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How could you apply strategies from the fourth level of crisis intervention—i.e., the individual approach—in tackling Elle’s current situation?

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Elle, 39, has come in for treatment for severe panic attacks. Her daughter, Savannah, is leaving for college for the first time and is planning on driving up with a friend who will attend the same college. Savannah does not want her mother to go along. Elle says, “I have nightmares about them crashing somewhere and nobody knowing where they are.” She says she and Savannah have had arguments about this. Elle reports that the panic attacks began “about two weeks ago when Savannah and her dad both agreed that it was okay for her to drive up to the college with Jason.” Elle says that her worries are “not about sex. Jason is her best friend, but they’ve never dated, and in fact, Jason has a girlfriend. I admit the college is not far away, so it won’t be an overnight trip, but I don’t want Savannah to drive up with Jason. A three-hour drive. I want to do it.”

During assessment, you learn that 2 years ago, Savannah and her twin, Sophia, were in an after-prom car accident, in which teens in a car were driving to the next town over to go to the beach. Savannah’s twin was killed. Savannah was in the hospital for months and needed physical therapy for 18 months. As she describes the accident, Elle points out that the driver, Sophia’s date, escaped serious injury. “Funny, isn’t it?” she says. “The drunk driver always escapes injury while he hurts everyone around him.”

Savannah has pointed out that “Jason doesn’t drink. You know this. You’ve known him all his life. You’ve always liked him, even when I get annoyed with him.” Elle admits this, but still says, “I don’t want that boy driving her up there. It’s a long way.” Savannah complains that every time the subject comes up, Elle has a panic attack. Elle tells you privately, and sincerely, “I don’t mean to have these panic attacks. And I don’t want them. This just isn’t me.”

  1. Elle admits Jason doesn’t drink; he isn’t sexually involved with Savannah, and she has known him all his life, and that she’s always liked him. Yet she refers to him now as “that boy.” (1) Her fears aside, what emotional response to this new crisis for Elle is she displaying, particularly toward Jason? Do you think this emotion is directed just at Jason or at someone else as well? (2) What does this tell you about her current perception of this crisis?
  2. Now that you have a clearer vision of Elle’s perception of the crisis, what further aspects of Elle’s current status should you assess?
  3. While finishing your assessment, you learn that Elle has two very close friends, and a pretty solid marriage. Her husband has avoided the arguments between Savannah and Elle, declaring that “Savannah is a grown-up now, and capable of making such a small choice as who will drive her to school, on her own.” He refuses to get involved, and while he is sympathetic and affectionate during and after Elle’s panic attacks, he says they scare him a little. He wonders if there isn’t medication to control these.
    You also learn that her best friend is her sister, who lives in town. This sister moved in with Elle right after Sophia’s death and was a “great comfort” during the early stages of grief and also came to the hospital almost every day to sit with Elle and Savannah during those first rough months. Elle’s sister has proposed that they have a “girl time” with Savannah the night before she leaves for college, but Elle has said, “I can’t think about that right now.”
    You have not quite decided which level of crisis intervention to use just yet, but how could you apply strategies from the first three levels of crisis intervention—environmental manipulation, general support, and generic approach—in tackling Elle’s current situation?

How could you apply strategies from the fourth level of crisis intervention—i.e., the individual approach—in tackling Elle’s current situation?

Explain the traits and personality factors that should be considered when selecting the next president using the Reading from Chapter 5. Include the Big Five personality traits, Holland’s typology, and at least one other personality theory in your response

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Scenario (fictional): The Pilston family has been in the cookware or camping business (your choice) for over 60 years. They have always had a family member as president of the (your company name of choice). As the current president steps down, the founders’ remaining family members are not inclined or are unable to take over the business and have called you in as their consultant to perform the executive search. They know this will be a challenge based on several changes that may need to take place in the very near future in order to successfully continue their business.

The industry is beginning to change. The competition is beginning to change over to using Blockchain ledger technology that shares data within a network in sequential order with a timestamp — like a database, but encrypted. They also have been increasingly automating their production line. Now with the increasing competition, they realize that without changing to these technologies, the business may not survive. This will mean laying off some personnel, and this will be the first time in its history that this company has had to contend with major layoffs; in the past layoffs were not necessary since growth outpaced the need to lay off workers. With no family member currently to lead the company, the company must do an intensive search for an individual suited not only to their industry with the right expertise and education, but the right personality to lead the company into a new era.

This company has a culture that has remained the same from its inception with a reputation for reliability within the industry. Most employees pass their jobs on to someone else residing in the local community by referring them for the job; so all employees really feel like one extended family. They expect little change now. Although their market has been predominantly in the United States (U.S.), with little or no diversity in the workforce, they are increasingly getting inquiries from Asian countries since competitors’ prices have increased substantially. Currently there are 300 employees in this small Western U.S. city though the salaries and benefits have always been on par with the industry salaries elsewhere in the country. Their belief in the customer first, taking the time to get things done in a precise manner, and honesty have been hallmarks of this family business.

In light of the possible future demands and needs of this company, and as this company’s hired consultant to do the executive search, address the checklist items.

Checklist:

Identify the industry and name of the company (your choice) based on your choice of either a cookware or camping equipment company, and identify the products the company provides.
Summarize the problem, and the company’s culture as presented in the scenario. Describe any changes that might be necessary and that will pertain to the type of personality the new president will need to have.
Explain the traits and personality factors that should be considered when selecting the next president using the Reading from Chapter 5. Include the Big Five personality traits, Holland’s typology, and at least one other personality theory in your response (you may use the Internet but provide the source URL).
Explain how the personality you described previously of the new president would benefit the employees and the success of the company going forward.

George looks at the reasons for and effects of the eroticization of girlhood.She argues that culture, marketing and media encourage young girls to dress in sexually provocative ways and use adult beauty products. Do you agree, with George, that allowing this opens up the possibility for young girls to dress and act in sexually provocative ways.

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Choose ONE of the options (based on essays) below for your position paper:

“In Defense of Graffiti” (Alex Boyd)

Graffiti typically falls under two main categories. The first is the rambling, obscure and offensive type. The second type is more tangible, more political and accessible. It is the first type that generally creates negative associations and perceptions for graffiti. Alex Boyd examines the role of graffiti and defends its value. Many people feel that graffiti is a work or art and others argue that it is a crime. Take a clear position on the topic.

“Why are We Dressing Our Daughters Like This” (Lianne George)

George looks at the reasons for and effects of the eroticization of girlhood. She explains how things have changed for the worse for girls’ youth and the negative consequences involved. She argues that culture, marketing and media encourage young girls to dress in sexually provocative ways and use adult beauty products. Do you agree, with George, that allowing this opens up the possibility for young girls to dress and act in sexually provocative ways.

“Confessions of a Liberal Gun Owner” (Justin Cronin)

Cronin explores some of the complexities of gun ownership.

In the procure to pay process, the responsibility for creating a requisition and the responsibility for creating a purchase orders are separated so that typically, one person is not permitted to do both. Why is this separation a good business practice?

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Typically, department managers have control over spending within the limits of their departmental budgets. There are signing limits set however, as to expense amounts a manager can approve; expenses over that approval limit have to be authorized by a more senior manager in the reporting line (i.e., “up the food chain”). Suppose for instance, a department manager has a budget limit for total supplies expense set at $20,000 for the year, and a signing limit of $1,000 on any given purchase. That manager will therefore be able to approve an individual requisition for $300 (since it is less than $1,000), as long as the total spending is within the overall budget limit of $20,000. If a requisition is worth $1,500 however, then the managers boss, or someone more senior up the reporting line would have to approve the requisition before the requisition could be passed on to the Purchasing department for further processing.

Some have suggested that the Purchasing department should be involved in the approval process, such that if a department is over-spending, the Purchasing department should be able to refuse to act on the requisition. Explain why this approach is not a good idea. Note that the answer is not in the textbook — you’ll have to think your way through this one.

To receive credit, your posting must be at least 75 words, in clear, well-written English, and must effectively address the question asked.

In the procure to pay process, the responsibility for creating a requisition and the responsibility for creating a purchase orders are separated so that typically, one person is not permitted to do both. Why is this separation a good business practice?

If you have selected a brain-based disorder, describe the symptoms of the disorder and how those symptoms are related to the brain structures that are involved.

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Prior to beginning work on this assignment visit the PubMed Central (Links to an external site.) web page. You may also consider reviewing the PubMed Central Quick Start Guide (Links to an external site.) and PubMed Tutorials (Links to an external site.) to help you navigate the resource more effectively.

For your assignment this week, you will complete an additional step on your selected topic for the final project. This week you will gather another five scholarly sources that relate to the behavioral aspects of your topic. Please note that the topic you selected will determine what questions you will address from the two options listed below.

Option A: If you have selected a brain-based disorder,

Describe the symptoms of the disorder and how those symptoms are related to the brain structures that are involved.

Option B: If you have selected a brain process,

Discuss how the brain processes information to reach the behavior in question.

Make an argument about some aspects of the movie as they they relate to intercultural communication -Discuss the cultural aspects you see in the film

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Critical Movie Review of The Joy Luck Club
-Write a 3-4 pages
-double-spaced critical review
-Apply understanding of intercultural communication to cultural interactions within movies
-Make an argument about some aspects of the movie as they they relate to intercultural communication
-Discuss the cultural aspects you see in the film
-What are the artifacts of culture that you recognized?
What were the interactional patterns between people?
-What were the underlying values that you saw portrayed?
-How does this movie resonate with you?

An Introduction to Intercultural Communication by Fred Jandt

Explain which part of the brain you would scan. What are the functions of that part of the brain and how does it fit in your research question.

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Title of proposal: for this section, create a title that explains something important about your proposed research study. For example, the title of the assignment is “Electric Brain” because we are studying how the brain generates and uses electricity. We are also studying how that electricity is measured by imaging tools.

Research Question: Have you ever wondered if thinking about ice cream activates a different part of the brain than when you eat it? Researchers develop questions about something that they notice in their world. They wonder about certain phenomenon or patterns. Research questions come from that wonder. So, write down some things that you have wondered about that relates to your brain and action.

Then, go to the University library and use any of the American Psychological Association journals to read about studies that relate to the brain and thinking or behaving. You might read about how autistic children’s brains work in learning or wonder about memory problems in clients diagnosed with alcoholism. Be sure that your studies use some form of brain imaging. Find two for this Assignment and make note of the references.

Finally, write one main research question that is specific and explain (in the same section) what interests you about this question.

Part of the brain studied: In this area, explain which part of the brain you would scan (to make an image). What are the functions of that part of the brain and how does it fit in your research question. For example, if we use the example of the difference between thinking about and eating ice cream, I would scan the olfactory (smell), gustatory (taste), temporal lobe (long-term memory), and prefrontal cortex (advanced thinking skills)

Explain each area and how they function so that it is clear how these parts of the brain fit with the research question.

What are the potential benefits & limitations of conjugal visits? Who should be eligible to receive conjugal visits? Be as specific as possible in this answer

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For this assignment, I would like you to watch a documentary about love in prison.

After you watch this video please answer the following questions:

  • I would like you to summarize this video and provide your general reactions to what you saw.
  • Relate what you watched back to our course material and highlight or bold at least two key terms/concepts that apply to this video. In doing this be sure to A) Explain the key term and B) discuss how it specifically applied to this video.

Also, give your thoughts on these questions:

  • What are the potential benefits & limitations of conjugal visits?
  • Who should be eligible to receive conjugal visits? Be as specific as possible in this answer

Give a general synopsis of this movie. Who are the main characters we are introduced to? What lead them to solitary confinement, and what are some of the obstacles they are facing because of their confinement situation

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In order to complete this assignment, you will need to watch the PBS Frontline documentary entitled “Solitary Nation”.

After you watch this video, I would like you to answer the following questions.

  • I would like you to give a general synopsis of this movie. Who are the main characters we are introduced to? What lead them to solitary confinement, and what are some of the obstacles they are facing because of their confinement situation
  • What are some of the legal issues presented in this video? Respond to the legal issues raised in this video utilizing material you learned about in Chapter 6 of our text.
  • I would like you to state whether you are for the continued use of solitary confinement in today’s prisons.  If you do believe in the continued use of solitary confinement, what are some things that can be done to reduce some of the problems that are faced today? If you would favor the discontinued use of solitary confinement, what alternatives would you suggest for prison officials to use in place of solitary confinement?

What advantages do state prisons have compared to local jails? What makes local jails more vulnerable to signing bad contracts?

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In order to complete this assignment, you will need to read the report by Wagner & Jones (February 2019) titled “State of Phone Justice: Local jails, state prisons, and private phone providers”.

  1. Looking at the State of North Carolina:
    1. What was the highest cost of a 15 minute in-state call from a jail in 2018?
    2. What was the average cost of a 15 minute in-state call from a jail in 2018?
    3. What was the cost of a 15 minute in-state call from a state prison in 2018?
    4. How many times higher is the average jail rate compared to the state prison’s rate?
  2. What advantages do state prisons have compared to local jails? What makes local jails more vulnerable to signing bad contracts?
  3. How are companies like Western Union and Securus going around FCC regulations in regards to fees?
  4. What role does corporate consolidation play in prison phone contracts?
  5. What were some of the key recommendations in this report? Give at least 1 recommendation that you considered to be key in three different groups.