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Discussion: The Contribution of Classical Theorists to Contemporary Developmental Theorists

While all major developmental theories attempt to explain the growth of individuals, each theory has a slightly different perspective. Some theories emphasize environmental (nurture) more than biological (nature) influences. Some theories focus on a particular construct (e.g., cognition), while others emphasize the impact of age range in shaping development. Piaget’s cognitive developmental theory emphasizes fixed stages during which the mind’s capacities allow an individual to learn about the world. Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory, on the other hand, is not stage-based and describes growth as an interaction between the individual and his or her environment.

Contemporary theories (e.g., Langer’s theory of mindfulness) typically build upon the foundation generated by earlier theories. Langer’s theory of mindfulness contains similarities to classical theories, such as Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory, in that they both agree that development is contextual and the organism is an active “mindful” participant. Langer took Vygotsky’s theory to a new level, focusing specifically on education and the learner. Other contemporary theories include neo-Piagetian cognitive developmental theories, which attempt to address the limitations found within Piaget’s classical theory. Robbie Case, Andreas Demetriou, and Kurt Fischer proposed theories that were extensions of Piaget’s theory. These theorists added concepts that expanded on cognitive functioning within the stages of development. Most developmental psychologists today do not believe that a single perspective or theory can sufficiently explain lifespan development; rather, an eclectic approach accounts for development better.

For this Discussion, you will examine classical and contemporary developmental theories as they relate to current applications in developmental psychology.

To prepare for this Discussion:

  • Review the course text and other Learning Resources related to mid-20th-century theories and recent theoretical perspectives
  • Select two theories from the following list, one from each column (classical, contemporary), that examine the same developmental processes (i.e., cognitive, physical, and/or social-emotional).

Classical TheoriesContemporary Theories

  • Psychoanalytic/Psychosexual
  • Psychosocial
  • Behaviorism/Learning
  • Social Learning
  • Cognitive-Developmental
  • Information Processing
  • Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Ethology/Evolutionary Developmental
  • Sociocultural
  • Systems Theory

By Day 4

Post a brief description of the two theories you selected (one classical and one contemporary). Contrast the theories you selected. Specifically, identify important similarities and differences, including an explanation of the strengths and limitations of each theory in explaining developmental processes (i.e., cognitive, physical, and social-emotional). Note:Your descriptions should be in paragraph form, not bullet points. Use your Learning Resources and/or other scholarly sources to support your post. Use proper APA format and citations.

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Addressing Key Human Resource Functions

Part 1

Training staff is important for employers as training focuses on current job requirements. Employers’ responsibilities around staff development arguably are not as obvious since development focuses on enhancing skills required for future jobs.

Respond to the following questions in relation to staff development:

  • Do you think employers should invest in staff development? Why or why not?
  • In what ways can decisions about staff development affect a public health organization’s staffing plan?
  • What strategies would you recommend to balance the benefits of staff development with budgetary constraints?

Part 2

Fair and adequate compensation is critical for attracting the most qualified employees and retaining and motivating staff. When determining compensation, consideration should be given to fair and equitable compensation among all workers in the same company (internal equity) and fair and equitable compensation relative to the external market (external equity).

Consider the following scenario:

You have two medical assistants (MAs) who earn $15 per hour at your medical practice. When you hire a new MA, you discover that the current market pays $16 per hour for medical assistants.

Respond to the following discussion points in relation to equity conflicts and compensation:

  • State what you would offer the new MA and provide your reasons.
  • Discuss the implications of your decisions on internal and external equity.
  • Evaluate the changes, if any, you would make in the compensation of your current MAs.
  • Recommend strategies for resolving similar equity conflicts with compensation.

Performance evaluations can be stressful for both employers and employees. Nevertheless, performance appraisals have a number of benefits for both employers and staff.

Respond to the following questions in relation to performance evaluation:

  • In what ways do performance evaluations benefit employers?
  • In what ways do performance evaluations benefit employees?

HR departments play an essential role in developing an agency’s staffing strategy and handling employee-centered activities of an organization. The presence of an HR department, however, does not absolve individual managers within the agency of human resources responsibilities.

Respond to the following questions in relation to HR issues:

  • What role, if any, do managers have in addressing HR issues or concerns?
  • How does this differ from the role of the HR department staff?

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For this assignment, you are to ponder some reflection questions before listening to the lecture component. These questions aim to stimulate your thinking and focus your concentration on the topics to be explored in the lecture, as a means of provoking you into thinking philosophically while you attentively listen to the lecture. Your responses to these questions are also a means of preparing you to craft your final project for this course, where you will be asked to construct your own philosophical account of what it means to you to live a good life. There will be multiple topics, but do not respond to them all. Rather, pick one topic to respond to that catches your attention or that you otherwise find intriguing. After you have selected your topic, spend 10 minutes pondering the topic’s questions and recording your thoughts. The reason for there being multiple questions within a topic is to assist with developing a response that has depth. For this assignment, do not be concerned about the number of thoughts you have on the topic. Rather, you should be concerned with the quality of your thoughts. In assessing your response, the teaching team will look to see how clearly and precisely you articulate your beliefs and how deeply you explain the reasoning for and assumptions underlying your beliefs. Here are the topics for you to consider:

REFLECTION TOPICS:

Topic #1: What does it mean to think of someone as your friend? In other words, how would you define friendship? Do you distinguish between types of friends, like “casual” friends and “best” friends? What characteristics or qualities make those types of friendships different from each other? What features or qualities characterize an ideal friendship? And to what degree is friendship important to living a good life? As you articulate your position, clearly explain your reasoning for your position, and if appropriate provide a concrete real-life example that illustrates your position.

Topic #2: What does it mean to be a virtuous person? How would you describe a virtuous person? Why do you regard those features or qualities in your description as virtuous? As you articulate your position, clearly explain your reasoning for your position, and if appropriate provide a concrete real-life example that illustrates your position. 

Topic #3: What do you think is the larger meaning or purpose of your life? What has led you to your belief about the larger meaning and purpose of your life? If someone was struggling to find their purpose or the meaning of their life, and asked you, “What do you think is the meaning and purpose of life?” how would you respond? As you articulate your position, clearly explain your reasoning for your position, and if appropriate provide a concrete real-life example that illustrates your position. 

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Part 1: Effectiveness of Behavioral Theories

Health education and health promotion programs focus on changing health behavior. Public health interventions are increasingly using theoretical frameworks to guide the design, implementation, and evaluation components to achieve behavior change and increase the health of the community.

From the assigned readings this week, review the following Web resource:

Based on your research, select a behavior change theory and provide an example of how that theory applies to a health promotion program. Then, respond to the following:

  • Describe the effectiveness of behavioral theories in bringing about behavior change in a health promotion program.
  • In the example you cite, examine the factors that led to the decision to apply your chosen theory to the specific health promotion program.
  • Describe how the health promotion program was designed to incorporate the elements of this theory.

Support your statements with appropriate examples and scholarly references.

Part 2: Social Determinants Impacting Public Health

Social determinants of health have a significant impact on public health issues. They are the social, economic, and environmental conditions that are not distributed equally among populations. Those living in poverty and unsanitary living conditions are usually more susceptible to disease. Inaccessible healthcare systems and an unstable government without policies to address these disparities also contribute to the burden of disease.

From the assigned readings this week, review the following Web resource:

Respond to the following:

  • Evaluate the social determinants that may impact current public health issues within the U.S.
  • Select a current public health issue in the U.S. and describe the social determinant that impacts the issue.
  • Describe existing practices that are in place to improve economic or social determinants. What additional measures can you recommend?
  • In your opinion, analyze whether more can be done to address the issue. Include an analysis of whether policy creates interference.

Support your statements with appropriate examples and scholarly references.

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Federal Response during Disaster

How does FEMA define a major disaster for the purpose of making a declaration? Do you think a major disaster declaration should be available for all disasters? Why or why not?Declarations are broken into two categories. Emergency declarations and major disaster declarations. These declarations are need authorization from the President to further supplemental disaster efforts (Dept. of Homeland Security, 2018). Emergency declarations determination by the president supplements resources to state, local, or Indian tribal governments. Resources include emergency services, protection, property, public health, and safety (Dept. of Homeland Security, 2018). The total amount of assistance per emergency can not exceeded $5 million. Major disaster declarations can be made by the president for any natural event, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, or floods. The president determines if severity is beyond capabilities of state and local government. This offers a wide range of federal assistance programs for individuals and public infrastructure (Dept. of Homeland Security, 2018). I do think that a major disaster declaration should be available for all disasters that fits these categories. Depending upon the severity of the situation, local and or state governments may be handle emergency response efforts. Only after local and state resources face exhausting or deemed incapable of handling response efforts should such declarations be made. What are the ethical issues faced while enacting quarantine? What are the legal issues faced while enacting quarantine? Is it ethical to quarantine patients against their will? Why or why not?Quarantine is ethical in cases where less restrictive methods to protect the public from threats are not possible. It is applied to all persons at risk, regardless of social standings or class. Four major ethical principles affected are autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice. A quarantine patient due to risk of communicable disease must be cared for by health officials in a manner that is consistent with the four ethics principles (Reed, 2015). Legal implications could be a result of public resistance and lack of trust. The standard of care and legitimacy of quarantine can be in jeopardy if the community does not uphold theses standards (Reed, 2015). How does EMTALA apply in disaster situations? Should there be any exceptions to EMTALA in a disaster situation? Why or why not?EMTALA is a federal law that requires anyone coming to an emergency department to be stabilized and treated, regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay (ACEP, 2016). The law did not any exceptions for large scale disasters, leading to emergency departments being unable to meet obligations. After the attacks of 9/11 and anthrax, congress acknowledged inadequacies of the law and took action to clarify (Gravely, Whaley & Sanders, 2007). Subsequent actions lead to regulatory exception of EMTALA requirements during specific disasters and emergencies (Gravely, Whaley & Sanders, 2007). Without exceptions, healthcare providers would be held liable of the transfer of patients and redirections. References:ACEP. (2016). EMTALA. Retrieved from https://www.acep.org/news-media-top-banner/emtala/#sm.000a01axf3p3dox119226q3bi7sosDept. of Homeland Security. (2018, Jan 8). FEMA: The disaster declaration process. Retrieved from https://www.fema.gov/disaster-declaration-processGravely, S., Whaley, E., Sanders, T. (2007, Mar 2). EMTALA compliance in disaster circumstances. Retrieved from https://www.troutman.com/files/upload/EMTALA_Compliance_In_Disaster_Circumstances.pdfReed, M. (2015, May 6). Quarantine: ethical considerations for public health officials. Retrieved from http://sites.psu.edu/workworthdoing/2015/05/06/quarantine-ethical-considerations-for-public-health-officials/ 

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Your uncle, John Smith, is going to turn 65 in three months. He is self-employed and has owned his own homebuilding business for the past 40 years. He has purchased his own health insurance plan through an independent agent for more than 20 years. Now that he will be eligible for Medicare, he wants to know more about the program. He saw a commercial about Medicare on TV and it suggested to the viewers that they visit www.medicare.gov.

 

John went to the Medicare website, but there was so much information and unfamiliar terminology that he became frustrated and quit. He asked a few of his friends who were on Medicare how they chose their plans, and they said they just signed up for the “simple plan” rather than choosing something else that “might not be quite right.”

Your mother told your Uncle John that you were in a health-related major at the university, so he called you up for some advice. Prepare a “Medicare Choices for Uncle John” grid. Your grid should be detailed and include the following: cost, deductible(s), co-payment(s), examples of covered services, and any other details you think are important. It is also important that you make sure the grid is easy for Uncle John to understand. In addition, provide your uncle with a list of websites or other services that he may want to use to help him make his decision.

Your grid should contain the information listed below. You may add additional topics, but you must address those listed.
Your grid should be done in Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word.

 

Topic

Medicare Part A

Medicare Part B

Medicare Advantage

Medicare Part D

Coverage

 

 

 

 

 

Premium

 

 

 

 

Deductible

 

 

 

 

Co-payment

 

 

 

 

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Topic 1: Educational Goal Statement

Describe one of your short and long term academic goals. How do your academic goals correlate with your professional goals? What is it that you need to do to accomplish your short term goal and be successful in this course?

My short-term academic goal is to obtain my bachelor's degree in health services administration, my long-term academic goal is to do a Master's in Business Administration. My academic goals are strongly related to my professional goals, since I am the manager of the Quality Assurance department for a Medical Company in South Florida. My long-term goal professionally is to be the Director of the Coding and Billing department of a medical company. I’m thinking that to be successful on this course I have to complete all the assignments, follow the syllabus, not to stop participating in the live seminars and do my contribution on the weekly discussions. It is a very profitable class because through it I will be able to transform my learning experience in student credits.

Topic 2: Integrating Examples of Learning

How will you integrate examples of learning that demonstrate problem solving and critical thinking into your portfolio? Consider examples of your experiential learning and discuss why you would define them as college-level learning.

In my career as a manager I have to demonstrate level of university knowledge, not only to the board of directors but also to the employees who report to me in my department. Every day I have to solve the conflicts that arise and after having the resolution of the problems is that I can present them to the director of my department. For example my company has 45 Primary Care Physicians with 20 scribes I have to keep their medical notes up to date, the clinical notes of the providers can’t be more than 30 days open in order to be CMS compliant. Daily I distribute the work so that once a week the Doctors can close their notes. On the other hand I receive the data from five different medical insurance on a monthly basis, and I have to calculate the MRA score for each patient and each Doctor for each medical center to present it to the board of directors on the last Friday of each month. If I do not have knowledge at the university level, it could not be able to do the analytical data, neither maintain a large and important department up to date.

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QNT 561 Week 3 Sampling and Data Collection Plan

Applied Business Research & Statistics – Data Collection and Hypothesis

University of Phoenix

 

Sampling Design

Using the scenario and two variables your learning team developed for the Week 2 Business Research Project Part 1 assignment, create a paper of no more than 700 words in which the goal is to submit a random sampling plan in such detail that another researcher could replicate the method.

Discuss the following:

(a) Population and size

(b) The target population and brief reasoning

(c) Sampling element which may be conducted through any of the following:

·         Data mining

·         Survey (If a survey is chosen, create a 5-10 question document), or

·         Observation

(d) The sample size

(e) Method of random sampling which may include:

·         Simple

·         Stratified

·         Systematic, or

·         Cluster

Calculate the sample size using a 95% confidence level, and a 5% margin of error. Place the calculation in the Appendix.

Discuss how validity (and reliability) will be achieved.

Explain how human subjects will be protected (if applicable).

Data collection

Explain how the data will be physically collected.

Explain where data will be stored and how it will be protected.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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or some, advocacy might conjure images of speaking at a congressional hearing or soliciting petition signatures at library entrances. Yet, social workers engage in advocacy as an agent of social change in numerous ways: 

  • Case advocacy—When a social worker addresses the lack of services or resources at the micro level, educates the client about available resources and programs, or fights for clients’ rights
  • Legislative advocacy—When a social worker addresses a policy gap at the macro level and provides information and suggestions to legislators in order to close that gap
  • Community advocacy—When a social worker represents the needs of a community at the mezzo level by engaging in group-oriented activities, such as holding a town meeting to educate the neighborhood about a particular issue they are facing

Reflecting as a social worker, what are the benefits to engaging in an act of advocacy? Are there risks associated with being an advocate? Do the risks ever outweigh the need to advocate for what is just?

Throughout this term, you have been asked to engage in an act of advocacy. For this Discussion, you will reflect on the advocacy in which you engaged and discuss both risks and values related to advocacy.

By Day 3

Post:

  • Describe the advocacy in which you engaged this term.
  • Explain how the concepts from this week’s resources apply to the act of advocacy in which you engaged. 
  • Describe potential risks that you considered or that may exist for a social worker who serves as an advocate. 

By Day 6

Respond to two of your colleagues:

  • Explain how social work ethical values relate to advocacy.
  • Describe how you might make decisions about when and where to engage in advocacy based on the risks your colleague identified.

Submission and Grading Information

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Discussion 1: You’re the Editor

The APA Publication Manual is an essential reference guide for all students and practitioners in the social and behavioral sciences. The purpose of this Discussion is to assist you in becoming familiar with and applying key parts of the manual. For this Discussion, you will play the role of an editor who must provide feedback to the writer, identifying and correcting flaws in the writer’s use of citations, quotes, and references. How would you make the writer’s work reflect the language of the profession?

To prepare for this Discussion:

  • View the video APA Citations Part I: The Methods to the Madness, and read the Study Notes from the Learning Resources.
  • Become familiar with the APA Publication Manual; review Chapter 6, “Crediting Sources,” and Chapter 7, “Reference Examples,” and note their contents and the variety of topics covered.
  • Review the “Assignment Sheet: Social Change” document (located in this week’s Learning Resources area) for an excerpt that includes quotes, paraphrased information, and reference information without format.
  • Review the Course Announcement from your Instructor about the peer-review process, and note the colleagues that you have been paired with.

With these thoughts in mind:

Complete the following steps by Day 3:

Step 1: Select one paragraph from the Social Change excerpt to edit. This document is found in the Learning Resources.
Step 2: Referring to Chapter 6 of the APA Publication Manual, revise the paragraph in correct APA format, rewriting the citations, quotations, and references as necessary. Use the references listed for your paragraph number as your citation sources.
Step 3: For this Discussion, the references for each paragraph are listed in the Social Change excerpt. These references are not in correct APA format. Using the information from Chapter 7 of the APA Publication Manual, put the references for your paragraph in correct APA format.
Step 4: Post your edited paragraph and references to the Discussion 1 board.

Paragraph to edit:

Several key individuals and ideas that have shaped the philosophy of social change. The first of these is Mahatma Gandhi. According to Kapadia, Gandhi believed that ideas and ideals had no value if they were not translated into action.Gandhi talked frequently about social change and service to others: The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. Implementing positive social change can be a difficult process. Gandhi was asked why people should not just achieve their goals by any means necessary. He believed that the means are connected to the end. Gandhi wrote: every problem lends itself to solution if we are determined to make the law of truth and nonviolence the law of life. According to Pal, Gandhi influenced many important social change movements and leaders. Some leaders who have acknowledged his influence are: Dr. Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Aung San Suu Kyi and Rigoberta Menchu.