2. Personal Statement My name is Carrie Gregor. I have been accepted to the University of Wisconsin – Stout’s Vocational Rehabilitation program. I plan on excelling in this program, obtaining my Master’s degree in Vocational Rehabilitation and continuing to work at my current employer in this field.
3. Resume EMPLOYMENT UNUM Portland, ME1999 - present Sr. Long Term Disability Benefits Specialist Managing many aspects of long term disability claims to include medical intervention, return to work assistance and policy application. I work directly with account managers, operational consultants, field vendors, directors, vocational specialists and clinical resources to appropriately manager long term disability claims of various levels. I provide excellent customer service to external and internal customers, by exceeding all set company guidelines. During my employment at Unum I have quickly moved through various positions in the company, I have been promoted prior to company expectations and received numerous awards for my achievements.
4. Resume EMPLOYMENT Sabre Yachts, Raymond ME1997-1999 Front Desk/Benefits Assistant Managed a portion of company benefits and worked directly with health, life and disability insurance billing. I maintained the payroll for a 150+ employee shop. Data entry of the payroll, proof of the payroll and check cutting. Managed all incoming phone calls. While at the company I was able to save greater than $5000.00 by completing an audit of all insurance billing.
5. Resume EMPLOYMENT Disney World, Orlando FL1996-1997 Retail Providing customer service to guests of Pleasure Island. Working with cash machines, opening and closing, proving cash.
6. Resume EDUCATION Argosy University (on-line) 2008-current Current Psychology Major Expected graduation August 2011 3.95 GPA SMCC/USM, Portland, Maine 2003-2006 General Studies Associate Degree Bonny Eagle High School, Buxton, Maine 1992-1996 High School Diploma
7. Reflection I began my tenure at Argosy in March 2009. I have learned how to multi-task, create professional well read papers that are APA formatted. I have learned how to succeed in an on-line forum working with people that across the nation. Argosy have provided me the foundation for my next endeavor. Continued education at the graduate level.
8. Table of Contents Cognitive Abilities: Critical Thinking and Information Literacy Research Skills Communication Skills: Oral and Written Ethics and Diversity Awareness Foundations of Psychology Applied Psychology Interpersonal Effectiveness **Include work samples and projects with a Title Page and organized accordingly to demonstrate each of the Program Outcomes above
11. Historically, women were not allowed to vote, own land, occupy a job, obtain an education at certain colleges, or choose a marital partner.
12. The term “rule of thumb” originated from English common law, which allowed a husband to beat his wife with a whip or stick no bigger in diameter than his thumb. (dynamic.uorgeon.edu 1998)
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14. It is not uncommon in today’s society for a man to stay home and raise the children and a woman to be the career minded parent, supporting the family.
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16. Leadership positions in most businesses are occupied by more men than women, even though more women are earning graduate degrees than men. (Argosy University 2009) References: Freyd. J. J. 1998. Commentary: Domestic Violence, Folk Etymologies, & “Rule of Thumb” Retrieved on July 23, 2009 from: http://dynamic.uoregon.edu/~jjf/essays/ruleofthumb.html Argosy University. PSY 312 (2009) On-line lecture notes. myeclassonline.com
18. Research Skills How did Darwin arrive at his particular theory? “Charles Darwin describes his theory of evolution, the single most influential theory in the biological sciences.” (Pinel 2009 p. 23) Darwin documented the evolution of fossil records, described the similarities (human’s hand to a bird’s wing and a cat’s paw) which suggested evolution from common ancestors. (Pinel 2009). Explain natural selection and evolution and how they are related. “Darwin argued that natural selection, when repeated fro generation after generation, leads to the evolution of species that are better adapted to surviving and reproducing in their particular environmental niche.” (p. 25) Darwin explained that nature has a way of selecting the fittest animals to carry the genes needed to evolve and survive in future generations. (Pinel 2009). Reference: Pinel, J. P. J. 2009. Biopsychology. Seventh Edition. Pearson Education Inc. New York NY.
20. Communication Skills When I communicate with another person I listen, look and react. I listen to the tone of their voice, I listen to what they are saying, I ask questions as needed and I pay attention to their facial expressions and body language. At times I have felt that I understand how someone is feeling without saying a word to them just by paying attention to their non-verbal cues. I have been told before that I am easy to talk to because I don’t just hear what the person I am communicating with is saying I listen to what they are saying. I was told once that the difference is that you hear back ground noise and when you listen you know where the back ground noise is coming from and all of the intricate details of it.
22. Ethics and Diversity Awareness Ethical codes are developed for by professional organizations to assist in regulating power positions, ensure welfare of clients, exist as a natural part of the process, serve as a statement of principles, and indicate the mission/goals of the professional and professional organization. (Argosy University 2009)
23. Ethics and Diversity Awareness Ethical dilemmas are a part of counseling. (Argosy University 2009) A counselor should be completing a monthly check to ensure they are meeting ethical guidelines and they can always refer to the APA or ACA to ensure they are meeting ethical guidelines. (Argosy University 2009) Some guidelines to follow would be recognition of a problem, defining the problem, develop and choose a solution, review of the process and implementation of the solution as well as continued evaluation and reflection. (Argosy University 2009) A psychologist may know that there was a violation as it may be brought up by another provider, should that be the case APA (2003) indicates that if informal resolution is appropriate that intervention approach should be attempted first. If no, then the breach should be reported and there may follow an ethical investigation. (APA 2003) References: Argosy University (2009) PSY 430 myeclassonline.com American Psychological Association (2003) apa.org/ethics American Counseling Association (2005) counseling.org/
25. Foundations of Psychology Consciousness is being awake, recognizing objects and being able to describe those objects by using senses, vision, sound, touch, smell, taste and memory recognition. (Argosy University 2009) The physiological processes of perception and attention play roles in consciousness. Perception is selection, organization and interpretation of sensory input; the process of achieving information regarding the external and internal environments, integrating that information with past memory, recognizing the information and interpreting it.(uwf.edu) At any point in time there are millions of stimuli going on in the internal and external environment, attention refers to how we process the information in the environments. (Argosy University 2009)
26. Foundations of Psychology As we have learned, information signals pass through the brain and take various neural pathways as it progresses into conscious thought. (Argosy University 2009) I agree with Cotterill’s statement. The justification I would use is if a person is unable to sense feel, touch, listen, see, and taste, then they would also be unable to and recognize and organize this information with past memory – items that are important for a conscious state. References: Uwf.edu. 2009. What is Perception. Retrieved on July 23, 2009 from: http://www.uwf.edu/jgould/perception.pdf Argosy University. (2009) PSY 350 myeclassonline.com
28. Applied Psychology Since drug use in school is a real life problem the research design would be applied research (Argosy Lecture Notes 2011 p1 ¶2 M4). There are two variables that are not being manipulated (frequency and drug use) therefore this would be considered correlational research (Argosy Lecture Notes 2011 p1 ¶5 M4). The survey that I would set up would be on-line to remain anonymous. The survey would ask the teenagers to respond to questions about their thoughts, feelings and behaviors regarding drug use (Argosy Lecture Notes 2011 p2 ¶1 M4). Since the subject matter can be considered sensitive I would ensure that each question had a choice for not applicable or that participants could skip the question along with a disclaimer explaining that each participant had the right to refuse to answer or participate (Argosy Lecture Notes 2011 p2 ¶4 M4). This research must have the approval of the IRB or else the school could lose its accreditation or license (Argosy Lecture Notes 2011 p1 ¶4 M2). References: Argosy University. (2011). PSY302: Research Methods: Module 2: Online lecture. Retrieved from http://myeclassonline.com Argosy University. (2011). PSY302: Research Methods: Module 4: Online lecture. Retrieved from http://myeclassonline.com
33. Make statements consistent with body language (Argosy Lecture Notes 2010 p3 ¶3 M3) “Communicating effectively about sexual issues is one of the most difficult tasks in most relationships. Good sexual communication enhances both overall satisfaction and sexual satisfaction in intimate relationships (Hock 2010 p123 ¶2).” References: Argosy University. (2011). PSY304: Human Sexuality: Module 3: Online lecture. myeclassonline.com Hock, R. R., (2010). Human Sexuality 2nd Edition. Prentice Hill. Upper Saddle Ridge, NJ.
34. My Future in Learning Learning is a lifelong process. How I envision my future as a lifelong learner: Once I complete my Master’s degree I would like to teach a course at our local technical college. I want to help other students enhance the knowledge and broaden their interests. I will always advocate for my children to learn always and read often. Imagination is the key to knowledge and if you apply yourself you can achieve anything.
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Editor's Notes
University of Wisconsin Stout develops leaders in innovation and it was the first university to receive the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award (uwstout.edu 2011)
Unum has been the job that I have enjoyed the most and had the longest. They are the leaders in the Insurance industry. They are supportive of my personal and professional goals and development. I have received numerous awards in my 10+ years with the company.
Sabre Yachts introduced me to the world of professionalism. They are a small company that carries a lot of weight in the boating business.
Disney World is the leader in regard to attractions. Their company training is spectacular and they treat their employees just the same as they treat their guests.
I have worked extremely hard to continue my education and earn my degree. I will forever support continued education. Learning should be life long.
