Category: Psychology

What role does assessment play in treatment outcomes at the individual and dyadic levels?Is there anything that surprised you about the profession?

Discussions

Students, be sure to use headers for each.

1) (pdf linked) After reading Fentz and Trillingsgaard (2016), Checking Up on Couples: A Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Assessment and Feedback on Martial Functioning and individual Mental Health in Couples from this unit's studies, describe the effects of assessment and feedback on relationship functioning and individual partner health in couples.

What role does assessment play in treatment outcomes at the individual and dyadic levels?

2) After completing the Marriage and Family Therapy Professional Identity – Matching Exercise [DOCX], compare your knowledge with the MFT Professional Identity Matching Exercise Answer Key [DOCX].

In this discussion, answer the following:

Is there anything that surprised you about the profession?
Reflect on the information provided in the exercise and how it might impact how you think about your career.

Compare and contrast cognitivism and behaviourism, making reference to 1 or 2 areas of research where these two schools differ with respect to the methods as well as theories.

Compare and contrast cognitivism and behaviourism, making reference to 1 or 2 areas of research where these two schools differ with respect to the methods as well as theories.

How can a new leader overcome insecurities and prevent psychological damage due to ineffective managing skills and need to lead alone?

How can a new leader overcome insecurities and prevent psychological damage due to ineffective managing skills and need to lead alone?
When assessing the inclusion of others in leadership, what are some ways this inclusion relates to both personal success and the success of others?

How can collaborative learning, as well as psychological research and theory explain and support negative attitudes/anxiety towards maths? Also consider the potential wider consequences. Refer to the module content and maths anxiety lecture recording.

On successful completion of this assessment and this module, you will have demonstrated your ability to:
Assess how current psychology knowledge, methods and practices can be applied to education.

Explain how psychological analysis applies to educational topics and issues and present to a non-academic audience.
Assess how current psychology knowledge, methods and practices can be applied to education.

Explain how psychological analysis applies to educational topics and issues and present to a non-academic audience.
You are supporting a pupil with attachment disorder in transitioning from primary to secondary school. Based on theory and research, what understanding, and strategies might be needed to help them to settle in their new environment and with new peers/friends and staff?

A child has returned to school following Covid-19 lockdown periods and limited peer interaction. Using theory and research, consider the developmental risks e.g., social, emotional, and what approaches can be taken to support the child.

You’ve noticed that some children in your school are worried and nervous when doing maths, and their attainment in the subject is also impacted. How can collaborative learning, as well as psychological research and theory explain and support negative attitudes/anxiety towards maths? Also consider the potential wider consequences. Refer to the module content and maths anxiety lecture recording.

A normally happy and outgoing child in your class has recently been presenting as shy and withdrawn (socially & emotionally). Apply psychological theory and research to explain this behaviour and how they might be supported. Consider the potential consequences both with and without appropriate support.

Describe and analyze a learning episode from a sociocultural or critical perspective. ]The episode may be a positive or negative experience (successful or unsuccessful), but your analysis will provide convincing evidence that sociocultural or critical perspective provides the most appropriate frame because of what was to be learn and how the learning environment was organized.

Theoretical Analysis Paper #2

Theoretical Analysis Paper #2: Sociocultural/Critical (3-4 pages double spaced) Provide a brief overview of the theory.

Describe and analyze a learning episode from a sociocultural or critical perspective. ]The episode may be a positive or negative experience (successful or unsuccessful), but your analysis will provide convincing evidence that sociocultural or critical perspective provides the most appropriate frame because of what was to be learn and how the learning environment was organized.

Identify and provide evidence of personal qualities and transferable skills necessary for employability, further study and lifelong learning.

Effective Interdisciplinary Study Portfolio

After completing the module, you should be able to:

1. Use methods of enquiry to explore personal development opportunities and
related issues.

2. Identify, retrieve and evaluate material for a given purpose and use such material
appropriately.

3. Identify and provide evidence of personal qualities and transferable skills
necessary for employability, further study and lifelong learning.

4. Demonstrate the ability to communicate information in an appropriate form to a
given scenario.

How does Feminism conceptualize the experience of motherhood within the continuous impact of societal and cultural discourses.

Women’s Studies / Motherhood in the real world

How does Feminism conceptualize the experience of motherhood within the continuous impact of societal and cultural discourses.

Must be a FULL 3 pages or 4. Must have a statement, identify key terms, and organized paragraph format to present the ideas.

eTextbook used for this class is Ross, L. R. (2016). Interrogating Motherhood (eBook). Edmonton, AB: AU Press.

And book used is Kinser, A. (2010). Motherhood and feminism. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press.