Your good friends have just adopted a four-year-old child. At this point, the only socialization decision they have made is that the child is going to preschool. Imagine that you are an expert in your chosen field. Your friends have come to you for advice and to devise a plan to raise their child. They ask you to be frank with them and give them […]

Your text shares many negative effects of technology and the media’s influence on children. Regardless, technology is increasing rapidly and is only becoming a larger portion of our children’s lives. After reading “Mass Media, Television, and Children’s Socialization,” choose an age level (toddler, preschool, or elementary age) upon which to focus in this discussion. Then, list three positive examples of how technology has enhanced socialization […]

Focus of the Final PaperThis course focuses on identifying types of conflicts and resolving conflicts through effective communication techniques.  Your Final Paper will be an eight-to ten-page paper (excluding your APA title and reference pages) which details what you learned about conflict and confliction resolution. Select five of the topics listed below and research them using a minimum of five resources. Provide an explanation of the topic and how […]

How to Begin: This week you will incorporate feedback from the Week Three Assignment to complete the Final Research Paper. You will have formed your own conclusions about these issues, based on factual information and evidence from scholarly sources. At this point, you have examined the social aspects of aging. In addition, you have assessed the impact of aging on society in the areas of economics, […]

While achievement testing is most commonly used in school settings, it can also be beneficial in clinical settings and helps guide clinical decisions and therapeutic interventions. Achievement tests provide a clinician with information related to a client’s language skills, reading level, comprehension, and problem-solving abilities. With this information, clinicians can devise interventions that meet the client’s abilities, or carefully choose interventions that are valid only […]

According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), in the position statement on developmentally appropriate practice (2009), “Practitioners work in collaborative partnerships with families, establishing and maintaining regular, frequent two-way communication with them” (p. 23).  Trust between home and school is built over time, starting with the very first phone call or visit to the program.  It is crucial to begin […]

Thousands of men, women, and children are without a home each night in the United States and around the World. This is a complex issue with a number of contributing factors, but one primary issue is that of mental illness. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s fact sheet titled Current statistics on the prevalence and characteristics of people experiencing homelessness in the […]

Psychological tests are used in career counseling as well as in hiring and promotion decisions. The purpose of tests for occupational selection can vary from fitness for duty in law enforcement settings, assessing leadership styles and capability, and aspects of personality of employees for certain types or levels of employment. The use of assessment in career counseling can include an evaluation of the client’s occupational […]

Please respond to the three discussion questions below. Write a response using information from your text and scholarly research articles to support your reasoning, opinions, and arguments. Each response should be approximately 200 words or more. When stating your answers, do NOT use the same examples that are given in the text. Include scholarly research to support your views. 1. How might companies minimize stress? […]

Supporters of full inclusion assert that all students, regardless of language or intellectual ability, should be educated within the same classroom environment where the curriculum is adapted to meet everyone’s needs. Advocates for this model believe it most closely resembles the ‘real world’ where society is fully integrated professionally and personally and that all students deserve an equal opportunity to be provided access to the […]