Being able to use research and apply findings to programming is the basis for success. Knowing how to provide information to the media and then evaluating the results is a key driver. In this Assignment, you will have an opportunity to observe and evaluate public relations at work in real events and situations. It may be challenging to identify the role of public relations in […]

Your task is to select ONE psychological topic you find particularly interesting. This may be a topic we have covered in the course or a psychological topic we have not covered.  You will then examine this topic from three different philosophical or theoretical perspectives within psychology.  For example, you could examine your topic from any of the following philosophical perspectives: physiological, behavioral, cognitive, social, humanistic, […]

Submit Section II of the final project case study, in which you will address the organization’s health promotion and disease prevention and management strategies. Specifically, you will critique the organization’s healthy living programs, disease prevention and management programs, and non-programmatic services. You will assess the cultural competence of these services using the population health approach. Be sure to consider issues such as how well the […]

The science of psychology has steadily been moving more toward a biological basis during the early 20th century but researchers found that it really didn’t explain all the nuances of human behavior. One of the more famous experiments is the Pavlov dog experiment, which described unconditioned and conditioned responses. James Watson went one step further describing behavior from what then emerged as Behaviorism. It was […]

To prepare: Working with your field instructor, identify a social problem that is common among the organization (or its clients) and research current policies at that state and federal levels that impact the social problem. Then, from a position of advocacy, identify methods to address the social problem (i.e., how you, as a social worker, and the agency advocate to change the problem). You are […]

Social norms are defined as the expectations a group or society has regarding situations or individuals within that group or society. In some circumstances this translates to the expectation that older adults need to act old. There are different theories regarding social aging, many of which reflect a particular social norm or even generational perspective on social aging. For example, role theory reflects how a […]

Prior to completing this journal, read Chapter 6: Personality and Abnormal Psychology in the course textbook, and review the information on The Prevalence and Treatment of Mental Illness Today (Links to an external site.), Mental Health by the Numbers (Links to an external site.), https://www.nami.org/mhstats. and Careers: Psychologist. A Day in the Life of a Psychologist (Links to an external site.)   https://www.princetonreview.com/careers/130/psychologist web pages. The readings discuss numerous aspects […]

This assignment requires you to gather a compilation of papers and projects from this course and previous courses and add them to your Professional Portfolio. The portfolio is designed to help you compile all you have learned throughout your undergraduate studies with the best examples of your work to represent what you are capable of doing when you graduate the program. This assignment also gives […]

Discuss adolescent idealism, criticism, personal fable and imaginary audience. Give examples of each from your own adolescence. In addition, please discuss the emerging adulthood transition. What is/was your transition like? Can adolescent idealism, criticism, personal fable and imaginary audience cognitive distortions continue to affect people’s judgments and decision-making during the emerging adults period? Do the above cognitive distortions and immature behavior continue during early adulthood […]

3 generation genogram paper on Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and the intergenerational influence on their life using the 6 main categories of mcgoldrick 1. Family Structure (Household composition, Sibling Constellation) C. Unusual Family Configurations. 2. Life Cycle Fit 3. Pattern Repetition Across Generations ie. alcoholism… 4. Life Events and Family Functioning 5. Relational Patterns and Triangles 6. Family Balance and Imbalance. The outline of the paper can be the 6 major categories of the […]