Individual Portion

• Search the library and the Internet and research a problem solving court (i.e. drug court, veterans court, teen court, re-entry court or homeless court)
• Each team member will address the following in 250-500 words individually:
  • Generally speaking, what are some of the criminological theories that serve as a foundation for these specialty courts? Explain.
  • You have been tasked to create a new problem solving court that addresses a special type of offender. Discuss the components of the court and its approach to dealing with these special offenders based upon criminological thought.
  • Remember to post your submission as soon as possible in order to allow enough time to complete the Group Portion of the project.
• Be sure to reference all sources using APA style..

• What will be the most challenging element of cognitive restructuring in this case? Explain. In a 3 point slide show from this paper made seperatly.
• While reviewing problem solving courts, I have found that their foundation is to develop programs that could help criminals find the root of their problem and plan to rehabilitate themselves. Each court has their own techniques in providing help to criminals. These courts usually focus on certain components with the first being 1) a nonadversarial judicial process where the offender confesses to the crime, 2) immediate intervention that focuses on outcomes, 3) intensive interaction between the judge and the offender, 4) an interdisciplinary team approach that might include psychological and social workers who will coordinate services for the offender, and 5) a set of clearly defined rules and goals. The ultimate goal is to keep them from being incarcerated. Teen Court was my favorite to read about. They try to help teens to assume responsibility for their behavior by using the five components above in a specific problem solving court depending on the area of the offender’s crime. Within Teen Court, Bully Court could be set up to only deal with offenders who have committed a crime that involves the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of bullying. Bully Court would be a type of problem solving court that deals with bullies and why they resort to aggressive behavior towards others. Two different criminological theories that would serve as a foundation of Bully Court would be the Psychological Theory and the Sociological Theory. After the defendant confesses to the crime and goes before the judge, an immediate intervention would be set up that would include various members of a team that would select services and define rules that need to be followed and to set specific goals that must be attained. This might include sending the defendant to counseling, group therapy, and/or anger management classes. Then, the offender would need to undergo certain testing. This would include psychological testing to look for a personality disorder, an emotional maladjustment, and/or a particular psychological trait that attributes to the bullying. It could also be necessary to have social psychological testing to look for certain behavior issues, lack of self-discipline, and cognitive issues in a group setting. After meeting with the judge in the Bully Court and testing is complete, an interdisciplinary team will be set up to provide services. A plan will then be put in place that sets up the goals the defendant must meet and the rules that the defendant must follow. The goals could include things like doing community service, group meetings with a counselor and other bullies, listening and viewing to victim statements, or other methods of trying to atone for their crime because they need to make amends and continue to prove that this type of intervention has helped them to become a better member of society and somehow proven that the journey that led them down the path to committing a crime of physical, mental, and emotional abuse to others will be from this day forward altered.

Trait Theory suggests certain individuals have innate characteristics or traits that may assist in particular leadership situations. Researchers in the field have identified specific traits necessary for effective leadership. As a future leader in public health, it is important to know how particular traits may impact effective leadership.

For this Discussion, review the week’s Learning Resources to highlight the strengths and limitations of Trait Theory of leadership. Select an effective leader to use for this Discussion. Think about the traits of the leader you selected. Consider how useful Trait Theory is in assessing the leader’s effectiveness.

By Day 4

Write a brief description of the leader you selected and two of his or her essential leadership traits. Then, describe two strengths and two limitations of Trait Theory. Finally, explain the usefulness of Trait Theory in assessing the effectiveness of the leader you selected. (2 pages, APA format)

Final Paper Preparation

To prepare for your Final Paper (due in Week Five), complete the following assignment and submit it to your instructor for feedback. Your paper should include a problem statement, outline, and annotated bibliography.

Problem Statement: Describe the social problem selected for your paper.

Outline: Using the sample below as a guide, provide an outline for your Final Paper. Remember that papers are expected to define a significant problem faced by the justice system, describe the scope and consequences of the problem, and discuss society’s responses to the problem (including public policies and other less formal responses). Your paper should also present a clearly reasoned alternative, supported by scholarly research.

1. Title
2. Abstract
3. What is the problem? Be sure to narrow your problem enough to allow a focused examination.
4. What are the individual and social implications of this problem? Discussion of implications should be supported by accurate research data.
5. What do the experts say about the problem?
6. What have we, as a society, done about this problem? Consider public policies and other, less formal responses.
7. How are public policies and other, less formal responses working?
8. Describe an alternative solution to the problem.
9. Discuss why the alternative is, or can be, an effective response to the problem. Remember to consider negative consequences of the alternative response.
10. Conclude with your thoughts about your chosen social problem. This is a good place to include personal opinions, assuming you wish to share them in a research paper.
11. References

In short, define a problem, discuss the response, and provide alternative responses to the problem. For example, your problem could be drug use/abuse, with a focus on prescription drug abuse among teenagers. Your description of the problems should be fact based, relying on expert opinion. Your alternative can be an adjustment of current policy or a new direction. For example, your may propose longer prison sentences, or legalization of all drugs. Be creative, although suggestions must be supported by scholarly research.

Annotated Bibliography: The purpose of creating a list of sources is to assist you in organizing and evaluating your research. The list should include the following information for each source (minimum of five):

1. Name of the source, including the complete bibliographic citation in proper APA format.
2. Summary of the source (at least one paragraph) including how this source will contribute to your paper.

The paper must be three to five pages in length and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least five scholarly resources (at least three of which can be found in the Ashford Online Library) other than the textbook to support your claims and subclaims. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar.

Professional Advocacy through Association Membership

Professional advocacy is about supporting the interests of
one’s profession. Professional associations advocate for their members by
uniting as a single voice and taking action to advance or remove barriers to
the profession. Nurse practitioners (NPs) unite in member-created associations
and organizations at many different levels: local, state, national, and
international. They unite as specialty groups to further the goals or interests
of their profession. Each of these organizations has a purpose or mission,
membership benefits, and role in professional advocacy. While individually the
NP may be able to contact a legislator on an issue of concern, a professional
organization has the collective power of being able to be heard in numbers.
These organizations are poised to take the course of action needed to influence
the stakeholders. Just as these groups take action to make change, individual
NPs must take action to promote their own professional interests and causes.
One of the best ways a professional can support their profession is by joining
an association or organization.

Directions

In a 3–5 page paper address the following:

1. Join a
   NP association at the local, state, national or international level. (join
   as a student)
2. Discuss
   the mission and vision of this organization.
3. Describe
   the requirements for membership.
4. Explain
   at least five benefits to belonging to this organization.
5. Demonstrate
   understanding of the advocacy efforts of this organization by answering
   the following:

• What
  are the current key issues of concern (name at least three)?
• What
  actions are being taken by this organization to address these concerns?
• What
  current legislative efforts are being done by this organization in one of
  the following areas:
  • expanding
    the NP scope of practice
  • NP
    regulation of practice
  • Healthcare
    policy
  • Payment
    issues
  • Prescriptive
    privileges
• Reflect
  on how your membership to this organization can promote the NP profession.

This assignment has several parts

Part V

Lesson 5, Chapter, Managing Stress

1) List and describe the major sources of stress.

2) Give your interpretation of this quote: “Either you control your stress, or stress controls you.”

3) What is the relationship of emotions (and stress) to the development of psychophysiological (psychosomatic) disorders?

4) What are the characteristics of people with a hardy personality? What are some to the distinguishing characteristics of hardiness as a personality style as it applies to dealing with stress? How can hardiness act as a buffer against distress and illness in coping with the stresses associated with change?

5) What is involved in the concept of money or time management? List a few key ideas for effective management of money or time. LRB

Part VI

1) Discuss some the major barriers to loving and being loved.
2) What are the prerequisites to being able to genuinely love others?
3) Differentiate between authentic and inauthentic love.
4) Discuss the relationship between love and sexuality.
5) Discuss the five common substitutes for love that people sometimes cling to.
6) Discuss the idea that we don’t fall in love but, rather, choose to love.
7) How are love, sex, and intimacy related in your view?

Part VII

1). If you are presently in an intimate relationship and you had the option to “do it all over again,” would you get involved with the same person, knowing all that you know now?

2). What are some of the best features of your intimate relationship? What are some features you would most like to change? What are you doing about changing them?

3). In what ways are each of you growing? Are you growing? Are you growing closer together?

4) What are some specific things you do to keep your intimate relationships alive and vital?

5) How well do you deal with anger and conflict in your relationships? What difficulties, if any do you have in dealing with anger and conflict?

Part VIII

Chapter 8 Becoming the Woman or Man You Want to Be

1. What are your reactions to the concept of the traditional male, as portrayed in the chapter? What price do you see men as paying for living by such roles? To what degree do you see evidence that men are challenging traditional roles?

2. How can developing more flexible views of gender-role expectations be liberating for both women and men? How does this apply to your view?

3. What are some of the stereotypical traits typically assigned to being feminine and being masculine?

4. Can you trace a few significant influences on you own gender-role development? How was your image as a woman or man shaped?

5. Given the fact that there are definite cultural pressures toward adopting given gender roles, where does choice enter into the picture?

Part IX

Chapter 9 Sexuality Class Discussion

1. How have you developed your attitudes and values regarding sex? What factors have influenced your attitudes? Have you tried to form your own standards?
2. To what degree are you able to accept your own sexuality?
3. What are your thoughts about celibacy as an option? What importance do you place on being able to cultivate emotional intimacy without physical intimacy?