Describe the context and setting where you provide supervision. Describe how you negotiated a supervisor/supervisee agreement with this particular supervisee..

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 Guidance to writing external Supervision & Supervisee Assessment Case Review (within counseling client sessions)

The case review must be structured using each of the 7 headings below.  It should provide a coherent summary of your supervision work with ONE supervisee drawn from your supervision work during the life of the course. You need to give specific examples from your work throughout, which may include brief examples of what was said where relevant, but the case review should not be a transcript nor should it be a session by session account. Confidentiality must be ensured at all times.

The case review should:

  • reflect a sound underpinning of integrated supervision theory and skills;
  • evidence a clear understanding of the supervision relationship and the supervision process including how this impacts on the therapeutic relationship between counsellor and client;
  • show how you work within, and support your supervisee to work within, an ethical framework;
  • critically reflect on how your use of supervisory supervision enhanced your work.

Common mistakes are – being unable to integrate supervision skills and theory sufficiently, paying insufficient attention to the counsellor and client relationship, lack of application of learning from own supervisory supervision, not showing adequate critical reflection and evaluation, running out of words by sections 6 and 7.

 

Please reference your work accurately and include a bibliography at the end.  Attach the signed cover sheet given in your Candidate Guide. 

The total word count – including all quotations – must be between 3,000 – 3,500 words. Case studies exceeding the maximum word count of 3,500 will be deemed Not Proficient. 

Footnotes and the bibliography are not included in the word count. Appendices and other material are not required and will not be marked.

The case review does not have to be completed under exam conditions. 

The review should be written on a word processor, using double spacing, wide margins and page numbering.

You must present your answers under the 7 headings given below:

  1. Context and boundaries of work:
  • Describe the context in which you work showing understanding of the boundaries and ethical framework for your supervision practice.

 

You must:

  • Describe the context and setting where you provide supervision.
  • Describe how you negotiated a supervisor/supervisee agreement with this particular supervisee..
  • Explain how an ethical framework informs your work as a supervisor.
  1. Assessment
  • Use a coherent framework to arrive at an initial and on-going assessment of your supervisee’s developmental needs.

 

You must:

  • Show how you applied your understanding of a coherent framework to assess your supervisee’s initial supervisory needs.
  • Give examples of how you recognised and responded to your supervisee’s changing needs.

 

  1. Awareness of diversity issues:
  • Work with awareness of diversity issues

 

You must:

  • Critically reflect on issues of diversity between you and your supervisee
  • Show you worked with these issues to enhance the supervision relationship
  • Give examples of how you supported and challenged your supervisee to work with issues of diversity in the client work.
  1. Development of the supervision relationship and the supervision process:
  • Work with aspects of the supervision relationship and the supervision process.

 

You must:

  • Critically evaluate the quality of the supervisory relationship and give examples of how it contributed to the supervision process.
  • Give examples of how you supported and challenged your supervisee to understand and work with the counselling relationship for the benefit of the client.
  1. Use of self-awareness in the supervisory process:
  • Reflect on how you used and encouraged self-awareness in the supervisory process.

 

You must:

  • Critically reflect on your internal response to your supervisee and show how you used self-awareness to enhance the supervisory process.
  • Evaluate how you used supervision skills to enable your supervisee to use self-awareness to enhance the counseling process.

 

  1. Theory underpinning skills
  • Work within a coherent framework of supervision theory and skills.

 

You must:

  • Describe ONE theoretical model of supervision and give examples of how this informed your supervision work.
  • Give examples of how the supervision work impacted on the supervisee’s work with their client.
  1. Use of supervisory supervision:
  • Use supervisory supervision to inform and support your work with this supervisee.

You must:

  • Critically reflect on how supervisory supervision has supported and challenged you in your supervision work with this supervisee.
  • Give specific examples of when you have used insights and learning from supervisory supervision to inform and enhance your work with this supervisee.

Marking scheme:

Each section of the case review is awarded between 0 and 3 marks on the following basis:

0 = no evidence                         1 = minimum evidence

2 = satisfactory evidence            3 = robust evidence

Candidates must achieve at least ONE mark in each section and an overall mark of 11 out of 21 to be assessed as Proficient. Candidates can be awarded ½ marks.

Note that each section carries equal marks (3) so you are advised to take this into account when deciding how much to write in each section.

Discuss the future direction you selected that most excites you, and explain how it will enhance your professional practice as a counselor.

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To Prepare:

Review Chapter 1 of the Erford course text in this week’s Learning Resources, and select one historical figure (a person) to discuss in your paper.
From Chapter 1, select one future direction (from the section “Where We Are Going,” beginning on p. 22) to discuss.
Review the webpage “Keyword Searching: Finding Articles on Your Topic: Searching Basics,” located in this week’s Learning Resources related to how to search the Walden Library databases.
Search the Walden databases for at least one scholarly article pertaining to the historical figure and/or to the future direction you chose.
Use the Research Paper Template in this week’s Learning Resources to complete this Assignment. Refer to your American Psychological Association (APA) manual to assist you in the proper use of APA throughout your paper.
Assignment: 2 pages
Include the following sections:

Part 1 – Present
What is counseling?
How does it differ from other helping professions?
Summarize the philosophical underpinnings of the counseling profession.
Part 2 – Past
Looking historically, if you showed Part I of your paper to the historical figure you chose, how would this figure handle it? Would the figure be shocked, mildly surprised, or in complete agreement? How would the figure respond?
Part 3 – Future
Discuss the future direction you selected that most excites you, and explain how it will enhance your professional practice as a counselor.
Be sure to use proper APA format and citations. These details are demonstrated in the template provided for this Assignment.

Discuss if the offender fits the common profile of the serial murder offender. This requires much more than providing a biography of the serial killer.

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My paper is based on a serial killer profile ( Jeffery Dahmer). The instructions are below for this assignment,

you will submit a profile of a serial offender that you will be selected on your own. You can choose an offender discussed in the text, online, from other books, or any other resource (at the disclosure of the professor). Once you select your offender, you will:

Discuss if the offender fits the common profile of the serial murder offender. This requires much more than providing a biography of the serial killer.
Apply a typology used in the text and apply it to the offender. In doing so, explain how the offender aligns with the typology.
Discuss how the particular offender’s crimes were solved (if applicable: if they were unresolved, discuss this, too); and the resolution of the case.
Cite sources using APA format. There is no required length for this paper. However, it must be comprehensive and fulfill all necessary requirements.
NOTE: Even though the paper is not due until the 14th week, you may work on this off-line and simply upload in Week 14 when it is due. You will be uploading your paper in Canvas, but your paper will process through turnitin.com – a plagiarism detection program. There will be no make-ups for the paper, as you have almost the entire term to complete it. If you find that you have not finished the paper by the due date, submit what you have completed for partial credit.

Explain the counseling process (from the beginning to the end) -you would use to manage the case. Include five counseling goals and five counseling interventions (six pages).

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“Those boys didn’t teach me to be bad. I was already a gone case when I met them. With them, I broke into flats and coffee shopd.” “They kept watch outside while I forced open the windows and ransacked the place for cigarettes and valuables.” ‘
Kay Siang dropped out of school in Primary 4. He said he was bored. “No use going to school. ljust fall asleep.” Kay Siang can’t read or write. He knows only the alphabet and can spell his name.
He said he took up smoking in kindergarten. “lt’s easy. I saw my mother smoking one day and followed,” he said.
Kay Siang said his mother “trusted” hirn “She didn’t mind me staying out for days even up to a week ” “With the boys, when we were not stealrng, we stayed overnight at the beach for barbecues and parties.” ‘My motherdidn’t seem to care. She’,.,,as too busy,, ,’,’ti ,’,,::< anC her boyfriend. (He liyss r,,,rllf thern i” ‘B.;t’,vhene’/e’s.e {o -‘a aJ: s:: 3 s-: :==-. -a =’.^=’ ,’, :- = ::: :he .’,e:e’ hose or a ,’,ccder’ a z-<
Question 1

Use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) counseling approach for this case study. Explain the rationales for choosing this approach (one page).
Question 2

Evaluate four key counseling issues that client has presented in the case study and explain your evaluations (three pages).
Question 3

Explain the counseling process (from the beginning to the end) -you would use to manage the case. Include five counseling goals and five counseling interventions (six pages).
Question 4

Provide critique and analysis of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) that you have chosen in Ql. Include five limitations and five strengths of CBT(tw-o pages)”

Describe what you learned about prosocial behavior from this exercise. Compare the actual application of the behavior relative to this topic material (hint: may want to integrate text info here!).

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Topic 8 – Altruism and Cooperation

Prosocial Behavior

This assignment contains two parts. You may type directly into this worksheet.

Part I: Random Acts of Kindness Foundation Website

Visit the website of The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, an organization dedicated to altruistic pursuits.  Review the information, literature, and downloadable documents, then in 100-250 words answer the following two questions.

  1. What is the purpose of this website/movement?
  2. What story or stories influenced you the most and why?

Part II: My Prosocial Day

Design your own assignment in which you implement five acts of kindness (prosocial behavior) or an entire DAY of compassion and kindness. Use your discretion, common sense, and modesty at all times. Do not put yourself in an environment of potential danger or harm.

Answer the following questions, one paragraph per question (100 words minimum) will suffice

  1. Describe your implementation of kindness: what did you do, how did you approach the idea, where did you implement it and to whom?
  2. Describe the reactions you perceived from others and yourself.
  3. Describe what you learned about prosocial behavior from this exercise. Compare the actual application of the behavior relative to this topic material (hint: may want to integrate text info here!).
  4. If you are a faith-based person, explain how your faith helped you implement your helping behavior. If you are not a faith-based person, explain what philosophy, belief system, or values you connected to helping behavior. Cite a source to support your answers (from the GCU library, the Bible, or textbook).

Please integrate at least one outside source into this worksheet.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

 

References

Demonstrate knowledge of the key terms and concepts of the topic areas within biological psychology.

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  Faculty of Health & Society – Psychology
 
Assignment Brief
 
Module title: Biological Psychology Module code:  
Assignment code/title: AS1 Assessment weighting: 100%
Module co-ordinator/

tutor:

    
Student name/id:   Word count (Maximum 2000)  
Submission guidance:
1.This assignment must be submitted electronically.

2.To submit electronically you must upload your work to the e-submission area within the NILE/Blackboard module concerned. Click Submit> Browse (find the correct file to upload) Upload> Submit

3.You can resubmit your work as many times as you like until the deadline. If you choose to resubmit, your earlier submission will be replaced, and you will NOT receive an Originality Report until 24 hours from when the submission was made.

4.Do not e-mail tutors to check if your assignment submission has been successful. For Turnitin submissions, a digital receipt will be emailed to you, but do not wait for your email. Return to the assignment and from there, you can use the download icon to save a copy of your digital receipt to your computer.

5. If submitting through Turnitin, you will receive a digital receipt as proof of submission. This will be sent to your registered e-mail address; please keep this for reference.

6. You are reminded of the University’s regulations on cheating and plagiarism (refer to the University’s assessment and feedback policy). In submitting your assignment, you are acknowledging that you have read and understood these regulations.

7. Late submission within seven days of the deadline will result in the mark being capped at a D-. Beyond this time the work will not be marked.

8.You are reminded that it is your responsibility to keep an electronic copy of your assignment for future reference.

9.Ensure that you have read the assignment brief thoroughly and included all elements stated within. You must submit this assignment brief with your final assignment submission.
Assessment and feedback:Delete any that do not apply and ensure that alternative instructions are entered in the box above.
You will be assessed on your ability to successfully address specified module learning outcomes. Feedback on the academic/professional quality of the submission will be provided no later than 20 working days from the initial submission. Feedback will be provided via NILE. You can also book in to see your tutor in their office hours to discuss feedback.

This assignment tests the following learning outcomes:

·Demonstrate knowledge of the key terms and concepts of the topic areas within biological psychology.

· Evaluate key empirical research within key areas of biological psychology

· Demonstrate autonomy and initiative in learning.

· Acquire independence in research skills and apply research findings to common neuropsychological disorders.
Assignment task:
 

Title: “Contribution of biological psychology to the study of behaviour, emotions and cognition in [insert your chosen disorder – without the brackets]”

 
Assignment guidance:
You should consider the following when preparing for your assignment:

PSY2011 AS1 Assessment brief

You can choose ANY disorder; you can also choose a special population group (e.g. musicians, athletes, etc.). The choice is yours, just make sure it is not so obscure there is no available literature on it.

The aim:

The aim of the essay is two-fold: (1) you will become an expert in your chosen area; and (2) you will have an in-depth understanding of different concepts of biological psychology, because you will cover them one by one in your essay.

Description:

After a brief (one paragraph) introduction to your chosen disorder, you need to critically evaluate how different aspects of biological psychology are affected in your chosen disorder:

1.  Motivation (for example, do sexual desires, eating, wanting/liking etc. change when people suffer from this disorder? How?)

2.  Emotion and stress (What do we know about changes in emotions or stress levels in this disorder?)

3. Sleep (which sleep patterns are affected in your chosen disorder? How? Why do they think sleep patterns change in this disorder? How is it treated?)

4. Learning, memory and perception (again, do these change if people suffer from the disorder you’ve chosen to investigate?)

5. Neurotransmitters and brain areas (which brain areas and neurotransmitters are usually affected in your chosen disorder?)

You need to cover ALL FIVE (5) AREAS in your essay. Please check the rest of the criteria on NILE under Assessment Information tab as well as the learning objectives, as stated in the module handbook; all learning objectives are assessed in the assignment.

Important tip: The most common way of losing marks is by focusing on the disorder itself rather than the title: How did Biological Psychology contribute to our understanding of, say, sleep in depression? What are the implications of the research? Any limitations, suggestions for future studies, contradicting results, future treatment venues, etc. etc.? Rather than digging out 200 articles on the disorder, critically evaluate the importance of the key studies and how they inform us about the contribution of Biological Psychology.
Assignment brief internal moderation approval:

Signed:

 

Undergraduate Marking Rubric Template

Student Name   Student Number   Word Count  
Module PSY2011 Assignment & Date AS1; 17th Jan 2020 Overall Grade  
  Grade A Grade B Grade C Grade D Grade F
Content & Coverage • Content is all relevant, accurate and in appropriate depth, breath and detail

 

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 • Content is nearly all relevant, accurate and in appropriate depth, breath and detail

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 • Much of the content is relevant, accurate and in appropriate depth, breath and detail

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 • Content is reasonably relevant, accurate and in appropriate depth, breath and detail

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 • Little of the content is relevant, accurate and in appropriate depth, breath and detail

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Argument • Excellent rationale, well-reasoned and insightful explanations, implications and conclusions

 

• Excellent argument, evidence, conclusions, critical evaluation and focus on question

*

 • Good rationale, fairly well-reasoned and insightful explanations, implications and conclusions

 

• Very good argument, evidence, conclusions, critical evaluation and focus on question

*

 • Reasonable rationale, some reasonable explanations, implications and conclusions

 

• Good argument, evidence, conclusions, critical evaluation and focus on question

 

*

 • Adequate rationale, weak explanations, implications and conclusions

 

• Reasonable argument, evidence, conclusions, critical evaluation and focus on question

 

*

 • Absent or weak rationale, absent or irrelevant explanations, implications and conclusions

 

• Poor argument, evidence, conclusions, critical evaluation and focus on question

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Communication Skills • Excellent readability, structure & referencing.

 

•  Follows conventions of psychological reports very closely

 

•  Highly competent grammar/sentence construction/spelling/proof-read essay

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 • Very good readability, structure & referencing.

 

•  Follows conventions of psychological reports closely

 

•  Competent grammar/sentence construction/spelling/proof-read essay

 

*

 • Good readability, structure & referencing.

 

•  Often follows conventions of psychological reports

 

•  Satisfactory grammar/sentence construction/spelling/proof-read essay

 

*

 • Reasonable readability, structure & referencing.

 

•  Sometimes follows conventions of psychological reports

 

•  Adequate grammar/sentence construction/spelling/proof-read essay

*

 • Poor readability, structure & referencing.

 

•  Rarely follows conventions of psychological reports

 

•  Inadequate grammar/sentence construction/spelling/proof-read essay

 

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Research Skills • Well planned conscientious research practice

 

• Uses appropriate scientific sources (e.g. journal articles)

 

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 • Largely well planned conscientious research practice

 

• Largely uses appropriate scientific sources

*

 • Reasonably well planned conscientious research practice

 

• Occasionally uses non-scientific/secondary sources

*

 • Adequately well planned conscientious research practice

 

• Largely relies on secondary sources

*

 • Poorly planned, lack of conscientious research practice

 

• Hardly any evidence of appropriate scientific literature

 

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Independence & challenge • Strong evidence of independent thought, originality and effort

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 • Good evidence of independent thought, originality and effort

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 • Reasonable evidence of independent thought, originality and effort

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 • Some evidence of independent thought, originality and effort

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 • Little or no evidence of independent thought, originality and effort

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Suggestions for Improvement

 

  

 

How are you going to collect data relevant to your research question(s)? In other words: What research methods are you planning to use?

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Contemporary Research 2

Research proposal 2000 words 50% of module mark

The research proposal will include an introduction, research questions, and identification and consideration of the methodology to be used for the research project which you the student intends to undertake at Level 6 in SOC 6044 Professional Research Project, as well as annotated bibliographies of primary and secondary sources.

Assignment – Research Proposal

You must write a proposal for a piece of research on a topic of your choice. YOU WILL NOT CARRY OUT this research, although you should use this assignment as an opportunity to develop your ideas for research to carry out for your dissertation.

Structure of the Research Proposal

The below structure is for guidance on how to structure your research proposal. You should follow this, though the following deviations are acceptable:

  • Merging sections 3 and 4;
  • Merging sections 5 and 6
  • Depending on your project there may not be a need for section 6.

These sections are separated in the outline below to ensure that they are not overlooked when you write your proposal and to indicate approximately how much time should be spent discussing them.

Note – depending on your project, these sections will differ. For example, a content analysis of newspapers will likely have a shorter ethics section than interviews conducted with a vulnerable group.

For those doing a library based dissertation you still need to establish research questions and be explicit about your intended aims and purpose of the research. Whilst your methodology section will be shorter, there still needs to be some consideration of why you will use certain theories and texts, and how you will gain access to those texts.

1)  INVESTIGATOR ID

[Enter your Student ID Number in the space below.]

2) TITLE OF THE RESEARCH

Enter up to 100 characters in this space [To check the character count, highlight the relevant text and click on the tab at the bottom-left border of the Word window which shows the word count – this will open up the Word Count dialogue box which shows the character count.]

3) BACKGROUND/ LITERATURE REVIEW

Guideline word count – this will differ between sections depending on what your topic is.

[600 words]

[1000 words for a literature-based project]

This section will set out the context for your research. You will review the literature on your chosen research topic, in order to establish what we already know and what YOU hope to add to the current knowledge base.

Bryman (2017) Chapter 5 – ‘Getting started: reviewing the literature’, pp.90-119

 

4) RESEARCH QUESTION(S)

 

[400 words]

The literature review should have identified a gap in current knowledge/ an issue we want to know more about. From this, you will derive your research questions.

Bryman (2017) Chapter 4 ‘Planning a research project and formulating research questions’, pp. 90-119
   

 

5) RESEARCH METHOLOGY

[700 words]

  • How are you going to collect data relevant to your research question(s)? In other words: What research methods are you planning to use?
  • (Why) Are the research methods/ sources you have selected the appropriate ones for your research question(s)?
  • How do these methods promise to deliver on the research questions?
  • How will you analyse your data?

 

Depending on your chosen research method you should begin by reading the relevant section from Bryman that relates to that method. Following this you should then engage with further sources focussed on your chosen approach.

 

6) ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

[300 words]

  • What, if any, ethical issues do you believe are relevant to the proposed research project?
  • How do you aim to address these?
  • If you believe that an ethics review is not necessary, please explain your view.
Bryman (2017) Chapter 6 ‘Ethics and Politics in Social Research’, pp. 120-146

 

7)  BIBLIOGRAPHY

[The bibliography is not included in your word count.]

We use APA to reference for Criminology and Sociology in the School of Social and Health Sciences.

For more information on how to format references please see:

https://lib.leedstrinity.ac.uk/iguana/www.main.cls?surl=ReferencingLTUAPAGuide#contentitem=b3c3ff31-56bd-4ada-8c2d-46c592121ca1^2

Appendix 1 – Research Question: What should the project be about?

This assignment is your opportunity to pick a research area and topic that are of interest to you. Indeed, you will get the most from this proposal by choosing something you want to understand in greater depth. A good starting point if you are unsure about your area is to read the following from Bryman (2017)

 

Chapter 4 – ‘Planning a research project and formulating research questions’ (pp. 73-89).

 

Make use of the workshops to ask questions and explore issues relating to social research.

What types of cultural groups can adolescents belong to that may influence their attitudes and behavior towards substance use?

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Write a 800 word essay regarding the influence of culture on substance use among adolescents.
Please answer the following questions in your paper:
What are the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of cultural competency?
What dimensions of culture impact adolescent treatment and prevention of substance use disorders?
What types of cultural groups can adolescents belong to that may influence their attitudes and behavior towards substance use?
How do the attitudes of substance use from adolescents and their families impact prevention and treatment efforts?
How can movement from one culture to another affect substance use?
Be sure to include a title page, introduction, conclusion, in-text citations, a minimum of 4 scholarly references and a reference section.
Prepare this assignment according to APA guidelines

What would you like to study? (What is the area of research you’re interested in?)

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Literature review for a research proposal on the below topic:
Research Proposal – Pre-Proposal Questionaire
1) What would you like to study? (What is the area of research you’re interested in?)
Bereavement in college students and how they are coping with their grief and what services are provided to assist them.

2) Why do you think this is a topic that should be studied? (Why is it important?)
About one-third of U.S. college students had difficulty functioning in the last 12 months due to depression, and almost half said they felt overwhelming anxiety in the last year, according to the 2013 National College Health Assessment, which examined data from 125,000 students from more than 150 colleges and universities.
From academic pressure, peer pressure and trying to navigate life and their future, the increase of gun violence and school shootings, add dealing with the death of a loved one and it could be crippling for college students to deal with. My research will determine if there are adequate services available for students to help them with dealing with their bereavement and offer referrals if needed to assist them in coping with the loss and process their emotions.

3) What research questions would you ask?
• Have you lost someone close to you in the last year?
• Have you sought help in dealing with your loss?
• Did you seek help through the college counseling center? If so, were there programs that dealt specifically with bereavement?
• Did you reach out to any faculty, advisors or other school officials for help in dealing with your loss?

4) How could you study this topic (quantitative or qualitative)?
Quantitative. Cross-sectional, survey design. What to get the quantity of college students that found help through Mercy College resources and how many were not able to find help from the college.

What concerns do you have about the article/event, personality research, or personality theory?

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PSYC 335 Applied Personality Project Instructions

DUE: WEEK 7

The Applied Personality Project requires you to critically analyze personality information found in the popular media in relation to empirical research, personality theory, and your own life. You will demonstrate that you are an intelligent consumer of personality research and can think critically about personality theory, assessment, and research in relation to your daily life.

The Applied Personality Project consists of four components:

Component 1:  Summary and Analysis of Popular Media Article or Current Event

You will start by locating a popular media article, video or current event that is relevant to personality psychology. Relevant topics may include personality theory, assessment, use of assessment results, personality disorders, or personality research. Your article or current event must have been published (or occurred) within the last six months. For this component of the assignment, you will use information found in the popular media. This includes articles or events distributed via social media, blogs, videos (e.g., Ted Talks), television shows, newspaper reports, magazines, and similar sources.

For example, the LA Times published a report of identical triplets separated at birth in a secret psychology study to understand the relative influence of nature and nurture in personality development (“The surreal, sad story behind the acclaimed new doc ‘Three Identical Strangers’”; https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-three-identical-strangers-documentary-20180702-story.html). An article such as this would be appropriate for your target article/event.

Provide a two-page summary and analysis of the article/event that addresses the following questions:

·         What is the focus of the article/event?

·         Why is this article/event relevant now?

·         What is the relationship between this article/event and personality psychology?

·         What are the key conclusions, questions, or issues relevant to this article/event?

·         What questions remain unanswered in relationship to this article/event?

Your summary and analysis should be written as a coherent essay (do not format as a list of answers to these questions). You may include additional insights in your analysis, but you must address these key issues. In addition, you must provide a hyperlink to the article/event that you are focusing on; if the article/event is not online, you must provide a complete citation so that the instructor can view your article/event.

Component 2:  Research Article Application

The next step is to find an empirical, primary-source journal article that is relevant to your article/event. Empirical, primary-source articles are original reports of research published in scholarly journals (such as the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology). You will use the UMGC library database to find primary-source, empirical research. To find a relevant article, you will use personality terms, ideas or theories discussed in your article/event as key words in your library database search. It is your responsibility to make sure that the journal article you select is appropriate. If you are unsure about the relevance of your article, contact your instructor for approval.  Articles must meet the following criteria:

·         Primary research – Articles should report the results of an original research study (no meta-analyses, summaries, editorials or theoretical articles).

·         Refereed – Articles must come from peer-reviewed journals found in the UMGC library.

·         Personality focus – Articles must be relevant to personality psychology.

·         Recent – Articles must have been published within the last 10 years.

For example, the following would be a relevant primary-source, empirical journal article for investigating the influence of nature and nurture on personality:

McCrae, R. R., Costa, P. T., Jr., Ostendorf, F., Angleitner, A., Hřebíčková, M., Avia, M. D., … Smith, P. B. (2000). Nature over nurture: Temperament, personality, and life span development. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78(1), 173–186. https://doi-org.ezproxy.umgc.edu/10.1037/0022-3514.78.1.173

Write a three-page summary, analysis, and application of the journal article that addresses the following questions:

·         What is the purpose of this research?

·         How did the researchers investigate their research question?

·         Are the conclusions of the study appropriate? Has the author overemphasized or under-emphasized any findings?

·         What are the key strengths and weaknesses of this study?

·         How does this research add to our understanding of personality or personality theory?

·         How does this study inform your popular article/event?

·         Do the conclusions of this research align with the message of your article/event?

Your summary, analysis, and application should be written as a coherent essay (do not format as a list of answers to these questions). You may include additional insights in your analysis, but you must address these key issues.

Component 3:  Connection to Personality Theory

The third step is to analyze your popular article/event in relation to three different theories that we explored throughout the course. For each theory, you will want to explore the relevance (or lack thereof) for understanding your article/event.

Write a one- to two-page analysis for each of your three theories that includes the following information:

·         Brief overview of theory (up to two paragraphs with appropriate citations)

·         Discussion of how the theory either supports and explains your article/event OR how the theory offers an alternate understanding of your article/event

·         Analysis of the value of the theory for understanding personality in the context of your article/event

Component 4:  Personal Relevance

The last step is to reflect upon the popular article/event, research, and personality theory in relation to your own life.

Write a three-page reflection and analysis that addresses the following questions:

·         How is the material in this article/event relevant to your life?

·         What can you learn from the personality theories or research relevant to this article/event?

·         Does the article/event or research challenge any of your old opinions? Or does it challenge you to form any new opinions?

·         How can you apply what you have learned about personality research or theory to better understand your life? What is the practical value to understanding personality research or theory?

·         What concerns do you have about the article/event, personality research, or personality theory?

Your reflections should be written as a coherent essay (do not format as a list of answers to these questions). You may include additional insights in your reflection, but you must address these key issues.

Assignment Guidelines

Prepare your assignment according to the following guidelines:

·         Structure your assignment utilizing APA style; this includes title page, headers, subheadings, in-text citations, reference page, and general paper format (1-inch margins, double-spaced, 12-point font, etc.). An abstract is not required.  (Excellent guidance on utilizing APA style can be found in our classroom’s Course Resources -> Writing Resources.)

·         Submit as a single document (do not submit each component of the paper separately) in either Microsoft Word, PDF, or RTF format.

·         Utilize the following subheadings to organize the body of your paper:

o    Summary and Analysis

o    Research Application

o    Personality Theory

§  Theory 1: (name the theory)

§  Theory 2: (name the theory)

§  Theory 3: (name the theory)

o    Personal Reflection

·         Include three to five references (one should be the research article utilized in your analysis).

·         Your final paper should be approximately 13 to 16 pages:

o    Title page (1 page)

o    Body of paper

§  Summary and Analysis (2 pages)

§  Research Application (3 pages)

§  Personality Theory

§  Theory 1 (1-2 pages)

§  Theory 2 (1-2 pages)

§  Theory 3 (1-2 pages)

§  Personal Reflection (3 pages)

o    Reference page (1 page)

Review the scoring criteria set forth in the accompanying rubric.  This will further facilitate your understanding of expectations for successful assignment completion.

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