Quasi-experimental designs are often used when conducting program evaluations on non-profit organizations. Examples of such organizations are police stations, fire departments, emergency rooms, and community health clinics. It is not possible to randomly assign people to go to a specific emergency room or community health clinic as this is dependent on where someone is when an emergency occurs or where someone lives- which cannot be […]

For centuries, people have believed myths and misconceptions about psychological disorders and the people who suffer from them. Modern psychological research has allowed us to correct some of these misconceptions. As a result, many people have changed their ideas about mental and emotional disorders. Think of a common misconception you have observed in society or in your personal experience. How could information from research be […]

 For your final project, you will finalize your grant proposal to secure funding for a neuroscience investigation. This assignment will involve integrating information covered in previous weeks about brain networks and disorders that occur as the result of dysfunction in these networks. The grant proposal will require you to identify a research question based on a thorough review of the literature related to a particular […]

Theories help frame more than presenting problems—they also frame social problems, and both types of problems can be linked in relation to client issues. For example, many scholars and social workers have attempted to understand the social problem of poverty. Turner and Lehning (2007) classified various psychological theories to explain poverty under two headings: (1) individual-related theories or (2) structural/cultural-related theories. In other words, think […]

In Innovation as Usual: How to Help Your People Bring Great Ideas to Life (2013), Miller and Wedell-Wedellsborg discuss the importance of establishing systems within organizations that promote not only the creativity that results in innovation, but also make it possible for employees to bring innovative ideas to fruition. Miller and Wedell-Wedellsborg argue that a leader’s primary job “is not to innovate; it is to […]

What kind(s) of stereotypes of older women discussed in the course textbook research are relevant to the issues raised in this video- explain in detail why they are used? What stereotypes about women’s aging processes and expereinces as discussed in the textbook research are challenged or reinforced by these women’s comments- explain in detail? Review the textbook research regarding the aging body– how do these women’s comments support […]

To prepare for this discussion, please read Chapters 7 and 10 of your textbook, as well as Dr. Seuss, the coping machine, and “Oh, the places you’ll go”, and Conceptualizing Psychiatric Disorders Using ‘Four D’s’ of Diagnoses (Links to an external site.). Browse the Society of Clinical Psychology’s web page Resources: Psychological Treatments: About This Resource (Links to an external site.) and The Diagnostic and […]

The two principles of listening that I need to work on are work at listening and reducing emotional deaf spots. An emotional deaf spot is when someone is speaking to you, and it sparks a memory or trigger word, and then you just get distracted and starting going down a rabbit hole of what that means to you. While you are side tracked and going […]

Write a one page opinion/research paper on the topic listed below. The assignment is due in on the submission button/page in this assignment page by Thursday at 11:59pm. Be prepared to discuss this topic in class and defend your thoughts and opinions. This assignment is worth 10 points. You will have ONLY one (1) attempt to submit this assignment so make sure you do it […]

As a human services administrator at a local agency, one of your duties is to write descriptions of the agency’s community workshops to publish in the community’s resource guide delivered free of charge to all residents. These are the titles of the workshops: •Single Moms: A workshop for working mothers to help them balance work and home •Community Living: A workshop for those transitioning from […]