We have all heard the comment “she or he will have to make new friends after completing addictions counseling or the problematic behavior will reoccur.” How do you think you could help a client make the required life style changes to accomplish such a change? What would you recommend?

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Addiction Counseling

Relapse Prevention

Read Chapter 13 (Capuzzi & Stauffer)

PROMPT: We have all heard the comment “she or he will have to make new friends after completing addictions counseling or the problematic behavior will reoccur.” How do you think you could help a client make the required life style changes to accomplish such a change? What would you recommend?

To what extent does a sense of community or feeling connected with others enhance learning with technology? Can a sense of connectedness ever hinder learning? Why or why not?

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Psychology Of Community And Social Intelligence (1)

To what extent does a sense of community or feeling connected with others enhance learning with technology? Can a sense of connectedness ever hinder learning? Why or why not?

What is this section about? What is the author saying in this section? What is the author doing in this paragraph or section? Does the author make a claim? What does he or she argue? What evidence is provided to advance the argument?

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Argument Analysis Assignment

Follow the instructions outlined here to complete the article analysis and discussion board posts.
*Introductory note about debate articles. Please be aware that journal articles come in two forms. There are primary source articles and secondary source articles. Primary source articles are original, empirical articles written by researchers for the purpose of describing specific research that they conducted. These articles include methods and results sections (e.g., actual data). Secondary source articles or chapters come in two general forms²the meta- analysis or the literature review article. Here, a researcher will describe a specific area of research conducted by him or herself in the past and/or by other researchers. Literature review articles do not contain data. Instead they contain descriptions of data. A meta-analysis may also be described as a secondary source article because a meta-analysis is a mathematical and descriptive summary of a broad range of findings.
The important point is that debate articles take both forms. Sometimes an author will make claims in a primary source article (by discussing his or her own data collection and results), and sometimes an author will make a claim and support it via the use of previous research conducted on the topic. One source type is not inherently better or worse than the other. An author who describes his or her own data collection may be just a flawed in his or her reasoning (or as brilliant) as an author who describe progress through the semester.

Step 1: Summarize both articles
Before you are able to analyze an argument you must be able to summarize it. Good summaries include a description of the authors ideas including any claims made by the author. Good summaries also review evidence used to advance the argument.
To prepare to summarize the text, read it to get a general idea about the points. Then, reread the text and mark it up by circling key terms and underlining claims. Finally, chart individual paragraphs or sections and examine the overall structure of the text. As you read, take note of:
x What is this section about? What is the author saying in this section?
x What is the author doing in this paragraph or section (use verbs like introducing, reviewing, interpreting, challenging, asserting, illustrating)?
x Does the author make a claim? What does he or she argue? Make note of central claims.
x What evidence is provided to advance the argument?
Be aware of your own biases and avoid inaccurate interpretations. Keep this portion for yourself. Do not turn it in.

Step 2: Analyze both articles
Choose one or two central claims made by the author(s) and describe and analyze the evidence that is used to support it (i.e., for the assignment discuss at three pieces of evidence). Finally, evaluate the evidence used by the authors. The questions below should serve as a guide to help you evaluate evidence. Some questions will not be relevant to the article that you are reading.
A. Use the questions below to evaluate the evidence. First decide what type of evidence the author using. Then, describe the evidence and then analyze it. The questions below will help you analyze and evaluate the argument.
x Is the evidence based on generalization?
x Is the evidence based on analogy, specific cases, personal experience or anecdote?
x Is the evidence based on authority?
o The author uses an authority figure (another author, a doctor, an academic) or an institutional authority to support claims
x Does the author provide empirical evidence? Is the evidence based on experimental data?
Observational data? Survey data? To evaluate empirical evidence consider the questions below.

o Is a causal claims made (recall that only true experiments allow for causal inferences)? If yes, is a causal claim possible? Was random assignment used? Was an experiment used?
o Is a correlational claim made (recall these are claims about the strength and/or direction of a relationship between two or more variables)? ƒ If yes, are there other potential explanations for the data (e.g., potential third variables)?
o Decide if the evidence/data is generalizable (e.g., is the data externally valid) ƒ Is the data robust? Can it replicate in a number of settings with different samples (e.g., is there overreliance a specific sample)? ƒ Is it ecologically valid? Would it happen in real life, outside of the lab?
ƒ Is it relevant? Does it matter? Are the findings useful for solving problems or improving the quality of life?
B. Why is the author using this evidence? Is it convincing?
C. To write an argument analysis, describe the main claims and explain how the author supports each claim.
x What are the main claims? Æ(describe the main claims)
x How does the author support and/or advance the argument? Æ (describe the evidence)
x What kind of evidence is used to support the claim? Æ (evaluate the evidence)
x Based on your evaluation of the evidence, how convincing is the evidence used to support the (what are your conclusions)

Write an essay on the effect of smoking and the correlation of biological sex and parental exposure to Smoking before age 18.

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Effect of smoking

Write an essay on the effect of smoking and the correlation of biological sex and parental exposure to Smoking before age 18.

Several areas of applied psychology were first introduced by students of Wundt and Titchener. Pick two of those areas and explain which psychologist from this chapter worked in that area and what he or she contributed. How did these two areas help psychology involve/move forward?

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Essay question

Several areas of applied psychology were first introduced by students of Wundt and Titchener. Pick two of those areas and explain which psychologist from this chapter worked in that area and what he or she contributed. How did these two areas help psychology involve/move forward?

Compare and contrast the different theories of intelligence (Gardner, Sternberg, general intelligence) using peer-reviewed journal articles.

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Theories of intelligence

Compare and contrast the different theories of intelligence (Gardner, Sternberg, general intelligence) using peer-reviewed journal articles.

Choose a scholarly research article based on a topic in the area of Multicultural counseling that you are interested in researching.

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Counseling LGBTQ Populations

 Overview

You will choose a scholarly research article based on a topic in the area of Multicultural counseling that you are interested in researching. For this Scholarly Article Critique Paper: Proposal Assignment, you will select a researched scholarly journal article that pertains to multicultural counseling issues. The journal article you select will be the article that you use for your Scholarly Article Critique Paper: Final Submission Assignment.  Include the scholarly research article and the link to the article. All articles must be from Liberty’s Online Library and no more than 20 years old. Again, you must select a scholarly researched journal article. As a guideline, you may choose from topics including, but not limited to, the following:

  • Counseling Minorities
  • Counseling Women (discrimination, harassment, and victimization implications)
  • Counseling Individuals living in Poverty (poverty and mental illness implications)
  • Classism and the Minimum Wage
  • Health Care Inequalities
  • Counseling LGBTQ Populations
  • Counseling Individuals with Disabilities
  • Counseling Multiracial Populations
  • Counseling Immigrants and Refugees
  • Non-Western Indigenous Methods of Healing implications
  • Microaggressions and Implications in Counseling.

Instructions

Include the following in the Scholarly Article Critique Paper: Proposal Assignment:

  1. Page 1 – A title page in current APA format, which includes the topic you have chosen for the paper (see the Scholarly Article Critique Paper: Proposal Sample).
  2. Page 2 – Provide at least 250 words of vital information from the article. The 250 words should include the name of the author, the hypothesis of the research study, participants in the study, methods used in the study, and results or conclusions of the study. NOTE: If the journal article does not include the vital information above, it is NOT a scholarly researched article!

Apply knowledge of emerging and evolving contemporary challenges, problems, and/or recent developments in grief, loss, and trauma for diverse groups and communities. Identify the impacts of grief and loss on children and family systems.

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RIVERA FAMILY CASE STUDY PART II

Assignment Instructions

Build upon your case presentation from Week 6. Incorporate what you have learned about grief, loss, and trauma. Think about and discuss the ways in which you might mitigate impacts to yourself and your clients into your case presentation.

  1.  Write a case presentation of the Rivera family.
  2.  Use the Rivera family case study and Interactive Learning Module: Riverbend City: Rivera Family Case Study Part II to assess, identify, and diagnose grief and loss.
  3.  Explore cycles of grief and different types of grief and loss.
  4.  Consider cultural and ethical considerations when identifying which type of systemic intervention you might choose in this situation (family therapy, therapy group, or support group [if beneficial]).
  5.  Write to the scoring guide for this assignment to address all of the requirements for this assignment.
  6.  You may use writing from your week six assignment in this paper.

Competencies Measured:

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

Competency 1: Apply research and theories in the practice of individual, systemic, and relational therapy for grief, loss, and trauma. Develop a case presentation that addresses the grief and loss in the case study.

Competency 2: Apply knowledge of practice with diverse, international, multicultural, marginalized, and (or) under-served communities. Apply cultural and ethical considerations when identifying systemic interventions for a family

Competency 3: Apply knowledge of emerging and evolving contemporary challenges, problems, and/or recent developments in grief, loss, and trauma for diverse groups and communities. Identify the impacts of grief and loss on children and family systems.

Competency 4: Apply a relational and systemic perspective for client engagement, assessment, and intervention. Identify which type of grief and loss client(s) are experiencing in reference to the cycles of grief.

Competency 5: Apply American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Code of Ethics and legal responsibilities and communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the marriage and family therapy profession..
Discuss the impacts of diversity, cultural, and ethical issues related to presenting challenges.

Competency 6: Communicate effectively through the appropriate application of grammar, punctuation, spelling, writing mechanics, and professional tone, while adhering to APA formatting and style.

Several areas of applied psychology were first introduced by students of Wundt and Titchener. Pick two of those areas and explain which psychologist from this chapter worked in that area and what he or she contributed. How did these two areas help psychology involve/move forward?

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Essay question

Several areas of applied psychology were first introduced by students of Wundt and Titchener. Pick two of those areas and explain which psychologist from this chapter worked in that area and what he or she contributed. How did these two areas help psychology involve/move forward?

What are some practical steps you can incorporate into a life plan for romantic love, positive relationships, and positive health? Basically, you are describing some simple practices or routines that you can employ in fostering the psychological factors important to health.

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Step 1: Many people experiencing chronic illness that involves pain believe that only physical interventions can be successful in helping them cope better with the pain in the form of medication. However, pain medications can deteriorate in their ability to beneficially affect the pain. What would be an argument you would make to someone so that they will strongly consider using psychological methods to improve their coping? Consider answers to the following to help organize your thinking about this topic.

What are my values that make using psychological methods for improving health and coping important?
How do I predict making such methods a part of my everyday life to create an overall better life in ways that are important to me?
To what extent do I intend to make this a real part of my life beyond this course? What might be some hindrances?

Step 2: Referring to your specific synthesis project goal, how can you use the information regarding romantic love, positive relationships, and positive health to make a change in your problem or support you in achieving your goal? Include in your response at least three principles that can guide you in solving the problem and attaining your goal.

Step 3: What are some practical steps you can incorporate into a life plan for romantic love, positive relationships, and positive health? Basically, you are describing some simple practices or routines that you can employ in fostering the psychological factors important to health. These routines can include those psychological factors, emotional expressions, addressing regrets, cognition (optimism, hope, and control), hardiness, mindfulness, and coping styles into organizing a complex new approach that you predict would result in positive aging, no matter what age you are.