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  • Mental Illness or Developmental Disorder Presentation: Outli…

    Using some of the same resources you used to research topic ideas, begin researching your topic. Research, organize, and start to outline the following information:

    • Symptoms (things the person would tell you) and Signs (things you would see about the person)
    • Treatments
    • Effect on day-to-day function
    • Etiology (Who is likely to get this disorder? Age, gender, ethnicity, risk factors, etc.)
    • Typical age of onset
    • Prognosis (What is thought to be happening in the brain of the individual of the disorder?)
    • Healthcare issues/challenges to providing health care to individuals with this illness or disorder
    • What health care providers should keep in mind when working with patients with this mental illness or disorder
    • Celebrity photo and/or movie that reflects someone with the illness or disorder (short videos, less than 1 minute in length may be embedded)

    EXAMPLE OUTLINE

    An example of what your outline COULD look like. None of you have to use this and I suggest not copying it completely. This is just an example to get you started. You would get it started like below, and add info for each remaining slide. I only added 5 so you had an idea.

    Introduction

    • An overall discussion of what your selected topic. Including information pertinent to what you plan on discussing.

    Slide 1: Symptoms

    • Provide an brief overview of what your presentation will discuss when you get to this slide.

    Stage 2: Treatments

    • Again, a brief overview of treatments you plan on discussing (you do not have to get into any in-depth detail for any of these slides.
    • Example of brief:
    • CBT, Pain Management, Chiropractic Adjustments (you would go more in-depth about each treatment type in your presentation)

    Stage 3: Effect on day-to-fay Function

    • Provide different information and examples on how someone with your illness if affected daily
    • Example:
    • Frequent pain, difficult time finding jobs which require extensive physical activity, etc.

    Stage 4: Etiology

    • Brief overview of the etiology of your topic.
    • Keep in mind, your outline for the presentation only has to BRIEFLY state what you plan on presenting. YOUR PRESENTATION WILL HAVE TO MATCH YOUR OUTLINE

    Conclusion

    • Summary of the presentation and what you discussed about your topic

    References

    Add references in APA Formate

    Some Resources

    National Library of Medicine. (2018). Depression. Medlineplus.gov; National Library of Medicine. https://medlineplus.gov/depression.html

    Depression Screening: MedlinePlus Medical Test. (2022). Medlineplus.gov. https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/depression-screening/

    Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): Mental Illness or Development Disorder Presentation Content Requirements.pdf

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  • Mental Illness or Developmental Disorder Presentation: Outli…

    Using some of the same resources you used to research topic ideas, begin researching your topic. Research, organize, and start to outline the following information:

    • Symptoms (things the person would tell you) and Signs (things you would see about the person)
    • Treatments
    • Effect on day-to-day function
    • Etiology (Who is likely to get this disorder? Age, gender, ethnicity, risk factors, etc.)
    • Typical age of onset
    • Prognosis (What is thought to be happening in the brain of the individual of the disorder?)
    • Healthcare issues/challenges to providing health care to individuals with this illness or disorder
    • What health care providers should keep in mind when working with patients with this mental illness or disorder
    • Celebrity photo and/or movie that reflects someone with the illness or disorder (short videos, less than 1 minute in length may be embedded)

    EXAMPLE OUTLINE

    An example of what your outline COULD look like. None of you have to use this and I suggest not copying it completely. This is just an example to get you started. You would get it started like below, and add info for each remaining slide. I only added 5 so you had an idea.

    Introduction

    • An overall discussion of what your selected topic. Including information pertinent to what you plan on discussing.

    Slide 1: Symptoms

    • Provide an brief overview of what your presentation will discuss when you get to this slide.

    Stage 2: Treatments

    • Again, a brief overview of treatments you plan on discussing (you do not have to get into any in-depth detail for any of these slides.
    • Example of brief:
    • CBT, Pain Management, Chiropractic Adjustments (you would go more in-depth about each treatment type in your presentation)

    Stage 3: Effect on day-to-fay Function

    • Provide different information and examples on how someone with your illness if affected daily
    • Example:
    • Frequent pain, difficult time finding jobs which require extensive physical activity, etc.

    Stage 4: Etiology

    • Brief overview of the etiology of your topic.
    • Keep in mind, your outline for the presentation only has to BRIEFLY state what you plan on presenting. YOUR PRESENTATION WILL HAVE TO MATCH YOUR OUTLINE

    Conclusion

    • Summary of the presentation and what you discussed about your topic

    References

    Add references in APA Formate

    Some Resources

    National Library of Medicine. (2018). Depression. Medlineplus.gov; National Library of Medicine. https://medlineplus.gov/depression.html

    Depression Screening: MedlinePlus Medical Test. (2022). Medlineplus.gov. https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/depression-screening/

  • Social Work Question

    I will provide the instructions in the documents attached as well as the vignettes needed for the completion of the paper and the rubric for grading guidelines. Please follow the instructions provided exactly, do not use any AI, and if any instructions are unclear or confusing, please feel free to ask.

    This assignment will focus on demonstrating understanding of skills of engagement, reflecting on challenges that you may experience with clients who spark an internal response and using the NASW Code of Ethics to provide guidance and support. Each student will discuss engagement strategies in response to one of the vignettes provided. Students will be graded on their ability to describe appropriate engagement strategies focusing on the values, beliefs, and behaviors that are described in the literature. Concepts must be supported by academic/professional literature. The vignettes will be provided by your professor and are separate from the Acevedo vignette and the VFP case of Mario.

    The paper requires the use of a minimum of 4 scholarly works. I will provide a list of the scholarly works within our course syllabus below – please try to take all 4 from that list but at least 2/4.

    Course Syllabus Readings:

    1. Cross-Denny, B. Integrated social work practice: An overview. In Integrated social work practice: Bridging micro, mezzo, and macro level practice (pp. 3-28). Congella.

    2. Finn, J. (2020). Looking back. In Social justice approach to social work, 4th ed. (pp. 63-71). Oxford University Press.

    3. Finn, J. (2020). Values, ethics, and visions. In Social justice approach to social work, 4th ed. (pp. 106-126). Oxford University Press.

    4. National Association of Social Workers (NASW). (n.d.). Code of ethics.

    5. Mosher, D. K., Hook, J. N., Captari, L. E., Davis, D. E., DeBlaere, C., & Owen, J. (2017). Cultural humility: A therapeutic framework for engaging diverse clients. Practice Innovations, 2(4), 221.

    6. Cross-Denny, B. Micro-level client systems. In Integrated social work practice: Bridging micro, mezzo, and macro level practice (pp. 51-65). Congella.

    7. Lee, H., Boyd, R., Slack, K. S., Mather, R. S., & Murray, R. K. (2022). Adverse Childhood Experiences, positive childhood experiences, and adult health. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 13(3), 441-461.

    8. PettyJohn, M. E., Tseng, C. F., & Blow, A. J. (2020). Therapeutic utility of discussing therapist/client intersectionality in treatment: When and how?. Family Process, 59(2), 313-327.

    9. Masten, A. S., & Barnes, A. J. (2018). Resilience in children: Developmental perspectives. Children, 5(7), 98. doi:10.3390/children5070098

    10. Finn, J. (2020). Engagement: Just get started. In Social justice approach to social work, 4th edition (pp. 183-208). Oxford University Press.

    11. Hepworth, D. H., Der Vang, P., Blakey, J. M., Schwalbe, C., & Evans, C. (2023). Building blocks of communication. In Direct social work practice: Theory and skills, 11th ed. (pp. 78-105). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.

    12. Hepworth, D. H., Der Vang, P., Blakey, J. M., Schwalbe, C., & Evans, C. (2023). Verbal following, exploring, focusing skills. In Direct social work practice: Theory and skills, 11th ed. (pp. 106-126). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.

    13. Lynch, A., Newlands, F., & Forrester, D. (2019). What does empathy sound like in social work communication? A mixedmethods study of empathy in child protection social work practice. Child & Family Social Work, 24(1), 139-147.

    14. Finn, J., (2020). Challenges to engagement: Power, difference and resistance. In Social justice approach to social work, 4th edition (pp. 212-219). Oxford University Press.

    15. Hepworth, D. H., Der Vang, P., Blakey, J. M., Schwalbe, C., & Evans, C. (2023). Eliminating counterproductive communication patterns and substituting positive alternatives. In Direct social work practice: Theory and skills, 11th ed. (pp. 127-142). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.

    16. Krebs, P., Norcross, J. C., Nicholson, J. M., & Prochaska, J. O. (2019). Stages of change. In J. C. Norcross & B. E. Wampold (Eds.), Psychotherapy relationships that work: Evidence-based therapist responsiveness (pp. 296328). Oxford University Press.

    17. Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2023). Responding to Sustain Talk and Discord. In Miller, W.R., & Rollnick, S. . (eds.) Motivational Interviewing: Helping people change and grow (4th ed., 229-252). New York, NY: Guildord Press ISBN #978-1-4625-5279-5.

    Requirements: 4-6 pages (double-spaced)

  • Unit 2 Assignment Ce220

    Safe and Healthy Learning Environments

    Purpose:

    High-quality early learning programs can have a profound effect on children’s development and the families served. It is important to have an understanding of what elements support a high quality safe and healthy learning environment and how to both identify appropriate toys and activities within that environment. This assignment will give you the opportunity to identify the elements of a high quality safe and healthy early learning environment.

    DIRECTIONS:

    Using the , you will develop a PowerPoint presentation, creating one slide for each of the topics below. Be sure to include your speaker notes in the Notes section below each slide. Include a minimum of two relevant citations throughout your presentation. Your presentation must include:

    Slide 1: Title Slide

    Slide 2: Define the importance of caregiver qualifications in the early learning environment.

    Slide 3: Define the importance of staffing ratios in the early learning environment.

    Slide 4: Define the importance of group size and composition in the early learning environment.

    Slide 5: Define the importance of program curriculum in the early learning environment.

    Slide 6: Define the importance of health services in the early learning environment.

    Slide 7: Identify one toy or activity that reinforces the importance of good health and nutrition. Explain how this toy or activity could be used in the early learning environment.

    Slide 8: Define the importance of the physical environment, for both indoor and outdoor space (clean, safe, spacious, licensed), in the early learning environment.

    Slide 9: Define the importance of food service and nutrition in the early learning environment.

    Slide 10: Define the importance of offering opportunities for family involvement and collaboration in the early learning environment.

    Slide 11: Define the importance of knowing the individual children and their families and why attention to cultural and linguistic diversity is necessary in the early learning environment.

    Slide 12: References

    WRITING REQUIREMENTS AND ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES

    Your assignment should be at least twelve slides, and should include the following elements: Title slide, Body Reference slide: Include at least two sources listed in APA format

    • Use Arial or Times New Roman 18-point font
    • Use APA formatting and citation style
    • If you need assistance with APA style, please visit the .

    The assignment must be written in Standard English and demonstrate superior organization, including a highly developed viewpoint and purpose. Your notes below each slide in the body of your presentation should be written in complete sentences and paragraphs, supporting the content on each slide. Presentations are visual; therefore, use clear, concise bullet points and avoid crowded slides. Additionally, images and diagrams are wonderful presentation tools, but be sure to include all required citations.

  • Reflection Paper

    The goal of reflective writing is to realize personal growth. In this assignment you will pursue this goal, interacting with and integrating the information introduced in the course and applying it to your existing experiences.

    The Reflection Paper supports the three learning outcomes for the course:

    • analyze symptoms and causes of stress in a variety of subjects and contexts, such as individuals, communities, and organizations, for a comprehensive ethical approach to the management of stress
    • formulate decisions using knowledge of biological, psychological, and sociocultural consequences of stress
    • apply and evaluate stress management techniques and technologies to enable self and others to remediate stressful life situations

    Objective: Write a 4 to 5-page personal Reflection Paper that communicates how specific topics, theories, and research findings covered in the course 1) shape your understanding of psychology of stress; and 2) connect to your current knowledge, experiences, and areas of interest.

    Instructions Summary: The following guidance lists the key steps for the Reflection Paper.

    1. Review the topics we have covered in class, to include those covered during the week this assignment is due.
    2. Choose two to three* psychology of stress topics, theories, or research studies covered within the applicable weeks content.
    3. Reflect and identify personal relevance of the selected subjects.
    4. Research using the UMGC Library.
    5. Write and submit for grading a well composed, 4 to 5-page APA style formatted Reflection Paper.

    *This is a minimum target, not a finite value. To maximize the benefits of this assignment, focus on a range of subjects that capture your attention. It is appropriate to discuss and integrate related topics. Details extracted from course Learning Resources, and research findings pulled from peer-reviewed articles, can create topic depth and breadth. Related points, when constructively used to compare, contrast, and synthesized your understanding, builds out a thoughtfully elaborated presentation on the topic.

    Requirements: The requirements for the Reflection Paper include:

    Submit a single document that reflects upon how specific topics, theories, and research findings covered in the course 1) shape your understanding of the psychology of stress; and, 2) connect to your current knowledge, experiences, and areas of interest.

    Within the document…

    1. Introduce. Concisely introduced the reader to clearly defined topics addressed in the paper. Anchor the paper through a well-constructed thesis statement.
    2. Have purpose. Dedicate discussion and analysis to two-three (minimum*) focal topics within the body of the paper. All topics are to be discussed in clear detail.
    3. Synthesize. Demonstrate synthesis of each topic with your current understanding of, or experiences with, the topic. Support assertions made.
    4. Connect. Identify personal opportunities for application (private, professional, public contexts). Express interrelated ideas coherently and logically.
    5. Include sources. Incorporate course sources and a minimum of two (2) peer-reviewed professional sources from our UMGC Library.
    6. Use Authorial Voice. Discuss materials in your own words and your own writing style and structure. Avoid excessive use of direct quotes. Doing so may incur a point penalty for each occurrence and will not be accepted as content towards the page count of the reflection paper.
    7. Apply APA Style**. Neatly and concisely present a 4 to 5-page APA formatted document containing
    • Title Page
    • Introduction
    • Body (with heading levels applied when appropriate)
    • Conclusions
    • References Page
    • Properly formatted in-text citations and references

    *Remember this is a minimum, not a restrictive, fixed target. See note under Instructions.

    **Use APA style and subheadings, double-spacing, an appropriate (e.g., Times Roman 12-point; Arial 11-point; Calibri 11-point), one-inch margins (left, right, top, and bottom), page numbering, and logical flow from topic to topic. Write with clarity, paying attention to spelling, grammar, and syntax. Consult the , for proper form of in-text citations and references.

    Writing Tips: Sections of the Paper

    (Section lengths are averages noted from past student submissions. They are not absolute targets. Develop your paper to meet your message and expressive needs, while meeting assignment requirements.)

    • Introduction: (Approx. 1/2-2/3 page). Introduce the topics, theories, and/or research you are reflecting on. Briefly summarize the focus of the paper.
    • Introduce the thesis statement, providing the road map for the body of the reflection paper.
    • Operationally define relevant concepts in order to anchor how they will be employed throughout the document.
    • Body of the paper: (Approx. 3-4 pages) In the body of your paper, dedicate discussion to each focal topic.
    • Introduce each topic, providing enough background information for your reader to understand: 1) what the topic is about, and 2) the academic/empirical grounding of the topic. [The goal here is to leverage specific details from the course lessons in order to provide context for conclusions you present.]
    • Concisely convey your ideas and opinions about the subject in question. [Hint: It is here that the answers to the sample Making the Connections questions are relevant.] You may find it constructive to discuss the focal topic by comparing, contrasting, and synthesizing a variety of course materials. You may also include additional peer-reviewed academic sources.
    • Provide details on how you arrived at conclusions drawn, demonstrating skeptical inquiry and critical thinking.
    • Weave into this discussion your personal experiences with the discussed concept/theory/research. This is a critical component of the paper. This is an expression of the connections that make the lessons actively relevant to you. Reflections may include new insights about: yourself; others; barriers, challenges, and opportunities in your personal and/or professional arena; strategies, knowledge, and skills that you discovered and plan to apply; and, observed outcomes emerging from applications you have made.
    • Conclusion of the paper: (Approx. 2/3-1 page). Tie it all together.
    • Show how the ideas developed in the body of your paper tie together to support your thesis.
    • Summarize the overall effect the lessons had on you. What are your takeaways?

    Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): dual earner families.pdf, work stress.pdf, Week 2 Journal.docx, Achieving Work-Life Balance.pdf, Week 3 Journal.docx, Week 4 Journal.docx

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  • Week 11

    Write a draft problem statement in the Prospectus Form by entering the following in the correct field:

    • Describe the social problem.
    • Identify the gap in practice.
    • Present the research problem.
    • Support the entire problem statement with current government and/or peer-reviewed research.

    Also write a draft purpose in the Prospectus Form:

    • The purpose (compare, explore, examine, etc.).
    • The tentative population or target. For this draft, the variables do not need to include the actual sample or other criteria.

  • Social Movement

    Pick a Social Movement/ Case Study – I like the idea of writing about gender based violence.

    Advised reading by lecturers –

    Edwards, G. (2014) Social Movements and Protest. Cambridge University Press

    • Challenging Codes: Collective Action in the Information Age by Alberto Melucci.
    • Marxism and Social Movements edited by Colin Barker et al..
    • Poor People’s Movements: Why They Succeed, How They Fail by Frances Fox Piven and Richard A. Cloward.

    Lifestyle Movements: Exploring the Intersection of Lifestyle and Social Movements

    • Article Haenfler, Ross ; Johnson, Brett ; Jones, Ellis, Social movement studies, 11(1), 2012, 1 – 20
    • Surfing the Global Protest Wave’ by Dr Kevin Gillan (please note the whole edition is attached but you only have to read Kevin’s article, the first one on pages 15-17).

    Theories to potentially use –

    • Relative deprivation theory
    • Social disconnection theory (mass society)
    • Structural strains
    • Crowd psychology (Blumer, Le Bon)
    • Smelser’s 6-point
    • Resource Mobilization Theory
    • New social Movement
    • Understand the methods through which direct democracy is practiced and the contexts it which has been adopted
    • Know what is meant by ‘consensus decision making’ and its potential benefits and pitfalls

    ATTACHED IS A PDF EXPLAINING MORE

    Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): SOical MOvement.pdf

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  • Social Movement

    Pick a Social Movement/ Case Study – I like the idea of writing about gender based violence.

    Advised reading by lecturers –

    Edwards, G. (2014) Social Movements and Protest. Cambridge University Press

    • Challenging Codes: Collective Action in the Information Age by Alberto Melucci.
    • Marxism and Social Movements edited by Colin Barker et al..
    • Poor People’s Movements: Why They Succeed, How They Fail by Frances Fox Piven and Richard A. Cloward.

    Lifestyle Movements: Exploring the Intersection of Lifestyle and Social Movements

    • Article Haenfler, Ross ; Johnson, Brett ; Jones, Ellis, Social movement studies, 11(1), 2012, 1 – 20
    • Surfing the Global Protest Wave’ by Dr Kevin Gillan (please note the whole edition is attached but you only have to read Kevin’s article, the first one on pages 15-17).

    Theories to potentially use –

    • Relative deprivation theory
    • Social disconnection theory (mass society)
    • Structural strains
    • Crowd psychology (Blumer, Le Bon)
    • Smelser’s 6-point
    • Resource Mobilization Theory
    • New social Movement
    • Understand the methods through which direct democracy is practiced and the contexts it which has been adopted
    • Know what is meant by ‘consensus decision making’ and its potential benefits and pitfalls

    ATTACHED IS A PDF EXPLAINING MORE

  • Current Event Paper: Texas

    Pick an article from the New York Times, Houston Chronicle, or other “Major Daily U.S. Newspaper” about Texas that was published during the time this class was in session (1/10/2026 – 4/29/2026 ). If you are unsure about what constitutes a “Major Daily U.S. Newspaper,” feel free to ask. Provide a full bibliographic citation (APA) and summarize it.

    After you summarize it, devote at least an additional paragraph to answer the following: How does the article portray Texas? How does the article agree or disagree with what you have learned in this class?

    Then you must devote at least an additional 3 paragraphs to analyze the article in the context of 3 class concepts.

    The keyword in this assignment is analysis.

    You need to analyze the article and tie it back to specific concepts that you learned in the class.

    Concepts such as federalism, separation of powers, branches of government, different public policies, and literally dozens more may be relevant to any article you read.

    The paper should be at least 2 full pages long and include the full bibliographic citation of the article. You must discuss at least 3 concepts from the class and put those concepts in Bold.

    Please define the concept and spend at least 1 paragraph discussing each concept in relation to the article. Remember, one sentence is not a paragraph just because it is indented. A good paragraph is 5-7 sentences.

    Please make sure the article is about the government or economy of Texas, not something that simply happened in Texas. Federal Border Detention Facilities and the mistreatment of refugees is not a Texas story just because they are talking about a facility in Texas.

    In addition, make sure the concepts are “Texas Government” concepts. For example, talking about an executive order Biden signed is not a Texas concept, nor is “Congress,” or a U.S. Representative, or the U.S. Supreme Court.

    Finally, do not just randomly pick an article or simply pick the first 3 concepts that come to mind. If your article is about a court case around prison reform, don’t talk about the governor unless the governor is in some way part of the case. Think about the article you are selecting and apply concepts that are clearly relevant to the article.

    I have attached lecture notes from the course for references on concepts discussed in the class

  • Current Event Paper: Texas

    Pick an article from the New York Times, Houston Chronicle, or other “Major Daily U.S. Newspaper” about Texas that was published during the time this class was in session (1/10/2026 – 4/29/2026 ). If you are unsure about what constitutes a “Major Daily U.S. Newspaper,” feel free to ask. Provide a full bibliographic citation (APA) and summarize it.

    After you summarize it, devote at least an additional paragraph to answer the following: How does the article portray Texas? How does the article agree or disagree with what you have learned in this class?

    Then you must devote at least an additional 3 paragraphs to analyze the article in the context of 3 class concepts.

    The keyword in this assignment is analysis.

    You need to analyze the article and tie it back to specific concepts that you learned in the class.

    Concepts such as federalism, separation of powers, branches of government, different public policies, and literally dozens more may be relevant to any article you read.

    The paper should be at least 2 full pages long and include the full bibliographic citation of the article. You must discuss at least 3 concepts from the class and put those concepts in Bold.

    Please define the concept and spend at least 1 paragraph discussing each concept in relation to the article. Remember, one sentence is not a paragraph just because it is indented. A good paragraph is 5-7 sentences.

    Please make sure the article is about the government or economy of Texas, not something that simply happened in Texas. Federal Border Detention Facilities and the mistreatment of refugees is not a Texas story just because they are talking about a facility in Texas.

    In addition, make sure the concepts are “Texas Government” concepts. For example, talking about an executive order Biden signed is not a Texas concept, nor is “Congress,” or a U.S. Representative, or the U.S. Supreme Court.

    Finally, do not just randomly pick an article or simply pick the first 3 concepts that come to mind. If your article is about a court case around prison reform, don’t talk about the governor unless the governor is in some way part of the case. Think about the article you are selecting and apply concepts that are clearly relevant to the article.

    I have attached lecture notes from the course for references on concepts discussed in the class