SOCW-6210-6351-W11-Discussion

Discussion 1: Policy Analysis and Application

 

According to the NASW Code of Ethics section 6.04 (NASW, 2008), social workers are ethically bound to work for policies that support the healthy development of individuals,  guarantee equal access to services, and promote social and economic justice.

 

For this Discussion, review this week’s resources, including Working with Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Trauma: The Case of Rita. Consider what change you might make to the policies that affect the client in your case. Finally, think about how you might evaluate the success of the policy changes.

 

·      Post  an explanation of one change you might make to the policies that affect the client in the case. Be sure to reference the case you selected in your post.
 

·      Finally, explain how you might evaluate the success of the policy changes.

 

 

Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

 

 

References:

 

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014). Social work case studies: Foundation year. Baltimore: MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].

“Working With Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Trauma: The Case of Rita” (pp. 81–83)

 

Rome, S., Harris, S., & Hoechstetter, S. (2010). Social work and civic engagement: The political participation of professional social workers. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 37(3), 107–129.

 

 

 

Working With Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Trauma: The Case of Rita

Rita is a 22-year-old, heterosexual, Latina female working in the hospitality industry at a resort. She is the youngest of five children and lives at home with her parents. Rita has dated in the past but never developed a serious relationship. She is close to her immediate and extended family as well as to her female friends in the Latino community. Although her parents and three of her siblings were born in the Dominican Republic, Rita was born in the United States.

A year ago, Rita was sexually assaulted by an acquaintance of a male coworker. Rita and a female coworker met Juan and Bob after work at a local bar for a light meal and a few drinks. Because Rita had to get up early to work her shift the next day, Bob offered to drive her home. Instead of taking Rita directly home, however, he drove to a desolate spot nearby and assaulted her. Afterward, Bob threatened to harm her family if she did not remain silent and proceeded to drive her home. Although Rita did not tell her family what happened, she did call our agency hotline the next day to discuss her options. Because Rita’s assault occurred within the 5-day window for forensic evidence collection of this kind, Rita consented to activation of the county’s sexual assault response team (SART). Although she agreed to have an advocate and the sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) meet her at the hospital, Rita tearfully stated that she did not want to file a police report at that time because she did not want to upset her family. The nurse examiner interviewed Rita, collected evidence, recorded any injuries, administered antibiotics for possible sexually transmitted infections, and gave Rita emergency contraception in case of pregnancy. The advocate stayed with Rita during the procedure, supporting her and validating her experience, and gave her a referral for individual crisis counseling at our agency.

My treatment goals for Rita included alleviation of rape trauma syndrome symptoms that included shame and self-blame, validation of self-worth and empowerment, and processing how it would feel to disclose to others when the time felt right. In addition, Rita would receive important information regarding state policy and procedure for victims of sexual assault that would assist her in deciding when and how to report the crime if she chose to do so.

My treatment involved crisis intervention and stabilization along with emotional support and validation surrounding her experience. Managing her trauma and acute stress symptoms were key to her recovery. Those symptoms included guilt, shame, emotional shock, powerlessness, anxiety, fear, anger, and doubting her judgment. We processed Rita’s emotional dysregulation and sense of outrage over what happened. Over the weeks that followed, we also explored Rita’s relationship to her immediate and extended family and how they had high expectations for her and her future. Rita’s shame over the assault prevented her from telling her family for fear they would also be shamed and judge her for accepting a ride from someone she did not know well. We discussed the policy for reporting a sexual assault to the police in our state and how Rita only had a 90-day window to report the crime after her forensic evidence was obtained. After 90 days, the forensic kit would be destroyed.

The problem with the current 90-day hold policy in our state for victims like Rita is that a person in crisis experiences strong and conflicting emotions and is faced with an acute sense of disequilibrium and disorientation. This, in turn, affects her or his ability to retain information and make decisions. The person, therefore, has barely enough time to make sense of what happened to her or him, let alone decide what to do about it. The 90-day hold policy may not afford a traumatized victim of sexual assault enough time to make a decision to report to law enforcement.

I utilized a strengths-based model in my treatment with Rita to help her address the decision to report the crime. A strengths-based framework is client-led with a focus on future outcomes and strengths that the client brings to a problem or crisis. It is an effective helping strategy that builds on a person’s resiliency and ego strength. An integrative strengths-based intervention can contribute to the development of a positive outcome for clients in crisis.

I counseled Rita for 6 months. After 5 months, Rita felt strong enough to disclose to her family and file a report with the police. However, because the 90-day window had closed by the time she was stabilized and emotionally ready to file, her forensic evidence was unavailable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discussion 2: Evaluating Policy Implications

 

When developing, implementing, or revising organizational policies, it is important that all potential consequences be considered. Social workers must be particularly sensitive to any negative consequences or unintentional harm the policies might cause for any individual or group.

 

For this Discussion, review this week’s resources, including the Johnson Family video. Consider the campus’ policies on how sexual assault accusations are addressed. How might the current procedures and policies negatively affect survivors of sexual assault? What changes might you suggest to the campus policies to better protect survivors? Finally, describe how you might evaluate the success of these policy changes.

 

·      Post an identification of how the current campus policies on sexual assault might negatively affect survivors and an explanation of the changes you might make to these policies that would protect sexual assault survivors.
 
·      Be sure to reference the Talia Johnson case in your post.
 

·      Finally, explain how you might evaluate the success of these policy changes.

 

Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

 

References

 

Laureate Education (Producer). (2013). Sessions: Johnson family (Episode 4 of 42) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

 

Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.)Boston, MA:  Cengage Learning.

 

Johnson Family Episode 4

Program Transcript

 

[MUSIC PLAYING]

 

MALE SPEAKER: There are two things I want you to think about as we go forward, process and possible outcomes.

 

As I explained on the phone to each of you, the university’s policy in cases like this is for me to give each of you the opportunity to tell your side of the story. This is a university procedure. It does not involve the police. Once I’ve heard both

sides it will be up to me to decide what action to take. Do you understand?

 

BOTH: Yes.

 

MALE SPEAKER: Now, possible outcomes. Talia’s claims could be dismissed. However, if her claims are accepted as true Eric could be suspended for a semester, or an entire year, or he could be expelled. This all depends on how the university rules. Am I clear? Are there any questions before we get started?

 

ERIC: What if you decide she’s lying? What happens to her then?

 

MALE SPEAKER: I’ve already described the potential outcomes. That’s it.

 

TALIA: You’re the one who’s lying. You told people we had sex when you raped me.

 

ERIC: Slut.

 

BOTH: Liar! Rapist!

 

MALE SPEAKER: End of conversation. I’ll schedule a meeting next week. Use that time to prepare. Do I make myself clear?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discussion 3: The Social Work Advocate in Politics

Social workers often have commitments to specific policies, laws, or funding of programs that are vital to the population they serve or an issue that they strongly support. Such commitments often lead social workers to become involved in political issues and the campaigns of specific candidates. Being a social worker, such campaign experiences, the outcomes of your efforts, and how effective you felt you were may affect your view of the political process and the likelihood of becoming involved in similar campaigns in the future.

 

For this Discussion, reflect on your experiences if you have ever participated in a political campaign. What was the outcome of your participation? If you have not participated in a campaign, choose a campaign topic you support or oppose and consider the ways you might like to participate in that campaign. Likewise, think about your experiences if you have ever lobbied on a topic. If you have not, choose a topic for which you might like to lobby in favor or against. Finally, consider how you think social workers might have a powerful and positive effect as elected officials.

 

·      Post an explanation of the role of lobbying and campaigning in social work practice.
 
·      Then, explain how you think social workers might have a powerful and positive effect as elected officials.
 
·      Finally, explain of the impact, if any, the experiences and opinions of your colleagues have had on your own experiences and opinions.
 

Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

 

References

 

Rome, S., Harris, S., & Hoechstetter, S. (2010). Social work and civic engagement: The political participation of professional social workers. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 37(3), 107–129.

 

Popple, P. R., & Leighninger, L. (2015). The policy-based profession: An introduction to social welfare policy analysis for social workers. (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISCUSSION 4: Systems Perspective and Social Change

Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman (2016) stated, “Clients are affected by and in constant dynamic interactions with other systems, including families, groups, organizations, and communities” (p. 35-36). As a social worker, when you address the needs of an individual client, you also take into account the systems with which the client interacts. Obtaining information about these systems helps you better assess your client’s situation. These systems may provide support to the client, or they may contribute to the client’s presenting problem.

 

For this Discussion, review “Working With People With Disabilities: The Case of Lester.”Consider the systems with which Lester Johnson, the client, interacts. Think about ways you might apply a systems perspective to his case. Also, consider the significance of the systems perspective for social work in general.

·      Post a Discussion in which you explain how multiple systems interact to impact individuals.
 
·      Explain how you, as a social worker, might apply a systems perspective to your work with Lester Johnson.
 

·      Finally, explain how you might apply a systems perspective to social work practice.

 

Be sure to support your posts with specific references to the resources. If you are using additional articles, be sure to provide full APA-formatted citations for your references.

References

 

Plummer, S. -B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014). Social work case studies: Foundation year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].

 

Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.)Boston, MA:  Cengage Learning.

 

Working With Clients With Disabilities: The Case of Lester

Lester is a 59-year-old, African American widower with two adult children. He lives in a medium-sized Midwestern city. Four months ago, he was a driver in a multiple vehicle crash while visiting his daughter in another city and was injured in the accident, although he was not at fault. Prior to the accident he was an electrician and lived on his own in a single-family home. He was an active member in his church and a worship leader. He has a supportive brother and sister-in-law who also live nearby. Both of his children have left the family home, and his son is married and lives in a nearby large metropolitan area.

When he was admitted to the hospital, Lester’s CT showed some intracerebral hemorrhaging, and the follow-up scans showed a decrease in bleeding but some midline shift. He seemed to have only limited cognition of his hospitalization. When his children came to visit, he smiled and verbalized in short words but could not communicate in sentences; he winced and moaned to indicate when he was in pain. He had problems with balance and could not stand independently nor walk without assistance. Past medical history includes type 2 diabetes; elevated blood pressure; a long history of smoking, with some emphysema; and a 30-day in-house treatment for binge alcoholism 6 years ago following his wife’s long illness with breast cancer and her subsequent death.

One month ago he was discharged from the hospital to a rehabilitation facility, and at his last medical review it was estimated he will need an additional 2 months’ minimum treatment and follow-up therapies in the facility.

As the social worker at the rehab center, I conducted a psychosocial assessment after his admission to rehabilitation.

At the time of the assessment, Lester was impulsive and was screened for self-harm, which was deemed low risk. He did not have insight into the extent of his injury or changes resulting from the accident but was frustrated and cried when he could not manipulate his hands. Lester’s children jointly hold power of attorney (POA), but had not expressed any interest to date in his status or care. His brother is his shared decision making (SDM) proxy, but his sister-in-law seemed to be the most actively involved in planning for his follow-up care. His son and daughter called but had not visited, but his sister-in-law had visited him almost daily; praying with him at the bedside; and managing his household financials, mail, and house security during this period. His brother kept asking when Lester would be back to “normal” and able to manage on his own and was eager to take him out of the rehabilitation center.

Lester seemed depressed, showed some flat affect, did not exhibit competency or show interest in decision making, and needed ongoing help from his POA and SDM. His medical prognosis for full recovery remains limited, with his Glasgow Coma Scale at less than 9, which means his injury is categorized as catastrophic.

Lester currently has limited mobility and is continent, but he is not yet able to self-feed and cannot self-care for cleanliness; he currently needs assistance washing, shaving, cleaning his teeth, and dressing. He continues with daily occupational therapy (OT) and physical therapy (PT) sessions.

He will also need legal assistance to apply for his professional association pension and benefits and possible long-term disability. He will also need help identifying services for OT and PT after discharge.

He will need assistance from family members as the determination is made whether he can return to his residence with support or seek housing in a long-term care facility. He will need long-term community care on discharge to help with basic chores of dressing and feeding and self-care if he is not in a residential care setting.

A family conference is indicated to review Lester’s current status and short-term goals and to make plans for discharge.

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Week 11 Final Project

Please no plagiarism and make sure you are able to access all resource on your own before you bid. Main references come from Van Wormer, K., & Davis, D. R. (2018) and/or American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Assignments should, however, adhere to graduate-level writing and be free from writing errors. I have also attached my assignment rubric so you can see how to make full points. Please follow the instructions to get full credit. I have attached the template for this assignment and the full instructions. I would choose Denzel Washington in “Flight”. 10-12 pages are required. DO NOT BID IF YOU CANNOT COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT. I need this completed by 05/08/19 at 6pm.

Assignment – Week 11

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Final Project: Addiction Assessment and Intervention Plan

For your Final Project, you will apply the information you have learned in this course to critically analyze a case study and develop an Assessment and Intervention Plan based on it. Your Final Project must explain the choices you made in your plan and be supported with scholarly references from peer-reviewed literature and your course text. The case study for your project will be selected by you from published media (literature or film). The subject of the case study should be at least 16 years of age, and meet criteria for a substance-related or addictive disorder. You can find the full instructions for the Final Project document is attached. I would choose Denzel Washington in “Flight”.

This is taken from the template:

Overview of the Client

In this section, you should provide an overview of the client using the biopsychosocial model.  Included should be biological predispositions, family influences, cultural considerations, and other systemic factors as applicable.  It is suggested that you have at least one paragraph each for the above areas.  These paragraphs should review the research related the areas, and then apply back to the client/case.

Please do not just summarize the character/client here.  Give me content that I couldn’t read or watch about this case.  You should include RESEARCH related to biology, family, culture, etc.  How do these interact with addiction?  Think back to early weeks of the course where we covered these issues.  Review the research and then link it back to the case.  You need to demonstrate some insight here, don’t just review the movie, book, etc.

If you have questions about this, please let me know.  All sections of the paper should work this way….interaction between research and the case.

I am going to post a few ideas for the case study here that have been compiled by some faculty members.  This list is not exhaustive.  You may also use a character from television. I am also going to attach a template for the final project.  You do not have to use this template, but I suggest you consider it for organization or your paper, consideration of what should go into the sections, etc.  Please note, your final paper should not provide a summary of the movie/book that you select.  You will only be using the character as the case study and the rest should flow from that.  Please take some time to look over the assignment and ask questions in advance of the due date.  You can post your questions in the Contact the Instructor Tab as the answer might benefit your peers.  The rubric is essential to follow for this assignment!

“The case study for your project will be selected by you from published media (literature or film). The subject of the case study should be at least 16 years of age, and meet criteria for a substance-related or addictive disorder.

Examples:

· The alcoholic brother (Jim Carrey) in Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992)

· Denzel Washington’s character in Flight (2012)

· Steve Buscemi’s character in Trees Lounge (1996)

· Nicolas Cage’s character in Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

· either of the main character’s in Smashed (2012)

· Sandra Bullock’s character in 28 Days

· Michael Keaton’s character in Clean and Sober (1988)

· Meg Ryan’s character (Alice Green) in When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)

·  list that might be helpful: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls050657088/

· Characters have been used from TV such as Nurse Jackie, House, Breaking Bad, etc.

· Beautiful Boy – good which is also now a movie on Amazon Prime

Required Resources

  • Van Wormer, K., & Davis, D. R. (2018). Addiction treatment: A  strengths perspective (4th ed.)Boston, MA: Cengage.
    • Chapter 2, “Historical Perspectives” (pp. 51-87)
    • Chapter 13, “Public Policy” (pp.507-532)

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D2 question and reply

Reference Book: Niles, S. G., & Harris-Bowlsbey, J. (2017). Career development interventions (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. ISBN: 9780134286303.

Niles & Harris-Bowlsbey: pp. 63–83, ch. 5

Thread of 250–300 words Each thread must include at least 1 citation in current APA format.

Link for assignment http://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/1778962

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This module/week’s Discussion Board Forum centers on the presentation, “Happenstance Theory Demonstration.” After viewing the presentation, choose 1 question below to post to the discussion board.

· How does Krumboltz identify the factors that are influencing the client’s decision making? Give specific examples.

· What are some of the specific worldview generalizations that the client holds and how does Krumboltz handle these?

· Compare and contrast Krumboltz’ Happenstance theory to Holland’s trait and factor theory. Which do you prefer and why?

 

Reply thread must be 150-200 words. Each thread must include at least 1 citation in current APA format.

 

Reply to Robin

Happenstance vs. Holland Theory

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John Holland’s “Trait and Factor” theory relies on cognitive thinking and problem solving. He lends heavily to the idea that every vocation requires a certain set of personality traits and that people enjoy working in settings with others who are like them (Niles & Harris Bowlsbey, 2017). Assessments determine that a person is 1 of 6 different personality types, and based off this information a job can be acquired that best fits a person’s unique abilities. When people work in environments that lend to their personal skills, they are more likely to feel successful and satisfied. While an assessment-based approach considers a multitude of factors, and is often thorough and extensive in understanding the makeup of an individual, there are some elements that lack in this approach. It limits an individual to their specific test results, which could cause a person to be biased against their untapped potential. Additionally, always planning leaves little room for the unknown and the unexpected positives that might arise from chance encounters. Unknown events can take place in a job which would require the person to be out of their specific element (Niles & Harris-Bowlsbey, 2017).

The “unknown” is the backbone of the Happenstance theory. It relies less on specific skills and talents, and doesn’t necessarily push finding a specific vocation based on tests or assessments. Happenstance instead emphasizes unpredictable events and chance occurrences could lead to finding one’s dream vocation (Niles & Harris-Bowlsbey, 2017). Krumboltz does a great job of getting Cassie to see life through the eyes of Happenstance Theory by asking her to first imagine her dream job, but also to consider what would happen if that dream job turned out to be one which she ends up hating. He presents the idea that even though she’s spent time and energy gaining education and training for something that didn’t work out, she should view this as a positive event because it is a learning experience (Microtraining Associates, 2009). The skills gained from one vocation can always be applied to another.

For this reason, I tend to enjoy the idea of Happenstance, because it mirrors the ideas presented by Barbara Fredrickson in her “Broaden and Build” theory (Murdock, 2008). Fredrickson also emphasizes flexibility, open mindedness and positive emotions as contributing factors to enhancing one’s abilities. Holland’s Theory only tells us what we are on paper, not what we could possibly become in reality. Krumboltz also emphasizes the concept to Cassie that one should always be a lifelong learner and the concept of mastery does not exist. Proverbs 12-1 says “Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.” One who thinks they know everything-even about themselves, will cease to grow. If someone limits themselves to their assessment results in trait and factor they would never explore their untapped potential. We should not limit ourselves in such a way or allow ourselves to be categorized when our potentials as God’s children are truly limitless.

Robin

References:

Microtraining Associates (Producer). (2009). Creating More Satisfying Lives: A Live Demonstration of Happenstance Career Theory [Video file]. Retrieved from Counseling and Therapy in Video: Volume I database.

Murdock, N. L. (2008). Theories of counseling and psychotherapy: A case approach (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Niles, S. G., & Harris-Bowlsbey, J. (2017). Career development interventions (5th ed.). Boston: Pearson.

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“Clinical Formulation” section of final project

Portion of ongoing assignment

 

Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: For your final project, you will develop a conceptualization of an individual based on background information and the results of a few select tests. To do so, you will examine research to understand the purpose of the chosen tests, why they were utilized, and how they help inform the overall understanding of an individual’s presenting problems. Throughout the course, you will complete milestone assignments that are drafts of specific sections of the final project. Because these milestone assignments are drafts, you will notice that their critical elements and rubrics are similar to those in the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document.

In Milestone One, you focused on writing an introduction and completing critical elements A through D of the Test and Assessment Development Analysis section for each test.

In this second milestone, you will complete critical elements E through H of those sections, along with the “Clinical Formulation” section.

Prompt: You should have already chosen a vignette to focus on and research in the previous milestone. Reread the vignette thoroughly. Then, use the vignette and additional research to answer the critical elements listed below. Be sure to properly cite your resources; the final project requires you to include at least six references cited in APA format.

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Social psych paper

Must be 8 pages long. Follow prompt attached exactly as it says. Apply terms from textbook along with terms attached below. Textbook link is provided, only use terms from there. Please make sure that for each term implemented, there are 2 paragraphs explaining it. Due 12/3 at 8 pm eastern time.*

 

Try to include these terms in the paper if possible:

 

1.) Hindsight Bias

2.) Hypothesis

3.) Experimental Control

4.) Assimilation

5.) Base-rate fallacy

6.) False Uniqueness Bias

7.) Locus of Control

8.) Counter-Argumentation

9.) Reactance Theory

10.) Post-Decision Regret

11.) Self-Perception Theory

12.) Disclosure reciprocity

13.) Attachment styles

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SOCW 6311 & 6070 Wk 5 Responses

RESPONSE 1:

Respond to at least 2 of your colleagues and elaborate on their recommendations for cultural adaptation with the group they identified. For example, you might discuss a merit or limitation of the cultural adaptation that your colleague proposed. Or you might suggest an alternative application of one of Marsigilia and Booth’s cultural adaptation.

Colleague 1: Aimee

A tentative meaning of the quote presented by Knight et. al (2014) and how this would specifically inform an intervention recommendation for social work practice with the homeless.

“I discovered that my environment had a lot to do with my mental state. So, when I had my own place, I was in control of the environment. You know, there was no drama, everything was nice and mellow, and so I was able to function. Everything was on an even keel; that was fine. It was when other people and situations were introduced into my environment that I couldn’t get away from, that would send me over the edge” (Knight, Lopez, Shumway, Cohen, & Riley, 2014, p. 559).

The above mentioned quote provides a tentative meaning of safety in one’s own environment. The individual quoted correlates their physical and mental stability with their environment and recognizes the importance of feeling and being safe. One can abstract from this statement that the housing units allow for mental and physically stability to be gained because of the safety the units provide for them. The single room occupancy hotels (SRO’s) are “trauma-sensitive” and provide a sense of security and safety for the individual (Knight et al., 2014, p. 558). The homeless population struggles with where they will sleep from day to day, staying warm and dry out of the weather, and feeling rested as they do not receive much sleep because they are always on high alert due to their unstable environment. The units provided for the homeless women allows a sense of safety and security within their environment.

The statement also represents a control. The individual who made the comment is sharing that she finally feels control over her life where when things that are out of her control can send her “over the edge” (Knight et al., 2014, p. 559). An intervention can be suggested through the use of this statement. The intervention that could be used is how to maintain self-control when outside factors are introduced which make the individual uncomfortable and teach coping skills that the individual could use to de-escalate their feelings.

Adapting coping skills which are culturally sensitive and relevant for African Americans and their application for cognitive adaptations.

“Culture is fluid and ever-changing, the process of cultural adaptation is complex and dynamic” (Marsiglia & Booth, 2014, p. 423).  Cultural adaptation on the behalf of the social work intervention is important in order to provide culturally diverse intervention to the populations we are serving. Not all cultures will respond the same way to coping mechanisms that are introduced. Understanding the diversity in culture will enable us to provide the most beneficial teaching of coping skills.

The Latino population has a history of drug use and abuse which indicates that family-based interventions are culturally relevant as this population is family oriented and utilizes their families as their support system (Marsiglia & Booth, 2014, p. 425). As cited by Marsiglia & Booth, “Culturally grounded social work challenges practitioners to see themselves as the other and to recognize that the responsibility of cultural adaptation resides not solely on the clients but involves everyone in the relationship” (Marsiglia & Kulis, 2009).  Cognitive adaptations need to be considered so we are aware of potential challenges such as language barriers or suggesting coping strategies which may not be relevant to the family (p. 426). This is a reciprocal relationship so we need to understand where the client is and where they want to go moving forward. In order to provide the best service, we need to meet them where they are.

References

Knight, K. R., Lopez, A. M., Shumway, M., Cohen, J., & Riley, E. D. (2014). Single room occupancy (SRO) hotels as mental health risk environments among impoverished women: The intersection of policy, drug use, trauma, and urban space. international Journal of Drug Policy25(3), 556-561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.10.011

Marsiglia, F. F., & Booth, J. M. (2014, May 22). Cultural Adaptation of Interventions in Real Practice Settings. Research on Social Work Practice25(4), 423-432. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731514535989

Colleague 2: Debra

Qualitative Findings

This quote is from the article by Knight, Lopez, Comfort, Shumway, Cohen, & Riley, 2014, pp. 559.

Oh, it’s (my room’s) beautiful, it’s comfortable and it’s quiet and it’s clean!  I mean

The manager there is up on it.  He’s got security cameras now.  It’s secure, I’m high up.

The only way you can get into my window is if you try to do it.  And if you try to do it

and you fall, you’re going to die.  It’s out of the way (out of the neighborhood), yeah.

And so the (public) bus takes me to school.  Takes me straight to school, straight home.

Boom, no chaos.  Walgreen’s right there.  Boom, psych meds, boom right there, boom.

Bus pas (the bank) is right on the corner, boom.  I’m just – McDonald’s everything,

Grocery store, laundromat, everything, is just right there in my commute.  I don’t have to

go a block to go to the laundromat.  I don’t have to go a block to go to grocery shopping.

So, everything is just perfect for me.

For this woman, she is feeling safe and secure in her environment, which will allow her to work on her mental health and well-being.  She is not afraid to do the daily tasks that need to be done and is even attending school.  By being able to feel comfortable in her sing room occupancy (SRO), she is being able to manage her life without fear of being abused/raped, or felt pressured to use drugs.  She is trying to maintain a constant life and take care of her mental illness without being in conditions that are not conducive to this type of lifestyle.

Intervention Recommendation

I believe that when working with the homeless, understanding and acknowledging how the environment can affect outcomes of future progress is extremely important.  Just finding someone a place to live will not always provide the opportunity for an otherwise homeless individual the opportunity to change other issues about his or her life.  Even though the person is living indoors and not on the streets, if there is chaos, danger, and the conditions of the property are not well maintained, the indoor environment may still prove to be just as bad if not worse than living on the street (Knight, et. al., 2014).  On the macro level, using the funding to provide safety and security along with well-maintained SRO’s is imperative to this population.

Culturally Sensitive

In the Hispanic culture, family is a very large part of the culture.  As part of the macro-level intervention with the SRO’s would be to incorporate a family gathering area that can be used by tenants in the SRO.  This would hopefully allow these individuals to spend time with family members and regain/rebuild relationships that may have been torn apart in the past.  Mental illness and drug abuse can become a family’s detriment and being able to have a place in the SRO to have and enjoy family together time may prove helpful in a Hispanic culture.  Women tend to break away from family when there is trauma, because of embarrassment, the need to self-medicate, fear of retaliation on the perpetrator, or just not being able to understand oneself the issues surrounding a mental illness or trauma causing the mental illness.  Bringing families back together in this type of environment will hopefully prove to give the woman a sense of comfort and security knowing the family is involved, once again.

Content Adaptation

Because content adaptation looks at the making adjustments to the original intervention (Marsiglia & Booth, 2015), being able to look at the SRO’s and how they can be changed to match a Hispanic culture of family importance would be a way to be culturally competent.  Understanding and identifying this type of cultural identity (Marsiglia & Booth, 2015) could play a huge role in the regaining of family interaction.  The content adaptation would then need to be tested and evaluated to make sure the adaptation for the culture is working (Marsiglia & Booth, 2015).  Working within the community at the macro level would be a good place to start this type of change in order to have funding as well as understanding of the importance of being culturally competent.

References

Knight, K. R., Lopez, A. M., Comfort, M., Sumway, M., Cohen, J., & Riley, E. D. (2014).

Single room occupancy (SRO) hotels as mental health risk environments among

impoverished women: The intersection of policy, drug use, trauma, and urban space.

International Journal of Drug Policy, 25(3), 556-561.

Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Marsiglia, F. F. & Booth, J. M. (2015).  Cultural adaptations of interventions in real practice

Settings.  Research on Social Work Practice, 25(4), 423-432.

RESPONSE 2:

Respond to at least two colleagues by critiquing their short-term strategies for addressing the SPG case study.

Colleague 1: Sandra

Post an analysis of the change that took place in the SPG. 

The changes that took place at the Southeast Planning Group (SPG), was that the executive director who worked for the company for five years abruptly resigned amid rumors that she was forced out. It appears as if she was great in bringing people together, however, there were a lack of confidence in her ability to grow the organization. Nearly, a month after she resigned another director was brought in and her first priorities were to reconfigure the structure of the organization in order to increase efficiency. Resulting in the elimination of two positions.

Furthermore, suggest one strategy that might improve the organizational climate and return the organization to optimal functioning. Provide support for your suggested strategy, explaining why it would be effective.

According to Lauffer, 2011, pg.323, “we really are looking for someone who knows the community and has proven the ability to build structural relationships between CCFCS and other organizations,” however, the people who were let go from SPG had strong ties with the community. Resulting in loss of trust in the organization.

One strategy that might improve the organizational climate and return the organization to optional functioning was to maintain those two positions since they have been with the organization from the beginning. These two employees seemed as if they were very productive and they helped to create a positive work environment both internally and externally. This created a lot of suspicions and the community lost trust in the organization.

Social agency management requires the performance of both internal and external coordination responsibilities. Agencies use numerous structural patterns to manage internal relationships and processes and maintain external relations to important people and organizations the organization’s real and potential stakeholders (Lauffer, 2011).

Lauffer, A. (2011). Understanding your social agency (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: Sage.

Chapter 10, “Agency Structure and Change” (pp. 324–352)

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014b). Social work case studies:     Concentration year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing [Vital Source e-reader].

“Social Work Supervision, Leadership, and Administration: The Southeast Planning Group” (pp. 85–86)

Colleague 2: Angela

Partnership between Southeast Planning Group (SPG) and stakeholders

In my opinion, the initial partnership between the stakeholders and SPG seemed to be a good relationship and on track with the main concept of combating homelessness and providing resources to the homeless population. The founder established a team who worked well within the community on issues addressing homelessness. Additionally, the founder was well known in the community for their passion to provided resources in an effort to end homelessness. For reason not explained, the Director/Founder resigned in addition to two of the top community organizers being forced out 5 years into the established program.

The Change

As explained by Plumber et al, when the community and SPG’s partners learned about the changes in leadership, there was suspicion about the new leadership and the direction they wanted to take the organization (Plummer, et al, 2014). A strategy that may improve the organizational climate and return the organization to optimal functioning is providing a vision. Northouse explains an effective leader creates a compelling vision that guide people’s behavior additionally, charismatic leaders create change by linking their vision and its values to the self-concept of followers. (Northouse, 2018, pg. 141). I believe this strategy would be effective because of the uncertainty of the stakeholders, employees and community members. Everyone is nervous about the direction of the company, in order to calm the fears providing a vison seems to be the best avenue. The vision can provide a road map of what the new ownership is envisioning. A lack of vision can affect future funding and established relationships with current partners causing stakeholders and the community to become nervous and have questions about the way forward for the company and the mission they initially signed up to be a part of. This may also bring fears and concerns to the many homeless people they vowed to helped.

References:

Northouse, P. G. (2018). Introduction to leadership: Concepts and practice (4th ed.). Washington, DC: Sage.

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014b). Social work case studies: Concentration year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing [Vital Source e-reader]. “Social Work Supervision, Leadership, and Administration: The Southeast Planning Group” (pp. 85–86)

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1. Factor analysis can help the test developer

2. As the result of a sensitivity review, items containing ________ may be eliminated from a test.

3. When an item-characteristic curve of an ability test has an inverted U shape, it usually indicates that

4. Ability tests are typically standardized on a sample that is representative of the general population and selected on the basis of variables such as

5. Which is a major difference between multiple-choice questions and essay questions?

6. The best type of item yields an item-characteristic curve that

7. Looking at the item-characteristic curve (below), a reasonable conclusion about the performance of the item illustrated would be that

8. If all raw scores on a test are to be converted to scores that range only from 1 to 9, the resulting scale is referred to as this type of scale:

9. The reason latent-trait theory is so-named has to do with the presumption that

10. In item analysis, the term item endorsement refers to the percent of testtakers who

11. Brotto and Yule reported that the development of their measure of asexuality was developed in four stages. Which best characterizes what they did during Stages 2 and 3?

12. A test developer of multiple-choice ability tests reviews data from a recent test administration. She discovers that testtakers who scored very high on the test as a whole, all responded to item 13 with the same incorrect choice. Accordingly, the test developer

13. The concept of asexuality was first introduced by

14. The development of a criterion-referenced test usually entails

15. An individually administered designed for use with elementary-school-age student is in the test tryout stage of test development. For the purposes of the tryout, this test should be administered

16. An item-characteristic curve includes all of the following EXCEPT

17. According to Brotto and Yule, their new measure of asexuality performed satisfactorily on

18. Which is TRUE of the latent-trait model of measurement?

19. These tests are often used for the purpose of licensing persons in professions. The tests referred to here are

20. A “good” test item on an ability test is one

21. Estimates suggest that approximately ________% of the population might be asexual.

22. In Guttman scaling

23. Generous time limits are typically associated with

24. According to your textbook, the minimum sample for a test tryout is

25. Scoring drift refers to

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PSY 302 Week 5 Final Comprehensive Exam

PSY 302 Week 5 Final Comprehensive Exam

Question 1

Assuming that all members possess the right KSAOs required to solve the problem at hand, how many people should be on a team to achieve maximum effectiveness?

1–3

4–7

5–9

10–14

Question 2

Which type of organizational commitment is most positively related to organizational outcomes?

cognitive

affective

continuance

normative

Question 3

Which of the following expresses the correct order of the five stages of team development?

norming à forming à storming à performing à adjourning

storming à adjourning à norming à forming à performing

adjourning à norming à storming à performing à forming

forming à storming à norming à performing à adjourning

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT true of team decision making?

It accelerates the decision-making process.

It leads to higher quality decisions.

It leads to more alternatives.

It promotes a sense of ownership of the decision.

Question 5

Which of the following terms describes the level of enthusiasm a person feels for his or her job?

employee engagement

job satisfaction

person–organization fit

organizational commitment

Question 6

Which of the following jobs did a survey of 27,000 U.S. workers reveal to be one of the most inherently satisfying?

laborer

assembly-line worker

cashier

power plant engineer

Question 7

__________ describe(s) the cooperative, coevolutionary search for the best in people, their organizations, and the world around them.

Virtuous spirals

Appreciative inquiry

The human-capital-centric approach

The built-to-change approach

Question 8

What did a meta-analytical study by happiness expert Sonja Lyubomirsky and her colleagues find about the relationship between positivity, happiness, and success?

Happiness causes positivity.

Positivity causes happiness.

Positivity causes success.

Success causes positivity.

Question 9

Jennifer has always longed to become a veterinarian, but she instead keeps books and does accounting for the restaurant that has been in her family for more than 50 years. Which type of organizational commitment is Jennifer demonstrating?

cognitive

continuance

affective

normative

Question 10

Who perpetrates most cases of violent workplace fatalities?

strangers

disgruntled employees

repeat customers

vendors

Question 11

Which type of team is the most common and traditional?

self-managed

manager-led

cross-functional

project

Question 12

After discussing what to do about an ongoing budgeting problem, Barbara’s team decides on a course of action that is more conservative than what was advocated by individual team members. What is the name of this phenomenon?

risky shift

cautious shift

production blocking

groupthink

Question 13

Which of the following statements best captures current trends regarding organizational change in fast-paced and hard-to-predict climates?

Organizations are choosing to become more human-capital-centric than structure-centric.

Organizations are choosing to become more structure-centric than human-capital-centric.

Organizations are choosing to become more technology-centric than structure-centric.

Organizations are choosing to become more technology-centric than human-capital-centric.

Question 14

Jayden’s work group adheres to a structured decision-making process in which team members generate ideas on their own and then bring what they came up with to the group for evaluation. What is the name of the process that Jayden’s group uses?

brainstorming

shared mental model

nominal group technique

collective efficacy

Question 15

Which U.S. company do the authors applaud for keeping its health care costs stable as costs have risen for other companies?

Kaiser Family Foundation

Arthur Andersen

Safeway

Apple

Question 16

Which is most likely to be FALSE about project teams?

They are relatively small.

They have vague goals.

They are temporary.

They are led by a project manager.

Question 17

Which element of employee engagement describes the sensation of being so engrossed in your work that you lose track of time?

eustress

vigor

absorption

dedication

Question 18

Lisa, a team leader, wants her team to avoid groupthink as it undertakes its projects. Given this, Lisa should do all of the following EXCEPT __________.

encourage team members to refrain from dissent and criticism

wait for all members to participate before stating her opinion

create a separate team with a different leader to tackle the same problem

appoint someone to play devil’s advocate

Question 19

At a tech company called Sonica, Team Product Development is hindered by one member who has very poor organizational skills. The team is constantly dragged down by this member and cannot progress past a certain point. Which of the following terms best describes this scenario?

maximum emergence

minimum emergence

average emergence

dispersion emergence

Question 20

Given recent research on success in and beyond the workplace, what should companies do to improve employees’ well-being?

Teach employees to more positively interpret their circumstances.

Offer employees more vacation time and paid sick leave.

Increase employee salaries to the top of what is competitive for the industry.

Subsidize a larger portion of employees’ health care premiums and make sure they use their benefits.

Question 21

Eric’s attitude toward his job largely stems from the fact that he believes it pays well. Which employee attitude component is Eric demonstrating?

cognitive

affective

psychological

behavioral

Question 22

How might a team best reduce free riding and social loafing?

by making each member of the team accountable to an identifiable segment of the work effort

by reducing the amount of work for which a free riding/social loafing team member is responsible

by avoiding placing free riding/social loafing coworkers on teams

by offering a free riding/social loafing team member financial incentives and rewards to do better

Question 23

Four characteristics have been found to have the greatest influence on team performance. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

team members’ personality

team members’ cognitive ability

a team’s diversity

a team’s location

Question 24

What four health conditions account for 75% of all health care costs?

hypertension, cancer, diabetes, and carpel tunnel syndrome

cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and obesity

cardiovascular disease, asthma, depression, and multiple sclerosis

depression, cancer, Parkinson’s disease, and obesity

Question 25

Gemstone CoreWorks operates in mining, a hazardous industry. Company managers tend to be unaware of official policies and procedures, and employees are not trained on adequate safety practices. Which of the following best describes Gemstone CoreWorks?

It has a lot of role ambiguity and as such will experience a lot of inevitable accidents.

It is a human-capital-centric organization and as such will experience a lot of expensive accidents.

It has a poor climate of safety and as such will experience a lot of avoidable accidents.

It operates in a dangerous industry and as such will experience a lot of unavoidable accidents.

Question 26

__________ are most likely to use virtual teams, while __________ are least likely.

Multinational organizations; U.S.-based organizations

Multinational organizations; government agencies

Government agencies; multinational organizations

Government agencies; U.S.-based organizations

Question 27

Why are traditionalists particularly likely to value hard work and regard work as a privilege?

Because they grew up during the Great Recession.

Because they grew up during the Great Depression.

Because they endured many years of school, including college.

Because they benefited from numerous public assistance programs.

Question 28

Shauna has a low level of tolerance for ambiguity. Given this, which of the following is most likely TRUE about Shauna?

Shauna tends to find working on teams frustrating and unfulfilling and thus avoids them.

Shauna tends to find working on teams satisfying and fulfilling and thus seeks them out.

Shauna tends to be the source of much of her team’s conflict and is thus disliked by her team members.

Shauna tends to be the source of much of her team’s camaraderie and is thus a highly prized team member.

Question 29

Ariel hates being a corporate lawyer and would quit tomorrow if she could. However, keeping her job at the firm is the only way she can afford to support her aging parents, pay her mortgage, and put her three children through college. Which type of organizational commitment is Ariel demonstrating?

cognitive

continuance

affective

normative

Question 30

Which kinds of cultures are most likely to easily or successfully implement teams?

collectivist and doing oriented

high power distance and deterministic

collectivist and deterministic

doing oriented and high power distance

Question 31

Which of the following best exemplifies organizational citizen behavior?

When not at work, Joanne likes to volunteer with several political organizations.

Joanne goes out of her way to talk positively about her company and proactively help her team members.

Joanne gets paid enough money that she is able to handsomely donate to several charities of her choice.

Joanne thinks her company is lagging in its corporate social responsibility initiatives, so she volunteers to start an in-house program.

Question 32

Which of the following can be a drawback of a cross-functional team?

It can take a long time for the group to coalesce into a fully functioning team.

Members are more likely to make inappropriate comments to each other because of their relative anonymity.

It is common for members to experience reduced autonomy and low levels of empowerment.

Members tend to blame, remove, or replace other members they perceive to be low performers.

Question 33

Laurie is a naturally happy person. Even when she experiences a setback or life gets her down, within a few hours she reverts back to her naturally happy self. Which of the following terms best describes what Laurie is experiencing?

hedonic treadmill

affective commitment

appreciative inquiry

crossover effect

Question 34

During a meeting, team members become shy and cognitively blocked. They are hesitant to share controversial or unusual ideas, lest they be judged by their colleagues and lose their train of thought. These are all problems that are likely to occur during

__________.

brainstorming

risky shift

group polarization

the nominal group technique

Question 35

The presence of what main quality distinguishes work teams from work groups?

goal attainment

diversity

interdependence

communication

Question 36

Team DreamIt is composed of members who all have very high cognitive ability. They are tasked with designing a new system for filing invoices, which is a fairly simple and straightforward project. How is Team DreamIt likely to respond to the work?

Team members are likely to argue over the proposed solutions and be unable to complete the project.

Team members are likely to get bored and lose interest in the project.

Team members are likely to complete the project faster and with more ingenuity than a team of lower cognitive ability.

Team members are likely to remain focused on the project, even though they are not intellectually stimulated by it.

Question 37

Which of the following Big Five personality variables shows the strongest relationship to team performance?

conscientiousness and openness to experience

agreeableness and emotional stability

emotional stability and conscientiousness

extraversion and agreeableness

Question 38

What kind of diversity has been shown to improve a team’s effectiveness?

demographic

task-related

value

cultural

Question 39

How many times on average are members of Generation X likely to change jobs during their first 10 years out of college?

None—they graduated during the Great Recession and had a difficult time finding a job at all.

None—they tend to favor stable employment and stick with one employer for the entirety of their career.

Twice—they are willing to switch jobs to seek a better opportunity or more favorable work conditions.

Four times—they have low job commitment and do not hesitate to leave a company they think is not a good ethical fit.

Question 40

Which step of Kurt Lewin’s organizational change model sustains a change but may also cause resistance to future changes?

refreezing

unfreezing

change

freezing

Question 41

Randy was recently promoted to project director. He’s a bit nervous about the change but is also excited about it and motivated to do his best. What specifically is Randy experiencing?

stress

eustress

hardiness

spillover effect

Question 42

Which job do the authors use to exemplify how requiring workers to act as a team can add an unnecessary layer of coordination and be impractical and time consuming?

a sales representative for a tech company

a specialist in a laboratory

a nurse in a surgical unit

a driver for a transportation company

Chapter 10: Health and Well-Being

Question 43

What are the two main approaches to managing the costs of health care in the workplace?

reducing employer contributions and enhancing employees’ health

eliminating employer contributions and enhancing employees’ health

reducing employer contributions and encouraging free market health care options

encouraging free market health care options and enhancing employees’ health

Question 44

Which stage of team development ends with the team establishing a clear hierarchy and basic assignment of roles?

forming

storming

adjourning

performing

Question 45

Approximately how many workers died on the job in 2015?

almost 1,000, or about 3 a day

almost 2,500, or about 7 a day

almost 5,000, or about 13 a day

almost 10,000, or about 27 a day

Question 46

Tim constantly feels like his job puts more responsibilities on him than he can reasonably manage, and he doesn’t know how to approach some projects at all. Which cause of workplace dissatisfaction and stress is Tim experiencing?

role conflict

role ambiguity

workload incompatibility

job insecurity

Question 47

Which of the following best expresses the relationship between cohesion and team effectiveness?

Cohesion is associated with lower productivity in both positive and negative environments.

Cohesion is associated with higher productivity in both positive and negative environments.

Cohesion is associated with higher productivity in negative environments but with lower productivity in positive environments.

Cohesion is associated with higher productivity in positive environments but with lower productivity in negative environments.

Question 48

Cautious shift and risky shift are both facets of __________.

synergy

production blocking

groupthink

group polarization

Question 49

Vaughn’s team enjoys a common understanding of team processes, tasks roles, and how the team’s work will be done. What does Vaughn’s team possess, specifically?

synergy

a shared mental model

collective efficacy

information sharing

Question 50

Which of the following measures do the authors say companies have taken to help working parents improve their work–life balance?

offering vouchers for day care facilities

subsidizing employees’ day care costs

providing on-site day care facilities

paying bonuses to employees with children under age 5

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Spss 3

PSY 510 SPSS Assignment 3

 

Before you begin the assignment:

 

· Review the video tutorial in the Module Seven resources for an overview of conducting correlational analyses in SPSS.

· Download and open the Album Sales SPSS data set (this is the same data set that was used in SPSS Assignment 2). Data adapted from Field, A. (2013). Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

 

An overview of the data set:

 

This data set contains data for 200 different rock albums (i.e., each row in the data set represents the data for one album). Specifically, the following variables are included:

 

· AlbumNumber: This is the ID number of the album. There are 200 albums, so this variable ranges from 1 to 200.

· RecordCompany: This is the record company that promoted the album. Values of “1” stand for Next Generation Records, and values of “2” stand for Worldwide Entertainment.

· Adverts: This is the advertising budget of the album. The values are in thousands of dollars.

· Sales: These are the sales of the album. The values are in thousands of sales.

· Airplay: This is the number of times that the album was played on the radio in the last year.

· Attract: This is the overall physical attractiveness of the band as rated by independent raters. The values for this variable range from 1 to 10.

 

Questions:

 

1a) Use a scatterplot to examine the relationship between Adverts and Airplay.

 

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1b) From the scatterplot, does there appear to be a strong correlation between Adverts and Airplay? If so, is the relationship positive or negative?

 

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2a) Use a matrix scatterplot to examine all of the relationships between Sales, Adverts, and Airplay.

 

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2b) Describe the relationships between the variables. More specifically, do any of the variables appear strongly correlated? If there are correlations, is the relationship positive or negative?

 

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3a) Examine the correlation between Adverts and Airplay.

 

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3b) Describe this correlation. What is the r-value? Does the r-value suggest a positive or negative correlation? Is the correlation weak or strong? Looking at the significance value, is the correlation significant?

 

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4a) Create a correlation matrix that depicts the correlations between Sales, Adverts, and Airplay.

 

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4b) Are there any significant correlations between the variables? If so, explain which variables are correlated, and describe the nature of the correlation (i.e., positive or negative).

 

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5a) Create an example of two variables (unrelated to the Album Sales data set) that you think would be negatively correlated. Describe the variables below.

 

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5b) Create a new SPSS dataset that includes the two variables described in 5a. Enter hypothetical data for at least 10 participants. Run a scatterplot and then calculate the correlation using SPSS.

 

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5c) Describe the correlation that exists in your hypothetical data. Is it positive or negative? Is it significant?

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THE PROCESS OF LEARNING

PART 1– Compare and Contrast the theories of Classical and Operant Conditioning.

PART 2- Respond to one or both of the prompts:

  • Let’s consider Bandura’s classic Bobo doll experiment, which explored whether or not children model what they see from adults–particularly aggression.  Considering the results of this research, do you think children should be permitted to view violent cartoons? What about R-rated movies? Why or why not? Can you think of any examples where you believe a child learned a negative behavior through seeing an adult in his/her life perform the behavior?
  • PART 3- Review this week’s course materials and learning activities, and reflect on your learning so far this week. Respond to one or more of the following prompts in one to two paragraphs:
  1. Describe what you found interesting regarding this topic, and why.
  2. Describe how you will apply that learning in your daily life, including your work life.
  3. Describe what may be unclear to you, and what you would like to learn.

**Provide citation and reference to the material(s) you discuss.**

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