You will create a professional planning portfolio that contains a Core section—completed by all students—and either an Employment section or a Graduate School section, depending upon your post-baccalaureate plans. The final section of your portfolio will be a copy of your review paper, which has been corrected according to the feedback you received from your instructor. (ignore this)

The portfolio will be at least 7 pages, double-spaced, not including the expected title, reference pages and Career Review Paper. APA format is expected and you must reference yourself when quoting from past papers. Only academic/scholarly sources should be used. Please only include one title page for the reflection portion of the Portfolio and one for the revised Career Review Paper. It is fine if the format your portfolio changes when you add the revised Career Review Paper.

The Core section will contain the following documents:

• Document 1 – A personal statement describing your immediate and long-term career and life goals, including an explanation of why these goals are appropriate and realistic in terms of your curricular, extracurricular, professional, and personal experiences. (1-2 pages)
• Document 2– Students will write a paper reflecting upon their educational experiences within their psychology program journey, using the Program Goals as an organizational paradigm. That means you will organize your paper using the Goals. Sections of the body of the paper will correspond to the Goals. This paper should include thoughts regarding successes and challenges, new insights, and personal transformations. This should be at a deep level rather than a surface mention. You must address each of the Program Goals which are displayed below and discuss how you havespecificallymet that goal, referencing courses, papers and concepts. List the Program Goal verbatim (with proper citation)and then address each component to receive maximum points. You should organize Document 2 by the Program Goals and use headings per the APA Manual. APA Style is expected and you must reference yourself when quoting from past papers.Only academic/scholarly sources should be used. You should organize it by the Program Goals and use headings per the APA Manual. (2-4 pages)

UMUC Psychology Program Goals

• Apply major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology to prepare for graduate studies or careers in which psychological training is relevant.
• Apply basic knowledge of research methodology, statistics, measurement, guidelines, ethical standards, laws, and regulations in order to design, participate in and to evaluate research in a variety of contexts.
• Apply knowledge of human behavior to inform personal growth, communicate effectively, solve problems, make decisions and interact with individuals, communities, and organizations.
• Use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry, and where possible appropriate technology and the scientific approach to solve problems related to current and emergent trends within the domains of psychology.
• Value diversity and different perspectives, tolerate ambiguity, and act ethically to communicate appropriately with various sociocultural and international populations.
• Document 3 –A current, accurate, and professional-appearing resume or curriculum vitae. (1-3 pages)

Choose one of either the employment section or graduate school section described below:

1. The Employment section will contain the following documents:

• Document 4 –The results of a computerized job search that yielded at least three job possibilities and a brief report that explains why each of these positions is appropriate for you based on your immediate and long-term career and life goals as described in the first section of this portfolio. (1-2 pages)
• Document 5 –A professional-appearing cover letter that can be modified for specific job applications. (1 page)
• Document 6 –One Completed letter-of-recommendation request-form for graduate school. (I understand that the rubric instructs you to write 3).You will not need to write your professors for this assignment. Rather, this letter will be used as a template for such a letter if you need to ask for a recommendation later. Consider it a form letter. Please see the Letter of Recommendation Request Template Instructions below. (1 page)

1. The Graduate School section will contain the following documents:

• Document 4 –Results of a search for appropriate graduate programs that yielded at least three possible programs and a brief report that explains why each of these programs is appropriate for you based on your immediate and long-term career and life goals as described in the first section of this portfolio. (1-2 pages)
• Document 5 –A professional appearing personal statement that can be modified for specific graduate programs. This statement will differ from Document 1. This website provides guidance on how to write a personal statement for graduate school: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/job_search_writing/preparing_an_application/writing_the_personal_statement/index.html(1-2 pages)
• Document 6 – One Completed letter-of-recommendation request-form for graduate school. (I understand that the rubric instructs you to write 3).You will not need to write your professors for this assignment. Rather, this letter will be used as a template for such a letter if you need to ask for a recommendation later. Consider it a form letter. Please see the Letter of Recommendation Request Template Instructions located in the Content section of the classroom under “Week 7”. (1 page)
• Document 7 – A revised copy of your Career Review Paper from Week 3 of this course.

Pleasecombinethese documents into one file.There are multiple ways tocombinethe documents:-Copy and paste your information or use the following links

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Letter of Recommendation Template

You do not need to write one of your professors for this assignment. Rather, this letter will be used as a template for such a letter if you need to ask for a recommendation later. Consider it a form letter.

In the letter you will be asking a professor if they would recommend you for graduate school, some professional training program or certification program, or for employment. You decide which kind of letter you need or that would be of most benefit to you right now.

-Choose a program or job from your search.You only need to complete one letter for this assignment(I understand that the rubric states 3).

-Provide your complete name (and nickname if the professor knows you by that), along with your email address, and complete mailing address.

-Be sure to include the name of the position or program (along with the school, etc) for which you are applying.

-And let the professor know the date the recommendation is due.

-You should let the professor know what classes you have taken with them, in what year and semester, your grade, and anything you did in the class that you would like to point out, i.e., maybe a paper, or you led a discussion on some topic of interest, or perhaps something you really enjoyed about the class.

-Let the professor know your area of interest and why youare interested in this, i.e., your goals, future plans, etc.

-Let your professor know your current status, and planned date of graduation.

Of course the specifics in the letter would change depending on the professor and class, and area of interest, and program or job for which you are applying, but you would have a good start on the letter, and you would know what kind of things to include.

If you have already done this, then you can borrow some of that information from an email you have written your professor. But as this is a graded assignment, make sure that you have the necessary information.You will not send this template to your professors.

Here is a website that you might find useful:http://www.iup.edu/page.aspx?id=51979

Case Study: End of Life Decisions

George is a successful attorney in his mid-fifties. He is also a legal scholar, holding a teaching post at the local university law school in Oregon. George is also actively involved in his teenage son’s basketball league, coaching regularly for their team. Recently, George has experienced muscle weakness and unresponsive muscle coordination. He was forced to seek medical attention after he fell and injured his hip. After an examination at the local hospital following his fall, the attending physician suspected that George may be showing early symptoms for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a degenerative disease affecting the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The week following the initial examination, further testing revealed a positive diagnosis of ALS.

ALS is progressive and gradually causes motor neuron deterioration and muscle atrophy to the point of complete muscle control loss. There is currently no cure for ALS, and the median life expectancy is between 3 and 4 years, though it is not uncommon for some to live 10 or more years. The progressive muscle atrophy and deterioration of motor neurons leads to the loss of the ability to speak, move, eat, and breathe. However, sight, touch, hearing, taste, and smell are not affected. Patients will be wheelchair bound and eventually need permanent ventilator support to assist with breathing.

George and his family are devastated by the diagnosis. George knows that treatment options only attempt to slow down the degeneration, but the symptoms will eventually come. He will eventually be wheelchair bound and be unable to move, eat, speak, or even breathe on his own.

In contemplating his future life with ALS, George begins to dread the prospect of losing his mobility and even speech. He imagines his life in complete dependence upon others for basic everyday functions and perceives the possibility of eventually degenerating to the point at which he is a prisoner in his own body. Would he be willing to undergo such torture, such loss of his own dignity and power? George thus begins inquiring about the possibility of voluntary euthanasia.

The practice of health care providers at all levels brings you into contact with people from a variety of faiths. This calls for knowledge and understanding of a diversity of faith expressions; for the purpose of this course, the focus will be on the Christian worldview.

Based on “Case Study: End of Life Decisions,” the Christian worldview, and the worldview questions presented in the required topic study materials you will complete an ethical analysis of George’s situation and his decision from the perspective of the Christian worldview.

Provide a 1,500-2,000-word ethical analysis while answering the following questions:

1. How would George interpret his suffering in light of the Christian narrative, with an emphasis on the fallenness of the world?
2. How would George interpret his suffering in light of the Christian narrative, with an emphasis on the hope of resurrection?
3. As George contemplates life with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), how would the Christian worldview inform his view about the value of his life as a person?
4. What sorts of values and considerations would the Christian worldview focus on in deliberating about whether or not George should opt for euthanasia?
5. Given the above, what options would be morally justified in the Christian worldview for George and why?
6. Based on your worldview, what decision would you make if you were in George’s situation?

Remember to support your responses with the topic study materials.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.