Category: Psychology

For this assignment you will be an I/O Consultant preparing to advise the manager or CEO about an issue directly relating to their organization. You will be researching a specific topic related to I/O Psychology that would be useful and informative to a manager or CEO of a company. You will synthesize your findings from the research literature and present them as if you were advising that manager or CEO on that issue. First you will find at least four journal articles on your chosen topic and write an annotated bibliography summarizing each article. Finally you will then synthesize your findings in a 4-5 page summary paper of what you found, the pros and cons found in the research, and your recommendation to the manager or CEO concerning this issue in their organization. Topic: Autism and the Workplace environment Annotated Bibliography: This bibliography should include the four research articles you will use for your paper. These articles need to be on the previously approved topic for the research summary. For each article, you need to provide The citation in APA style A summary of each article. The summary should: Describe the content (focus) of the item Describe the usefulness of the item Discuss any limitations that the item may have, e.g. small sample, timeliness etc. Describe what audience the item is intended for Evaluate the methods (research) used in the item Evaluate the reliability of the item Discuss the author’s background Discuss any conclusions the author(s) may have made Summary Paper: Your paper should not simply be a summary of your articles (as you did that in the annotated bibliography). Rather, it should be geared at professionals who do not have in-depth knowledge of research, but know something about management and organizations. Your Summary Paper should have the following sections: A clear introduction Results (this is what your research has found about the issue the CEO has told you about IE your topic) Recommendations (What the CEO should do to avoid or fix the issues ie your topic, and HOW to do that) Clear Conclusion APA Style: All submissions must be written in APA format. Basically this means that the references must be written in APA style, all assignments written in 12 point font, double spaced, with 1-inch margins. Due Dates: Annotated Bibliography and Summary Paper: Saturday June 22nd

Parental Support of Early Physical Development
In this unit, you will learn about physical development in infancy/toddlerhood and early childhood. The physical development changes we see during these age periods are remarkable and adult encouragement can help promote some of the motor skill development that occurs during this time. One thing to keep in mind regarding physical development is that we see vast individual differences in reaching many of the physical development milestones. The focus of this discussion is on early physical development milestones and the role that parents can play in supporting this development.
Please read the below scenario and respond to the questions that follow:
Imagine that you are a psychology professional working with first-time parents, Mark and Nicole, and you are providing these parents with information on infant and early childhood physical development. Their son, David, is an 11-month-old infant who can crawl and stand up holding onto something. He can build a tower of two cubes, and he can scribble vigorously.
How do David’s motor skills compare to the gross- and fine-motor skill milestones described in Chapter 5 of your textbook? Should Mark and Nicole be concerned if David does not reach the milestones at the average age listed in the table? Why or why not?
In providing advice to Mark and Nicole, what are some everyday experiences they can provide for 11-month-old David to support mastery of stepping and walking?
Many Western parents provide preschoolers with early training in gymnastics, tumbling, dance, soccer, and other movement skills through organized classes (Berk, 2022). David is now three years old, and Mark and Nicole want to do everything they can to support David’s athletic development. What advice would you give Mark and Nicole regarding the athletic development support they can provide David? Should they sign him up for an organized athletic class? Why or why not?

Create a Scenario – Stimulus Equivalence
Part 1 – Describe stimulus equivalence and its benefit for teaching new skills and generalization. Provide at least 3 references to support your content. 
Part 2 – Create a scenario that describes you teaching a client his letters by using stimulus equivalence. Make sure to give the definitions and examples of all three behavioral tests (i.e. reflexivity, symmetry, transitivity). 
Length: 2-3 pages
References: Include a minimum of 3 scholarly resources 
The completed assignment should address all of the assignment requirements, exhibit evidence of concept knowledge, and demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the content presented in the course. The writing should integrate scholarly resources, reflect academic expectations and current APA standards, and adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.

Social workers are expected to show professionalism and competence in their ethical handling of client situations. You may encounter ethical dilemmas in social work situations that challenge your comfort levels and pose risks to your professional behavior. Social workers can consult their teams, supervisors, and ethics boards for guidance with ethical dilemmas as they arise. Your responsibility as a social worker is to identify potential ethical issues, consult the NASW Code of Ethics, and determine the professional behaviors that would be appropriate for addressing different dilemmas based on the factors in each situation. The more you practice demonstrating professionalism in challenging situations, the better you will be able to remain calm under stress for the sake of your clients and your personal well-being.
For this assessment, you will take the perspective of a social worker who is meeting with an ethics board to explain ethical issues that arose in several of your cases. You will prepare a report to explain how you responded to various ethical dilemmas. Select 3 case study scenarios from the following list to use for this assessment:
Scenario 1: You have been working with a client consistently for a long time. The client surprises you during the holidays by giving you a gift and expresses how thankful they are for all you have done for them.
Scenario 2: One of your clients has a yard care business that has fallen on hard times financially. As a result, the client is unable to pay for services. They are very invested in continuing services and have offered to provide free yard care services in exchange.
Scenario 3: One of your co-workers has come to you for advice about a client they have worked with for some time. The client is progressing significantly toward their goals but has recently expressed romantic feelings toward your co-worker. Your co-worker says they reinforced professional boundaries with the client but admits they have felt similar romantic feelings. You are not their supervisor.
Scenario 4: A client comes to you to find resources in their community for help addressing multiple needs in their life. During your assessment of the client’s needs, you discover that they have a significant substance use issue that is having a negative effect on many of their other needs. When you suggest a referral for substance use services, your client tells you frankly that they have no interest in addressing their substance use.
Scenario 5: A client discloses that they are gay and have suffered trauma related to how their family’s religious beliefs prohibit sexual relations with individuals of the same gender. Your religious beliefs are different from their family’s beliefs. Your client is conflicted and largely continues to believe in the same religious principles as their family, but they have doubts about what to believe.
Scenario 6: You are part of a team in an agency that is putting together an annual report about the efficacy of their services. When the data is collected, the results suggest that the services they are providing are not as effective as hoped. The agency fears that the data could be harmful if released, so they decide to leave out some of the cases they think would unfairly skew the data against the agency. The revised data falls in line with the agency’s goals, so they publish the revised data in their annual report.
Scenario 7: While providing services for a family, you hear your client express a concern about the severity of their spouse’s disciplinary style with their child. Your client mentions that they worry about the yelling and how hard the spankings are and asks you for advice. They tell you that they don’t want you to share this information with anyone because they don’t want to “get into trouble” and have their spouse retaliate against them or the child.
Scenario 8: A family member of one of your clients calls you for help because they are very worried about their loved one, who seems to be in crisis and may be suicidal. In the past, your client provided a release of information so that you could collaborate with this family member, but they have recently asked you to keep the details of their case private from family.
Scenario 9: You are a child welfare supervisor and there are only 2 other child welfare workers in your office. A 16-year-old female client discloses that she is pregnant, wants to explore her options, and expresses that she is thinking about an abortion. She does not want her birth or foster parents to know. Both of the social workers you supervise have told you that they are morally opposed to abortion and are not comfortable working with this client.
Scenario 10: You are staffing a case with your supervisor about a juvenile client who is transgender. During the discussion, your supervisor comments that this individual is likely just seeking attention and will probably bounce back and forth between gender identities. Your supervisor encourages you to avoid conversations about gender and to focus on other aspects of this client’s needs.
Assessment DeliverableSelect one of the following formats for your assessment:
A 700- to 1,050-word written report
A 2- to 5-minute video or screencast of yourself with a transcript of your speech. You may write a script first then read it aloud or you may record yourself speaking and use a tool like Otter.ai or another audio-to-text transcription tool to generate a transcript of your speech. (If you use a tool to transcribe your speech, be sure to revise any errors in translation before submitting the completed transcript.)
List citations with your transcript.
If you record a video of yourself, either by appearing on screen or by recording a voiceover, paste the link to your completed video with your script.
For your assessment, describe the professional behaviors expected of social workers in each of the 3 selected scenarios as if you were explaining to the ethics board how you handled these ethical dilemmas. Include the following:
Identify the values and ethical principles from the NASW Code of Ethics relevant to each scenario and explain why they are relevant in each case.
Explain why each scenario is an ethical dilemma. Identify the ethical principles involved.
Identify your responsibility for professional behavior as the social worker in each scenario. Explain the course of action needed to address the dilemma in each case and how you handled the conflicting values.
Cite any sources that you used to support your responses according to APA guidelines.
Submit your assessment and include a link to your video if applicable.

Exploring the Biopsychosocialspiritual effects of psychoactive substances and behaviors you will learn and report on: The abuse, dependency or treatment of DMT
Instructions
Step One: Review the Content
Conduct an Internet search about the hallucinatigen DMT and find a recent article (within the last 5 years) that addresses: Abuse, dependency or treatment. Submit a two-page typewritten report of the article you selected.
Research Sources
Select your research sources from the list below. Please use only peer reviewed articles. No other research sources are acceptable.
Educational Institutions: (site.edu) examples of these include: Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) http://www.cesar.umd.edu/ SDSU https://research.sdsu.edu/
Government websites: (site.gov) examples include:
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA )
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Peer reviewed journals
Google Scholar Search
Google Search (site.org, site.edu or site.gov)
You will submit a two-page typewritten summary of your research.
Double space with 12-point font (Times New Roman, or Arial). Report must include:
The title, author, source and date of the article. Document references according to APA guidelines. (5 points)
A brief introduction of your topic and why you chose this substance or behavior. (5 points)
A brief outline of the main points of the article. (25 points)
A summary statement about what most impressed, surprised, or interested you about the article. (10 points)

Pick 1 article from those provided. Write a 1 paragraph summary of the news article. Analyze the news article using 2 scholarly sources. Reference list must be APA format. Not a reaction paper – focus on the information in the sources.
Don’t provide personal information or your thoughts on the topic. No direct quotes. Paper should be between 2 and 3 pages (excluding reference list).
Reference list must be have APA formatted references for the two
peer‐reviewed empirical journal articles

View the video clips in Week 7 Videos. Discuss at least one aspect of each video clip that resonated with you, or that you found helpful, and how you could envision applying it to counseling practice. Support your discussion with citations/references (at least one citation per paragraph).

In Chapter 1 of our textbook, Lebow and Snyder (2023) begin by discussing couple therapy in the 21st century. Of all the main topics in this chapter, focus on pp. 6 and 7 (“A Convergence of Methods”) for this Discussion Activity.
Discuss the notions that therapy is “both pluralistic and integrative.” What ramifications might this have for you as you approach the task of counseling couples? Think about society today. Search and cite at least two or three credible news outlets for insights into societal norms, mores, and trends as they pertain to couples and marriage in the United States. News stories and opinion editorials are allowed. Then, consider the task of couple therapy again.
Be sure to provide appropriate citations and references, especially so others can visit your sources.

Consider the ethics of the following research scenario:
A researcher wants to understand the relationship between horror movies and memory in teenagers. The researchers had teens ages 14 through 17 view various types of horror movies over the course of six hours (roughly 3 movies). Prior to viewing, the teens were given visual and auditory memory tasks. After viewing, they were readministered tests of visual and auditory memory. The researchers found that after six hours of viewing horror films, visual memory declined but auditory memory remained the same.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
Imagine you are a member of the IRB (Institutional Review Board for Psychology) reviewing this study before it is conducted. What issues might it have with the research?
What are the risks to the participants in the study?
Can you think of any other way that this study could be designed to reduce the risks to the participants? 
The attached document is what needs to be proofread.  
Thank you.

Regarding ethics in research, explain why informed consent is important and describe why it is sometimes elusive.
Writing Assignment 1