Choose one concept, research finding, or question that stood out to you in your readings and content assigned for this week. Find an empirical research article about this that was published in the scientific literature and provide a summary of that article here answering the following questions. Attach the article to your post, and provide an APA style reference for it at the bottom of your post.

1. What is the item that stood out to you and why?

2. What did the authors of the study you selected examine in their research? What did they hypothesize and why (rationale)?

3. What methods did they use?

4. What were the most meaningful findings the authors reported?

5. What is one limitation to their study?

6. How do the findings from this study help you better understand the content from this week?

Part 2

State your hypothesis. What limitations did you address in your proposal?  Would it be possible to overcome these limitations for your dissertation? Why or why not?

• Chapter 21: Brody, L. R., Hall, J. A., & Stokes, L. R. (2016). Gender and emotion: Theory, findings, and context. In L. Feldman Barrett, M. Lewis, & J. M. Haviland-Jones (Eds.), Handbook of Emotions, 4th Ed. (pp. 369-392). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
• Chapter 22: Mesquita, B., DeLeersnyder, J., & Boiger, M. (2016). The cultural psychology of emotions. In L. Feldman Barrett, M. Lewis, & J. M. Haviland-Jones (Eds.), Handbook of Emotions, 4th Ed. (pp. 393-411). New York, NY: Guilford Press.

In addition, read the following articles:

• Article:  Hoffmann, H., Kessler, H., Eppel, T., Rukavina, S., & Traue, H.C. (2010). Expression intensity, gender, and facial emotion recognition: Women recognize only subtle facial emotions better than men. Acta Psychologica, 135, 278-283. Hoffmann, H., Kessler, H., Eppel, T., Rukavina, S., & Traue, H.C. (2010). Expression intensity, gender, and facial emotion recognition: Women recognize only subtle facial emotions better than men. Acta Psychologica, 135, 278-283. – Alternative Formats
• Article:  Leu, J., Wang, J., & Koo, K. (2011). Are positive emotions just as “positive” across cultures? Emotion, 11, 994-999. Leu, J., Wang, J., & Koo, K. (2011). Are positive emotions just as “positive” across cultures? Emotion, 11, 994-999. – Alternative Formats

Intervention: Body project https://www.blueprintsprograms.org/programs/836999999/body-project/

Requirments: 2-3 double-spaced pages in length. Use 12pt Times or Times New Roman font with 1” margins on all sides.

Problem Identification

Identify the problem(s) that will be targeted by the intervention and indicate why the problem is important to address. Use several specific facts about the prevalence of the problem. Some sources to help you with this section are posted in the  Paper #1 Instructions and Resources module. ( Note: Make sure to include citations for where you got this information from.)

Basic Activities

Describe the activities that occur during the intervention. Who provides the help? What do participants do during the intervention? How long does the intervention last? (e.g., LifeSkills Training is implemented over the course of three years. There are 15 lessons during the first year, followed by 10 booster sessions during the second year, and five lessons during the third year.) Where does the intervention occur?

Intervention Spectrum

Describe who receives the intervention (e.g., Who participates in the intervention? What age(s) are the participants?) Then, identify where the intervention lies on the intervention spectrum. Is it prevention, treatment, or maintenance/rehabilitation? If it is prevention, is it universal, selected, or indicated? Explain how you knew where the intervention was on the spectrum (e.g., LifeSkills Training is a universal prevention program because all youth at a school participate in LST).

Goals and Strategies

Identify the long-term goals of the intervention. Are the long-term goals to reduce problems, promote competence/wellness, or both? Identify the short-term strategies of the intervention. Are the short-term strategies focused on risk-reduction, competence promotion, or both?

Ecological Niche(s)

Thinking about each of the main intervention activities, use Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model to identify which levels (or interactions between levels) are the focus of the intervention. Focus on what levels the program directly tries to change, rather than what it may change indirectly.

Reflections

Without considering how the intervention was actually evaluated, discuss how you might know whether or not the intervention works. For example, what outcomes do you think should be measured? When should these outcomes be measured? (i.e., right after the program? Months or years after the program is ended?) Are there any challenges that may occur when trying to measure these outcomes?

References

On a separate page at the end of your paper, include a References page. At a minimum, this should include the citations for the websites that you used as sources. It should also include any other sources that you cite in your paper (e.g., articles from class, articles about the prevalence of the problem). Because APA is the standard format used in this field, it is the preferred style for the references, but APA format is not required.

Discussion: Communicating in Your Internship

Directions

Kiser, Chapter 6: Communicating in Your Internship, describes the clientele who access HUS settings and successful communication skills for HUS practitioners. Throughout your HUS courses, you have been exposed to theoretical perspectives regarding individuals, groups, families, and agencies, and reviewed counseling, mental health, aging, multiculturalism, case management, and social policy. Now the time has come to apply your knowledge directly with human beings. As you have progressed through your internship and have reached the halfway mark, you have had opportunities to not only interact with clients but to observe situations in which you have been challenged to remain neutral and communicate effectively.

For your initial post:

1. Describe your client population. Cite Kiser Chapter 6 material to explain some of the characteristics of this group and some of the challenges a HUS professional might encounter.

2. Discuss what you have learned in your HUS coursework that has helped you to understand and work with this clientele. Specifically name the course and information. For example: Family Systems and Dynamics helped me to understand that the whole family plays a part in the problem that the client presents. Ethics taught me that the professional role has clear boundaries and that I must be aware of those boundaries to help my clients without violating ethical standards. Group Dynamics taught me that conflict and power may make it hard to serve my client population. Please refer to the courses you have taken.

3. Discuss at least 2 areas that have been more difficult as you work with the clientele.

4. Discuss your understanding of what roadblocks have been presented for you to overcome, for example, personal beliefs and values regarding conflict, anger, addiction, poverty, incarceration, aging, gender, culture, religion. It is important to be honest and own that although being objective is an ideal, as human beings, our own biases and beliefs will be brought into sharp relief as we deal directly with others who are facing challenges in their lives.

5. Discuss what you can do to work towards more neutrality when faced with clients who challenge you. Give at least three methods you can use to help you overcome these challenges.

Dr. Jamison has joined a group practice of psychologists who have asked her to develop her biography to post with her picture on their social media page. They have asked Dr. Jamison to reach out to her former clients from her last employer to solicit testimonials. Dr. Jamison is very concerned about this request. She was unaware the group practice had a social media page. When she visits the page, she sees several client testimonials for other psychologists in practice, some of which appear to reveal identifying information about the clients.

In 500-750 words:

1. Describe the ethical issues involved in this situation.
2. Discuss the steps Dr. Jamison should take with regard to her discovery of potential ethical concerns.
3. Provide recommendations for the group’s advertising needs that would meet ethical standards.

Use  three scholarly sources to support your claims.

Theory Log 1

You will select a Psychodynamic theory and theorist from the psychodynamic school of thought.  Your response will be typed in the DB text box.  You will provide pertinent information that summarizes the selected theory.

Psychoanalytic Theory/Theorist (Year)

Underlying assumption of theory.

Theoretical Outline

Constructs and operational definitions/descriptions of each

Two advantages of theory, if used by practitioners in early childhood education centers.

Two disadvantages of theory, if used by practitioners in early childhood education centers.

References (textbook and seminal work of theorist selected)