Methodologies 

1. Phenomenological Research.”

2.”Grounded Theory Research.”

3.”Ethnographic Research.”

Revise the topic you submitted for Unit 4 Assignment 1 based on the feedback you received:

1. Select three of the five methodologies presented in Unit 3.
2. Identify the three methodologies selected as well as the research question you proposed for those methodological designs.
3. Write one to two paragraphs which presents a purpose for the research based on that methodology.

Note that the purpose of research is to answer the research  question and obtain new knowledge related to the topic based on the  direction set by the research question.

Make sure that you do the following:

1. Clearly identify three of the five methods described in Unit 3.
2. For each of the three methods, include one research question that  aligns with that methodology (three research questions each of which  align with a particular method).
3. In 12 paragraphs, provide a rationale for the purpose of utilizing each method to answer the research question.

The assignment should be formatted as follows:

1. Section 1: Your revised topic.
2. Section 2: Identify the first method, as well as the research  question that aligns with that method. Then, present the 23 paragraph  rationale that describes the purpose of the research.
3. Section 3: Identify the second method, as well as the research  question that aligns with that method. Then, present the 23 paragraph  rationale that describes the purpose of the research.
4. Section 4: Identify the third method, as well as the research  question that aligns with that method. Then, present the 23 paragraph  rationale that describes the purpose of the research.
5. Section 5: APA formatted reference page. (The content of your  assignment should be supported with appropriate academic sources and  include both citations and references in APA format.)

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper on substance abuse treatment. Include the following:

• Describe contemporary substance abuse and addiction treatment strategies.
• Compare treatment strategies for various correctional facilities.
• Recommend one treatment strategy for a specified correctional population, and justify your recommendation.
• Describe potential legal and ethical challenges faced by corrections professionals in the treatment of addiction.

Include a minimum of three sources.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

No Plagiarism!

Case Study and Questions

Gloria and Lakeisha are co-workers who are assigned to work on a project together. Lakeisha is very organized and wants them to do really well on this project. To help them get started, Lakeisha took some initiative and prepared a list of to-do items along with due dates. She even color-coded the list to indicate which partner will do each item and sends an email to Gloria with the to-do list. Lakeisha wants her partner to know that shes serious about their success.

Gloria is happy her teammate has shown initiative but is surprised by Lakeishas to-do list and feels a bit uncomfortable because she feels like Lakeisha is micromanaging her. Gloria wants to do her part on the project but is feeling anxious because she doesnt know where she fits in, and it is making her worried about working on this project. She wonders how she can succeed on this project if Lakeisha is already the leader. When working for a previous employer, Gloria felt anxious about her ability to successfully complete a project and attempted to communicate her feelings with a co-worker; however, her co-worker didnt seem to understand Glorias concerns and said that she should just ignore her feelings and get the work done.

As Gloria ponders having a conversation with Lakeisha, she starts to feel overwhelmed and thinks it might just be easier to be removed from the project. Using your problem solving and self and social awareness skills and what you have learned about personality traits and emotions, answer the questions below to help Gloria calm her anxiety and find a solution to her problem:

1. From Chapter 3 in the webtext, what did you learn about the big 5 personality traits?

2. Consider Gloria and Lakeishas different approaches to the project. On which one of the Big 5 personality traits do they most differ? How do they differ?

3. Chapter 6 in the webtext focused on emotions. Using what you learned, give advice to Gloria on how she can identify and regulate her own emotions so that she can stick with this project, and be successful.

4. If you were in this situation, how confident are you that you could successfully resolve a workplace conflict like the one that Gloria faced? What past experiences or knowledge influence your answer

Instructions

Use the to record your responses. For each question, you should write a paragraph-length response (5-7 sentences) to receive credit for this assignment. You may use your Soomo webtext as a resource. Once you have completed your work, save the file and upload it to the assignment submission area.

Strayer University Writing Standards Note: Review the These are provided as a brief set of user-friendly guidelines that make it easier for you to learn the behaviors of appropriate writing (i.e., clear, professional, and ethical writing). This is meant to support the use of the template provided.

Select a career in human services that interest you.  Visit the Occupational Outlook Handbook and answer the following questions: 1) What are the primary tasks associated with this career (in other words, describe the career)?  2) What are the educational requirements, salary and projected growth of this career? 3) What motivated you to choose this career path?  What values or characteristics would be reflected in this work?

In response to your peers, discuss some of the challenges that may present when working in this career. Share strategies that will assist your peers in overcoming these challenges.

In your paper, you will be discussing the theories of Erikson, Peck, and Levinson and explain how these relate to understanding human behavior and environment during the life stages of young adulthood and older adulthood.

Please address the following: 

• Briefly define the Erikson, Peck and Levinson theory as related to young adulthood and middle adulthood.
• Discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages that may occur when applying these theories to human behavior.
• Give examples of how each of the 3 theories, Erikson, Peck, and Levinson, can be applied to human behavior to explain issues that occur in young adulthood and middle adulthood and the transitions between these two life stages.
• Identify three professional techniques, strategies, or ideas that you can use to develop your understanding of various theories in order to better understand human behavior and assist clients in a professional relationship.

  The journal is an exercise in applying the principles of various approaches of personality to your life. Post at least one journal entry for each chapter read that week, using the online Journal tool. More posts are welcome, as you make connections and discoveries in your learning.

Journal entries are meant to reflect how you and other people react to day-to-day life situations, both positive and negative. Describe the strategies you and others may use to successfully navigate the challenges of life. 

     For example, and regarding the writings of A. Ellis, you might want to share how your language habits impact your perception of events (as seen in the four examples listed under the Ellis lecture). Considering Jung, you may address how some archetypes are notable in your character. Be as creative and prolific as possible in making relevant connections between lectures, readings, and your own life experiences. The journal will provide examples and material for your Essays 1 and 2. 

     Your journal writing shows that you understand the theories and can apply their main concepts to real people. Post at least one journal entry for each chapter read that week, using the online Journal tool. Multiple daily posts are welcome, as you make connections and discoveries in your learning. Practice careful writing and critical thinking. Toward the end of the term, you may edit out any parts you prefer to keep personal. Please cite and reference any sources of information other than our textbook, so you can use those in your papers. 

      The journal will be graded along with Essay 2 as the summary of your discoveries. It is graded on four criteria: 

1. Degree of personal exploration: Use of Personal Experience exercises, objective assessments and real-life examples. Insight and learning evidenced in journal entries. 

2. Application of theories from each chapter, using correct terminology and concepts. Uses assessment and personal experience exercises. Opinions are backed with evidence or references. 

3. Insight and Growth: Shows a pattern of realizations about own personality stemming from application of theories and assessments.

4. Good writing: Thorough and well-written with theory-specific vocabulary. Flawless spelling and punctuation. Thoughts are logically organized and easy to follow.  

Your report should be 5-7 pages in length.

You will continue the report that you started in Activity 5.  Incorporate any feedback that you received from other course assignments.  In addition to the tests you have already interpreted (WAIS-IV, WRAT4, and MMPI-2) you will also add your interpretation of the PAI and the WHODAS.  As before, your report will include a reason for referral (may be fictitious), discussion of the test results from the WAIS IV, WRAT 4, MMPI-2, and PAI, a brief discussion of the WHODAS 2.0,diagnostic impressions, summary and recommendations,  based on findings that refer to the referral question(s). 
A description of the content for each of the main sections of your report follows:

Identification and Referral
         Clients name, age, marital status, ethnicity, gender.
         Describe the setting, including where the testing took place, how the client travelled there (or if you went to the clients home).
         Reason for testing at this time, including the referral source (can be a self-referral or a fictitious referrer) and the information sought by the referrer.
         Presenting problems and symptoms.
 There should be one or more referral questions to be answered by your assessment.  These questions will be answered in your Recommendations section and the answers should flow logically from your findings.   Some common referral questions for psychological testing include:
         Mental health diagnosis and treatment or management recommendations.
         Disability determination whether the client is able to work and limitations.
         Vocational/educational assessment what kind of work would be a good fit for the clients abilities.
         Learning disability assessment is a learning disability present and what sort of limitations and accommodations are appropriate.

History
Preface your history by indicating the source (such as clients report or family report).

Family History.  Include information about current family, current living situation and family of origin. 

Educational and Vocational History.  Level of education completed, high school and college grades, any history of special education, expulsions and suspensions, occupation and jobs held, last worked, reason for any dismissals, longest time at the same job, vocational aspirations if relevant.

Medical and Mental Health History.  The non-psychiatric section should include reports of medical diagnoses and symptoms, current medications, surgeries and overnight hospitalizations, and any head injuries.  The mental health section should include psychiatric hospitalizations, outpatient mental health treatment, substance abuse treatment, history of psychotropic medication prescriptions, and suicide attempts.  When applicable, indicate that there was no reported history of to show that you inquired about the areas above.

Antisocial Behavior/Substance Abuse.  Age, charge, and outcome of any arrests or other legal problems.  Current and past use of alcohol and other recreational drugs, 12-step group attendance.

Daily Functioning
Clients mode of travel (car, bus, family rides) and ability (short trips by car, uses the bus but needs help to get to a new location, etc.).  Clients daily living skills, including ability to groom, bathe, dress, do household chores, and manage money.  Include a general description of the clients daily activities including job, recreational, and social activities.

Mental Status and Behavioral Observations
Use the Mental Status Exam form as a guide for your interview.  This section can be written or dictated directly from this form. 

General appearance: Particularly note unusual characteristics that may provide diagnostic information neglected hygiene, unusual dress or tattoos, or physical characteristics that may affect the persons social interactions and abilities. Indicate if the client appeared her/his stated age or younger or older than her/his stated age.

Attitude & general behavior: Describe the persons interaction with you and attitude toward being tested and interviewed.

Mood and affect: Obtain a quote from the client regarding recent mood.  Ask about any history of depression and anxiety.  Note the range of the clients affect.  Ask about sleep and appetite, and inquire further about depressive or anxious symptoms if a particular disorder is suspected.  See the symptom guide at the bottom of the MSE form.  For instance, if PTSD were suspected, you would inquire about symptoms, such as nightmares, flashbacks, and startle response.

Stream of mental activity: Most clients will be described as responding in a coherent and relevant fashion and speaking at a normal pace with 100% intelligibility.  Note any deviations from this, including psychotic symptoms, slower or faster than normal speech, and problems with speech intelligibility.  Note unusual speech content and inquire into delusional thinking (paranoid, reference, control, grandiosity) if psychosis is suspected.

Sensorium and orientation: You will describe most clients as alert and aware of their surroundings; note any deviations from this.  Orientation includes awareness of elements such as person, place, time and situation.  Do not say the client was oriented times three as the meaning of this is not always consistent and clear.  Do report the questions you asked and the clients responses.  For instance, The client reported the current day of the week as Saturday rather than Monday.

Memory.  Use simple tests to assess the clients long- and short-term memory and report the results of those tests.  A useful test of short-term memory is to list three objects, have the client repeat them back, and then ask the client to recall them after five minutes have passed.

Fund of information.  Two or three questions will give a rough index of the clients general knowledge.  Easy (intellectual disability suspected): How many legs on a dog? or Where is your nose?, Average: How many days in a year?, Above average: What is the boiling temperature of water?

Concentration and attention: Rate the clients ability to attend to instructions and task persistence.  Simple concentration tasks are counting backwards from 20 or, for higher functioning clients, counting backwards from 100 by 7.  Note the time required and number of errors.  If ADHD is suspected, use the symptom guide at the bottom of the MSE form to inquire further about symptoms.

Perceptual distortions: Ask about any history of auditory or visual hallucinations and determine if they were associated with drug use or mood (mania or depression).  If there were hallucinations, note their frequency, when they last occurred, and their content.  Note if the client appears to be responding to hallucinations during the assessment.

Judgment & insight.  Use a simple, standard question to test judgment, such as What would you do if your neighbors house were on fire?  Also, note any history that would indicate impaired judgment, such as arrests or job dismissals.  Insight is whether the client has an accurate understanding of his or her mental health status.  If there are mental health problems, a client with good insight attributes symptoms to these problems, and is aware of the need for treatment.  For instance, a man diagnosed as schizophrenic would demonstrate good insight if he understands that his auditory hallucinations are caused by his illness and that psychiatric medication would help.  An alcoholic demonstrates good insight if she admits her illness and recognizes the need to attend AA or other treatment.

Test Results
When discussing the WAIS-IV results, be sure to include a discussion of the Full Scale Intelligence Quotient (FSIQ), Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI), Perceptual Reasoning Index (PRI), Working Memory Index (WMI), and Processing Speed Index. You will need to discuss the client’s strengths and weaknesses with regard to subtest variability, if applicable.
Refer to the WAIS-IV PowerPoint, Psych Report Writing, and the Sample Report as a guide.  Start with the FSIQ, indicate its percentile rank and classification (Low Average, Superior, etc.).  If a change in functioning is suspected due to head injury or other problem, compare the FSIQ to estimated pre-morbid functioning.
Compare the VCI to the PRI, and indicate if they are significantly different.  Briefly interpret this comparison.  If they are not significantly different, you can say, The VCI and PRI were not significantly different from each other, reflecting about equal facility with tasks requiring words as with tasks requiring non-verbal reasoning and performance.  If they are significantly different, indicate why you think this is.  Is it consistent with a suspected diagnosis?  Does it reflect cultural differences or a physical impairment?
When discussing the WRAT4 results, be sure to include a discussion of the WRAT4 scores.  Present the Standard Scores, Percentile ranks, and Classifications for each subtest of the WRAT4 (Word Reading, Spelling, Sentence Comprehension, Math Computation). You also want to talk about scores that are out of the normal range and what that might suggest.  It is helpful to give examples of the clients abilities, particularly on Math Computation (i.e., able to perform arithmetic operations with whole numbers, but unable to work with decimals or fractions).  If a WRAT4 subtest differs significantly from IQ (at least 20 points lower), a diagnosis of learning disorder is likely, unless you feel that the difference is better explained by other factors.
When discussing the MMPI-2 results, be sure to include a discussion of the validity scales (you can refer to your text for further guidance). Then interpret/discuss the clinical scales that are clinically significant, which are a T-score of 65 or greater. Your text and the powerpoint of the MMPI-2 (found under the additional resources tab) list interpretive paragraphs of such scores.
When discussing the PAI results, be sure to include a discussion of the validity scales (you can refer to the PAI powerpoint for further guidance). Then, report significant clinical elevations, that is, scales that are clinically significant in the profile summary (rather than all of the scales of the PAI). Similarly, report results from clinically significant elevations in subscales. When reporting results, it is important to clinically analyze these with the clients history, rather than simply reporting numbers. It is best to provide a narrative of the elevations and possible symptoms and patterns.

Diagnostic Impressions
Provide a complete DSM-5 diagnosis to include the WHODAS 2.0 (p. 747 on the DSM-5).  Your diagnoses should be clearly supported by the material you have presented to this point.  Your assessment is very likely the most thorough psychodiagnostic procedure the client will ever undergo, so it is important that you come to a decision and not expect that another clinician will be better able to do this.

Summary
         This section should not introduce any new information. It needs to integrate and present an overall picture of the client, in regard to the referral question.
         Provide a summary of Franks psychosocial history and MSE.
         Provide a summary of the test results from the WAIS, WRAT, MMPI, PAI, and WHODAS.

Recommendations
         The most significant and pressing problem should be listed first and should be in the context of the referral question.
         Do not make recommendations about issues that are outside the purview of your training and competency.  For instance, you would not recommend an imaging study or a specific medication.  You might recommend referral to a neurologist or psychiatrist for evaluation and possible treatment.
         Make recommendations that take practical and financial limitations into account.  It may be tempting to recommend further testing because you feel unsure of your recommendations.  But keep in mind that testing can be expensive and time consuming.  Additional testing should only be recommended if it is for a specific purpose and is necessary for important decision-making.
         As much as possible, your recommendations should take your test findings into account and should answer questions that could not have been answered before the assessment was done.  You do not need to suggest that the client see a physician because she reported occasional headaches.
 

Research, read and review Inter-Professional Practice (IPE). 

How you might integrate this material in your current internship or future practice. 

Please reflect on how IPE might enhance your future practice.

2 pages, 4 research articles

Due by Sunday, 9pm CST 

• Given your assigned readings this week, do you believe adolescent development is based on genes, the environment, or individual construction? Briefly describe your thoughts in your own words (minimum 1-2 paragraphs)
• Given your assigned readings this week, do you believe that in order to promote advanced psychological adolescent development, secondary schools should facilitate access to all sources of information to students? Briefly describe why or why not? (minimum 1-2 paragraphs)

I need someone to create a (12 slide with at least 200 words per slide) PowerPoint presentation suitable for presenting to staff at a community senior center that discusses ways to maintain and improve memory in older adults. In your presentation you will need to discuss:
 

What is memory and what is known about how it changes in older adulthood?What is intelligence and what is known about how it changes in older adulthood?What is creativity and what is known about how it changes in older adulthood?
 

Next, suggest some strategies and activities that could be offered at the community center that would assist in improving older adults memory.
 

Be sure to incorporate at least three peer-reviewed journal articles to support your presentation.