Submit a 2- to 4-page paper that includes the following:A description of the services in your local community that support individuals in later adulthood An evaluation of the effectiveness of the ser

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Submit a 2- to 4-page paper that includes the following:

  • A description of the services in your local community that support individuals in later adulthood
  • An evaluation of the effectiveness of the services you identified
  • A description of service gaps you identified
  • An explanation of how to improve existing services
  • A description of services that should be added, and why

Support your Assignment with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

To prepare Review the Learning Resources. Consider that given the forensic arena, as a forensic psychology professional you may be privy to sensitive information in high-profile cases involving your

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To prepare

  • Review the Learning Resources.
  • Consider that given the forensic arena, as a forensic psychology professional you may be privy to sensitive information in high-profile cases involving your community and in which you may become “emotionally involved.”

Post a response to the following:

  • Explain the risks of not reporting the results of your forensic assessment findings accurately. Provide specific examples.
  • Given the nature of the “exciting and high profile” cases in which forensic psychology professionals are involved, explain potential breaches of confidentiality that could violate ethical guidelines. Provide specific examples.

Required Readings

de Ruiter, C., & Kaser-Boyd, N. (2015). Forensic psychological assessment in practice: Case studies. New York, NY: Routledge. Chapter 10, “Mistakes or Malpractice: Ethics in the Practice of Forensic Psychological Assessment” (pp. 214–236)Chapter 11, “Forensic Report Writing: The Science and the Story” (pp. 237–265)Chapter 12, “Providing Effective Expert Testimony” (pp. 266–290)Pope, K. (n.d.). Therapy, ethics, malpractice, forensics, critical thinking (and a few other topics). Retrieved September 12, 2016, from http://kspope.com/index.phpAmerican Psychological Association. (2016c). Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/practice/guidelines/forensic-psychology.aspxWeiner, I. B., & Otto, R. K. (2013). The handbook of forensic psychology (4th ed.). New York, NY: Wiley.Chapter 21, “Writing Forensic Reports” (pp. 711–732)

 Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapters 15 and 17 in the course text, as well as the article titled “Ethical Considerations in Geriatric Neuropsychology,” and view Dr. Chung’

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 Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapters 15 and 17 in the course text, as well as the article titled “Ethical Considerations in Geriatric Neuropsychology,” and view Dr. Chung’s Ted Talk, Autism – what we know (and what we don’t know yet) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Pick a disorder of brain development (e.g., onset during childhood) or aging (e.g., dementia due to a neurodegenerative disorder). Explain the symptoms, how the diagnosis is made (e.g., findings on brain imaging, laboratory testing, etc.), the neurobiological basis for the disorder (e.g., CNS structures involved and neurotransmitters), and current treatment options (including mechanism of action for any drug therapies). You must use a minimum of two peer-reviewed articles in your discussion to support your statements.   

Module 4 Discussion: What Makes Research Credible? In the context of ever-growing sources and amounts of information, the ability to evaluate credibility is crucial. Becoming a critical consumer of re

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Module 4 Discussion: What Makes Research Credible? In the context of ever-growing sources and amounts of information, the ability to evaluate credibility is crucial. Becoming a critical consumer of research requires more than collecting a plethora of research articles, books, journals, and information from websites. For this Discussion, you will engage in the process of identifying credible resources and organizations in the field of special education. To prepare: · Review the Learning Resources for this module. · Familiarize yourself with ways of determining credible resources. · Consider credible sources of current thinking and research in the study of special education. · Conduct a search to discover credible organizations that support this research. By Day 3 of Week 5 Post your response to the following questions: · What organizations, journals, and websites have you found that you consider represent credible research in the field of special education? · How did you come to this conclusion? · What red flags should be raised in your mind when you see someone citing a secondary source rather than a primary source? Assignment: Credible Sources This module includes a great deal of information about using the library as an advanced graduate student. Although reading and hearing about library skills is important, this information needs to go hand-in-hand with actually applying these skills. This is truly a process that involves continuous examination, evaluation, and analysis of information to ensure it is accurate and credible. For this Assignment, you will identify and provide an analysis of credible sources in the field of special education. The purpose of this assignment is for you to begin to differentiate between primary and secondary sources, as well as to determine their credibility for your future research in the field of special education. To prepare: · Review all module Learning Resources on library usage and researching. · Review resources on current and seminal information in the field of special education. · Select one issue that you identified in Module 2 as a possible focus area for your capstone product (e.g., dissertation, applied study project). · Based on the issue you have chosen, conduct further research on your issue to: o Identify one seminal article from a professional journal, written at least 10 years ago, by an important scholar in the field of special education. o Identify 5 primary articles, written within the last 5 years on your identified issue in the field of special education. o Identify 2 articles considered to be secondary sources. o Identify at least two credible websites related to your identified issue. Begin to build your working bibliography in APA format. Make sure that any of the resources you find are credible and pertain to your area of interest. Learning Resources Note: To access this module’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus. Required Readings American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. Chapter 6, “Crediting Sources” (pp. 169–192) Chapter 7, “Reference Examples” (pp. 193–224) These chapters explain why and how to give credit to various sources. Pugach, M. C., Mukhopadhyay, A., & Gomez-Najarro, J. (2014). Finally making good on the promise of qualitative research in special education? A response to the special issue. Remedial and Special Education, 35(6), 340–343. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. Focus on the concepts of methodological rigor and the use of qualitative research in special education. Council for Exceptional Children: Standards for evidence-based practices in special education. (2014). TEACHING Exceptional Children, 46(6), 206–212. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. Focus on the Council for Exceptional for Children’s position regarding Special Education Teacher Evaluation and the use of evidence-based practices. Walden University Library. (n.d.a). Evaluating resources: Resource types. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/evaluating Walden University Library. (n.d.b). Keyword searching: Finding articles on your topic: Searching basics. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/keyword Walden University Library. (n.d.c). Subject terms and index searches: Index overview. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/subjectsandindex Weida, S., & Stolley, K. (2013). Online Writing Lab: Using research and evidence. Retrieved from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/02/

 The death of a loved one is a significant event that everyone experiences. An individual’s social environment, including societal and familial cultural factors, may influence how an individual appro

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 The death of a loved one is a significant event that everyone experiences. An individual’s social environment, including societal and familial cultural factors, may influence how an individual approaches death or grieves the loss of someone else who dies. You can anticipate addressing grief in your social work practice and, therefore, should develop an understanding of the grieving process.

Two models of grieving—the Kubler-Ross and Westburg models—identify stages through which an individual progresses in response to the death of a loved one. Understanding the various ways individuals cope with grief helps you to anticipate their responses and to assist them in managing their grief. Select one model of grieving—the Kubler-Ross or Westburg model—to address in this assignment.

Addressing the needs of grieving family members can diminish your personal emotional, mental, and physical resources. In addition to developing strategies to assist grieving individuals in crisis, you must develop strategies that support self-care.

In this Assignment, you apply a grieving model to work with families in a hospice environment and suggest strategies for self-care.

Submit a 2- to 3- APA page paper in which you:

  • Explain how you, as a social worker, might apply the grieving model of Kubler- Ross to your work with families in a hospice environment.
  • Identify components of the grieving model that you think might be difficult to apply to your social work practice. Explain why you anticipate these challenges.
  • Identify strategies you might use for your own self care as a social worker dealing with grief counseling. Explain why these strategies might be effective.

References: 

 Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA:  Cengage Learning 

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Imagineyou are a consultant for an organization, and they would like you to work on developing their core values. The organization would like their core values to reflect key attributes of their culture.

Selectan organization, such as a company, community group, or nonprofit organization.

Create a 10- to 12- slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation describing cultural, research-based models and how they help clarify the organization’s core values.

Includeat least three credible, peer-reviewed references.

Format the citations in your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

Outline for the Psychiatric DiagnosisReview the instructions for the Psychiatric Diagnosis assignment in Week Six. This week’s assignment will build upon the work you have completed on your chosen c

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Outline for the Psychiatric Diagnosis

Review the instructions for the Psychiatric Diagnosis assignment in Week Six. This week’s assignment will build upon the work you have completed on your chosen case study in Weeks One and Two.

For this assignment, you will construct an outline of your Psychiatric Diagnosis paper. This outline is meant to provide structure for your final assignment, jump-start your thought process on your case study, and ensure you are on the correct path toward the successful completion of your diagnosis.

Your outline should be one to two pages of content and include a brief two- to three-sentence description of each of the required areas listed in the Psychiatric Diagnosis prompt, except for the following two areas:

  • Justify the use of the chosen diagnostic manual (i.e., Why was this manual chosen over others?).
  • Evaluate symptoms within the context of an appropriate theoretical orientation for this diagnosis.

For these two areas, provide a complete draft of your justification and evaluation based on the case study. You must include explicit information on the theoretical orientation chosen for the case and justification of the use of the diagnostic manual chosen. Research a minimum of five peer-reviewed sources published within the last 10 years to support your choice of theoretical orientation and diagnostic manual. These sources will also be used for the Psychiatric Diagnosis paper. The outline should specify which sources will apply to the justification and evaluation areas.

The Outline for the Psychiatric Diagnosis:

  • Must be one to two single-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must use at least five peer-reviewed sources published within the last 10 years.
  • Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Case 19 “My Husband’s Brain has stopped working!”

Alzheimer’s Disease

According to the Alzheimer’s Association (2017), “Delusions (firmly held beliefs in things that are not real) may occur in middle- to late-stage Alzheimer’s. Confusion and memory loss — such as the inability to remember certain people or objects — can contribute to these untrue beliefs. A person with Alzheimer’s may believe a family member is stealing his or her possessions or that he or she is being followed by the police” (para. 2). In both Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder, paranoia and other delusions are common features, and often a persecutory theme exists with these delusions. As you can imagine, this can be very stressful for the family members who care for their loved one with the neurocognitive disorder.

When diagnosing neurocognitive disorders, an important differential diagnosis is pseudodementia, which is primarily associated with cognitive deficits in older patients who have depression. In contrast to dementia patients, individuals suffering from pseudodementia can often recall the onset of their cognitive impairments, exaggerate their symptoms, and are frequently positively responsive to treatment with antidepressants.

Initial Call

Troy:                     Hello my name is Troy from the Louisville Wellness Health Association and I am here to help. For whom do I have the pleasure of speaking with today?

Margaret:            Hello my name is Margaret and I am calling on behalf of my husband, Fred.

Troy:                     Hello, Margaret! What would be a good call back number in the event that we are disconnected?

Margaret:           Oh, yes! My number is 555-123-6789.

Troy:                     Thank you, Margaret, for providing your call back number. How may I assist you today?

Margaret:           I do not feel comfortable with giving my last name over the phone if that is ok but would like to see if I can speak with someone about my husband’s brain. It has stopped working properly. Troy, I am not sure I called the right number, but a friend told me to give this place a try. So, can you help us?

Troy:                     Is it alright that I call you Margaret?

Margaret:            Sure, that is fine!

Troy:                     Does your husband Fred give permission to discuss any of his personal information and does he give his verbal consent for you to speak with me on his behalf?

Margaret:            My husband Fred is very forgetful and not in his right mind according to the doctors so I take care of everything.

Troy:                     Is Fred not cognitively capable of making his own decisions and if not do you have medical power of attorney.

Margaret:            Fred has become less and less capable of taking care of himself. His Dr. Schoenfeld, broke the news to us that Fred was suffering from a neurocognitive disorder, which because of it Fred cannot make sound or safe decisions for himself so I do everything for him.

Troy:                     Margret, I recommend you speak with Dr. Schoenfeld regarding your POA for Fred so that you can speak on his behalf for dual representation medically and financially.

Margaret:            Thank you Troy, I will speak with Dr. Schoenfeld about this as soon as I hang up the phone with you.

Troy:                     Without legal consent due to going into any ethical code violations, how can I help to the best of my ability today Margaret?

Margaret:            Well Troy, as I said before I am so upset and filled with all these mixed emotions because my husband’s brain stopped working and I really don’t know what to do or who can help us.

Troy:                     Margret, I can only imagine you may be going through various feelings of mixed emotions right now. I know this may be hard on you. Do you have any informal or formal supports assisting you at this time?

Margaret:            Yes, my family provide support when able and available. But we don’t know why this has happened what caused it or where it can from and that’s why we want answers?

Troy:                     Margert without being the medical professional handling your husbands care, consulting with teams of other professional expert and knowing or reviewing all of his medical history and full diagnosis I would not be able to answer questions regarding why yours husbands condition is the way it is or what caused it and why.

Margaret:            But he was fine prior to 8 years ago…

Troy:                     What activities does your husband enjoy doing like driving, housework, or anything of interest?

Margaret:            Because of lack of concentration and forgetfulness Fred does not drive or do much of anything anymore. In fact, he had made a comment that he wanted me to put him away because of being a bother. His words were “I want you to put me away, Maggie—you know what I mean—let me go, if I ever don’t remember who you are.” Who would say such a thing to the person they say they love…. (Margret begins to cry) Then he went on further to say “just inject me or give me whatever is necessary in order to get this life over with. Don’t worry about whether it’s the right thing, because it is. I’m afraid that you won’t do this, that you’ll let me go on when I’m not myself anymore. I don’t want you to have to see me and not know that I love you and need you with me. I don’t want you to doubt my love for you because of this damned disease. Please, Maggie, don’t let that happen. Please promise me.” … (Margret crying uncontrollably)

Troy:                     Margaret I do understand how painful this is for you.

Margaret:            No, you don’t understand! The thing is the doctors said Fred’s condition is at the point that it has declined so much that he will die within a week. I am now at a point that I am sad but at the same time I feel a bit of relief because of knowing this is what he wants. Is this wrong of me to feel this way?

Troy:                     Margret you are not wrong in your feeling for they will be going through an emotional roller-coaster ride at this time. You are experiencing someone you love so dearly suffering and

Margaret:            When Fred is gone—that is, the bedridden Fred whose true spirit has already left us. When he is gone, we will all finally be delivered from this long ordeal. And Mark and I will be able to remember our beloved Fred again as he once was—strong of mind and body.

Troy:                     That is right Margaret, he will be at peace and free from pain and all the suffering he was going through. You will be able to start the healing process ad know he will still be with you in your heart and in spirit.

Margaret:            It’s just difficult that’s all seeing someone you love going through this.

Troy:                     We are here to help you Margaret. Let’s make an appointment for one of our support staff to come out and conduct a home visit within the next as soon as availability for all persons. I will confirm your phone number you provided was 555-123-6789. A support staff person will contact you in 72 business hours to set up that appointment. Please call the phone number you original called if you have any questions or concern in the meantime for someone is available 24 hours a day.

Margaret:            Thank you, you have been very helpful.

Troy:                     Are there any other questions I can help you with today Margaret?

Margaret:            No, I was just frustrated. Talking to you helped a lot thank you. I will wait for someone to call to set up the home visit.

Troy:                     That will be fine. I want to thank you for calling ABC We are here to help, you have a great day.

Margaret:            Thank you Troy, and you do the same.

References

Alzheimer’s Association. (2017). Suspicion, Delusions and Alzheimer’s. Retrieved from http://www.alz/care/alzheimers-dementia-suspicion-delusions.asp.

Gorstein, E., & Comer, J. (2015). Case studies in abnormal psychology (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers. ISBN: 9780716772736.

Submit: Annotation of a Qualitative Research ArticleThis week, you will submit the annotation of a qualitative research article on a topic of your interest. This annotation is a precursor to the annot

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Submit: Annotation of a Qualitative Research Article

This week, you will submit the annotation of a qualitative research article on a topic of your interest. This annotation is a precursor to the annotated bibliography assignment due in Week 10. 

An annotation consists of three separate paragraphs that cover three respective components: summary, analysis, and application. These three components convey the relevance and value of the source. As such, an annotation demonstrates your critical thinking about, and authority on, the source topic. This week’s annotation is a precursor to the annotated bibliography assignment due in Week 10.

An annotated bibliography is a document containing selected sources accompanied by a respective annotation of each source. In preparation for your own future research, an annotated bibliography provides a background for understanding a portion of the existing literature on a particular topic. It is also a useful first step in gathering sources in preparation for writing a subsequent literature review as part of a dissertation. 

References

Lincoln, Y. S., & Guba, E. G. (1985). Naturalistic inquiry. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Statistics Worksheet psy/315

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Week 2 Practice Worksheet

Provide a response to the following questions.

1.     The Wilcox & Keselman (2003) article from this week’s electronic readings discusses two problems with measures of central tendency: skewness of the data and outliers. Discuss each of these issues and how they affect measures of central tendency.

2.     For the following scores, find the mean, median, and mode. Which would be the most appropriate  measure for this data set? You may use Microsoft® Excel® data anlysis to compute these statistics.  You may copy your output from Microsoft® Excel® into this worksheet.

2, 2, 0, 5,1, 4,1, 3, 0, 0, 1, 4, 4, 0,1, 4, 3, 4, 2, 1

3.     Based on the scale of measurement for each variable listed below, which measure of central tendency is most appropriate for describing the data?

a.     The time (in years) it takes a sample of students to graduate college.

b.     The blood type (such as A, B, AB, or O) of a group of participants.

c.     The rankings of college undergraduate academic programs.

4.     How do the sample mean and the population mean differ? What is the symbol for each type of mean?

5.     An expert reviews a sample of 10 scientific articles (n = 10) and records the following numbers of error in each article: 0, 4, 2, 8, 2, 3, 1, 0, 5, and 7. Compute the SS, the variance, and the standard deviation for this sample using the definitional and computational formulas. You may use Microsoft® Excel® data anlysis to compute these statistics. You may copy your output from Microsoft® Excel® into this worksheet.

6.     A psychologist interested in political behavior measured the square footage of the desks in the official office of four U.S. governors and of four CEOs of major U.S. corporations. The figures for the governors were 44, 36, 52, and 40 square feet. The figures for the CEOs were 32, 60, 48, 36 square feet.

a.     Figure the means and standard deviations for the each group: governors and CEOs.

b.     Explain, to a person who has never had a course in statistics, what you have done.

c.     Note the ways in which the means and standard deviations differ, and speculate on the possible meaning of these differences, presuming they are representative of U.S. governors and large corporations’ CEOs in general.

7.     Radel and colleagues (2011) conducted a study of how feeling overly controlled makes you desire—even unconsciously—more freedom. In their study, 52 Canadian undergraduates played a video game in a laboratory and were randomly assigned to one1 of the following:

·         An automony deprivation condition, in which they were told to follow instructions precisely, constantly given instructions over a loudspeaker, and carefully observed on everything they did.

·         A neutral condition, which was much more laid back.

After this activity, they were asked to do a lexical decision task (a standard approach for measuring unconscious responses), in which they were shown a series of words and nonwords in random order and had to press C if it was a real word or N if not. Half of the real words were related to autonomy (such as freedom and choice), and half were neutral (such as whisper and hammer). The key focus of the study was on how long it took people to press the button (response latency) for each kind of real word, averaged over the many words of each type. The table below shows the mean and standard deviation across the participants of these four categories of results. For example, 782 milliseconds (thousandths of a second) is the average time it took participants in the autonomy-deprived condition to respond to the autonomy-related words, and 211 is the standard deviation across the 26 participants’ average response time in that condition. Explain the numbers in this table to a person who has never taken a course in statistics. (Be sure to explain some specific numbers, as well as the general principle of the mean and standard deviation.) For your interest, the pattern of results shown here supported the researchers’ hypothesis: “Relative to a neutral instructional climate, a controlling climate thwarting the need for autonomy…enhanced accessibility for autonomy-related words” (p. 924).

8.     A researcher records the levels of attraction for various fashion models among college students. He finds that mean levels of attraction are much higher than the median and the mode for these data.

a.     What is the shape of the distribution for the data in this study?

b.     What measure of central tendency is most appropriate for describing these data? Why?

9.     An organizational psychologist measures levels of job satisfaction in a sample of 30 participants. To measure the variance of job satisfaction, it is calculated that the SS = 120 for this sample.

  1. What are the degrees of freedom for the variance?
  2. Compute the variance and standard deviation (you will have to do this one by hand).

10.  State the three empirical rules for a normal distribution with any mean and varaince.