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Counselors have an ethical responsibility to provide professional services that demonstrate respect for the cultural worldviews, values, and traditions of culturally diverse clients. To the extent that counselors are focused on the values of the dominant culture and insensitive to variations among groups and individuals, they are at risk for practicing unethically. However, how do you know that you are on your way to becoming a culturally competent professional? This assignment will help uncover your multicultural background as well as any potential challenges you may face in counseling clients from diverse backgrounds.

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In a3 page Microsoft Word document, respond to the following:

Autobiography: Develop an autobiographical report detailing your multicultural background and the development of your personal values and beliefs.
Identify and include significant ethical and cultural milestones and use these to differentiate distinct stages of your professional ethical development during your academic, career, and social development.
Identify and include no less than three values that are a significant part of who you are as a person and as a professional.
Synthesize how you think these personal values are related to your family or cultural systems.
Reflection: Reflect and address the following:
Explain how this ethical autobiography relates to your identity as a professional counselor.
Given your ethical value system, determine any potential conflicts in values that might emerge between you (as a professional counselor) and your clients. Describe how you will manage these conflicts in counseling.
Determine what, if any, values might impact your ability to effectively apply professional codes of ethics (e.g., ACA, the NBCC, the American Mental Health Counselors Association [AMHCA], etc.) or relevant laws (identify specific codes/laws). Explain what risk management strategies you will apply to be able to overcome these values conflicts.
Explain what risk management strategies you will apply to be able to overcome these values conflicts. Be sure to articulate clearly how you know that you are addressing your client’s presenting problems in a clinically effective way.
Integrate and apply the most recent peer-reviewed literature and empirical research in your responses.

Your final product will be in a Microsoft Word document and be approximately 3 pages in length. Utilize three to five sources from professional literature in your research (do not include relevant codes of ethics and laws). Professional literature may include the Argosy University online library resources, relevant textbooks, peer-reviewed journal articles, and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu or .gov).

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Explain the importance of assessing both psychological and physical problems during the course of treating a client.

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Create a Personality Disorder Chart. Be sure to identify the personality disorder and its main symptoms (DSM-5 criteria). The purpose of creating such a chart is to have a handy resource on personality disorders when working in the field.

After your chart, provide a 50- to 75-word response to the following questions:

Discuss at least two challenges associated with treating a person diagnosed with a personality disorder.
What is the relationship between substance use and personality disorders?
Include at least one scholarly reference in the assignment.

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You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

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The Field of I/O Psychology

In the readings for this module, the skills, knowledge, and abilities required to be an industrial/organizational (I/O) psychologist are explained in detail, along with various specialty areas in the field.

Using both the assigned readings and additional research, respond to the following:

Which specialty area interests you the most? Why?

According to the specialty area, what knowledge, skills, and abilities do you consider are most important? Explain.

In your response:

Compare the skill sets of different industrial/organizational (I/O) specialty areas.

Elaborate on your classmates’ choices.

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A person suffering from PTSD and a substance use disorder can be complicated to treat. As they abstain from substances, their trauma related symptoms may increase. How would you go about treating this person?

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Vocational Development and Work/Life Balance

To identify three important theoretical insights from the textbook reading that explain work/ life balance in adult emotional and social development, I will have to go with the idea of a ‘social convoy’ throughout life’s’ journey. Secondly, the idea of marriage for stability. Lastly, the need for education. The social convoy makes sense since according to Mossler and Ziegler (2016), “Social normsaccompany roles and are generally seen as central to maintaining social order.” (p. 13.6) Social order is big in the emotional and social life of an adult. The convoy are the people in our lives that travel with us along our adult journey. In this same vein, I want to mention the sandwich generation because a lot of women are left to care for their own children and the aging relatives. This puts a lot of stress on these women and shapes their emotional lives as well. According to Mossler and Ziegler (2016), “Female children are three times more likely to provide support for daily activities than male children, even to in-laws…” (p. 13.7) Secondly, the idea of marriage for stability. Whether mainstream marriage or LGBT marriage, marriage defines our culture and society and anchors people in an emotional relationship that endures. Most marriages make it all the way through to the end even though we see more and more divorce and single-parent homes, marriage is still very popular in the emotional lives of adults. Lastly, the need for education is huge. Since machines are taking over many of the hard labor jobs that we had in the past, it is important for more skilled workers to be around and be knowledgeable in their field. Whether it is human services, nursing, technical, mechanical, education, or engineering—it is important for the workforce to be educated.

I also like Super’s Stage Theory of Vocational Development. It makes sense that there is growth, exploration, establishment of career, maintenance over time and then deceleration. Holland’s Theory of Vocational Development is also informative since you can see what kind of career interests you and what kind of job fits your personality like: investigative, artistic, realistic, social, enterprising and conventional. These are both very good theories to help people understand the importance of work in life. To explain one best practice, I have in my life with respect to work/ life balance it is time management! I have had to learn over the years how to prioritize my time. I have time for family, time for work, time for school, time for self, time to clean, time to play with the dogs and time to sleep. I have had to learn this the hard way because I used to procrastinate and all the work would pile up on me until one day I became wiser and said I have to split my time up to get all of this work done. I would say that the best practice that I identified is grounded in the insights from Super’s Stage Theory but also from getting intrinsic and extrinsic rewards. When I manage my time and do well at work, I get praised. When I take time and do a paper in the correct way, I get a good grade. According to Blanchard-Fields (2009), “Adult development is a concept in which all parts of life are integrated into the matrix…” (p. 26) It is all very rewarding when done correctly and this is how the emotional and social life of an adult rolls through this journey called life.

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Mossler, R.A., & Ziegler, M. (2016). Understanding development: a lifespan perspective. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

Blanchard-Fields, F. (2009). Flexible and adaptive socio-emotional problem solving in adult development and aging. Restorative Neurology & Neuroscience, 27(5), 539-550. doi:10.3233/RNN-2009-0516

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Social roles and relationships contribute to the development of an individual’s identity. Social roles often come with an expectation of how one is to act and behave (Mossler & Reigler, 2016). For instance, if one’s social role is defined as being a parent, one is accepted to have the attributes of a parent which is to love, protect, and to provide for their children. It is important that one properly manage their life priorities in life which includes their personal, societal, and work life. The consequences of inefficiently managing one’s priorities in life may lead to burnout, job stress, and decreased psychological and physical health.

Social support plays an important role in mental health and social well-being. Social convoys can increase one’s sense of belonging, connectedness, and quality of life. Social convoys are comprised of a network of individuals who are also useful in providing an individual with emotional support. It also provides them with a sense of protection and support during personal, social, and work related challenges that may arise in one’s life (Mossler & Zeigler, 2016). The structure of social convoys changes over time. As individuals get older, their social convoys tend to decrease in size.

Work has a heavy influence on a person’s life. Work influences how people live and influences their social activities. Job satisfaction or dissatisfaction affects one’s well-being (Mossler & Zeigler). Lack of job satisfaction has been associated with depression among women in the workforce. Women in the workplace receive a lower rate of pay than their male counterparts. Gender inequity contributes to the gender wage gap. Gender inequality also exists in the home. Working women who are in marital relationships, perform a larger portion of the household chores and spend more time caring for the children than their male counterparts (Mossler & Reigler, 2016). The disparity in the delegation of responsibilities leads to resentment, conflict, and marital stress. In order to maintain peace and balance in their work and home life, couples will have to communicate effectively with one another and equally share the home chores and responsibilities.

In order to maintain a healthy work and home life, I do not take my work home with me. I try to keep the two separated as much as possible. I try not to discuss work issues at home, but sometimes I do have to vent to my significant other. At my office, I try to focus on one task at a time, but I often find myself multitasking. As a counselor, I hear heart-wrenching stories from my clients that I try not to dwell on after work. I spend time meditating or listening to music, these activities help to clear my mind. My social convoy plays a key role in helping to cope with my job stress and issues in my personal life.

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Mossler, R.A., & Ziegler, M. (2016). Understanding development: a lifespan perspective. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

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Read the “Meredith Case Study.”

Answer the associated questions fully. Include the question in your responses.

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Meredith Case Study

Meredith is a 24-year-old female who comes to the community counseling office where you work as a newly hired mental health counselor. On her intake form, she provided the following information, which is based on her answers to the questions on this form.

Birthdate: 1/22/1980

Home: Whiting, MA

Race: Caucasian

Current job: Assistant to the activities director at a nursing home

Parents: Married, both living, Leek, MA

Father: Works full-time as a business manager

Mother: Works part-time as an office clerk

Parents’ histories: Father – heavy use of alcohol, two heart attacks; mother – use of prescription opiates for back pain.

Siblings: Meghan, 22, who is employed full-time in the publishing industry in New York City; Molly, 20, engaged to be married, still in college; Sarah, 18 (Meredith reported during her first session that this sister is “acting weird, washing her hair constantly, scared to go outside, almost seems afraid of everyone and thinks everyone is talking about her – she refuses to go to high school”), and Brian,12, who lives at home.

Medical history: Migraines? [she writes a question mark after migraines], menstrual problems [she writes in “serious cramps”]

Mental health history of patient: None

Substance use history of patient: First use of alcohol during first year of college; drinks during celebrations and weekend parties, uses alcohol to help with sleep. Medications: None, “but I think I need sleep medication” [client’s words]

Sexual History: [client left questions related to sexual activity blank]

Extended family information: Uncles on Father’s side are two “alcoholics?” [she writes the question mark after the term alcoholics]; father’s sister was hospitalized for a mental disorder for two years; “maternal grandmother – early death, question of alcohol use.”

What prompted you to make this appointment? Meredith writes: “can’t sleep, eat, and my work is suffering because I can’t think…. I am stressed out…feeling out of control.”

Based on what the clinician has learned during the intake, what are some of the symptoms a clinician should look for, or ask about when working with this client during the initial sessions? Explain each symptom.
What other historical information might a counselor want to ask about?
What might a clinician want to know about Meredith’s alcohol use and why?
What might a clinician want to know about her eating, sleeping, and stress, and why?
What conditions would the clinician want to explore when working with this client? Explain why.
If Meredith reported that her friends have said that she is “crazy, talking too fast, hyperactive, and unable to pay attention,” what diagnoses would you also explore? Could Meredith be suffering from a substance-induced disorder? Explain.
How would the clinician determine if Meredith was experiencing a co-occurring disorder or a single diagnosis?
Meredith explains in a future appointment that she is in love with Andy, but is scared that her parents will not like this person. She states that she feels stressed out about someone finding out how much she loves this person. It is noticeable that Meredith is not using pronouns. What other issues might a counselor want to explore? How does this interact with the diagnosis, or does it?
What are the treatment strategies that you might employ with Meredith? Why?

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A well-known researcher at a major university has two graduate student assistants. He conducts three studies in his laboratory, all of which involve very labor-intensive procedures. The graduate research assistants complete all of the data collection. They also assist in writing the Discussion section of the final article, adding their thoughts and suggestions to the various drafts. The article is accepted into a leading journal for publication. The primary researcher lists only himself as author of the article, claiming that he wrote at least 75% of the final paper.

Write a 200-word discussion of the following:

Has the primary researcher committed an ethical violation?
Format according to APA guidelines.

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Goldstein, E. B. (2017). Sensation and Perception. 10th edition. California: Cengage.

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By now you’ve probably noticed in your assigned readings that the study of sensation and perception focuses on things you may have experienced but never given any thought to–for example, the “Purkinje shift”. We don’t think much about these phenomena because our world is full of them, and if we had to be conscious of every sensation and its accompanying perception that we ever experienced our brains would have little time for anything else (!) but research scientists have studied them in detail. This leaves us with the question–do these interesting and sometimes odd things matter? The answer is yes, but why and how varies depending on the particular phenomenon. Because there are real-life phenomena associated with everything discussed in our readings and dialoguing about them can bring theory and fact to life, for the remainder of our forum assignments we will be doing the following: In the initial forum post, please describe how one of the phenomena mentioned in the readings explains an everyday event that you have experienced or observed and then suggest how this phenomenon might have serious consequences (so first its everyday occurrence and impact and then ways in which it can have serious impact).

For the purpose of this assignment, we will define “serious impact” as something that has negative consequences to health and safety of the self or others rather than something that is inconvenient or embarrassing. Not being able to distinguish colors under certain light may lead to getting home after a shopping trip only to find out an outfit isn’t the color you thought it was, which can be inconvenient and/or embarrassing. Not being able to distinguish colors under certain war zone conditions can be safety and life threatening.

Please be specific, thorough and concrete. Adding onto the end of a post a statement or two that something could be a problem is not sufficient. Additionally, saying you don’t know of any negative consequences isn’t permitted. Doing so will void your forum assignment points. You will need to explain how the phenomenon specifically has a negative impact. An example, described in Nicholas Wade’s 2000 “The Natural History of Vision” is below (NOTE: Because this one has already been applied, you must select another). Unless discussing one of the more common disorders, like a lack of depth perception or hearing loss, please avoid “I think I have this” syndrome. This is something that medical students often fall prey to in the early years of medical school because they spend so much time studying human disorders, from the very common to the exceedingly rare.

Reply to the following response with 200 words minimum. (please make response as if having a conversation, respond directly to some of the statements in below post.)

Perceiving objects in our environment not only consists of acknowledging the physical properties, but it is equally important to identify what they can provide for us. J.J. Gibson’s concept of affordances pertains to his ecological approach to perception. Goldstein (2017) explains that this concept can be described as the information that shows us how the objects in our environment can be used. For instance, we might recognize an object as a basketball due to its shape, size, and color. Aside from this physical recognition, our guided information would possibility tell us that this object can be thrown. Affordances illustrate how perception and action can be associated together.

I can remember witnessing many of these occurrences as my young son started exploring more of his surroundings. I can recall taking him to our neighborhood park and walking with him towards the large playground. My son noticed one of the slides, and began pointing at it. We walked over to that specific slide, and I helped my son use the stairs to climb to the top. As my son stood at the top of the slide, he sat down slowly. He then pushed himself off, and began sliding down towards me. It appeared that his perception of the slide included recognizing its physical properties first. The slide was positioned at an angle and consisted of a smooth surface. Next, he used this information to determine that this particular object was designed for sliding down to the bottom of the playground.

Affordances is a concept that is typically used in our everyday experiences. However, there can also be serious consequences in some unfortunate cases. Given that my experience included my young son, there are many other scenarios in which affordances can create safety concerns for young children. When there are handles featured on particular objects, it can be associated with the action of “picking up” or “holding”. Two of these safety concerns include scissors and knives, which both have a handle of some sort. It is very dangerous for children to be holding sharp items in their hands. Also, there can be a dangerous outcome for situations involving electrical plugs and sockets. The improper use of these objects can result in electrical shock.

One of the most reoccurring news stories I hear about involves children and guns. Similar to scissors and knives, guns have a handle as well. Since they also have a trigger, children can associate this with “pulling”. Gun safety is a huge concern, and can be one of the many serious consequences involving affordances.

Goldstein, E.B. (2017) Sensation and Perception. 10th edition. California: Cengage.

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California: Cengage.

Goldstein, E. B. (2017). Sensation and Perception. 10th edition. California: Cengage.

Original Question:

By now you’ve probably noticed in your assigned readings that the study of sensation and perception focuses on things you may have experienced but never given any thought to–for example, the “Purkinje shift”. We don’t think much about these phenomena because our world is full of them, and if we had to be conscious of every sensation and its accompanying perception that we ever experienced our brains would have little time for anything else (!) but research scientists have studied them in detail. This leaves us with the question–do these interesting and sometimes odd things matter? The answer is yes, but why and how varies depending on the particular phenomenon. Because there are real-life phenomena associated with everything discussed in our readings and dialoguing about them can bring theory and fact to life, for the remainder of our forum assignments we will be doing the following: In the initial forum post, please describe how one of the phenomena mentioned in the readings explains an everyday event that you have experienced or observed and then suggest how this phenomenon might have serious consequences (so first its everyday occurrence and impact and then ways in which it can have serious impact).

For the purpose of this assignment, we will define “serious impact” as something that has negative consequences to health and safety of the self or others rather than something that is inconvenient or embarrassing. Not being able to distinguish colors under certain light may lead to getting home after a shopping trip only to find out an outfit isn’t the color you thought it was, which can be inconvenient and/or embarrassing. Not being able to distinguish colors under certain war zone conditions can be safety and life threatening.

Please be specific, thorough and concrete. Adding onto the end of a post a statement or two that something could be a problem is not sufficient. Additionally, saying you don’t know of any negative consequences isn’t permitted. Doing so will void your forum assignment points. You will need to explain how the phenomenon specifically has a negative impact. An example, described in Nicholas Wade’s 2000 “The Natural History of Vision” is below (NOTE: Because this one has already been applied, you must select another). Unless discussing one of the more common disorders, like a lack of depth perception or hearing loss, please avoid “I think I have this” syndrome. This is something that medical students often fall prey to in the early years of medical school because they spend so much time studying human disorders, from the very common to the exceedingly rare.

Reply to the following response with 200 words minimum. (please make response as if having a conversation, respond directly to some of the statements in below post.)

The topic I have chosen this week is topographical agnosia. Our text describes this as an issue with identifying specific landmarks and therefore not being able to find one’s way around using or identifying landmarks (Goldstein and Brockmole, 2017). This issue is discussed further on about-brains.com in which an article includes examples of patients studied whereby their inability to recognize landmarks left them resorting to street names/signs for direction guidance (Jonsdottir, 2012). The article describes that although there are reports of topographical agnosia resulting from injury/accident, there are cases in which folks appear to be born with an inability to recognize landmarks for directional purposes (Jonsdottir, 2012). The article talks about alternatives folks use to get around their home and work, such as through the use of service dogs (as cited in Jonsdottir, 2012).

This topic was very interesting to me. I have always been able to navigate my way through whatever cities I live in or visit by creating an internal map within my mind. This map includes multiple directional images however, appears the complete opposite to those experiencing topographical agnosia as I really do not look at street signs or the names of specific buildings or roads at all. I have a very difficult time explaining to someone how to get somewhere because I do not place an emphasis on street names. Rather, I have a mental image of the entire area, much like a map, in my head and I navigate generally based on direction remembering which streets are North, South, East, West or are close to the coastal waterways, etc. My husband on the other hand, is very detailed and does not seem to have the same internal mapping concept that I apply. He relies heavily on street names, and the incorporation of landmarks. Often when we are in an area of the city that we rarely travel, he asks me for directions and if I have not been paying attention, I have to ask him which direction we are heading in and then I apply that knowledge to the location of the coastline and I always find my way.

Having the condition of topographical agnosia can be very dangerous if one is trying to go somewhere for the first time and if one gets lost and finds themselves in an unfamiliar location where they do not recall the names of streets. This may place one in very vulnerable positions. The article on about-brains.com describes a case in which a patient stated getting lost occasionally and having to contact her father for assistance getting home (as cited in Jonsdottir, 2012).

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Resources –

Goldstein, E. B. & Brockmole, J.R. (2017). Sensation and Perception, (10th. Ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning. VitalBook file.

Jonsdottir, B. (2012, November 02). Some people have absolutely no sense of direction: Topographical agnosia. Retrieved July 24, 2017, from http://about-brains.com/some-people-have-absolutely-no-sense-of-direction-topographical-agnosia/

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