Week Three Discussion…This is the actual assignment I completed
and will need to be read in order to gain knowledge of assignment
below. READ….I chose the following websites: American Dance Therapy
Association, American Psychiatric Association, and International
Association of Counselors and Therapists. These websites cover
topics within the field of psychology, nevertheless, each website
focuses on different themes, for which they can be compared for
similarities and differences. The American Psychiatric Association
(APA) website represents world’s largest psychiatric organization.
Giving that the APA objectives is to promote scientific development
in our understanding of mental pathology, psycho-education and
quality treatment, the theme of the website is broad-covering
topics of research in mental health and psychotherapy. The
International Association of Counselors and Therapists (IACT)
website covers topics of psychotherapy, advocating a holistic
approach for the treatment of psychopathologies. This website
serves especially for clinicians who which to exchanges ideas,
information, techniques or methodologies, as it contains a forum.
American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) website belongs to the
American Dance Therapy Association, an organization which promotes
dance therapy. This association claims within the website that
certain dance movements can be helpful for the treatment of many
psychological disorders, as these movements are supposed to provide
a biopsychosocial integration of the individual. It can be noticed
that all websites share a common theme: psychotherapy.
Nevertheless, the APA website covers a much broader area of topics
than the other two websites-its theme been general, as it contains
material of scientific research in psychopathology and
psychoeducation (materials that provide knowledge of
psychopathologies and treatments). On the other hand, the ACT
website has as its main theme psychotherapy, specifically a
holistic approach in psychotherapy, having a less broad area of
topics than the APA website, but less specific than the ADTA
website. The ADTA website has its main theme as a specific type of
psychotherapy-dance therapy, and covers topics that belong or are
related to its main theme. For the purpose of this discussion,
let’s assume a professional from each organization should answer to
the question ‘’ How would a professional in your organization
contribute to the treatment of depression?’’. I believe that a
professional from APA would argue that each professional at APA
contributes with scientific data or clinical judgments to the broad
range of topics that are covered by the website, suggesting that
the scientific articles provided at the APA website serve as
powerful information to be communicated between researchers and
clinicians as well, hence enhancing the probability of developing
better treatments for depression. A professional from IACT will
likely consider that his/her organization allows clinicians to
communicate with each other, therefore all members of the
organization can provide new information or ideas, constructing a
more effective holistic approach in the treatment of depression. A
professional from ADTA will probably believe that dance therapy is
an effective psychotherapy for depression, for which clinicians
that belong to ADTA could practice dance therapy with depressed
individuals, or could teach other clinicians to do so. References
American Dance Therapy Association. (
http://www.adta.org) American Psychiatric
Association. (
http://www.psych.org) International Association of
Counselors and Therapists. (
http://www.iact.org) End Reading… Your part of the
Assignment: Begin with the work you completed for the Mental Health
Disciplines discussion in Week Three. In this section, you will
demonstrate your awareness of the psychological career alternatives
in a community setting and take on the role of two experts in
different fields of psychology. You will also evaluate
contributions of psychological research in the applied context of
these experts and discuss methodological issues unique to their
areas of psychological research.
Need answer…..
Part 2: In this section, you will:
Create a 750- to 1000-word case study of a real (either
yourself or a willing adult volunteer) or fictitious person who has
developed the competencies of their academic program at Ashford
University. Use A field in psychology. Evaluate your real or
fictitious person’s learning within the program as it contributes
to the overall attainment of the institutional outcomes. Include
at least one personal life example and one career example of
applying the competencies to resolve personal challenges and an
ethical dilemma (e.g., a client or research subject reveals
compromising information about a friend or family member who also
happens to be someone you know in a personal/social context).
Create or describe a scenario in which the person wrestles with an
issue related to the assigned research topic in her or his personal
and/or professional life. Be specific in your discussion of the
scenario and provide details demonstrating professional problem
solving on the part of the person in your case study. Include a
section wherein your fictitious person or you articulate a personal
point of view, evaluate evidence, determine options for responding
and evaluate the pros and cons of the options prior to making a
decision about a course of action within the scenario. Conclude
with how the problem was resolved and what the person learned while
at Ashford University that assisted in an effective resolution.
Writing the Case Study The Assignment:
II. Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length
(excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to
APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. III. Must
include a title page with the following: o Title of paper o
Student’s name o Course name and number o Instructor’s name o Date
submitted IV. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined
in the Ashford Writing Center. V. Must include a separate reference
page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford
Writing Center. Need answer...
Part3: o Create an annotated list of 10 to 12 reputable,
scholarly websites that are relevant to psychological research and
practice. o Consider the merits of each website. Based on your
knowledge of scholarly applications of psychological research,
evaluate the use of scholarly applied psychological research and
analyze the interpretations that are presented on each site. For
information on how to evaluate web resources, visit the Ashford
University Library website. o The list should be in alphabetical
order with each website cited according to APA style as outlined in
the Ashford Writing Center. o The annotations should be four to
five sentences long and reflect the relevance and usefulness of
each website in terms of your topics of psychological research and
your professional needs.
No comments:
Post a Comment