:

Focus on multiple issues in the case of “Evelyn C.” on page 383 of Abnormal Psychology.

Make a diagnosis and be sure to include all relevant diagnoses.

The Assignment: (1.5–2 pages)

Briefly summarize the case of “Evelyn C.”
Explain your diagnosis. Provide specific supporting information.

Describe additional information that might be significant to the assessment, treatment, and welfare of the client.
Briefly describe the interventions you would recommend, and explain why you would make these recommendations.

EVELYN C.: Evelyn C., a 36-year-old homemaker and mother of two school-age children (from a previous marriage), began to drink to excess following intense disagreements with her husband, John, a manager of a retail business.

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Psychology Theory

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Select two different cultures examined in the articles or in literature you have located.

Think about how views on attachment are similar and different in these two cultures. Consider whether the differences in attachment have any bearing on an infant’s well-being in either culture.
Describe the two cultures you selected. Then, explain the similarities and differences in attachment in these two cultures. Include whether the differences might impact infants’ well-being in the two cultures and why or why not. Be specific.

United States and India

Discussion 2

Think about how social psychology and, specifically, Bandura’s social cognitive theory, explains how modeling affects cognitive development and behavior.
Consider your childhood and select a same-sex adult who influenced your personal development. The same-sex adult could include a primary caregiver, extended member of the family, or family friend with whom you were close as a child.

Explain some of the behaviors of the same-sex adult that you learned as a child and now demonstrate. Based on social cognitive theory, explain how you might have acquired the behaviors. Be specific.

Female. Same sex adult: Mother

Discussion 3:

Pay particular attention to the meaning of the terms in each type of conditioning. Classical conditioning terms include: UCS (unconditioned stimulus), UCR (unconditioned response), NS (neutral stimulus), CS (conditioned stimulus), CR (conditioned response). Operant conditioning terms include positive reinforcers, and negative reinforcers, and punishers.

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Styles of Leadership

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Students will submit a 5 to 6 page research paper and create a PowerPoint presentation with no more than 10 slides.

Research Paper-Styles of Leadership

Paper will follow APA formatting which consist of the following:

Arial or Times Roman
12-font
Cover and Reference page
5 -6 Double-spaced pages; not including the cover and reference pages

Presentation

No more than 10 slides
Each slide must contain an image which offers insight to the material in the slide

Presenter engages the audience

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Elder abuse

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What characteristics would lead a provider to suspect domestic violence, child abuse, or elder abuse is taking place within a family? Discuss your facility’s procedure for reporting these types of abuse.

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Client Termination Summary

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Question Description: Assignment 1: Practicum – Client Termination Summary (Due in Week 11)
Although termination is an inevitable part of the therapeutic process, it is often difficult for clients. However, by discussing termination throughout therapy, you can better prepare your clients for life without you. Once a client has achieved his or her therapeutic goals, termination sessions should be held and documented in a client termination summary. For this Assignment, you have the opportunity to practice writing a termination summary for a client with whom you have worked during your practicum experience.

Learning Objectives
Students will:
Develop client termination summaries
To prepare:
For guidance on writing a client termination summary, review pages 693–712 of Wheeler (2014) in this week’s Learning Resources.
Identify a client who may be ready to terminate therapy.
Assignment
With the client you selected in mind, address in a client termination summary (without violating HIPAA regulations) the following:

Identifying information of client (e.g., hypothetical name and age)
Date the client initially contacted therapist, date therapy began, duration of therapy, and date therapy will end
Total number of sessions, including number of missed sessions
Whether termination was planned or unplanned
Presenting problem
Major psychosocial issues
Types of services rendered (e.g., individual, couple/family therapy, group therapy)

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Concept of psychological survival

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One of the broad themes of the Soul Beliefs course has been psychological survival.

Several different lectures and the associated readings have dealt with our social survival. Analyze the concept of psychological survival and address adaptations that have led to successful psychological survival. Be sure to include (a) the importance of psychological survival and (b) the adaptive significance of the traits involved.

In a 3-page double-spaced paper, write a well-documented (cite readings and lectures) essay that demonstrates in-depth knowledge that you have gained from the course. Develop this theme in a logical and cohesive essay with your conclusions indicated at the end of the essay. List the citations of the lectures and readings that you used in crafting your essay.

Be sure to include information from the following lectures: The evolution of religious behavior, the brain and our emotional future, thinking and feeling, evolution of the brain, evolutionary psychology, and the human spark.

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Signal detection theory

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Using the University Online Library; find two peer-reviewed journal articles on signal detection theory. In your synopsis, you will include:

A summary of each of the journal articles
The main points discussed in each of the journal articles and how they relate to the week’s course and text readings

Your thoughts and perspectives regarding the concepts covered in each of the journal articles
Submission Details:
Name your document: SU_PSY3002_W2_A1_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.
Support your responses with examples.
Cite any sources in APA format.

From your course textbook, Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience, (4th ed.), read the following chapter:

Chapter 3: Perceptions
Chapter 10: Visual Imagery

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Management of Diabetes and Hypertension

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The psychosocial aspect of female health is just as important as the management of Diabetes and Hypertension. The World Health Organization (WHO, n.d.) addresses women’s mental health facts as follows:

Depressive disorders account for close to 41.9% of the disability from neuropsychiatric disorders among women compared to 29.3% among men.
Leading mental health problems of the older adults are depression, organic brain syndromes and dementias. A majority are women.
An estimated 80% of 50 million people affected by violent conflicts, civil wars, disasters, and displacement are women and children.
Lifetime prevalence rate of violence against women ranges from 16% to 50%.
At least one in five women suffer rape or attempted rape in their lifetime. Select a mental health illness as a diagnosis for a female patient,

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Leadership and organization

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Describe the evolution of the leadership and organization of the al Qaeda terrorist organization after the September 2001 terrorist attacks, including the rise of ISIS. Make sure to address psychological and behavioral factors within al Qaeda leadership and affiliate groups.

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