health or education in the United States.

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Description:
In this assignment, you will create an essay discussing a contested aspect of health or education in the United States. Select one topic from a news source (include a link in your submission). Do NOT speak about ADHD
You might discuss your thoughts on the poor showing of the United States on indices of healthy countries.

You could focus on charter schools and the claim that, by diverting funds from public schools, charters disproportionately impact low-income students of color. You could research and write on the relationship between exclusive private schools and the perpetuation of inequality or a hot topic about health or education of your choosing. Your essay should be thought-provoking, innovative, and creative.

Objectives:
•    Illustrate the differential impact a country’s economy has on its schooling.
•    Apply sociology’s major theories to education, health, and medicine.
•    Describe in detail significant problems facing today’s schools.
•    Articulate differences in health within low- and high-income countries using concrete examples.

•    Discuss key health concerns for the United States and the shape of medical systems https://proficientacademichelpers.com/essayquestions/ worldwide.
Instructions:
1.    Select one topic based on the description and create an essay
2.    Your essay should be at least 2 pages in length (not including title & reference page)
3.    Your essay must include at least 2 scholarly references
4.    Your essay must be in proper APA format.

Humanistic, Transpersonal and Existential Psychology

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                                                   Benchmark – Major Psychological Movements

Understanding the theoretical foundations, influential theorists, and demarcation of the three major movements of psychology is essential to having a fundamental knowledge of the discipline. Psychoanalysis; behaviorism; and humanistic, transpersonal, and existential psychology (HTE) are recognized as the three primary movements of psychology.  As such, they provide a rich history of human science and form the basis for understanding human experience and the human condition as a whole. In this assignment, you will address this history, synthesize the theories, and consider applications of the theories.

General Requirements:

· To foster retention of foundational theories in psychology, this assignment requires the incorporation of information from this course and previous courses regarding psychological theories and their applications. Refer to PSY-802, Psychoanalysis and Psychodynamic Theory and PSY-803, Behaviorism to assist with this assignment.

· Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments.

· This assignment requires that at least Twelve scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included. Scholarly works encountered in prior doctoral courses may be used in this assignment.

· You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Directions:

Write a paper (2,250-2,500 words) that demonstrates your understanding of the primary movements in psychology – psychoanalysis, behaviorism, and humanistic, transpersonal, and existential psychology (HTE). Your paper should provide a historical perspective for each of the movements, showcase your understanding of the key components of each, and suggest a synthesis and application of the theories. Include the following subheadings in your paper:

1. An overall historical context of all three movements. (Benchmarks C.1.1:  Discuss the history and development of the theories of Psychoanalysis, Behaviorism, and   Humanistic/Transpersonal/Existential (HTE) Psychology)

2. A rationale for why each movement is/was considered essential to understanding human behavior and experiences.

3. An analysis of psychoanalysis/psychodynamic theory. What were the primary tenets and perspectives of the theories? Who were the key theorists? How did their work lead them to new ideas including Neo-Freudianism?

4. An analysis of behaviorism. What were the theoretical underpinnings of the movement? What were the primary tenets and concepts of the movement? Why were these tenets and concepts important? Who were the key theorists?

5. An analysis of humanistic, transpersonal, and existential psychology (HTE). From what cultural and historical contexts did the movement emerge? What were the primary tenets and concepts of the movement? Why were these tenets and concepts important? How do these tenets and concepts differ across the movement? Who were the key theorists?

6. A synthesis of these movements. How did these movements enhance the understanding of human behavior, growth, and potential? (Benchmarks C.1.2:  Synthesize the theories of Psychoanalysis, Behaviorism, and HTE Psychology)

7. An evaluation of the applications of the theories that were the basis for each of these movements. To what extent has the application of these theories enhanced treatments in mental health and the helping professions? (Benchmarks C.1.3:  Evaluate the common applications of Psychoanalysis, Behaviorism, and HTE Psychology)

8. Synthesis of the theories of Psychoanalysis, Behaviorism, and HTE Psychology

9. A statement of next steps. What comes next in the development of psychological approaches to understanding human behavior and experience

STUDY MATERIALS

Read Chapters 38 and 44.

URL:http://gcumedia.com/digital-resources/sage/2014/the-handbook-of-humanistic-psychology_theory-research-and-practice_ebook_2e.php

 Whiting, L. (2001). Analysis of phenomenological data: Personal reflections on Giogi’s method. Nurse Researcher, 9(2), 60-74.

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 Luskin, F. (2004). Transformative practices for integrating mind-body-spirit. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 10(Supplement), S15–s23.

URL:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frederic_Luskin/publication/8099816_Transformative_Practices_for_Integrating_Mind-Body-Spirit/links/56ebd8e508ae24f05099066f.pdf

Fossarelli, P. (2002). Fearfully wonderfully made: The interconnectedness of body-mind-spirit. Journal of Religion and Health, 41(3), 207–229.

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 Samuel, G. (2010). Healing, efficacy and the spirits. Journal of Ritual Studies, 24(2), 7–20.

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Outline and Annotated Bibliography

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In the final week of this course, you will design an intervention to address a specific problem you have identified utilizing social psychological insight. In Week 2, you began this process by crafting a topic statement.  This week, you will continue to develop your thoughts by organizing them in the form of an outline, including an annotated bibliography that summarizes your research thus far.  (For additional guidance, review the resources for Outlining (Links to an external site.) and creating an Annotated Bibliography (Links to an external site.), available through the Ashford Writing Center.).  Note that the purpose of this assignment, like the previous, is formative in nature.  This is your chance to gain valuable feedback on the work you have completed thus far, as well as guidance as you move forward.  To take full advantage of this opportunity, be sure you submit a substantive product.  Your outline and annotated bibliography should encompass the following: 

  • Describe social behavior. 
  • Evaluate a problem. 
  • Explain relevant social psychological theory. 
  • Summarize intervention strategies. 

The Outline and Annotated Bibliography 

HELP1

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Deliverable 3 – Let’s Talk

Competency

Utilize effective intra-professional and inter-professional communication to promote a continuous and reliable therapeutic environment.

Scenario

You are the staff development director of an acute care rehabilitation center. The center has gone through some recent expansions resulting in “growing pains.” The staff has doubled in size in the last six months. The Director of Nursing approaches you with a problem. The client satisfaction scores have decreased significantly in the past six months, and she shows you quotes from clients that need to be addressed. She has given you the task of creating a column in the hospital newsletter focusing on positive intra- and inter-professional communication strategies.

Instructions

From the list of survey quotes provided here Click for more options , create a column for the hospital newsletter to assist in understanding positive intra- and inter-professional communication strategies.

  • Chose two intra-professional      communication examples from the list of survey quotes. For each example      describe:
    • Consequences of the poor       communication strategy
    • Propose a communication strategy       to promote intra-professional communication and to create a therapeutic       environment
    • Support your ideas with evidence
  • Chose two inter-professional      communication examples from the list of survey quotes. For each example      describe:
    • Consequences of the poor       communication strategy
    • Propose a communication strategy       to promote inter-professional communication and to create a therapeutic       environment
    • Support your ideas with evidence
  • Ideas stated with professional      language and attribution for credible sources with correct APA citation,      spelling, and grammar.

Grading Rubric

Appropriately chose two intra-professional communication examples from the list of survey quotes.

Examples were evaluated completely and consequences fully described.

Accurate alternative strategy is provided and strongly supported with appropriate evidence.

Appropriately chose two inter-professional communication examples from the list of survey quotes. Examples were evaluated completely and consequences fully described.

Accurate alternative strategy provided and strongly supported with appropriate evidence.

Communication is professional, well-constructed, and succinct and contains comprehensive detail.

Minimal to no spelling and grammar errors that do not detract from the audience’s ability to comprehend the material.

Sources used are credible, support the purpose of the assignment, and contain insignificant to no APA errors.

Web-Based Research (WBR) Paper

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Research paper

  • The primary source of your paper should be the company’s own website for the company of your choice. A “Google search” about the company is not the same – the objective here is for you to review information that the company shares online to better understand the company’s operations. This approach might be something you would likely do if you had the opportunity to interview for a job with that company, in order to better prepare for an interview. Research beyond the company website and our text is not required, and actually not recommended – this is your opportunity to learn critical skills to align your school work and learnings with application in the “real world.”
  •   Formatting, grammar, and overall quality (20%): The paper should be one-page, single spaced with 12- point Times New Roman font with a one-inch margin (papers longer or shorter than one page will be penalized). The paper must be well written in paragraph format and should be both spell-checked and clarity-checked. Spelling errors, poorly structured thoughts, and grammar mistakes will be penalized. Papers submitted in bullet point format will also be penalized.
  •   Company information (20%): The paper must include the name of the company, description of the business, primary goods/services, location of headquarters, the internet address and why you selected this particular company. You should not select a company where you previously or currently work.
  •   Two (2) Operations Management topics as listed in the course schedule (40%): If only one OM topic is addressed, the student will be penalized by 20% on the WBR paper score. Some examples of past topics used are:
    •   What is the company’s approach to outsourcing and/or offshoring?
    •   What type of forecasting & scheduling practices does the company use?
    •   What are the competitive dimensions / strategies that form the competitive position of the
      company?
    •   What type of production and/or service processes does the company utilize?
    •   How has the company incorporated lean, TPS, and six sigma principles into the culture?
    •   What are the company’s order qualifier(s) and order winner(s)?
    •   What is the company’s approach to sustainability?
    •   Any other topic covered in this course…
  •   Three (3) Questions (20%): Lastly, you must include three (3) questions that you would ask the CEO if you had the opportunity to meet with him/her. These (3) questions should be Operations Management related; like if you were interviewing the CEO for a newspaper or magazine article. Questions you might ask them would be about international strategies, past scandals, supply chain / sourcing practices, social responsibility, company culture, etc. Questions need to be more thought provoking than “where do you see the company in 5 years,” or “what are you most proud of in your career;” they need to be related to Operations Management issues covered in this course.
  • In general, the WBR Paper should be about 4 paragraphs. The first paragraph explains the company info, the second paragraph will address the first OM topic, the third paragraph will address the second OM topic, and the fourth paragraph will be the three questions you’d ask if interviewing the CEO of your chosen company.
  •   You should include the following information in the Header of your paper: Your name, RedID and Course Sequence Number (see page 5), Class-Section (i.e., BA360.7).
  •   Each student must submit a softcopy of the paper through the TurnItIn feature of Blackboard to check for plagiarism no later than 11:59 pm on the day that it is due. The WBR Paper is DUE ON 11/20/20, but you may turn it in early for possible extra credit. It is highly recommended that students review their Blackboard/TurnItIn report prior submitting your WBR paper – any changes made after the Blackboard/TurnItIn submittal which is after a deadline will lose the extra credit for early submittal.
  •   You do not need to have a Works Cited page unless you reference any source other than the website or the class text.
  •   SDSU Writing Center: Students may wish to visit the SDSU Writing Center to support the Web-Based Research Paper. It is a FREE SERVICE open every weekday to all students. Students can make an appointment or “drop-in” for virtual hours (Fall 2020 hours: Monday-Wednesday 9:00 am-8:00 pm, Thursdays 9:00 am-5:00 pm, and Fridays 9:00 am-2:00 pm). 

Nursing philosophy paper

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Introduction

  • Provide a brief, general discussion of your personal philosophy of nursing (such as its purpose, relevance and/or importance) and the purpose of the paper. Content must be paraphrased. Never copy/paste from a source even if you give credit.

Personal Philosophy

  • Thoroughly describe each major concept in the metaparadigm (i.e., nursing, person, environment, and health) as they are incorporated within your own personal philosophy. You may use a nursing theorist from your book or other source as a guide.
  • Provide a brief and concise, clinical example of how each concept in the personal philosophy is demonstrated within your own nursing practice, i.e., how do you incorporate your beliefs about nursing, health, environment, and person into your nursing practice on a routine basis? For example, if you believe the person is composed of body/mind/spirit, describe the exact ways you apply that belief in your care.

Values Clarification

  • Using the ‘Values Clarification Exercise’ on page 155 of the 7th edition of the Friberg text, select your top 3 values of importance to you and discuss how they affect your interactions with clients.

Here are the three values Loyalty, health and time freedom

Conclusion

  • Logical closure to the full scope of ideas presented by reemphasizing the main points of the paper and/or providing suggestions. Content must be paraphrased. Never copy/paste from a source even if you give credit. This should not be an editorial commentary on nursing but rather a summation of the main points of the paper.

REQUIRMENTS

  • The paper should be 3-5 pages in length (excluding the title page and references). Do not exceed the page limit. Content exceeding the 5 page limit will not be graded.
  • Students must use the APA book as a guide when writing.

My Success Plan

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Instructions

For your final assignment, you will complete a success plan to capture your intent as a student and the actions you will take to help you succeed, incorporating what you’ve learned or realized during this course.

Once you fill out the “My Success Plan” template, upload your assignment to the Assignments Folder, then print a copy for yourself. Share your success plan with your advisor, and keep it with you or post it to a location you regularly visit so you can review it often and it will help you stay on track.

Listed below are the actions you will take to complete this assignment as well as the questions you will respond to in the My Success Plan template.

My Academic Plan

  • What kind of student do you aspire to be?
  • How are you a person of integrity? How will you demonstrate integrity and the code of civility in the classroom? As you complete your coursework? As you collaborate with your peers? For example, how will you handle competing deadlines at home, school, and work with civility and integrity?
  • List the classes you plan to take in the next three terms. When do these classes start? And have you registered for the next term?
  • Review the options for prior learning and transfer credit. Do you have any potential credit that will shorten your path to graduation? Have you requested all your transcripts? Has the registrar’s office confirmed receipt of each one?
  • What other opportunities exist to shorten the time it takes you to complete your program? How will you avail yourself of those opportunities?
  • How will you incorporate school into your life to make time to be a successful student?
  • What support departments do you plan to interact with? In what scenarios do you think you’ll need to use them?
  • What excites you about your program?

My Career Plan

List the careers you are most interested in that align to your personal values.

Research several methods you can use to gain experience in your chosen field. Then, identify the ways you’ll gain experience and describe how this experience will benefit to you.

For example, if you’re launching a new career, it’s important to research ways to get experience that work with your schedule and commitments. If you’re looking to advance in your career, think about how you can get experience to acquire the skills to take you to the next level. Here are a few examples to consider:

  • government internships for professionals
  • traditional internships
  • virtual internships and micro-volunteering

Think outside the box for opportunities such as offering your services to your friends, community groups (schools, church, synagogue, mosque), nonprofit organizations, or your current employer.

My Support Plan

  • If you need support, who will you reach out to internally and externally?
  • Do you have a mentor? How might a mentor help you succeed academically and professionally?
  • What will you do when the unexpected happens? How will you get back on track? Who will you communicate with for help inside and outside the university? One piece of advice: Don’t wait!
  • What can we do to support you and help you succeed?

sociology assignment

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Chapter 7 writing assignment

The assignment will consist of you watching the video and applying one or more of the criminology theories that were presented in the textbook. The theories presented in the text are in their most rudimentary form. I believe the most applicable are Merton’s Strain Theory and Sutherland’s Differential Association Theory (If you wish to apply the other theories feel free to do so). This exercise will help you understand how the theories are used to understand crime from an intellectual viewpoint and to help prevent future criminal activity. 

You will need to make a compelling argument as to whether or not you believe that a crime was committed by the pharmaceutical company, its corporate officers, or both. Note: under legal theory a corporation is viewed the same way as an individual is viewed under the law. That said, for violation to occur, an individual must perform the act and have intent to commit the crime. You will need to identify what type of crime was committed and what you think the consequences should be.

Do you think that the litigation resulted in a just sanction? If you do think it is a just sanction, please explain why you believe this is the case. If you think more should be done concerning this situation, please articulate what you think should happen and why. 

This writing assignment will involve you in applying some of the information that you learned in the previous chapters that we covered in this course. I am providing some to the high points that I think can help you complete this assignment, the points listed are not all inclusive and you should feel free to add information that you think is important.

Chapter 1 :

Government effectiveness, how a social movement progresses, information on how pharmaceutical companies operate and their goals, and finally the power of social institutions

Chapter 2:

The distribution of healthcare in our society as well as the more powerful in a society controls different aspects of the less powerful members lives.

Chapter 8

The various definitions of a drug over time as well as if the drug is viewed as harmful or helpful to the operation of society, how the criminal justice system (the huge increase in arrests and prosecutions, as well as asset forfeiture laws) is used to control drugs and drug users that are viewed as harmful to society. And finally, the increase in the number of deaths related to opioid use. 

Here are three links to material that I want you to use to analyze the social problem of addiction and the criminal justice system. 

Video to watch:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGcKURD_osM  

With over 200,000 deaths caused by Opioids, it’s important to look at how this tragedy took place and who’s behind it. In this video we look at the Sackler family, the family that has caused untold damage to the lives of millions for their role in the opioid crisis through their company Purdue Pharma.

Department of Justice press release:

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-global-resolution-criminal-and-civil-investigations-opioid

Justice Department Announces Global Resolution of Criminal and Civil Investigations with Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma and Civil Settlement with Members of the Sackler Family

News article:

I have also included a summary news story from VOX.com Titled Purdue Pharma admits to crimes for its OxyContin marketing. But no one is going to prison. 

https://www.vox.com/2020/10/21/21526868/purdue-pharma-oxycontin-opioid-epidemic-department-of-justice

The video and readings that I have assigned provide some insights to how this social problem progressed unabated for over at least two decades. I have followed this topic for almost twenty years and have witnessed two tragedies on a personal level as well as many arrests and prosecutions on a professional level. The video and readings will provide you with short but accurate history of this problem that has cost our society billions of dollars in damage, destroyed hundreds of thousands of lives, and killed hundreds of thousands of people many of which “ just went to the doctor”. 

( You have to read a news article, watch a video, and be familiar with sociological criminal theories  to do this paper) There is no page limit but you have to answer al of the questions).

Cost Model

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Tony Prince and his team are working on the Recreation and Wellness Intranet Project. They have been asked to refine the existing cost estimate for the project so they can evaluate supplier bids and have a solid cost baseline for evaluating project performance. Recall that your schedule and cost goals are to complete the project in 6 months for under $200,000.

Use the Cost Estimate template and Cost Baseline template to assist with this assignment.

Tasks

  • Prepare and upload a 1-page cost model for this project      using spreadsheet software. Use the following work breakdown structure      (WBS), and document your assumptions in preparing the cost model. Assume a      labor rate of $100 per hour for the project manager and $60 per hour for      other project team members. Assume that none of the work is outsourced,      labor costs for users are not included, and there are no additional      hardware costs. The total estimate should be $200,000.
  1. Project management
  2. Requirements definition
  3. Website design

        a. Registration for recreational programs

        b. Registration for classes and programs

        c. Tracking system

        d. Incentive system

  1. Website development

        a. Registration for recreational programs

        b. Registration for classes and programs

        c. Tracking system

        d. Incentive system

  1. Testing
  2. Training, rollout, and support
  • Using the cost model you created in the first task,      prepare a cost baseline by allocating the costs by WBS for each month of      the project.
  • Assume that you have completed 3 months of the project.      The BAC was $200,000 for this 6-month project. You can also make the      following assumptions:
  • PV=$120,000
  • EV=$100,000
  • AC=$90,000

a. What is the cost variance, schedule variance, cost performance index (CPI), and schedule performance index (SPI) for the project?

b. Use the CPI to calculate the estimate at completion      (EAC) for this project. Is the project performing better or worse than      planned?

c. Use the SPI to estimate how long it will take to finish      this project.

After completing your charts, write a 150-word follow-up in which you complete the following:

  • Explain how the project is doing based on the CPI and      SPI. Is it ahead of schedule or behind? Is it under budget or over?
  • Describe the strategies or steps that should be taken      for human resource management to avoid additional costs.
  • Describe the strategies or steps that should be taken      for resource activity management to avoid additional costs.
  • Recommend 2 tools to support these strategies and      explain why these tools would be beneficial.

APA format! 

Week 6 Project Aims, Values, and Desired Outcomes

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I attached the last assignment I turned in for you to have an idea what I’m writing about.

 Develop your project aims, values, and desired outcomes portion of your paper using a clinical microsystem approach.

  • Describe the project aim: The project aim should include examples of features and functions that will occur as a result of implementing your change project.
  • Describe the project value: The value should describe the benefits of the change project implementation to the stakeholders, the organization, and the nursing profession.
  • Describe the desired outcomes: Specifically, state the purpose, quality focus, and viewpoint of the project as well as its expected accomplishments. A project goal should reference the project’s business benefits in terms of cost, time, and/or quality that address individual and family healthcare needs or changes, results, impacts, or consequences that the project has on people, programs, or institutions. Goals and objectives should be measurable, shared, and agreed on by all key stakeholders. They are directly linked to the concept of project success factors.

 

Rubric 

 The project, aims, values, and desired outcomes are well-developed. They are clear and thorough, and there is evidence that a clinical microsystems approach is used. Aims include examples of projected features and functions. Values include implementation benefits for specific stakeholders. Desired outcomes state the purpose, have a quality focus, and describe the benefits that will occur as a result of implementation.