n this discussion, you will create a presentation from the point of view of two specific professionals who are experts on the topic you selected in Week One for your Final Project.  For this discussion:  Topic for this is Child Psychology Consider the psychological career alternatives available and determine from which fields of expertise your two points of view will come. Select the two professionals you will use with expertise on the topic you selected.  Your professionals’ identity may be based on a real person that you know, or they may be made-up based on the job description of a professional in the field.  The titles of your professionals should represent actual jobs (based on job descriptions) from categories in two different areas of mental health (e.g., psychiatry and psychology, social work and counseling).      In one or two sentences, briefly introduce your experts by describing their current careers as well as their backgrounds. The experts will be providing scholarly information on your selected topic based on the point-of-view of their respective professions.
Provide evaluations from the experts in the course of the presentation, regarding contributions of psychological research on the chosen topic in an applied context. Include information from at least two peer-reviewed articles that were published within the last five years to substantiate your experts’ claims.  You must select these two articles on your own.  You may not use resources listed within this course.  For information on how to generate search terms for specific resources, visit the Ashford University Library. 

To begin, create a presentation using the Sample Presentation Template, of at least five slides (not including the title and reference slides).  Provide the following elements in your presentation: A side-by-side comparison of your experts including their current careers as well as their backgrounds A brief general explanation of the topic chosen in Week One Provide a slide for each of the experts’ points of view including appropriate citations of your referenced resources A brief overview and comparison of the two experts’ points of view A separate reference slide must be included at the end of the presentation A minimum of three scholarly sources published within the last five years must be included in the discussion. References are cited according to APA guidelines. A link to a website from an organization associated with each expert’s profession.  Include information from that website where the corresponding expert is presenting her or his point of view. Include the websites in the reference slide using the full APA citation format for websites. Do not just copy and paste the URL to the website. Use the sample template provided to organize your presentation. You may change the font sizes in the presentation. However, do not use a font smaller than 20 pt. You are encouraged to insert relevant figures and graphics. Make sure to appropriately cite any images you use that you did not create yourself. If you include a table or figure from a journal article, cite it according to APA guidelines.

Next, create a 3 to 5 minute oral video presentation of your presentation using a screencast program such as Jing or Screencast-O-Matic. You may also use YouTube or a voiceover PowerPoint saved as a video file with audio. The maximum time allowed for your presentation is 5 minutes, so practicing your presentation prior to recording it is highly recommended. Please include a title for your presentation in the description box when you publish your oral video presentation.

Finally, copy and paste the URL link to your oral video presentation (screencast or video file) in your discussion forum response section. Your presentation must utilize at least two scholarly peer-reviewed resources, in addition to your textbook, cited in APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. All references used within the presentation must be cited properly within the slides and included on the required reference slide, which will be the last slide within your presentation. Due to the time limit of your presentation video, you are not required to speak or read through the reference list. However, you must include your reference list within the discussion post along with the URL link to your presentation and submit your presentation via doc sharing.

 Poverty has a strong influence on the lives of adults. When an adult lives in poverty, the effects extend beyond that individual to all those who depend on the adult. The problem of poverty in the life of an adult becomes a family or community problem, and few social problems are more impactful than poverty.

As a social worker, you are likely to address the needs of clients whose adverse circumstances are strongly influenced by poverty. Increasing your understanding of poverty and its influence will equip to you to better understand and assist your clients.

As you read this week’s resources, select the theory of poverty that most resonates with you to address in your Discussion post for this week.

 

Post a Discussion that includes the following: An explanation of how poverty impacts the experience of individuals in young and middle adulthood A statement as to whether you think poverty is the result of cultural or individual. characteristics; provide support for your position An answer to the following questions about the theory of poverty you selected: What aspects of this theory would be most suitable for your practice? Why? What aspects of this theory do you find problematic in terms of your knowledge of social work practice? Explain.

300-400 Words

USE REFERENCE

References:

 Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA:  Cengage Learning. Chapter 12, “Sociological Aspects of Young and Middle Adulthood” (pp. 549-616)

300 words, respond to the following:

• What are the functions of the components of mental status and an interview in determining the competence of clients? Explain with examples and rationales.

• For which types of psycholegal evaluations (competency, risk of dangerousness, and insanity), if any, might an MSE provide useful information? State reasons for your answers.

 

Develop Professional Résumés

In order to demonstrate an awareness of psychological career alternatives in a community setting, you will develop résumés for each of the professional experts chosen for your presentation in the Week Three discussion. Include relevant academic and professional experience that highlights their careers, appropriate skills, and expertise. Brief job descriptions identifying the major duties associated with each relevant work experience should also be included in the résumé. The job description format should be based on the “Professional Experience”/”Relevant Experience” section in one of the sample résumés provided below. Each résumé should be two to three pages in length. You may use the resources available on the following web pages: Ashford University Career Services (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.  (http://www.apa.org/careers/psyccareers) American Psychological Association  (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Sample Résumés: Resume Sample Graduate Student Counseling Psychology (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Effective CV’s and Resumes for Psychology Graduates (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Counseling Psychology Resume Example (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Counseling Resume (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

You may use additional sources for career information as long as they are credible. An example of a credible source for this information would include The Chronicle of Higher Education (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Utilize at least two professional career-related sources as a basis for the information you will use to complete the required sections in the résumé. All sources must be documented in APA style, as outlined by the Ashford Writing Center.

Writing Professional Résumés
The Assignment: Must be four to six double-spaced pages in length (excluding the title page), and formatted according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.  Résumés should be formatted according to the guidelines in the Ashford University Resume Builder tool. Must include a title page with the following: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. The information used for both résumés must be included on the same reference page at the end of your document.

 

Resume Guides

Auburn University. (n.d.). Resume Sample Graduate Student Counseling Psychology (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..  Retrieved from https://www.auburn.edu/career/resume/samples/sample_gradcounseling.pdf  This website provides a sample résumé for a graduate student in counseling psychology.

careerprofiles. (2017). Effective CV’s and Resumes for Psychology Graduates (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from http://www.careerprofiles.info/psychology-resumes.html This website provides a helpful information for developing effective curriculum vita and resumes for psychology graduates.

IUPUI. (n.d.)  IUPUI Resume guide for psychology (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from http://psych.iupui.edu/sites/default/files/guidetotheresume_1.pdf This pdf provides guidelines for building psychology résumés.

John Hopkins School of Education. (2016). Counseling Resume 3 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from http://www.students.education.jhu.edu/studentaffairs/Services/career/samples/Counseling_Resume3 This website provides a sample résumé for a counselor.

Teachers College. (n.d.). Counseling Psychology Resume Example (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from http://www.tc.columbia.edu/career-services/resources/all-resources/resume-examples/counseling-psychology-resume/ This website provides a sample résumé for a counseling psychologist.