Reminder: A high-quality post is one that explicitly links your personal opinion or experience with the course materials or other relevant outside sources using proper APA format. The Total words between 200 to 300.
Future Professional Development in Multicultural Psychology
Multiculturalism in the field of psychology continues to evolve as it has since the Civil Rights era. Your view of multiculturalism has likely changed over the course of time, especially over the last several weeks. What experiences, both online and in residence, have had the greatest impact on your professional and personal development thus far? Have the topics you explored in this course sparked a shift in the focus of your professional and personal intensions? Whether you make multicultural psychology your area of specialty or continue to develop multicultural competence, your experience in this course should reveal how these topics influence your practice and the communities in which you work.
Post by Day 4 a synthesis of your experience in this course. Then explain what aspects of this course, both online and in-residence, were the most valuable for you both personally and professionally. Be sure to include any insights gained from the Learning Resources and the Faculty Panels presented during the in-residence component of this course. Finally, explain what professional development steps you will take to continue building on what you learned and experienced online and during the in-residence component.
Be sure to support your post with specific references to the Learning Resources.
Franklin, A. J. (2009). Reflections on ethnic minority psychology: Learning from our past so the present informs our future.Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology,15(4), 416–424.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Schwartz, S. J., Unger, J. B., Zamboanga, B, & Szapocznik, J. (2010). Rethinking the concept of acculturation: Implications for theory and research. American Psychologist, 65(4), 237–251.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Vera, E. M., & Speight, S. L. (2003). Multicultural competence, social justice, and counseling psychology: Expanding our roles. The Counseling Psychologist, 31(3), 253–272.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Optional Resources
Eagly, A. H., & Chin, J. L. (2011). Diversity and leadership in a changing world. American Psychologist, 65(3), 216–224.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Glassgold, J. (2008). Bridging the divide: integrating lesbian identity and Orthodox Judaism. Women & Therapy, 31(1), 59–72.
Retrieved from the Walden Library database
A comparison of two cognitive impairments that includes an explanation of the similarities and differences in their causes and consequences.
Please feel free to select the cognitive impairments. Please provide 2-3 citations. APA Format
Discussion 2:
A comparison (similarities and differences) between Jennifer and Rosa’s disorders found within Chapter 7, “Mood Disorders and Suicide, explain the factors that might make it difficult to differentiate between and diagnose the disorders. Next, postulate on some recommendations that might be given for treatment of either case if a forensic psychology professional were to evaluate the individual.
Jennifer:
Jennifer is a 35-year-old graphic designer who is married and has three young children at home. She has been running a successful, and growing, business out of her home office, which she has really enjoyed because working from home allows her the time and flexibility to be with her children when they are not in school. Jennifer experienced a major life stressor 6 months ago when her husband of 15 years, Michael, told her that he was leaving her for a younger woman he met at his job. Jennifer was totally blindsided by this news. After an initial period of trying to work things out, Michael moved out of the house. Jennifer continued on with her business and managing of her household for several weeks, but then things started to change. She felt increasingly sad and would have long periods of crying throughout the day several times per week. Whereas she used to enjoy work, time with her children, and going out with her girlfriends, none of that seemed fun anymore. Even “movie nights” at home with the kids, which was one of her favorite times of the week, just wasn’t enjoyable to her anymore. Her body felt heavier and heavier and she lacked the energy to keep up appointments, leading her business to decline—she began losing even her most loyal clients. Jennifer also had difficulties managing her household, on several occasions forgetting to pick up her children from school and not remembering to make dinner for the family. Her eating and sleeping both declined drastically, and she spent hours lying in bed feeling like she had let down her husband, her children, and her friends. In addition to her extreme sadness, Jennifer began to experience extreme anxiety and worry in multiple domains. How would her business succeed? If she lost her business, wouldn’t she lose her house? Would she lose her children as well? Who would take care of them? She wanted to address all of these things but felt paralyzed and unable to take action. This led her to feel even more like a failure. She believed she was completely worthless and began contemplating whether everyone wouldn’t be better off if she was dead, which increased to explicit and frequent thoughts of suicide.
Rosa, a 20-year-old college student, came into the university clinic for an evaluation at the encouragement of her roommate. She reports that “ever since high school” she has “felt sad, like, all of the time … it doesn’t seem normal and I don’t know why.” Rosa notes that there was no major stressor that she can remember that triggered her feelings of sadness, “just the normal high school stuff.” But her feelings of sadness have persisted for nearly 4 years now. When asked about what her sadness is like, she tells the psychologist that she just feels like she is not as good as everyone else—not as smart as the other students, not as attractive as the other girls, and can’t seem to have fun and enjoy college like everyone else seems to be doing. Rosa was very active and popular early in high school: She was a member of the track team, in honors classes and an A student, and had a wonderful and supportive network of friends. However, during her junior and senior years, she lost interest in track and school, and just didn’t feel close to her friends anymore and so over time stopped hanging out with them. No one seemed to care or try to change things, which really affected Rosa’s self-esteem and to this day causes her to think that no one “really” cares about her. In
Prompt: Choose three topics from the list below to research. Choose two organizations, one that adheres to Christian principles and one which adheres to secular principles. For each of the three topics you have chosen, compare and/or contrast the role these topics play in each organization. Based on your research, discuss if one organization outperforms the other organization. Explain your reasoning.
Topics:
Attitudes and job satisfaction
Emotions and moods
Personality and values
Perception and individual decision-making Motivation concepts and applications
o Requirements: Your responses should be submitted in a 1,500 – 2,000-word essay. Type your answers and submit via Canvas prior to start of class. Your paper should include APA-compliant formatting, including title and reference pages. You should use 5-7 scholarly references.
Provide three reasons why America’s social capital might be declining. Provide three reasons why America’s social capital might not be declining. Conclude with your assessment of whether or not America’s social capital is or is not declining. (600 words)
Building Social Capital: Civic Attitudes and Behavior of Public Servants
