Defining the Research Problem; Justifying the Study; Reviewing Existing Literature
Successfully conducted research studies often provide the answers to challenges of social work practice, of obstacles in social work research, and of gaps of knowledge within the field. In order to conduct a successful research study, the research question must be clearly defined, well justified, and offer something new to the field's knowledge base. Whether using quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method applications to data, the research study can only be as good as the research question that guides it. This week, you focus on defining research questions, justifying studies, and reviewing existing literature.
Required Readings
Yegidis, B. L., Weinbach, R. W., & Myers, L. L. (2018).
Research methods for social workers
(8th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson.
Chapter 3, “Developing Research Problems and Research Questions” (pp. 52-70)
Chapter 4, “Conducting the Literature Review and Developing Research Hypothesis” (pp. 71-99)
Bem, D. J. (2003). Writing the empirical journal article. In J.M. Darley, M. P. Zanna, & H. L. Roediger III (Eds.),
The compleat academic: A practical guide for the beginning social scientist
(2nd ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Retrieved from http://writingcenter.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/593/2014/06/Writing_the_Empirical_Journal_Article_BEM1.pdf
Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen S. M. (Eds.). (2014). Sessions: Case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].
The Johnson Family
The Johnson Family
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alia is a 19-year-old heterosexual Caucasian female, who is a junior majoring in psychology and minoring in English. She has a GPA of 3.89 and has been on the dean’s list several times over the last 3 years. She has written a couple of short articles for the university’s newspaper on current events around campus and is active in her sorority, Kappa Delta. She works part time (10–15 hours a week) at an accessory store. Talia recently moved off campus to an apartment with two close friends from her sorority. She is physically active and runs approximately three miles a day. She also goes to the university’s gym a couple of days a week for strength training. Talia does not use drugs, although she has smoked marijuana a few times in her life. She drinks a few times a week, often going out with friends one day during the week and then again on Friday and Saturday nights. When she is out with friends, Talia usually has about four to six drinks. She prefers to drink beer over hard liquor or wine, but will occasionally have a mixed drink.
Talia has no criminal history. She reports a history of anxiety in her family (on her mother’s side), and on a few occasions has experienced heart palpitations, which her mother told her was due to nervousness. This happened only a handful of times in the past and usually when Talia was “very stressed out,” so ...
Read the brief paragraph before each set of documents to understand .docxleonorepour284
Read the brief paragraph before each set of documents to understand what you need to learn from the readings. Write on one question from chapter 3 or one question from chapter 4. Type in the question you are answering above the essay. Be sure to clearly state your position in the first paragraph and then support it with facts. Cite the sources within your essay and the length of the essay must a be minimum of one full page single-spaced.
CHAPTER 3
The British Parliament passed several acts such as the Stamp Act 1765, the Townshend 1767 and Tea Act of 1773 on the American colonies to generate revenue to help pay for the debt incurred by England in the French Indian War. As you read the documents note the time frame and consider the colonial reaction to each act.
"
The Sugar Act 1764"
Link
(Links to an external site.)
"The Quartering Act 1765"
Link
(Links to an external site.)
"The Stamp Act 1765"
Link
(Links to an external site.)
"
Benjamin Franklin and the Stamp Act Crisis 1766
(Links to an external site.)
"
"
The Declaratory Act 1766"
Link
(Links to an external site.)
"The Townshend Act 1767"
Link
(Links to an external site.)
"
Bostonians Protest the Townshend Acts 1767; John Hancock
(Links to an external site.)
"
(Links to an external site.)
"The Tea Act 1773"
Link
(Links to an external site.)
"John Adams Describes the Situation in Boston Five Days Prior to the Boston Tea Party 1773"
(Links to an external site.)
"
The Boston Tea Part 1773; George Robert Twelve Hewes"
Link
(Links to an external site.)
"
From the documents, which of the British acts angered the colonist most and why? Cite specific passages from the document.
Did the colonists reaction to these acts change over time or the item(s) being taxed and why?
The concept of independence from England was not a notion favored by all colonists.
Many colonists were not sure of what the benefits or disadvantages were as no colonies had rebelled against a European colonial power. As you read the following documents consider the difference in the time frame of the speeches and what was the central point of each speaker regarding independence.
"
Speech Against the Writs of Assistance 1761; James Otis"
(Links to an external site.)
"
The Rights of Colonists 1772; Samuel Adams"
Link
(Links to an external site.)
"
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death 1775; Patrick Henry"
Link
(Links to an external site.)
Which of the speakers presents the best argument for independence and why? Cite specific passages from the documents.
Compare and contrast each speaker definition independence and effectiveness in convincing undecided Americans to favor separation from Britain..
CHAPTER 4
The events of 1786 led several of the key statesmen of the time and states to call for meeting known as the “Annapolis Convention” to discuss a revision of the Articles of Confederation or produce a new governing document. The meeting led to the Constitutional convention in may of 1787. As you read both d.
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read the attachment, and write an essay, 1 page
Format
Introduction (3 complete sentences -minimum)
Body (10 complete sentences -minimum)
Personal Comments (5 complete sentences -minimum)
Answer the following question:
Does Sylvan make a good case? Why or why not? A good posting will make specific references to the reading and/or to other idea you have picked up from the timeline or other readings in this module.
.
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Read the attached document,then perform the following tasks:
1. Answer the prompt, and develop an initial post with an organized, clear point of view, with significant detail.
(Initial post must be at least 2 paragraphs,no word count).
2. At a later date, respond to 3 classmates, and provide relevant and meaningful response posts with clarifying
explanation and detail. (Responses can not be simply I agree/ or disagree ...posts can be three to four lines.)
3. Ensure posts are easily understood, clear, and concise using proper citation methods.
Single line spacing, Times New Roman, font size 12
.
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ASSIGNMEMNT INSTRUCTIONS
Assignment 2: RA: Diagnostic Formulation
Review the case given below case study (Psychological Evaluation for Jessica E. Smith) for this required assignment (RA). On the basis of the information in the case study, provide a principal (primary) and a secondary diagnosis for the person using the most recent
DSM
codes. You will also discuss your diagnoses in narrative (paragraph) form. Then, identify and discuss at least one differential (possible alternate) diagnosis for the principal diagnosis and at least one differential (possible alternate) diagnosis for the secondary diagnosis that you gave. Lastly, discuss whether a diagnosis from other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention is warranted.
While you are welcome to list medical conditions that might be a concern, your primary and secondary diagnoses should be psychological conditions listed in
DSM-5
.
Your paper should have separate sections for:
Principal and secondary diagnoses
The reasons for selecting the principal and secondary diagnoses
Social and cultural factors that may influence the principal and secondary diagnoses
Differential diagnoses, including a consideration of whether a diagnosis from other conditions are applicable
The reasons for selecting the differential diagnoses
Your rationale and justification for why your actual diagnoses are a better fit than your differential diagnoses
Include citations and references in APA style. Your paper should be 5–7 pages in length.
Click
here
to read the case study (Psychological Evaluation for Jessica E. Smith).
Submission Details:
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Assignment Component
Proficient
Maximum Points
Provide a principal diagnosis for the selected case study.
At least one principal diagnosis was provided.
20
Provide a secondary diagnosis for the selected case study.
At least one secondary diagnosis was provided.
20
Discuss the rationale for the principal and secondary diagnoses in narrative form.
Discussed clear reasons for the principal and secondary diagnoses based on the
DSM
criteria.
24
Discuss social and cultural factors that may influence the principal and secondary diagnoses
Provided a thorough discussion on social and cultural factors that may influence the principal and secondary diagnoses
24
Identify at least one differential (alternate) diagnosis for the principal diagnosis.
Provided a plausible differential diagnoses for the principal diagnosis, including a consideration of whether a diagnosis from other conditions are applicable
20
Identify at least one differential (alternate) diagnosis for the secondary diagnosis.
Provided a plausible differential diagnoses for the secondary diagnosis, including a consideration of whether a diagnosis from ot.
Read the article, The Management Century”. Based on the content.docxleonorepour284
Read the article, “
The Management Century
”. Based on the content presented in the article, describe the evolution of management and how management practices have changed over time. How has our understanding of management changed over time? Why has it evolved in the ways that it has?
Kiechel, W., III (2012, November).
The management century
.
Harvard Business Review 90
(11) 63-75. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database
Bierman, L., Ferrell, O. C., & Ferrell, L. (2016).
Management: Principles and applications, custom edition
[Electronic version]. Solon, OH: Academic Media
Solution
s.
.
Read the article located in the course shell titled, The Problem .docxleonorepour284
Read the article located in the course shell titled, “
The Problem with Eyewitness Testimony: A talk by Barbara Tversky, Professor of Psychology and George Fisher, Professor of Law
”. Next, explain two (2) major issues that you can identify as it relates to lineups and other means of pretrial identification.
Discuss two (2) situations in which you feel that Miranda warnings are not required as it relates to arrest, custody, and interrogation.
1 reference
No plagarism
.
Read the Alliance Supermarket” case study in Chapter 10 of your t.docxleonorepour284
Read the “Alliance Supermarket” case study in Chapter 10 of your text.
Alliance Supermarkets has been using a point-of-sale (POS) system for some time to track its inventory. The system uses a laser scanner to read the universal product code (UPC) on each item at the checkout container. The UPC is a number that uniquely identifies the product on which it appears. Currently, Alliance is using the UPC information to update inventory records for each item. Although the system has greatly improved the company’s ability to replenish inventory promptly, the company still has some problems. For example, sudden changes in demand for a particular item can catch the company by surprise as it bases inventory replenishment on historical demand patterns. Further, demand patterns and preferences may vary from one store to another depending on the customers served by each, but the inventory system groups all demand information together and treats each store equally. Finally, the manufacturers that make the products stocked by Alliance Supermarkets are always pressuring Alliance to help them target appropriate customers for special promotions and sales.
The chief information officer (CIO) of Alliance realizes that much more could probably be done with the data collected from its POS system. For example, the company could analyze the relationship between each product’s sales and weather patterns. It is even possible to analyze an individual customer’s buying habits and identify instances in which a customer may be persuaded to try a different brand of a certain product.
For this assignment be sure to address the following points:
Study this situation and formulate new and innovative uses of the information from the POS system. Ideally, these ideas should help Alliance better serve its customers by ensuring that adequate quantities of each item are available, that costs are kept low, and that customers are made aware of new products that may interest them.
Describe any information that may help Alliance reduce costs while providing better service.
Propose a new approach that could be used by Alliance by using the purchase information that can be obtained on individual customers.
Assess ethical and privacy considerations of information gathered from the POS system or purchased items.
Your paper should be in paragraph form (avoid the use of bullet points) and supported with the concepts outlined in your text and additional scholarly sources.
Submit your three- to four-page paper (not including the title and reference pages). Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center and must cite at least three scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.
Grading Rubic
Description
:
Total Possible Score
: 7.00
Formulates New and Innovative Uses of Information From the Point-of-Sale (POS) System
Total: 1.25
Distinguished - Expertly formulates new and innovative uses of the information generated by the POS system. The u.
Read the article attached On Language” by Wilhelm Von Humboldt of t.docxleonorepour284
Read the article attached “On Language” by Wilhelm Von Humboldt of the specified topics below answer questions:
Question 1
(5 Mark)
In “Community of alienation” Humboldt stresses that “once language is externalized, it becomes truly an alien power”. Discuss this statement and provide example to clarify your opinion.
Question 2
(5 Mark)
Discuss “Sound-form and inner form” particularly the “inner conceptual form”.
.
Read the brief paragraph before each set of documents to understand .docxleonorepour284
Read the brief paragraph before each set of documents to understand what you need to learn from the readings. Write on one question from chapter 3 or one question from chapter 4. Type in the question you are answering above the essay. Be sure to clearly state your position in the first paragraph and then support it with facts. Cite the sources within your essay and the length of the essay must a be minimum of one full page single-spaced.
CHAPTER 3
The British Parliament passed several acts such as the Stamp Act 1765, the Townshend 1767 and Tea Act of 1773 on the American colonies to generate revenue to help pay for the debt incurred by England in the French Indian War. As you read the documents note the time frame and consider the colonial reaction to each act.
"
The Sugar Act 1764"
Link
(Links to an external site.)
"The Quartering Act 1765"
Link
(Links to an external site.)
"The Stamp Act 1765"
Link
(Links to an external site.)
"
Benjamin Franklin and the Stamp Act Crisis 1766
(Links to an external site.)
"
"
The Declaratory Act 1766"
Link
(Links to an external site.)
"The Townshend Act 1767"
Link
(Links to an external site.)
"
Bostonians Protest the Townshend Acts 1767; John Hancock
(Links to an external site.)
"
(Links to an external site.)
"The Tea Act 1773"
Link
(Links to an external site.)
"John Adams Describes the Situation in Boston Five Days Prior to the Boston Tea Party 1773"
(Links to an external site.)
"
The Boston Tea Part 1773; George Robert Twelve Hewes"
Link
(Links to an external site.)
"
From the documents, which of the British acts angered the colonist most and why? Cite specific passages from the document.
Did the colonists reaction to these acts change over time or the item(s) being taxed and why?
The concept of independence from England was not a notion favored by all colonists.
Many colonists were not sure of what the benefits or disadvantages were as no colonies had rebelled against a European colonial power. As you read the following documents consider the difference in the time frame of the speeches and what was the central point of each speaker regarding independence.
"
Speech Against the Writs of Assistance 1761; James Otis"
(Links to an external site.)
"
The Rights of Colonists 1772; Samuel Adams"
Link
(Links to an external site.)
"
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death 1775; Patrick Henry"
Link
(Links to an external site.)
Which of the speakers presents the best argument for independence and why? Cite specific passages from the documents.
Compare and contrast each speaker definition independence and effectiveness in convincing undecided Americans to favor separation from Britain..
CHAPTER 4
The events of 1786 led several of the key statesmen of the time and states to call for meeting known as the “Annapolis Convention” to discuss a revision of the Articles of Confederation or produce a new governing document. The meeting led to the Constitutional convention in may of 1787. As you read both d.
read the attachment, and write an essay, 1 pageFormat Intro.docxleonorepour284
read the attachment, and write an essay, 1 page
Format
Introduction (3 complete sentences -minimum)
Body (10 complete sentences -minimum)
Personal Comments (5 complete sentences -minimum)
Answer the following question:
Does Sylvan make a good case? Why or why not? A good posting will make specific references to the reading and/or to other idea you have picked up from the timeline or other readings in this module.
.
Read the attached document,then perform the following tasks1. A.docxleonorepour284
Read the attached document,then perform the following tasks:
1. Answer the prompt, and develop an initial post with an organized, clear point of view, with significant detail.
(Initial post must be at least 2 paragraphs,no word count).
2. At a later date, respond to 3 classmates, and provide relevant and meaningful response posts with clarifying
explanation and detail. (Responses can not be simply I agree/ or disagree ...posts can be three to four lines.)
3. Ensure posts are easily understood, clear, and concise using proper citation methods.
Single line spacing, Times New Roman, font size 12
.
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Read the assignment instructions, cheack the attachment and see the grading and the comment from professor. Fix errors for last chance resubmission. Follow and do what professor needs on the comment.
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ASSIGNMEMNT INSTRUCTIONS
Assignment 2: RA: Diagnostic Formulation
Review the case given below case study (Psychological Evaluation for Jessica E. Smith) for this required assignment (RA). On the basis of the information in the case study, provide a principal (primary) and a secondary diagnosis for the person using the most recent
DSM
codes. You will also discuss your diagnoses in narrative (paragraph) form. Then, identify and discuss at least one differential (possible alternate) diagnosis for the principal diagnosis and at least one differential (possible alternate) diagnosis for the secondary diagnosis that you gave. Lastly, discuss whether a diagnosis from other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention is warranted.
While you are welcome to list medical conditions that might be a concern, your primary and secondary diagnoses should be psychological conditions listed in
DSM-5
.
Your paper should have separate sections for:
Principal and secondary diagnoses
The reasons for selecting the principal and secondary diagnoses
Social and cultural factors that may influence the principal and secondary diagnoses
Differential diagnoses, including a consideration of whether a diagnosis from other conditions are applicable
The reasons for selecting the differential diagnoses
Your rationale and justification for why your actual diagnoses are a better fit than your differential diagnoses
Include citations and references in APA style. Your paper should be 5–7 pages in length.
Click
here
to read the case study (Psychological Evaluation for Jessica E. Smith).
Submission Details:
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Assignment Component
Proficient
Maximum Points
Provide a principal diagnosis for the selected case study.
At least one principal diagnosis was provided.
20
Provide a secondary diagnosis for the selected case study.
At least one secondary diagnosis was provided.
20
Discuss the rationale for the principal and secondary diagnoses in narrative form.
Discussed clear reasons for the principal and secondary diagnoses based on the
DSM
criteria.
24
Discuss social and cultural factors that may influence the principal and secondary diagnoses
Provided a thorough discussion on social and cultural factors that may influence the principal and secondary diagnoses
24
Identify at least one differential (alternate) diagnosis for the principal diagnosis.
Provided a plausible differential diagnoses for the principal diagnosis, including a consideration of whether a diagnosis from other conditions are applicable
20
Identify at least one differential (alternate) diagnosis for the secondary diagnosis.
Provided a plausible differential diagnoses for the secondary diagnosis, including a consideration of whether a diagnosis from ot.
Read the article, The Management Century”. Based on the content.docxleonorepour284
Read the article, “
The Management Century
”. Based on the content presented in the article, describe the evolution of management and how management practices have changed over time. How has our understanding of management changed over time? Why has it evolved in the ways that it has?
Kiechel, W., III (2012, November).
The management century
.
Harvard Business Review 90
(11) 63-75. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database
Bierman, L., Ferrell, O. C., & Ferrell, L. (2016).
Management: Principles and applications, custom edition
[Electronic version]. Solon, OH: Academic Media
Solution
s.
.
Read the article located in the course shell titled, The Problem .docxleonorepour284
Read the article located in the course shell titled, “
The Problem with Eyewitness Testimony: A talk by Barbara Tversky, Professor of Psychology and George Fisher, Professor of Law
”. Next, explain two (2) major issues that you can identify as it relates to lineups and other means of pretrial identification.
Discuss two (2) situations in which you feel that Miranda warnings are not required as it relates to arrest, custody, and interrogation.
1 reference
No plagarism
.
Read the Alliance Supermarket” case study in Chapter 10 of your t.docxleonorepour284
Read the “Alliance Supermarket” case study in Chapter 10 of your text.
Alliance Supermarkets has been using a point-of-sale (POS) system for some time to track its inventory. The system uses a laser scanner to read the universal product code (UPC) on each item at the checkout container. The UPC is a number that uniquely identifies the product on which it appears. Currently, Alliance is using the UPC information to update inventory records for each item. Although the system has greatly improved the company’s ability to replenish inventory promptly, the company still has some problems. For example, sudden changes in demand for a particular item can catch the company by surprise as it bases inventory replenishment on historical demand patterns. Further, demand patterns and preferences may vary from one store to another depending on the customers served by each, but the inventory system groups all demand information together and treats each store equally. Finally, the manufacturers that make the products stocked by Alliance Supermarkets are always pressuring Alliance to help them target appropriate customers for special promotions and sales.
The chief information officer (CIO) of Alliance realizes that much more could probably be done with the data collected from its POS system. For example, the company could analyze the relationship between each product’s sales and weather patterns. It is even possible to analyze an individual customer’s buying habits and identify instances in which a customer may be persuaded to try a different brand of a certain product.
For this assignment be sure to address the following points:
Study this situation and formulate new and innovative uses of the information from the POS system. Ideally, these ideas should help Alliance better serve its customers by ensuring that adequate quantities of each item are available, that costs are kept low, and that customers are made aware of new products that may interest them.
Describe any information that may help Alliance reduce costs while providing better service.
Propose a new approach that could be used by Alliance by using the purchase information that can be obtained on individual customers.
Assess ethical and privacy considerations of information gathered from the POS system or purchased items.
Your paper should be in paragraph form (avoid the use of bullet points) and supported with the concepts outlined in your text and additional scholarly sources.
Submit your three- to four-page paper (not including the title and reference pages). Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center and must cite at least three scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.
Grading Rubic
Description
:
Total Possible Score
: 7.00
Formulates New and Innovative Uses of Information From the Point-of-Sale (POS) System
Total: 1.25
Distinguished - Expertly formulates new and innovative uses of the information generated by the POS system. The u.
Read the article attached On Language” by Wilhelm Von Humboldt of t.docxleonorepour284
Read the article attached “On Language” by Wilhelm Von Humboldt of the specified topics below answer questions:
Question 1
(5 Mark)
In “Community of alienation” Humboldt stresses that “once language is externalized, it becomes truly an alien power”. Discuss this statement and provide example to clarify your opinion.
Question 2
(5 Mark)
Discuss “Sound-form and inner form” particularly the “inner conceptual form”.
.
read over the wall and show how it uses at least three of the lite.docxleonorepour284
read "over the wall" and show how it uses at least three of the literary non-fiction elements described in module two. What is the author's purpose in using these elements?
Elements:
biographical sketch
personal experience
personal opinion
personal reflection
a sense of place
a slice of history
Here is a link to "Over the Wall" by Roger Angell
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/11/19/over-the-wall
This essay is by 1600, 4pm TODAY!!
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Read Ethics in IT. Information technology is the engine that make.docxleonorepour284
Read: "Ethics in IT." Information technology is the engine that makes business run smoothly. Organizations today have policies guiding the use of company equipment, customer records, and use of the Internet. An organization's integrity can be questioned when the Internet is used capriciously, or if customer records are not carefully guarded. Systems for protecting customer records from "hacking" are essential and policies for reporting hacking activities are required. Using the principles outlined in the article, discuss how an employee has the responsibility of reporting known breaches of cyber-security. Further, discuss the consequences to a major retailer when a breach is discovered.
To ensure your participation meets the expectations, refer to the G.R.E.A.T. Discussion and Feedback guidelines provided in the Resources. A well-developed post, one that would be considered "distinguished," will usually be between 250 and 350 words. Also, please post your initial discussion (main post) by Thursday to allow time for your peers to respond.
Response Guidelines
After posting your initial response, read your peers' posts. Respond to two of your peers. Are you in agreement that reporting violations of policy is always necessary?
A well-developed response is generally stated in 50–100 words. Besides responding directly to your peers' comments, the responses should expand the dialogue by asking questions or adding new information.
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What Bryan found on an executive's computer six years ago still weighs heavily on his mind. He is particularly troubled that the man he discovered using a company PC to view pornography of Asian women and of children was subsequently promoted and moved to China to run a manufacturing plant. Bryan's case is a good example of the ethical dilemmas that IT workers may encounter on the job. IT employees have privileged access to digital information, both personal and professional, throughout the company, and they have the technical prowess to manipulate that information. Ideally, corporate policy takes over where the law stops, governing workplace ethics to clear up gray areas and remove personal judgment from the equation as much as possible. But many corporate policies are ill defined, fail to keep up with new technologies and are poorly communicated to the IT department.
What Bryan found on an executive's computer six years ago still weighs heavily on his mind. He is particularly troubled that the man he discovered using a company PC to view pornography of Asian women and of children was subsequently promoted and moved to.
Read Elder, L., & Paul, R. (2012b). Critical thinking Intell.docxleonorepour284
Read
: Elder, L., & Paul, R. (2012b).
Critical thinking: Intellectual standards essential to reasoning well within every domain of human thought, Part 3.
Journal of Developmental Education
,
37
(2), 32-33.
Watch:
Cognitive Bias Song
This is an exercise in examining socio-centric and ethical reasoning.
Do the following:
Reflect on your mindset and a cultural belief that is a central tenet of your life.
Explore the benefits and challenges of egocentric thinking.
Identify the logic used to make the claims presented in the scholarly article.
Develop a logical argument with causal explanations or hypotheses, which can square egocentric thinking and cultural and religious, social or political beliefs with logic and reason. Cite your source as evidence.
2 additional Scholarly sources
APA Style
Remember that critical thinking is not just your opinion; rather, it is a claim that provides evidence that helps you prove an argument.
.
Read De George, pp. 480-506 (International Obligations)Read De Geo.docxleonorepour284
Read De George, pp. 480-506 (International Obligations)
Read De George, pp. 480-506 (International Obligations, Cont.)
Short Writing Assignment #12
What is the weak cosmopolitan ideal for International Relations? What role would MNC’s play in a system of International Redistribution of Resources in weak cosmopolitanism?
.
Read Chapters 9-10 and the Monroe Doctrine. Once all reading is .docxleonorepour284
Read Chapters 9-10 and the
Monroe Doctrine
. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
The Monroe Doctrine became one of the crucial foundations of American foreign policy over the next century; what was the occasion for Monroe's articulation of this doctrine, and what were the circumstances motivating its adoption?
What reasons were used by Monroe to justify this foreign policy pronouncement, and how do they relate to arguments made during the revolutionary and early republic periods?
.
Read Chapters 7-8 and the information included in Jefferson’s Mess.docxleonorepour284
Read Chapters 7-8 and the information included in
Jefferson’s Message to Congress (1803)
. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
Thomas Jefferson wrote this secret message to Congress about the Lewis & Clark expedition in 1803; what does it tell us about Jefferson's views of westward expansion and Native Americans?
What solutions does Jefferson propose to the friction between the fledgling republic and the Indian tribes of the West?
What arguments does he use to explain the Lewis & Clark expedition?
.
Read Chapters 5, 6, and 7 in our textbook. After reviewing this week.docxleonorepour284
Read Chapters 5, 6, and 7 in our textbook. After reviewing this week’s required reading, consider the following scenario: You are the lead of the risk management team that has been assigned to evaluate an incident that has occurred. You will be preparing a report for the CEO of the hospital that includes all system failures that contributed to the adverse event as well as utilizing a CQI tool (pareto, fishbone, flowchart). You will be using the
Adverse Event template
document to complete the three parts to the assignment. Note: If you have responded substantively to each of the content items within the three parts of the assignment, the paper should be between six and seven pages.
Part One: Description of Adverse Event
(Complete Part One of the
Adverse Event template
)
Choose an adverse event from the following list:
Medication error
Patient falls
Post-operative hemorrhage
The number of Discharges indicates the total number of patients who have been admitted and discharged in the hospital
Using the data listed below for your selected adverse event only, analyze and describe what the data is telling you. Make sure to include the graph in your template document.
Data -
Patient Safety Event for XYZ Hospital for the year 20XX through 20YY
# of Discharges
# of Surgical Cases
# of Medication Errors
# of Patient Falls
# of Post Operative Hemorrhage
20XX
20YY
20XX
20YY
20XX
20YY
20XX
20YY
20XX
20YY
Jan
1200
1400
200
240
300
350
38
35
1
3
Feb
1278
1450
213
250
289
370
42
40
1
2
Mar
1389
1540
250
300
300
385
37
45
3
2
Apr
1199
1800
200
245
289
412
36
65
2
3
May
900
1768
159
289
215
404
40
70
1
3
Jun
1000
1690
173
285
215
398
46
65
1
2
Jul
1200
1100
215
200
278
246
50
45
2
1
Aug
1239
978
240
158
301
241
53
40
2
3
Sep
1000
1089
198
200
275
215
48
51
3
2
Oct
789
978
150
248
241
251
38
52
2
1
Nov
980
1000
175
209
230
231
42
47
2
1
Dec
700
980
145
215
200
235
25
43
3
1
Note
: The number of beds and operating rooms increased effective 1/1/20YY.
List the advent chosen and include background such as prevalence of the incident.
Describe the adverse event in detail. You can make-up the scenario on the event topic chosen from the list or you can research an actual story on one of the events and utilize it for this assignment.
List who was involved in the event and their role in the event.
List the stakeholders on your CQI team. Discuss the differences among the stakeholders that might cause issues when working as a CQI team. Include barriers to their communicating effectively as a team and the communication techniques/methods utilized to inform the organization's staff of the adverse event improvement plan.
Describe at least two operational or safety processes that might not have been followed that contributed or caused this event to take place. For instance, describe any regulations or proc.
Read Chapters 13 - 14 and the Emancipation Proclamation. Once al.docxleonorepour284
Read Chapters 13 - 14 and the
Emancipation Proclamation
. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
In early 1863, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Why did Lincoln decide to issue the Proclamation at this particular time?
What factors determined this decision?
What did the President hope to gain?
What were the limitations of the Proclamation, and what was its larger historical significance?
Just need the questions answer in one paragraph.
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Read Chapter 4 of Essentials of College Writing, paying close at.docxleonorepour284
Read Chapter 4 of
Essentials of College Writing
, paying close attention to the techniques for generating ideas.
Write a paragraph explaining how you used the techniques in Chapter 4 to come up with those ideas.
Share what you think the key elements of a narrative are (i.e., what makes a good story work).
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Read Conflict in Work Teams Problems and Solutions. Teams are vi.docxleonorepour284
Read: "Conflict in Work Teams: Problems and
Solution
s." Teams are vitally important in business today. Growth in organizations is affected by the ability to utilize employees' vital skills for innovation of products and services. When serious conflict arises on a team, intervention is necessary. Using the principles outlined in the article, discuss how one of the inter-team conflict resolution techniques has been used to eliminate disagreement on a team in your personal or professional experience. Describe the situation, the issue, and how the conflict was addressed. Based on your reading and your personal experience, express your opinion as to whether conflict can lead to productivity or only to negative outcomes.
To ensure your participation meets the expectations, refer to the G.R.E.A.T. Discussion and Feedback guidelines provided in the Resources. A well-developed post, one that would be considered "distinguished," will usually be between 250 and 350 words. Also, please post your initial discussion (main post) by Thursday to allow time for your peers to respond.
Response Guidelines
After posting your initial response, read your peers' posts. Respond to two of your peers. To what extent do you agree with your peer's opinion on the results of conflict in a group? If you agree, provide additional support for your shared opinion. To the extent that you disagree, ask your peer a question that you believe will cause your peer to reconsider.
A well-developed response is generally stated in 50–100 words. Besides responding directly to your peers' comments, the responses should expand the dialogue by asking questions or adding new information.
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CONFLICT IN WORK TEAMS: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
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Conflict is almost certain to occur in work teams due to the fact that they are comprised of different people possessing different perceptions, personalities, and behaviors. Although incredibly effective, work teams may stumble upon barriers which must be overcome to allow for growth and continuation towards the common goals of the group. It is quite possible that a work team may perform without the presence of conflict, but oftentimes certain measures have been implemented to prevent such conflict from occurring. Occasional conflict, if managed appropriately, can lead to creativity, better decision-making, and improved results. However, too much conflict can lead to a decrease in performance and group cohesion. In global organizations there is an opportunity for cross-cultural differences that may increase conflict. Contained herein are both the positive and negative consequ.
Read Chapters 1-2 of the textbook and read the paper found here rega.docxleonorepour284
Read Chapters 1-2 of the textbook and read the paper found here regarding the
Trial of T. Hall
. From the paper, begin your reading on page 14 with the first full paragraph and end the reading after the completion of the first paragraph on page 17. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
Why was T. Hall singled out for scrutiny?
How did T. Hall’s neighbors respond to the gossip that this person’s sex was unclear?
What authority did women claim in assessing the situation?
What authority did men claim?
What does the struggle to mark T. Hall’s gender identity suggest about the structure of community life and the roles of men and women in colonial America?
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Read Case Study 6 and respond to question 2.Your response should b.docxleonorepour284
Read Case Study 6 and respond to question 2.
Your response should be at least one page long and conform to APA Version 6 standards. If you have questions about APA Version 6 standards, refer to the Syllabus for instructions about accessing an APA tutorial.
Below is the grading rubric used for this case study:
Criteria
Points
Case Study
Submitted case study and addressed all questions asked in assignment. Each case study presents one or more questions for analysis and explanation. A quality response fully answers the question or questions asked.
25 points
APA Standards
Written response conforms to APA format (in-text citations and references as required, punctuation, headings, paraphrasing, seriation). At a minimum, focus on in-text citations, sentence punctuation, seriation rules, and reference list construction. You should list and cite the text, as appropriate, when responding to case study questions.
3 points
Spelling and Grammar
Submitted assignment was checked for spelling and grammar errors.
2 points
CASE STUDY 6
Exploring Innovation in Action
Sewing up the competition – innovation in the textile and clothing industry
Manufacturing doesn’t get much older than the textile and clothing industry. Since the earliest days when we lived in caves there’s been a steady demand for something to wrap around us to keep warm and to protect the more sensitive bits of our anatomy from the worst of the elements. What began with animal hides and furs gradually moved into a more sophisticated activity with fabrics woven from flax or wool – and with people increasingly specialising in the business.
In its early days this was very much a cottage industry – quite literally people would spin wool gathered from sheep and weave simple cloths on home-made looms. But the skill base – and the technology – began to develop and many of the family names we still have today – Weaver, Dyer, Tailor, for example – remind us of the importance of this sector. And where there were sufficient cottages and groups of people with such skill we began to see concentrations of manufacturing – for example, the Flemish weavers or the lace makers in the English Midlands. As their reputation – and the quality of their goods – grew so the basis of trading internationally in textile and clothing was established.
The small-scale nature of the industry changed dramatically during the Industrial Revolution. Massive growth in population meant that markets were becoming much bigger whilst at the same time significant developments in technology (and the science underpinning the technology) meant that making textiles and clothing became an increasingly industrialised process. Much of the early Industrial Revolution was around the cotton and wool industries in England and many of the great innovations and machinery – such as the Spinning Jenny – were essentially innovations to support a growing international industry. And the growth of the industry fuelled scientific research and led to devel.
Read CarefullyThis essay is about about Errant chemist Augustu.docxleonorepour284
Read Carefully
This essay is about about Errant chemist Augustus Stanley Owsley III, completed his first batch of home-made LSD in May 1965. The hallucinogen would dramatically transform pop culture over the following two years, making San Francisco the centre of hippydom and begetting Sgt. Pepper's, Pet Sounds and an entire genre called acid rock.
It's already written, and there's some mistakes needed be edited.
The cooments are in the file,
Please!! follow the Attachment comments below carefully.
Idea of an intro is in the comments too. and all the essay is about how did LSD change pop culture.
Need This in an hour
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READ BELOW!Case Study #2 Alleged improper admission orders r.docxleonorepour284
READ BELOW!
Case Study #2:
Alleged improper admission orders resulting in morphine overdose and death
There were multiple co-defendants in this claim who are not discussed in this scenario. Monetary amounts represent only the payments made on behalf of the nurse practitioner. Any amounts paid on behalf of the co-defendants are not available. While there may have been errors/negligent acts on the part of other defendants, the case, comments, and recommendations are limited to the actions of the defendant; the nurse practitioner.
The decedent patient (plaintiff) was a 72 year old woman who had been receiving hospital care for acute back pain resulting from a fall. Her past history included chronic pain management and end-stage renal disease for which she received hemodialysis. She was to be transferred to the co-defendant nursing facility for reconditioning and physical therapy prior to returning to her home.
The nurse practitioner (defendant) was on-call at the time of the patient’s transfer, and the nursing facility contacted her and read the orders to the defendant nurse practitioner over the telephone. The defendant nurse practitioner questioned the presence of two morphine orders for different dosages with both dosages administered twice daily. She instructed the nurse to clarify the correct morphine dosage with the transferring hospital’s pharmacist and to admit the patient only after the pharmacist clarified and approved the morphine orders. The defendant nurse practitioner had no further communication with the facility and no other involvement in the patient’s care. The facility nurse telephoned the hospital pharmacist who approved both morphine orders, and the patient was admitted to the nursing facility.
During the first evening and full day of her nursing facility stay, documentation revealed the patient to be alert and oriented. On the second day, she was found by nursing staff without vital signs. Despite immediate chest compressions and EMS additional resuscitation measures, the patient was pronounced dead. The autopsy results listed the cause of death as morphine intoxication. Surprisingly, the patient also had an elevated blood alcohol level (equal to drinking three to four alcoholic beverages). Because the source of the alcohol could not be identified, the medical examiner was unable to rule out accident, suicide or homicide and classified the manner of death as undetermined.
Resolution
Defense experts
presented testimony that
the nurse practitioner’s actions to be within the standard of care.
Defense experts
testimony was
that the patient’s final morphine blood levels, even considering her renal disease, could not have resulted from the amount of morphine ordered, administered and recorded in the patient’s health information record. The elevated morphine and alcohol levels led experts to the opinion that the patient may have ingested morphine and alcohol from a source other than the nursing facility.
Plaintiff.
Read both attachements for Chapter 11, and answer the following ques.docxleonorepour284
Read both attachements for Chapter 11, and answer the following questions, please paraphrase information from the textbook.
1.What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of parallel development process? What obstacles might a firm face in attempting to adopt a parallel process?
2.What are the benefits and costs of involving customers and suppliers in the development process?
Due date is tomorrow afternoon, US time.
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Read and understand all file use at lest 5 resurces from the file or.docxleonorepour284
Read and understand all file use at lest 5 resurces from the file or you can use diffrant sources and provide me ( link or pictures ) for each in diffrent page.
the topic:
The diffrerences between male and female communcation you have 12 hours from sign
1- emotions.
2- the body speaks.
3- communication patherns.
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Read and summarize the essay An Oral History of Neftali Cuello by .docxleonorepour284
Read and summarize the essay "An Oral History of Neftali Cuello" by Corinne Goria on page 229 of the Best American Non Required Reading (BANRR). Make sure to include the author's name, title of the piece, all important points (paraphrased) and use attributive tags to cite your source. The summary should be typed, double spaced, and one page length maximum.
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Read and reviewHandover of patient information from the crisis ass.docxleonorepour284
Read and review
Handover of patient information from the crisis assessment and treatment team to the inpatient psychiatric unit
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing (2015) 24, 193–202
Amanda Waters, Natisha Sands, Sandra Keppich-Arnold and Kathryn Henderson,School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Melbourne, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Geelong, and Alfred Psychiatry, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia:
http://search.ebscohost.com.contentproxy.phoenix.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=109800270&site=ehost-live
APA format, no word limit
Article is attached.
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Read and respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. Expla.docxleonorepour284
Read and respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. Explain how you would collaborate with other school faculty and staff in the data collection and behavior modification plans suggested by your classmates. Use your research to back up your decisions. Include at least two additional suggestions based on your own findings and personal experience.
First classmate respond to is Rosina Thomas
According to the scenario you are leaving us with “you notice that Prudence never finishes her class work because she always has something to do, such as sharpening her pencil, getting a drink of water, or throwing something away; when she leaves her seat she accidently bumps into other students’ chairs, angering them. When they turn around to say something to her, she gets very defensive and shouts, “I didn’t do anything! Why are you always blaming me?!” (Dawson, 2016)
Which behavior should be the target to change, and why?
I would target the frequent of getting out of the chair to do excessive things to avoid having to do the work she is supposed to be working on. This the biggest distraction to the class and this is a common behavior that can be overcome in the school environment with consistence effort on change. If you can get her to sit in the seat and be more productive then this will help her learn more and be able to accomplish the task at hand and it will benefit her to have these skills to be able to self-regulate herself. For her to have a positive intervention for behavior changes this is one she can control and she can change. We need to help challenge her to do better and be able to focus on getting her work done and then she will hear the positive feedback of completing the work and staying in her seat she will want to change the behavior. What is motivating this behavior being that this student is older I would ask more questions about what is going on in her environment to motivate this behavior. I would also look to see if the seating could be adjusted to have her on the outside and she would have no need to bump into others and this is a short term fix to a behavior she can change.
What is the best means for collecting data on this behavior?
I would use a Behavior Data Collection that focuses on the frequency since it is stated she does this a lot and we need to really see how many times it is she is doing this behavior.
McIntyre, (N.D.).
Behavioral recording
.
Retrieved from
http://www.behavioradvisor.com/BehRecord.html
she discusses “that frequency counting can be set at a look at the entire day and I would break it into hours so you can see clearly how many times this happens however, this gives you a permanent counting record of the getting out of her seat excessively.” (McIntyre, N.D. p. 1) Looking at the PBIS Data, (N.D), Positive behavior Interventions and supports. Retrieved from
http://www.escambia.k12.fl.us/pbis/data/
They state “frequency measures should be used only if the length of time is not co.
Read and respond to at least two of your classmates. As a parent.docxleonorepour284
Read and respond to at least two of your classmates.
As a parent, how would you respond to your classmates, and why? Was there any information written you felt could be misinterpreted in your classmates’ posts? Was anything ambiguous? What would be your next step, as the parent?
Instructor Dawson
Collecting data is a great beginning, as it takes your emotional opinion out of the equation. However, the scenario already states that parent has not been responding to repeated efforts to contact them. Explain how you are going to share the data that you collected and your concerns about the student....
Itzel Wallace
As a teacher, it is your job to reach out to parents who are not as communicative as other parents. Read the following scenario and respond to the prompt below.
Frank Smith, a student in your seventh grade English class, has been creating quite a stir in your class lately. This is not his typical behavior. Usually he come into class, sits down, and starts his warm-up, but recently he’s been walking in five minutes late without a pass, bothering students on the way to his desk, and submitting incomplete work. You’ve asked him if there is anything he wants to talk about or if there is anything going on at home, to which he always replies, “Nope.” You have tried calling his mother several times and giving notes to Frank to take home, but she has not returned any of your messages. As Frank’s teacher, what is your next step to try to develop a parent/teacher relationship?
First step I would do is note all the information of my student’s change. When did I notice the behavior to change? How is it affecting hi performance academically and socially? After collecting the data is analyzing the situation and find all possible means to communicate with his parents. I am sure that the notes I give Frank are not getting to his parents and there is the possibility that he might be intervening the phone messages. As a teacher I would be very concern about my student. As a concern teacher my next step would have been to inform the vice principal about the situation. Informed her that my next step is to go to the student’s home and try to establish communication with his parents. Find out why they have not being able to return my calls or notes. I would ask a liaison or another teacher to assist me in case anything goes wrong.
For this case I would follow the guidelines of how to engage parents of “Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports” (PBIS, 2013). I believe that it is the best step I can use help my student and communicate with the parents. “Families become recognized as important members of the school community, increasing the outcomes for all children” (Barrett, n.d.). Parents are more important they actually realized. The relationship between parent and teacher can make such a difference in the child’s performance. Constant communication and teamwork can help the student have a high self-esteem and motiv.
read over the wall and show how it uses at least three of the lite.docxleonorepour284
read "over the wall" and show how it uses at least three of the literary non-fiction elements described in module two. What is the author's purpose in using these elements?
Elements:
biographical sketch
personal experience
personal opinion
personal reflection
a sense of place
a slice of history
Here is a link to "Over the Wall" by Roger Angell
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/11/19/over-the-wall
This essay is by 1600, 4pm TODAY!!
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Read Ethics in IT. Information technology is the engine that make.docxleonorepour284
Read: "Ethics in IT." Information technology is the engine that makes business run smoothly. Organizations today have policies guiding the use of company equipment, customer records, and use of the Internet. An organization's integrity can be questioned when the Internet is used capriciously, or if customer records are not carefully guarded. Systems for protecting customer records from "hacking" are essential and policies for reporting hacking activities are required. Using the principles outlined in the article, discuss how an employee has the responsibility of reporting known breaches of cyber-security. Further, discuss the consequences to a major retailer when a breach is discovered.
To ensure your participation meets the expectations, refer to the G.R.E.A.T. Discussion and Feedback guidelines provided in the Resources. A well-developed post, one that would be considered "distinguished," will usually be between 250 and 350 words. Also, please post your initial discussion (main post) by Thursday to allow time for your peers to respond.
Response Guidelines
After posting your initial response, read your peers' posts. Respond to two of your peers. Are you in agreement that reporting violations of policy is always necessary?
A well-developed response is generally stated in 50–100 words. Besides responding directly to your peers' comments, the responses should expand the dialogue by asking questions or adding new information.
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Ethics in IT
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What Bryan found on an executive's computer six years ago still weighs heavily on his mind. He is particularly troubled that the man he discovered using a company PC to view pornography of Asian women and of children was subsequently promoted and moved to China to run a manufacturing plant. Bryan's case is a good example of the ethical dilemmas that IT workers may encounter on the job. IT employees have privileged access to digital information, both personal and professional, throughout the company, and they have the technical prowess to manipulate that information. Ideally, corporate policy takes over where the law stops, governing workplace ethics to clear up gray areas and remove personal judgment from the equation as much as possible. But many corporate policies are ill defined, fail to keep up with new technologies and are poorly communicated to the IT department.
What Bryan found on an executive's computer six years ago still weighs heavily on his mind. He is particularly troubled that the man he discovered using a company PC to view pornography of Asian women and of children was subsequently promoted and moved to.
Read Elder, L., & Paul, R. (2012b). Critical thinking Intell.docxleonorepour284
Read
: Elder, L., & Paul, R. (2012b).
Critical thinking: Intellectual standards essential to reasoning well within every domain of human thought, Part 3.
Journal of Developmental Education
,
37
(2), 32-33.
Watch:
Cognitive Bias Song
This is an exercise in examining socio-centric and ethical reasoning.
Do the following:
Reflect on your mindset and a cultural belief that is a central tenet of your life.
Explore the benefits and challenges of egocentric thinking.
Identify the logic used to make the claims presented in the scholarly article.
Develop a logical argument with causal explanations or hypotheses, which can square egocentric thinking and cultural and religious, social or political beliefs with logic and reason. Cite your source as evidence.
2 additional Scholarly sources
APA Style
Remember that critical thinking is not just your opinion; rather, it is a claim that provides evidence that helps you prove an argument.
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Read De George, pp. 480-506 (International Obligations)Read De Geo.docxleonorepour284
Read De George, pp. 480-506 (International Obligations)
Read De George, pp. 480-506 (International Obligations, Cont.)
Short Writing Assignment #12
What is the weak cosmopolitan ideal for International Relations? What role would MNC’s play in a system of International Redistribution of Resources in weak cosmopolitanism?
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Read Chapters 9-10 and the Monroe Doctrine. Once all reading is .docxleonorepour284
Read Chapters 9-10 and the
Monroe Doctrine
. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
The Monroe Doctrine became one of the crucial foundations of American foreign policy over the next century; what was the occasion for Monroe's articulation of this doctrine, and what were the circumstances motivating its adoption?
What reasons were used by Monroe to justify this foreign policy pronouncement, and how do they relate to arguments made during the revolutionary and early republic periods?
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Read Chapters 7-8 and the information included in Jefferson’s Mess.docxleonorepour284
Read Chapters 7-8 and the information included in
Jefferson’s Message to Congress (1803)
. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
Thomas Jefferson wrote this secret message to Congress about the Lewis & Clark expedition in 1803; what does it tell us about Jefferson's views of westward expansion and Native Americans?
What solutions does Jefferson propose to the friction between the fledgling republic and the Indian tribes of the West?
What arguments does he use to explain the Lewis & Clark expedition?
.
Read Chapters 5, 6, and 7 in our textbook. After reviewing this week.docxleonorepour284
Read Chapters 5, 6, and 7 in our textbook. After reviewing this week’s required reading, consider the following scenario: You are the lead of the risk management team that has been assigned to evaluate an incident that has occurred. You will be preparing a report for the CEO of the hospital that includes all system failures that contributed to the adverse event as well as utilizing a CQI tool (pareto, fishbone, flowchart). You will be using the
Adverse Event template
document to complete the three parts to the assignment. Note: If you have responded substantively to each of the content items within the three parts of the assignment, the paper should be between six and seven pages.
Part One: Description of Adverse Event
(Complete Part One of the
Adverse Event template
)
Choose an adverse event from the following list:
Medication error
Patient falls
Post-operative hemorrhage
The number of Discharges indicates the total number of patients who have been admitted and discharged in the hospital
Using the data listed below for your selected adverse event only, analyze and describe what the data is telling you. Make sure to include the graph in your template document.
Data -
Patient Safety Event for XYZ Hospital for the year 20XX through 20YY
# of Discharges
# of Surgical Cases
# of Medication Errors
# of Patient Falls
# of Post Operative Hemorrhage
20XX
20YY
20XX
20YY
20XX
20YY
20XX
20YY
20XX
20YY
Jan
1200
1400
200
240
300
350
38
35
1
3
Feb
1278
1450
213
250
289
370
42
40
1
2
Mar
1389
1540
250
300
300
385
37
45
3
2
Apr
1199
1800
200
245
289
412
36
65
2
3
May
900
1768
159
289
215
404
40
70
1
3
Jun
1000
1690
173
285
215
398
46
65
1
2
Jul
1200
1100
215
200
278
246
50
45
2
1
Aug
1239
978
240
158
301
241
53
40
2
3
Sep
1000
1089
198
200
275
215
48
51
3
2
Oct
789
978
150
248
241
251
38
52
2
1
Nov
980
1000
175
209
230
231
42
47
2
1
Dec
700
980
145
215
200
235
25
43
3
1
Note
: The number of beds and operating rooms increased effective 1/1/20YY.
List the advent chosen and include background such as prevalence of the incident.
Describe the adverse event in detail. You can make-up the scenario on the event topic chosen from the list or you can research an actual story on one of the events and utilize it for this assignment.
List who was involved in the event and their role in the event.
List the stakeholders on your CQI team. Discuss the differences among the stakeholders that might cause issues when working as a CQI team. Include barriers to their communicating effectively as a team and the communication techniques/methods utilized to inform the organization's staff of the adverse event improvement plan.
Describe at least two operational or safety processes that might not have been followed that contributed or caused this event to take place. For instance, describe any regulations or proc.
Read Chapters 13 - 14 and the Emancipation Proclamation. Once al.docxleonorepour284
Read Chapters 13 - 14 and the
Emancipation Proclamation
. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
In early 1863, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Why did Lincoln decide to issue the Proclamation at this particular time?
What factors determined this decision?
What did the President hope to gain?
What were the limitations of the Proclamation, and what was its larger historical significance?
Just need the questions answer in one paragraph.
.
Read Chapter 4 of Essentials of College Writing, paying close at.docxleonorepour284
Read Chapter 4 of
Essentials of College Writing
, paying close attention to the techniques for generating ideas.
Write a paragraph explaining how you used the techniques in Chapter 4 to come up with those ideas.
Share what you think the key elements of a narrative are (i.e., what makes a good story work).
.
Read Conflict in Work Teams Problems and Solutions. Teams are vi.docxleonorepour284
Read: "Conflict in Work Teams: Problems and
Solution
s." Teams are vitally important in business today. Growth in organizations is affected by the ability to utilize employees' vital skills for innovation of products and services. When serious conflict arises on a team, intervention is necessary. Using the principles outlined in the article, discuss how one of the inter-team conflict resolution techniques has been used to eliminate disagreement on a team in your personal or professional experience. Describe the situation, the issue, and how the conflict was addressed. Based on your reading and your personal experience, express your opinion as to whether conflict can lead to productivity or only to negative outcomes.
To ensure your participation meets the expectations, refer to the G.R.E.A.T. Discussion and Feedback guidelines provided in the Resources. A well-developed post, one that would be considered "distinguished," will usually be between 250 and 350 words. Also, please post your initial discussion (main post) by Thursday to allow time for your peers to respond.
Response Guidelines
After posting your initial response, read your peers' posts. Respond to two of your peers. To what extent do you agree with your peer's opinion on the results of conflict in a group? If you agree, provide additional support for your shared opinion. To the extent that you disagree, ask your peer a question that you believe will cause your peer to reconsider.
A well-developed response is generally stated in 50–100 words. Besides responding directly to your peers' comments, the responses should expand the dialogue by asking questions or adding new information.
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CONFLICT IN WORK TEAMS: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
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Conflict is almost certain to occur in work teams due to the fact that they are comprised of different people possessing different perceptions, personalities, and behaviors. Although incredibly effective, work teams may stumble upon barriers which must be overcome to allow for growth and continuation towards the common goals of the group. It is quite possible that a work team may perform without the presence of conflict, but oftentimes certain measures have been implemented to prevent such conflict from occurring. Occasional conflict, if managed appropriately, can lead to creativity, better decision-making, and improved results. However, too much conflict can lead to a decrease in performance and group cohesion. In global organizations there is an opportunity for cross-cultural differences that may increase conflict. Contained herein are both the positive and negative consequ.
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Read Chapters 1-2 of the textbook and read the paper found here regarding the
Trial of T. Hall
. From the paper, begin your reading on page 14 with the first full paragraph and end the reading after the completion of the first paragraph on page 17. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
Why was T. Hall singled out for scrutiny?
How did T. Hall’s neighbors respond to the gossip that this person’s sex was unclear?
What authority did women claim in assessing the situation?
What authority did men claim?
What does the struggle to mark T. Hall’s gender identity suggest about the structure of community life and the roles of men and women in colonial America?
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CASE STUDY 6
Exploring Innovation in Action
Sewing up the competition – innovation in the textile and clothing industry
Manufacturing doesn’t get much older than the textile and clothing industry. Since the earliest days when we lived in caves there’s been a steady demand for something to wrap around us to keep warm and to protect the more sensitive bits of our anatomy from the worst of the elements. What began with animal hides and furs gradually moved into a more sophisticated activity with fabrics woven from flax or wool – and with people increasingly specialising in the business.
In its early days this was very much a cottage industry – quite literally people would spin wool gathered from sheep and weave simple cloths on home-made looms. But the skill base – and the technology – began to develop and many of the family names we still have today – Weaver, Dyer, Tailor, for example – remind us of the importance of this sector. And where there were sufficient cottages and groups of people with such skill we began to see concentrations of manufacturing – for example, the Flemish weavers or the lace makers in the English Midlands. As their reputation – and the quality of their goods – grew so the basis of trading internationally in textile and clothing was established.
The small-scale nature of the industry changed dramatically during the Industrial Revolution. Massive growth in population meant that markets were becoming much bigger whilst at the same time significant developments in technology (and the science underpinning the technology) meant that making textiles and clothing became an increasingly industrialised process. Much of the early Industrial Revolution was around the cotton and wool industries in England and many of the great innovations and machinery – such as the Spinning Jenny – were essentially innovations to support a growing international industry. And the growth of the industry fuelled scientific research and led to devel.
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This essay is about about Errant chemist Augustus Stanley Owsley III, completed his first batch of home-made LSD in May 1965. The hallucinogen would dramatically transform pop culture over the following two years, making San Francisco the centre of hippydom and begetting Sgt. Pepper's, Pet Sounds and an entire genre called acid rock.
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Case Study #2:
Alleged improper admission orders resulting in morphine overdose and death
There were multiple co-defendants in this claim who are not discussed in this scenario. Monetary amounts represent only the payments made on behalf of the nurse practitioner. Any amounts paid on behalf of the co-defendants are not available. While there may have been errors/negligent acts on the part of other defendants, the case, comments, and recommendations are limited to the actions of the defendant; the nurse practitioner.
The decedent patient (plaintiff) was a 72 year old woman who had been receiving hospital care for acute back pain resulting from a fall. Her past history included chronic pain management and end-stage renal disease for which she received hemodialysis. She was to be transferred to the co-defendant nursing facility for reconditioning and physical therapy prior to returning to her home.
The nurse practitioner (defendant) was on-call at the time of the patient’s transfer, and the nursing facility contacted her and read the orders to the defendant nurse practitioner over the telephone. The defendant nurse practitioner questioned the presence of two morphine orders for different dosages with both dosages administered twice daily. She instructed the nurse to clarify the correct morphine dosage with the transferring hospital’s pharmacist and to admit the patient only after the pharmacist clarified and approved the morphine orders. The defendant nurse practitioner had no further communication with the facility and no other involvement in the patient’s care. The facility nurse telephoned the hospital pharmacist who approved both morphine orders, and the patient was admitted to the nursing facility.
During the first evening and full day of her nursing facility stay, documentation revealed the patient to be alert and oriented. On the second day, she was found by nursing staff without vital signs. Despite immediate chest compressions and EMS additional resuscitation measures, the patient was pronounced dead. The autopsy results listed the cause of death as morphine intoxication. Surprisingly, the patient also had an elevated blood alcohol level (equal to drinking three to four alcoholic beverages). Because the source of the alcohol could not be identified, the medical examiner was unable to rule out accident, suicide or homicide and classified the manner of death as undetermined.
Resolution
Defense experts
presented testimony that
the nurse practitioner’s actions to be within the standard of care.
Defense experts
testimony was
that the patient’s final morphine blood levels, even considering her renal disease, could not have resulted from the amount of morphine ordered, administered and recorded in the patient’s health information record. The elevated morphine and alcohol levels led experts to the opinion that the patient may have ingested morphine and alcohol from a source other than the nursing facility.
Plaintiff.
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1.What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of parallel development process? What obstacles might a firm face in attempting to adopt a parallel process?
2.What are the benefits and costs of involving customers and suppliers in the development process?
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Read and understand all file use at lest 5 resurces from the file or you can use diffrant sources and provide me ( link or pictures ) for each in diffrent page.
the topic:
The diffrerences between male and female communcation you have 12 hours from sign
1- emotions.
2- the body speaks.
3- communication patherns.
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Read and summarize the essay "An Oral History of Neftali Cuello" by Corinne Goria on page 229 of the Best American Non Required Reading (BANRR). Make sure to include the author's name, title of the piece, all important points (paraphrased) and use attributive tags to cite your source. The summary should be typed, double spaced, and one page length maximum.
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Handover of patient information from the crisis assessment and treatment team to the inpatient psychiatric unit
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing (2015) 24, 193–202
Amanda Waters, Natisha Sands, Sandra Keppich-Arnold and Kathryn Henderson,School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Melbourne, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Geelong, and Alfred Psychiatry, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia:
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Read and respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. Explain how you would collaborate with other school faculty and staff in the data collection and behavior modification plans suggested by your classmates. Use your research to back up your decisions. Include at least two additional suggestions based on your own findings and personal experience.
First classmate respond to is Rosina Thomas
According to the scenario you are leaving us with “you notice that Prudence never finishes her class work because she always has something to do, such as sharpening her pencil, getting a drink of water, or throwing something away; when she leaves her seat she accidently bumps into other students’ chairs, angering them. When they turn around to say something to her, she gets very defensive and shouts, “I didn’t do anything! Why are you always blaming me?!” (Dawson, 2016)
Which behavior should be the target to change, and why?
I would target the frequent of getting out of the chair to do excessive things to avoid having to do the work she is supposed to be working on. This the biggest distraction to the class and this is a common behavior that can be overcome in the school environment with consistence effort on change. If you can get her to sit in the seat and be more productive then this will help her learn more and be able to accomplish the task at hand and it will benefit her to have these skills to be able to self-regulate herself. For her to have a positive intervention for behavior changes this is one she can control and she can change. We need to help challenge her to do better and be able to focus on getting her work done and then she will hear the positive feedback of completing the work and staying in her seat she will want to change the behavior. What is motivating this behavior being that this student is older I would ask more questions about what is going on in her environment to motivate this behavior. I would also look to see if the seating could be adjusted to have her on the outside and she would have no need to bump into others and this is a short term fix to a behavior she can change.
What is the best means for collecting data on this behavior?
I would use a Behavior Data Collection that focuses on the frequency since it is stated she does this a lot and we need to really see how many times it is she is doing this behavior.
McIntyre, (N.D.).
Behavioral recording
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Retrieved from
http://www.behavioradvisor.com/BehRecord.html
she discusses “that frequency counting can be set at a look at the entire day and I would break it into hours so you can see clearly how many times this happens however, this gives you a permanent counting record of the getting out of her seat excessively.” (McIntyre, N.D. p. 1) Looking at the PBIS Data, (N.D), Positive behavior Interventions and supports. Retrieved from
http://www.escambia.k12.fl.us/pbis/data/
They state “frequency measures should be used only if the length of time is not co.
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Read and respond to at least two of your classmates.
As a parent, how would you respond to your classmates, and why? Was there any information written you felt could be misinterpreted in your classmates’ posts? Was anything ambiguous? What would be your next step, as the parent?
Instructor Dawson
Collecting data is a great beginning, as it takes your emotional opinion out of the equation. However, the scenario already states that parent has not been responding to repeated efforts to contact them. Explain how you are going to share the data that you collected and your concerns about the student....
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As a teacher, it is your job to reach out to parents who are not as communicative as other parents. Read the following scenario and respond to the prompt below.
Frank Smith, a student in your seventh grade English class, has been creating quite a stir in your class lately. This is not his typical behavior. Usually he come into class, sits down, and starts his warm-up, but recently he’s been walking in five minutes late without a pass, bothering students on the way to his desk, and submitting incomplete work. You’ve asked him if there is anything he wants to talk about or if there is anything going on at home, to which he always replies, “Nope.” You have tried calling his mother several times and giving notes to Frank to take home, but she has not returned any of your messages. As Frank’s teacher, what is your next step to try to develop a parent/teacher relationship?
First step I would do is note all the information of my student’s change. When did I notice the behavior to change? How is it affecting hi performance academically and socially? After collecting the data is analyzing the situation and find all possible means to communicate with his parents. I am sure that the notes I give Frank are not getting to his parents and there is the possibility that he might be intervening the phone messages. As a teacher I would be very concern about my student. As a concern teacher my next step would have been to inform the vice principal about the situation. Informed her that my next step is to go to the student’s home and try to establish communication with his parents. Find out why they have not being able to return my calls or notes. I would ask a liaison or another teacher to assist me in case anything goes wrong.
For this case I would follow the guidelines of how to engage parents of “Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports” (PBIS, 2013). I believe that it is the best step I can use help my student and communicate with the parents. “Families become recognized as important members of the school community, increasing the outcomes for all children” (Barrett, n.d.). Parents are more important they actually realized. The relationship between parent and teacher can make such a difference in the child’s performance. Constant communication and teamwork can help the student have a high self-esteem and motiv.
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مع تطور التكنولوجيا، أصبحت أنظمة وأدوات الامتحانات الإلكترونية جزءاً أساسياً من التعليم الحديث. في هذا العرض، سنستعرض أفضل الأنظمة والأدوات التي تساعد المؤسسات التعليمية على تحسين عمليات الامتحان وتقديم تجربة تعليمية متميزة.
Defining the Research Problem; Justifying the Study; Reviewing E
1. Defining the Research Problem; Justifying the Study;
Reviewing Existing Literature
Successfully conducted research studies often provide the
answers to challenges of social work practice, of obstacles in
social work research, and of gaps of knowledge within the field.
In order to conduct a successful research study, the research
question must be clearly defined, well justified, and offer
something new to the field's knowledge base. Whether using
quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method applications to data,
the research study can only be as good as the research question
that guides it. This week, you focus on defining research
questions, justifying studies, and reviewing existing literature.
Required Readings
Yegidis, B. L., Weinbach, R. W., & Myers, L. L. (2018).
Research methods for social workers
(8th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson.
Chapter 3, “Developing Research Problems and Research
Questions” (pp. 52-70)
Chapter 4, “Conducting the Literature Review and Developing
Research Hypothesis” (pp. 71-99)
Bem, D. J. (2003). Writing the empirical journal article. In J.M.
Darley, M. P. Zanna, & H. L. Roediger III (Eds.),
The compleat academic: A practical guide for the beginning
social scientist
(2nd ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological
2. Association. Retrieved from http://writingcenter.uconn.edu/wp-
content/uploads/sites/593/2014/06/Writing_the_Empirical_Journ
al_Article_BEM1.pdf
Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen S. M. (Eds.). (2014).
Sessions: Case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International
Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].
The Johnson Family
The Johnson Family
T
alia is a 19-year-old heterosexual Caucasian female, who is a
junior majoring in psychology and minoring in English. She has
a GPA of 3.89 and has been on the dean’s list several times over
the last 3 years. She has written a couple of short articles for
the university’s newspaper on current events around campus and
is active in her sorority, Kappa Delta. She works part time (10–
15 hours a week) at an accessory store. Talia recently moved off
campus to an apartment with two close friends from her
sorority. She is physically active and runs approximately three
miles a day. She also goes to the university’s gym a couple of
days a week for strength training. Talia does not use drugs,
although she has smoked marijuana a few times in her life. She
drinks a few times a week, often going out with friends one day
during the week and then again on Friday and Saturday nights.
When she is out with friends, Talia usually has about four to six
drinks. She prefers to drink beer over hard liquor or wine, but
will occasionally have a mixed drink.
Talia has no criminal history. She reports a history of anxiety in
her family (on her mother’s side), and on a few occasions has
experienced heart palpitations, which her mother told her was
3. due to nervousness. This happened only a handful of times in
the past and usually when Talia was “very stressed out,” so
Talia had never felt the need to go to the doctor or talk to
someone about it until now. Talia is currently not dating
anyone. She was in a relationship for
years, but it ended a few months ago. She had since been
“hooking up” with a guy in one of her English classes, but does
not feel it will turn into anything serious and has not seen him
in several weeks.
Talia’s parents, Erin (40) and Dave (43), and her siblings, Lila
(16) and Nathan (14), live 2 hours away from the university.
Erin works at a salon as a hairdresser, and Dave is retired
military and works for a home security company. Erin is on a
low-dose antidepressant for anxiety, something she has been
treated for all of her life.
Talia came to see me at the Rape Counseling Center (RCC) on
campus for services after she was sexually assaulted at a
fraternity party 3 weeks prior. She told me she had thought she
could handle her feelings after the assault, but she had since
experienced a number of emotions and behaviors she could no
longer ignore. She was not sleeping, she felt sad most days, she
had stopped going out with friends, and she had been unable to
concentrate on schoolwork. Talia stated that the most
significant issues she had faced since the assault had been
recurrent anxiety attacks.
Talia learned about the RCC when she went to the hospital after
the sexual assault. She went to the hospital to request that a
rape kit be completed and also requested the morning-after pill
and the HIV prevention protocol (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis, or
PEP). At that time, a nurse contacted me through the Sexual
Assault Response Team (SART) to provide Talia with support
and resources. I spent several hours with Talia at the hospital
while she went through the examination process. Talia shared
4. bits and pieces of the evening with me, although she said most
of the night was a blur. She said a good-looking guy named Eric
was flirting with her all night and bringing her drinks. She did
not want to seem ungrateful and enjoyed his company, so she
drank. She also mentioned that the drinks were made with hard
liquor, something that tends to make her drunk faster than beer.
She said that at one point she blacked out and has no idea what
happened. She woke up naked in a room alone the next morning,
and she went straight to the hospital. Once Talia was done at the
hospital, I gave her the contact information for RCC. I
encouraged her to call if she had any questions or needed to talk
with someone.
During our first meeting at the RCC, I provided basic
information about our services. I let her know that everything
was confidential and that I wanted to help create a safe space
for her to talk. I told her that we would move along at a pace
that was comfortable for her and that this was her time and we
could use it as she felt best. We talked briefly about her
experience at the hospital, which she described as cold and
demeaning. She told me several times how thankful she was that
I had been there. She said one of the reasons she called the RCC
was because she felt I supported and believed her. I used the
opportunity to validate her feelings and remind her that I did, in
fact, believe her and that the assault was not her fault.
We talked briefly about how Talia had been feeling over the last
3 weeks. She was very concerned about her classes because she
had missed a couple of assignment deadlines and w as fearful of
failing. She told me several times this was not like her and she
was normally a very good student. I told her I could contact the
professors and advocate for extensions without disclosing the
specific reason Talia was receiving counseling services and
would need additional time to complete her assignments. Talia
thanked me and agreed that would be best. I introduced the
topic of safety and explained that she might possibly see Eric on
5. campus, something that might cause her emotional distress. We
talked about strategies she could use to protect herself, and she
agreed to walk with a friend while on campus for the time
being. She also agreed she would avoid the gym where she had
seen Eric before.
The Johnson Family
Erin Johnson: mother, 40
Dave Johnson: father, 43
Talia Johnson: daughter, 19
Lila Johnson: daughter, 16
Nathan Johnson: son, 14
During our second meeting, Talia seemed very anxious. We
talked about how she had been feeling over the last week, and
she indicated she was still not sleeping well at night and that
she was taking long naps during the day. She had missed days at
work, something she had never done before, and was in
jeopardy of losing her job. Talia reported experiencing several
anxiety attacks as well. She described the attack symptoms as
feeling unable to breathe, accompanied by a swelling in her
chest, and an overwhelming feeling that she was going to die.
She said that this was happening several times a day, although
mostly at night. I provided some education about trauma
responses to sexual assault and the signs and symptoms of post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We went over a workbook on
trauma reactions to sexual assault and reviewed the signs and
symptoms checklist, identifying several that she was
experiencing. We practiced breathing exercises to use when she
felt anxious, and she reported feeling better. I told her it was
important to identify the triggers to her anxiety so that we could
6. find out what exactly was causing her to be anxious in a given
moment. I explained that while the assault itself had brought the
attacks on, it would be helpful to see what specific things (such
as memories, certain times of the day, particular smells, etc.)
caused her to have anxiety attacks. I gave Talia an empty
journal and asked her to record the times of the episodes over
the next week as well as what happened right before them. She
agreed.
We met over several sessions and continued to address Talia’s
anxiety symptoms and feelings of sadness. She told me she was
unable to talk about what happened on the night of the rape
because she felt ashamed. She said that it was too difficult for
her to verbalize what happened and that the words coming out
of her mouth would hurt too much. I reassured her that we
would go at her pace and that she could talk about what
happened when she felt comfortable. We practiced breathing
and reviewed her journal log each week.
It had become clear that the evenings seemed to be the peak
time for her anxiety, which I told her made sense as her assault
had occurred at night. I described how sleep is often difficult
for survivors of sexual assault because they fear having
nightmares about what happened. She looked surprised and said
she had not mentioned it, but she kept having dreams about Eric
in which he was talking to her at the party. The dreams ended
with him holding her hand and walking her away. She said she
also thought about this during the day and could actually see it
happening in her mind. We talked about the intrusive thoughts
that often occur after trauma, and I tried to normalize her
experience. I told her that often people try to avoid these
intrusions, and I wondered if she felt she was doing anything to
avoid them. She told me she had started taking a sleep aid at
night. When I asked about her exercise habits, she said that
right after the assault she had stopped running and going to the
gym. We set a goal that she would run one to two times a week
7. to help her with anxiety and sleeping. I also suggested that now
would be a good time to start writing her feelings down because
journaling is a very useful way to express feelings when it is
difficult to verbalize them. Talia mentioned that she had
decided not to go to the police about the sexual assault because
she did not want to go through the process. I informed her that
if she wanted to, she could address the assault in another way,
by bringing it to the campus judicial system. She said she would
think about this option.
During another session weeks later, Talia came in distraught.
She said she had been feeling better overall since working on
her breathing and doing the journaling, but that a few things had
happened that were making her more and more anxious and that
her attacks were increasing again. Talia said her parents were
pushing her to drop out of school and to come home. She said
they had been calling and texting her often, something she
found annoying but understandable. They were very upset about
what had happened, although they were more upset with her that
she had waited for weeks to tell them about “it.” Her father
threatened to come and beat the guy up, and her mother cried.
She avoided talking with them, but they had become relentless
with the calls. Her mother had shown up with her sister
unannounced the previous weekend and had treated Talia like
she had a cold—making chicken soup and rubbing Talia’s feet.
The pressure from her parents was weighing on her and
upsetting her. Talia was also distressed by a friend who kept
pushing her to talk about what happened. When Talia finally
relented, her friend asked her why she had gone upstairs with
him. Talia said this made her feel terrible, and she started to
cry. This friend also told her that Eric had heard she had gone
to the hospital and was telling people that she had wanted to
have sex. Eric had been telling people she was “all over him”
and that she had taken her own pants off. This made Talia very
angry and upset.
8. Key to Acronyms
HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
PEP: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
PTSD: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
RCC: Rape Counseling Center
SART: Sexual Assault Response Team
We talked about how there are certain myths in society around
sexual assault and that the victim is often blamed. We also
talked about how the perpetrator often blames his or her victim
to make himself or herself feel better. Talia said she has felt
some sense of blame for what happened and that she should not
have drunk so much. She started to cry. I gently reminded her
that she was not at fault for Eric’s actions, and her drinking was
not an invitation to have sex. I reminded her that he should have
seen how incapacitated she was and that she could not have
consented to sex. Talia continued to cry. She clearly had a
number of emotions she wanted to express but was having
difficulty sharing them, so I offered her some clay and asked
her to use it to mold representations of different areas in her life
and how she felt about them. We spent the rest of the session
talking about the shapes she made and how she felt. Toward the
end of the session she told me she had decided to put in a
complaint with the campus judicial system about the assault.
She worried that Eric would assault another woman and she
would feel responsible if she did not alert the university. I
offered my support and told her I would be there for her through
the process.
9. Formulating Research Questions
Research problems can come from a variety of places. A topic
can come up during a discussion with a colleague that motivates
you to want to learn more about it. You may have a question for
which you cannot find an answer, so you decide to conduct a
research study in hopes of finding an answer. You may identify
a particular gap in knowledge and be inclined to investigate that
gap and close it with the results of a research study.
For this Discussion, consider how crafting a good research
question is the cornerstone for designing robust studies that
yield useable data. Review the Sessions episode on the Talia
Johnson case. Locate two articles authored by the researcher
David Lisak on the topics of the undetected rapist and predatory
nature.
By Day 3
Post
two potential research questions related to the Sessions
episode. Consider potential ethical or political issues related to
the feasibility of investigating the questions. Evaluate each
question in terms of how it might:
Contribute to development of new knowledge for social work
Lead to more effective practice interventions
Lead to social change
Be useful to other researchers
Finally, explain the criteria you used to decide which sources of
10. information should be included. Please use the resources to
support your answer.
By Day 5
Respond
to a colleague whose post has not yet been addressed by
offering comments regarding the importance of his or her
research problems and related research questions. Be sure to
comment on whether the phenomenon related to the research
question is measurable. Then, offer suggestions as to how the
information might be attained. Please use the resources to
support your post.
Alexis Adams
RE: Discussion - Week 3
COLLAPSE
What percentage of reported, college-aged sexual assault
victims are under the influence of drugs or alcohol during an
attack?
This question is very specific and measurable. It can be
appreciated that the question pertains directly to the percentage
of reported sexual assaults as so many sexual assaults go
unreported and therefore data cannot be collected on these
incidents. One way to attain this information is by collecting
self-reports from the victims. The interviewer can simply ask
the person is she was under the influence of any drugs or
alcohol when attacked. However, self-report is not always
accurate due to reasons such as the interviewee feeling shame or
11. guilt. Another way to collect this information is from hospital
reports or analysis. However, this information can only be
collected if the individual went directly to the hospital after the
attack. This information is also reliant on the health care
professional testing for this information. Additionally, this
method may be very limited due to HIPPA restraints. The
individual involved in this research would have to give
permission and access to their hospital records, even then it can
be difficult to collect this information.
Does socioeconomic status impact the probability a person will
commit a sexual assault in college?
This question is somewhat measurable. Again, the data could
only be collected on individuals who have committed sexual
assault and actually been caught or identified for their actions.
This question again would be based on self-report or other
forms of documentation that address the socioeconomic status
of an offender. However, it is unsure if this information would
provide relevancy to the field of social work as many other
factors could contribute to the likelihood that someone commits
a crime. Does knowing a person’s socioeconomic status alone
make them more likely to commit this crime? Or is it that
environmental factors or learned survival skills of those from
poorer backgrounds contribute to this behavior? For instance, a
person from a poor socioeconomic background could have
limited access to a good education and also not be able to spend
quality time with their mother due to her having to work
multiple jobs. All of these factors together could lead to this
person having limited information about consent. Therefore, it
is unclear if the actual socioeconomic status of the person
increases the probability or the contributing environmental
factors to being of this status play in part?
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Laquita Renwrick
RE: Discussion - Week 3
COLLAPSE
Questions
How has the perpetrator’s relationship with peers been an
indicator of sexual violence?
What common experiences exist in the young adulthood stage of
acquaintance-rape victims?
Addressing and conducting research on the two questions will
contribute to the development of new knowledge about how the
perpetrator came to commit illegal acts of violence, the role of
social intelligence of the perpetrator, and determining the
commonality of experiences during young adulthood.
Understanding the behaviors and mentality of the perpetrator
and associated peers can lead to the development of more
effective interventions. Statistically common, rapist can be
repeat offenders, a thorough investigation of social networks by
questioning acquaintances that frequent the same bars, parties,
fraternities, and other social venues, researchers may reveal
previous victims (Lisak & Miller, 2002). Identifying
motivational factors and clarifying patterns that lead to sexual
violence can aid social workers in formulating interventions to
protect potential victims while modifying behaviors of criminal.
Research has shown that the date rapist can be undetected ,
often serial sexual perpetrators, that are never criminalized,
13. therefore making it hard to identify and provide education
(Lisak, 2004). Cultivating preventive educational courses for
individuals at all chronological/developmental stages of life can
decrease criminal transgressions, aid potential victims on social
and cognitive skills, while influencing preventive participation
of witnesses.
Ethical Issues
Despite the pain the perpetrator has caused or the allegations
suspected, this individual is entitled to confidentiality. Social
workers are mandated to provide services, promote self-
determination, and uphold the dignity and worth of clients
against personal opinions and beliefs. The proposed questions
require the researcher to dig into the perpetrators social history
and gather data. Social workers are mandated with duty to warn
potential victims. Social workers are ethical bound to protect
confidentiality of the client (perpetrator) unless court ordered
and at this time limited information is shared based on the
request. Another ethical issue is that the proposition of the
questions may appear to favor the issues of the perpetrator over
the victim and insinuate that the attacker has influencing
factors. As a social worker it is important to examine both ends
of sexual violence, hence, understanding the perpetrator is
essential and does not influence shaming of the victim.
Criteria
Criterion validity is used for predicting future behaviors by
predicting how a measure predicts the outcome for another
measure (or behavior) (Yegidis, Weinbach, & Myers, 2018).
This can be used to understand the sexuality and behaviors of
perpetrators by using variables in comparison. The criteria used
is clarity as it encourages the researcher to gain insight to
locate specific relevant information (Bem, 2003). This writer
searched for articles that were relevant to sexual assault , repeat
14. offenses, and assaults in college. It is essential when forming
questions that the researcher conduct studies that can provide
additional information and assist with the formulation of
interventions.
Assignment: Quantitative and Qualitative Research Questions
According to Creswell (2009), quantitative research is a "means
for testing objective theories by examining the relationship
among variables that can be measured and analyzed using
statistical procedures." Qualitative research, Creswell posits, is
a "means for exploring and understanding the meaning
individuals or groups ascribe to social or human problems."
Consider the phenomenon of pain. Ethics committees and
institutional review boards do not allow researchers to inflict
equal doses of pain on subjects to examine their physiological
response. In quantitative research, pain can be measured
physiologically by blood pressure, changes in blood chemistry,
muscle contractions, and pain scales (which are still subjective,
but at least quantifiable). Researchers using a qualitative
perspective may ask participants about their experience of being
in physical pain, whether being in pain has changed them in any
way, or what they have learned from experiencing physical
pain.
For this Assignment, consider differences in how you might
frame a research question in order to explore it using
quantitative or qualitative research methods.
By Day 7
Submit
a 2-page paper that highlights one of the research questions you
15. shared in your Discussion post. Design a quantitative research
question related to this problem and a qualitative research
question related to the same problem. Please use the resources
to support your answer.
References
Creswell, J. W. (2009). Research design: Qualitative,
quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Los Angeles, CA:
Sage.