Explain a solution you think might work to fix the problem. How would you implement your solution?

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Identify and explain how you’d fix a problem in the U.S. correctional system. The problem should be related to correctional psychology.

It can be one of the topics we’ve covered in this class or something we haven’t covered. However, you should be using sources to explain why it’s a problem. For instance, if you argue that the problem you are fixing is “prisons are too crowded” you would need to cite a source suggesting that prisons are crowded. The more you can integrate the learning materials into all aspects of the prompt (particularly #1, #2, and #4), the stronger your paper will be.

Five parts:

  1. What is the problem you’re addressing? Explain it.
  2. How is the problem relevant to correctional psychology? Go back to the definition provided earlier in the course and explicitly tie the problem to the definition so it’s clear how this is a correctional psychological-related problem.
  3. Find some source from the “real world” about the problem (e.g., a newspaper story, a documentary, a podcast, popular culture coverage, a legal case, a movie). Evaluate the source – do you think it does a good job of covering the problem? How so?
  4. Explain a solution you think might work to fix the problem. How would you implement your solution?
  5. Describe any problems you foresee with implementing your solution. How might it fail?

*PLEASE REVIEW THE RUBRIC SO YOU UNDERSTAND OUR EXPECTATIONS*

Rubric

Applied Assignment #2 Rubric

Applied Assignment #2 Rubric
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Identify and explain a problem to be addressed
3.0 pts

Proficient

Problem clearly identified and well-explained, student provides citation to demonstrate where this information is drawn from.

 2.0 pts

Competent

Problem identified but not explained very well, citation provided.

 1.0 pts

Novice

Problem identified, but not explained, citation not provided.

 0.0 pts

Not Addressed

No problem identified
3.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Explain how this is a “correctional psychological” problem – explanation tied to the definition covered unit 1.
2.0 pts

Proficient

Thorough explanation tied clearly to the definition provided

 1.0 pts

Competent

Explanation provided and tied to definition, but not well done

 0.5 pts

Novice

Very weak explanation or not tied to the definition provided

 0.0 pts

Not Addressed

Not addressed
2.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Source from the “real world” about the problem identified (e.g., a newspaper story, a documentary, a podcast, popular culture coverage, a legal case, a movie).
1.0 pts

Proficient

Source identified. The source is engaging and interesting to read, watch or listen to, and is related to the topic.

 0.5 pts

Competent

Source is identified, but is inappropriate in length (too long or too short), and is only partially related to the topic.

 0.0 pts

No sources cited
1.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Evaluation of the “real world” source (i.e., does it do a good job of covering the problem? how so?)
3.0 pts

Proficient

Well-articulated evaluation

 2.0 pts

Competent

Evaluation provided, but not very well

 1.0 pts

Novice

Very poor evaluation

 0.0 pts

Not Addressed

No evaluation
3.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Potential solution to the problem explained, and implementation strategies explained
3.0 pts

Proficient

Solution and implementation strategies articulated and well-explained, sources are cited and learning materials are applied where relevant.

 2.0 pts

Competent

Both solution and implementation explained (but not thoroughly), OR only the solution explained well without implementation strategy explained, sources are cited and learning materials are applied.

 1.0 pts

Novice

Solution identified but not explained, no implementation strategy explained, sources/learning materials are not cited.

 0.0 pts

Not Addressed

No solution identified
3.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Describe potential problems with implementing the solution(s) identified. How might it/they fail?
2.0 pts

Proficient

Challenge(s) identified and explained well

 1.0 pts

Competent

Challenge(s) identified, but not explained

 0.0 pts

Not Addressed

No challenges identified

 0.0 pts

Novice
2.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome APA formating

Are APA citations used?
1.0 pts

Proficient

APA citations are use where appropriate, and correctly formatted.

 0.5 pts

Competent

Citations are use, but not using correct APA formatting.

 0.0 pts

No Marks

No citations are used.
1.0 pts
Total Points: 15.0

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Demonstrate a critical understanding of the ethical, cultural, political and social dilemmas of practice.

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Important assignment information

Taking into account the issues mentioned in Rodney’s case study (including ethical issues, his age, his gender, his diagnosis, substance misuse, etc.), how could this service user, who has complex needs, be better supported by the community care services and local independent sector services (e.g. charities, community groups, services for advocacy, etc.) available in the area you live in that may be of benefit to Rodney?

(2300 words essay)

Fictional case study: Rodney

Rodney is a 35-year-old man of Nigerian origins with what has been described as ‘a long history of schizophrenia and homelessness’. He has been ‘in and out of the mental health system’ for several years. On one occasion, he was held in a police cell because there were no beds available in the local acute mental health unit. He felt that the police officers avoided him when he was in the cell because he has mental health problems. The experience of being in crisis in a cell was a major trauma in itself for Rodney, and it has had the effect of making him suspicious of all institutional environments: ‘I was in total chaos; I have just tried to kill myself. I’m in a prison cell. I’ve no belt, no shoelaces, no shoes, because they wouldn’t let me have them, but no one talks to me. No one.’

Rodney feels that it is not just the police that lack empathy when dealing with people in crisis. The problem extends to professionals: ‘The sort of people you need when you are in crisis are the ones who still see you as a person, who remember you are not just a problem blowing up in their face; you need empathy, someone who sees you as a person.’

Rodney consistently declines medication, and is frequently described by practitioners as being ‘prone to delusions’ that mean he is unable to easily live around others in supervised settings. When the community mental health team (CMHT) began to work with him, they established he had some long-standing substance misuse issues, principally involving alcohol. However, he insisted that he had found his own housing and was managing well enough without their help. Rodney’s sister maintains contact with him and she liaises with the community team, encouraging Rodney to attend the drop-in sessions they run at a local café.

Subsequent team visits found him living in an abandoned caravan, where he had rigged up a supply of water and a wood stove for heating and cooking. The treatment team concluded that, in spite of his unconventional living situation and persistent symptoms, he showed an ability to care for himself. This treatment team’s decision, however, is regularly questioned by some new members of the team, who assert that he should be involuntarily hospitalised before he hurts himself or someone else.

[Based on an original case study, Mr. R, in Stovall, et al. (2016)]

 

Extra info:

You may consider the ways in which Rodney’s complex needs (gender, age, ethnicity, diagnoses, etc.) could be relevant to his circumstances, and which interventions or supports might be considered suitable for him. How were the transitions managed and how else could the transitions have been managed? Is Rodney eligible for Care Planning Approach in terms of case management? Can he be a ‘case’ since he is refusing any treatment and medication? Is there anything that could help Rodney and the CMHT to manage Rodney’s care and his current situation? You may study what is available in the area you live (Warrington, England) You now need to consider what services are available to individuals with complex care needs, and how these can be accessed. You should also widen your search to look for voluntary/third sector and other non-statutory services that might meet Rodney’s complex needs. If you cannot find sufficient information on services in your area then widen your search to find services in another area of your choosing.

Your discussion should include a range of sources, and references should be presented in a conventional academic essay style (e.g. using in-text citations and a reference list)

Start with an introduction indicating how you will approach the task, then proceed to the main section of the essay. This should be composed of several paragraphs, each of which present and develop a relevant aspect of your discussion of the main issues. Your essay should end with a conclusion and be sure to include a word count.

 

Leaning outcomes:

Knowledge and understanding the importance of ensuring that the experiences, needs and cultural contexts of people who seek help (or use services) are able to influence and shape health and social care practice.

Practical and/or professional skills.

Demonstrate a critical understanding of the ethical, cultural, political and social dilemmas of practice.

Practice critical self-reflection and examine and reflect on effective practice, both direct and indirect, with a range of service users and in a variety of settings.

Identify a particular real-world problem using a PICOT template that you have used in previous courses.

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Case Report: What Does the Research Say?  

 

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

  • Use at least three additional scholarly research sources published within the last 5 years. Provide citations and references for all sources used.
  • Use APA style for their writing assignments.

Directions:

Identify a particular real-world problem using a PICOT template that you have used in previous courses. Include the particular clinical setting and potential health/disease issue you will examine. Identify and fully describe the research that has taken place within the last 5 years.

Your case report must include the following:

  1. Introduction with a problem statement.
  2. Brief synthesized review.
  3. Description of the case/situation/conditions.
  4. Proposed solutions describing the validity and reliability of the research you have read.

PICOT QUESTION: How does emergency wait time greater than two hours compared to those less than two hours affect the rate of LWBS/patient’s satisfaction rate?”

REAL LIFE STORY CAN BE PATIENT LEFT EMERGENCY ROOM WITHOUT BEING BY DOCTOR FOR COMPLAIN OF STOMACH PAIN===HAD RUPTURE APPENDEX AND DIED—-OR CHEST PAIN AND HAD HEART ATTACK.

YOU CAN ALSO CHOOSE ANY EXAMPLE AS LONG AS IT ALIGNS WITH THE PICOT .

Why are Americans more accepting and satisfied with various body types for males, but tend to endorse only the ectomorph body type for females?

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Female American adolescents (and adults) are more often dissatisfied with their bodies than are male American adolescents (and adults).

Discuss some reasons why females in American are less satisfied with their bodies than males are. The media is a large reason for this, but why does the media emphasize more strict body ideals for women than it does for men?

Why are Americans more accepting and satisfied with various body types for males, but tend to endorse only the ectomorph body type for females?

Describe your own beliefs/needs surrounding power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism and masculinity.

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  • What values do you have that are very rigid?
  • Describe your own beliefs/needs surrounding power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism and masculinity.

 

 

What are your current social connections and influences? Use Bronfenbrenner’s model of micro-, meso-, exo- and macro-systems.

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  • What are your current social connections and influences? Use Bronfenbrenner’s model of micro-, meso-, exo- and macro-systems.
  • What is a micro-aggression? Give an example of a micro-aggression. How might micro-aggressions emerge in the counseling relationship?
  • How is any client’s diversity orientation (i.e., religion, economic background, personal style and education, ethnicity, lifespan changes, family background, and location of residence, as well as other aspects sexual orientation, spiritual identity, ability status, socioeconomic or class issues, age, gender orientation, etc.) related to counseling?

 

 

What topic in the course helped you the most? What information was the most enlightening for you? How did you relate this to your everyday life?

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As the term draws to a close, the last writing assignment in the course you will ask you to take some time to reflect on what you have learned in the course. This reflection should follow the proper formatting that has been the standard thus far (including appropriate citations). You may write in the first person but when you discuss material from the course, cite the book. Please address the following questions throughout your reflection:

1) How would you describe the science of psychology to someone unfamiliar with the topic? What do you think is most important for people to understand about psychology?

2) Why is it important to emphasize the science of psychology?

3) Think back to when you first started the course. What were your expectations for what we would learn in the course? How has the course differed from your expectations? Do you think others share your misconceptions about psychology?

4) What was the most challenging topic for you to learn? Did you use your new knowledge of learning and memory to overcome these challenges?

5) What topic in the course helped you the most? What information was the most enlightening for you? How did you relate this to your everyday life?

6) Highlight at a time since you started learning about this topic where you were able to use your knowledge.

What is the prevalence rate, any culture and/or gender-related diagnostic issues, functional consequences, and comorbidity for this particular diagnosis?

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ADDICTIONS CASE STUDY INSTRUCTIONS – PART 2

The Addictions Case Study assignment is designed to help you make application of course content to a potential counseling situation. The assignment is divided up into three parts: Part 1 – Case Conceptualization; Part 2 – Diagnostic Impressions; and Part 3 – Treatment Plan.

For Part 2 – Diagnostic Impressions, again using the “EDCO 740 Addictions Case Study

Narrative,” you will write a short paper in current APA format (about a 5-to-7 page summary, not including the title and references page) taking what you wrote in Part 1 and from the narrative, then documenting your diagnostic impressions of the client. For this assignment, you are only required to use one source: the DSM-5 (however, you can add more if desired).

In your write-up, using the DSM-5, you will need to answer (each bullet is about a paragraph – review the rubric below for more detail):

  • What is the primary diagnosis for this client? Put your full diagnosis in bold and list the criteria the client meets from the DSM with supporting statements from Marci’s narrative.
  • What is the prevalence rate, any culture and/or gender-related diagnostic issues, functional consequences, and comorbidity for this particular diagnosis?
  • What are the differential diagnoses to be aware of for this client (choose only one/those that THIS client could be dealing with, not all that the DSM may show)?
  • What are any secondary and tertiary diagnoses for this client? Put your full diagnosis in bold and list the criteria the client meets from the DSM with supporting statements from Marci’s
  • What is the prevalence rate, any culture and/or gender-related diagnostic issues, functional consequences, and comorbidity for this particular diagnosis?
  • What are the differential diagnoses to be aware of for this client (choose only one/those that THIS client could be dealing with, not all that the DSM may show)?

Note that each diagnosis you give needs to have the ICD-10 F-code (without the parentheses), the

name of the diagnosis, the severity, and any appropriate specifiers.

Divide your paper as follows (showing each heading below as level 1 and level 2, starting on p. 2 – no abstract is needed):

Listing of Criteria Met

Primary Diagnostic Impression

Prevalence, Culture/Gender Issues, Functional Consequences, Comorbidity Possible Differential Diagnoses

Secondary Diagnostic Impression(s) Listing of Criteria Met (Secondary Diagnosis 1)

Prevalence, Culture/Gender Issues, Functional Consequences, Comorbidity Possible Differential Diagnoses

Listing of Criteria Met (Secondary Diagnosis 2)

Prevalence, Culture/Gender Issues, Functional Consequences, Comorbidity Possible Differential Diagnoses

(Continue on in the same manner for any additional secondary/tertiary diagnoses you find)

 

 

 

 

Using empirical evidence, critically discuss the mechanisms thought to contribute to dieting failures.

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Applied Exercise and Health Psychology

ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS

 

Detailed Assessment Guidance

The coursework task requires you to research the evidence base for each topic area and then answer five (from the choice of 7) questions academically, critically and concisely. Each answer should be followed with the appropriate reference list (not included in word count). All should then be put together in one document to enable submission to Turnitin.

Choose 5 questions to answers from the 7 possible questions below:

1. To what extent is exercise addiction considered to be dangerous? Critically discuss this question, using evidence from research (800 words).

2.Critically examine the role of exercise as a potential cause of, and as a possible treatment for eating disorders (800 words).

3.Using empirical evidence, critically discuss the mechanisms thought to contribute to dieting failures (800 words).

4.To what extent is exercise a beneficial treatment for those who experience mild to moderate depression and anxiety? Critically discuss this question, using evidence from research (800 words).

5.Compare and contrast the adequacy of  two intervention types in increasing physical activity levels and improving health outcomes (800 words). Note- examples might be exercise referral schemes, green gyms, cardiac rehab etc.

6.Examine the psychological theoretical approaches that attempt to explain a person’s food choices (800 words). Within your answers please consider;

a. Developmental

b. Cognitive  and

c. Psychophysiological theories

7. Evaluate and discuss the quality of evidence underpinning one psychological model used to explain exercise and health behaviour (800 words). Note – examples of possible model to choose might be TTM, TPB, SDT ( can select a different one is preferable)

This assessment relates to the following module learning outcomes (taken from the module handbook):

1. Critically appraise the key theories utilized in health and exercise behaviour

2. Communicate the processes which contribute to implementing an effective behaviour change programme in an exercise setting;

3. Demonstrate awareness of a variety of relationships between exercise and health.

4.  Critically discuss key issues in exercise and health psychology with reference to current research.

 

What is the purpose of the test (personality, screening, diagnosis, marriage counseling, placement for children, etc.)? Who developed it and why?  How is it used?

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Test Evaluations Paper Instructions.

The purpose of the current assignment is to evaluate the psychometric properties of a psychological assessment of your choice.  For this paper, each student will select ONE psychological test that is NOT covered in the textbook or in any class presentations.  Students will use the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) database available through Liberty University’s Jerry Falwell Library website to find resources to aid in evaluating the test.  In grading your paper, your instructor will look at the following:

Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Test

Your evaluation of the test should include the following areas of consideration:

  1. Purpose of Test: What is the purpose of the test (personality, screening, diagnosis, marriage counseling, placement for children, etc.)? Who developed it and why?  How is it used?
  2. Type of Test/Scoring: What kind of items does the test utilize (T/F, likert, etc)? How is the test scored?  What kind of score(s) do respondents receive (percentile rank, z score, T score, total and /or sub scale scores?)
  3. Normative Sample: Describe the normative sample (including the number of participants and their know demographic characteristics). Indicate whether or not the normative sample is adequately representative of the intended test-takers.
  4. Administration: How is the test administered? Paper and pencil? Computer based?  Who can purchase/administer the test (i.e., minimum qualifications)?
  5. Reliability: Correctly use terms from the textbook/course materials to define the types of evidence for reliability reported in the review articles, and provide the specific numerical values of the reliability statistics. If no reliability data are provided, then explain what type of evidence for reliability you would need in order to fully evaluate the test.
  6. Validity: Correctly use terms from the textbook/course materials to define the types of evidence for validity reported in the review articles, and provide the specific numerical values of the validity coefficients. If no validity data are provided, then explain what type of evidence for validity you would need in order to fully evaluate the test.


Justification for Selecting the Test

Your justification for selecting the test should include the following areas of consideration:

  1. Explain why you selected this test for review. Specifically, explain how the test is relevant to what you are doing now and/or your future career plans.
  2. Explain how the test that you chose fits in with the goals and responsibilities of Christian professionals who might utilize the test. Choose at least one scriptural citation to support your argument.

Assignment Parameters

  1. Use of current APA formatting guidelines is expected throughout your paper.
  2. Your assignment should include an APA-formatted Title Page.
  3. You will choose one (1) psychological test to evaluate, and you will find two (2) articles from the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) database that assess the psychometric properties of the test that you chose.
  4. In your evaluation of the test, you will use information gathered from both review articles to write a comprehensive evaluation of the test.
  • The written evaluation of the test itself (the body of your paper) should be 2-3 pages in length.
  • Your paper should be written in a scholarly writing style with a formal, college-level tone that utilizes appropriate grammar, diction, spelling, and punctuation.
  • Your paper should appropriately utilize in-text citations of all sources (2 review articles and 1 scriptural citation), and citations should be presented in accurate APA format.
  1. Your paper will include an APA-formatted References Page.
  • Your references page should include the reference information for the 2 review articles that you obtained from the MMY.
  • You also may include the class test-book as a reference if you cite information from the textbook when writing your paper.
  • Make sure that you reference every source that you cite and that you cite every source that you reference. (Referencing the Bible is not required in APA-formatted manuscripts, but you can choose to reference it if you would like.  Citing the Bible is required.)
  • Your references for articles obtained frm the MMY should include the following information: 1) Last name, first initial of author(s) of the review, 2) year of publication of MMY edition, 3) name of test being reviewed, 4) name(s) of MMY editors, 5) title of MMY edition, and 6) electronic retrieval statement
  • See the MMY Reference Template document provided in the Assignment Instructions folder for visual guidance on how to format your references.

Be sure to carefully review the Grading Rubric posted in the Assignment Instructions folder so that you know exactly what is expected of you when completing this assignment.