Prepare a 10 slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that illustrates how people create growth and find meaning out of trauma and suffering.
Create a mock case study of a client who is a survivor of a traumatic event and who has overcome the experience, and is now demonstrating resilience and overall wellbeing.Include and discuss the following concepts:

Introduce the concept of resilience.
Describe the event the client experienced.
Discuss how the client interpreted and overcame the event by use of meaning-making, sense-making and benefit-finding.
Discuss the post-traumatic growth the client experienced.
Explain the role of resilience in protecting wellbeing.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

Assignment 1: LASA # 2: PowerPoint Presentation
Utilizing the information you compiled for your literature review paper, and the feedback you received from your instructor about the literature review, prepare a 10-15 minute Power Point presentation on your topic, summarizing the key points and conclusions. Be sure to direct this presentation to an audience in the community. For example, if your paper pertained to a topic in developmental psychology, direct your presentation toward parents, or a parenting center. If your topic pertained to substance abuse, direct it toward a community service agency which may use this information for educating teens or parents about preventing drug use, or current clients about treatments and facilities available. Please state in your presentation the specific audience toward whom your presentation is aimed. Include a reference page in APA format, as well as speaker notes and an audio file with your presentation.
Your slides should provide answers to the following questions: 

What was your topic?
What question did you hope to answer by completing this literature review paper? Explain the practical implications of the conclusions of the literature review and the audience to which they are directed.
Given the results of your literature review, what is/are the prevailing argument(s)? In other words, which of those is supported by the existing evidence? Be sure to include full coverage of the arguments, including strengths and weaknesses of each of them, supported by your findings from reviewing the relevant articles.
Did the researchers consider multicultural factors in their studies? If not, what factors may be involved? What multicultural factors should future studies include?
What ethical issues are related to your topic and/or discussed in the studies you reviewed?
How do the conclusions of your literature review relate to the various specialization areas in psychology? Tie them to as many as apply from the following areas: biological, cognitive, developmental, social, personality theory, psychopathology, and applied psychology.
How can the conclusions of your literature review inform the population towards whom your presentation is directed? How can they apply this information to their daily lives? What advice or ‘take home message’ can you provide to your audience based on the research you reviewed?
What research question could you ask in order to further develop this area of study?
Why is your research question important and relevant to the current work being done on your topic?

Your presentation should also follow these guidelines:

It should be approximately be 10 minutes in length.
It should be clear, concise, and professional.  Writing should be free of spelling and grammatical errors; it should conform to current APA style (including any in-text citations).
It should include graphs, tables, figures, or images illustrating your ideas.
There should be a final slide listing references in current APA style.
The bulk of the text should be placed in the Notes pages of each slide. Keep the amount of text on the slide, itself, to a minimum.
You should record an audio file of your oral presentation. You should also type the text of the speech you would give while showing these slides to an audience should be typed into the Notes area.  If you are unable to use the audio feature, the Notes text will suffice.
You can refer to the Power Point tips document provided in the Doc Sharing section of the course.

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Journal
Careers in Early Childhood Education ReflectionIn our course so far you have been informed about potential careers and considered your personal career aspirations. Knowing which area in the field or career you want to pursue is an important first step to tackling your job search and career goals. However, simply identifying an ideal position will not propel you to achieve these goals. To successfully attain your goals, there are action steps for you to take and Ashford University has a Career Services program to support you in this exploration! For this reflective assignment, you will explore the requirements for your potential career path, assess your current skill set in regard to curriculum planning, and identify what action steps you can take to make your career goals more attainable. Take these steps to prepare your journal response:

Read the Ashford University Career Planning Step-by-Step resource to better understand the importance of developing a clear career plan.
Watch the Resources for Developing an Effective Career Plan Webinar.
Use the Roadmap to Success: An Interactive Tool to help you gather information, which you may wish to include in your career plan.

Next, create your journal using the instructions below. 

Career Goals: State your long-term career goals, noting what position you would like to be in in one to five years from now and the specific role you would like to pursue for your career.
Qualifications: Explore the skills and qualifications related to the type of role you’re aspiring to and describe the qualifications you have already achieved and what new skills, knowledge, certifications, or trainings you might need to gain employment in your desired role.
Action Plan: Describe how this course has assisted you already with regards to curriculum planning and reaching your career goals. In this section, also state the additional action steps you will need to take to be fully qualified for the position you would like to pursue and state reasonable timelines for each action step.
Resources: Reflect on what resources that you have currently to support you. Describe any barriers you may need to overcome to be successful and identify individuals who can assist you within your personal support system (e.g., family, friends) and professional network (e.g., classmates, colleagues, other professionals you know from LinkedIn or general life).

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your journal entries. 
Assignment
Assessment Data to Guide PracticeAs you learned from our discussion this week about informal assessments and from the required readings in the text, using informal assessments to guide curriculum planning and instructional decisions allows educators to best support children’s specific strengths and needs, as explained in the Jaruszewicz (2012) text, developmentally appropriate approaches to assessment include a comprehensive, systematic, and focused look at each and every child’s specific learning and development. In this assignment you have an opportunity to explore informal assessments further in relation to the use of data to drive the creation and delivery of those assessments.Consider the following data for “Anna Smith” as a frame of reference for this assignment: You are an educator that has collected assessment data on a child, Anna Smith, in your program or classroom and now must create a curriculum plan based on the assessment data. Next, review the Week Three Instructor Guidance for additional help with this assignment and review the multimedia resources for Anecdotal Records, the Rating Scale, and the Checklist. Finally, use the instructions below to guide your creation of your curriculum plan for Anna Smith based on the assessment data in the resources. Remember to review the Grading Rubric associated with this assignment to understand how you will be evaluated. It is recommended you use the labels below as headings throughout your writing to organize sections (Tip: These would all be APA level-one headings.)Instructions

Introduction (0.5 Points): Write a succinct introduction that informs the reader of the topic of the assignment and its organization. Remember, an effective essay introduction tells the reader what you will say.
Assessment Observations (3 Points): In one to two paragraphs, describe the observations that you made from the data on Anna Smith using several examples from the assessments. 
Child Observations (3 Points): In three to four paragraphs, describe the strengths and areas of opportunity (i.e., weaknesses) for Anna Smith based on the assessment data. 
Short-Term Goal (3 Points): In three to four paragraphs, explain three specific instructional decisions for a short-term goal for Anna Smith based on the data analysis.
Long-Term Goal (3 Points): In one to two paragraphs, explain one specific long-term goal for Anna Smith based on the data analysis.
Conclusion (0.5 Points): Write a succinct conclusion that informs the reader of the main points from the assignment. Remember, an effective essay conclusion tells the reader what you have said in a summary.
Length Requirement (0.25 Points): Two to three pages, not including the title and references pages.
APA Formatting (0.25 Points): Use APA formatting, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center, consistently throughout the assignment, which includes citations in the body of the assignment, the title page, and references list.
Source Requirement (0.25 Points): Reference three scholarly sources in addition to the text.
Syntax and Mechanics (0.25 Points): Display meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Review the case given below case study (Psychological Evaluation for Jessica E. Smith) for this required assignment (RA). On the basis of the information in the case study, provide a principal (primary) and a secondary diagnosis for the person using the most recent DSM codes. You will also discuss your diagnoses in narrative (paragraph) form. Then, identify and discuss at least one differential (possible alternate) diagnosis for the principal diagnosis and at least one differential (possible alternate) diagnosis for the secondary diagnosis that you gave. Lastly, discuss whether a diagnosis from other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention is warranted.
While you are welcome to list medical conditions that might be a concern, your primary and secondary diagnoses should be psychological conditions listed in DSM-5.
Your paper should have separate sections for:

Principal and secondary diagnoses
The reasons for selecting the principal and secondary diagnoses
Social and cultural factors that may influence the principal and secondary diagnoses
Differential diagnoses, including a consideration of whether a diagnosis from other conditions are applicable
The reasons for selecting the differential diagnoses
Your rationale and justification for why your actual diagnoses are a better fit than your differential diagnoses

Include citations and references in APA style. Your paper should be 5–7 pages in length.
Click here to read the case study (Psychological Evaluation for Jessica E. Smith).
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Assignment ComponentProficient
Maximum Points
Provide a principal diagnosis for the selected case study.
At least one principal diagnosis was provided.
20
Provide a secondary diagnosis for the selected case study.
At least one secondary diagnosis was provided.
20
Discuss the rationale for the principal and secondary diagnoses in narrative form.
Discussed clear reasons for the principal and secondary diagnoses based on the DSM criteria.
24
Discuss social and cultural factors that may influence the principal and secondary diagnoses
Provided a thorough discussion on social and cultural factors that may influence the principal and secondary diagnoses
24
Identify at least one differential (alternate) diagnosis for the principal diagnosis.Provided a plausible differential diagnoses for the principal diagnosis, including a consideration of whether a diagnosis from other conditions are applicable
20
Identify at least one differential (alternate) diagnosis for the secondary diagnosis.Provided a plausible differential diagnoses for the secondary diagnosis, including a consideration of whether a diagnosis from other conditions are applicable.
20
Discuss the reasons for your differential diagnoses.Gave a clear rationale for each of the differential diagnoses based on the DSM criteria.
32
Justify why your initial diagnoses are a better fit than the differential diagnoses.Clarified why your actual diagnoses are better suited for the person in the vignette than any of the differential diagnoses.
24
Writes in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrates ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA); and displays accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

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Response Guidelines
Respond  peers, analyzing the case that they presented and the one that you reviewed for this assignment. What were the similarities and differences? Provide a final analysis of some of the challenges that seem to be present when applying a multidisciplinary approach.

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[u04d2] Unit 4 Discussion 2

ntroduction
The article that the learner selected that addresses a real-world the problem is residential care placement of young children in rural areas. The concern is that these children should be in foster homes instead they are not receiving adequate treatments and have been found to learn different behaviors from other children.  80 percent of children who are in state custody are put in residential facilities are often found to have both mental and behavioral health problems (Rishel, Morris, Colyer & Gurley-Calvez, 2014).  These children who are removed from their homes are often place in facilities outside of their state, hand have limited stability academically. This article strives to identify efficient components that assist in the residential placement of young children and discover ways to support the needs of children mentally and behaviorally. The residential placement of children should be address through the multidiscipline approach and include a collaboration of professionals.   
Body
As a human service professional in order to address the issue of residential care placement amongst young children, I must first be aware of the five competencies of the multidisciplinary approach: gathering information, synthesizing ideas, collaborating, conceptualizing a course of action and communicating. Gathered information would be obtain through perspectives in a conference from professional who work closely with the placement procedure to get their views on the effectiveness of residential placement and determine if it is cost effective. Some of these professionals who would be included in the dialogue would be involve Child Protective Services, caseworkers, residential counselors, judge, lawyers and psychiatrist who represent the children in various settings and environments such as the court room, residential facility or office buildings. These professionals questioned about their role and the part they play in their placement.  
During this collaboration foster care and referral policies, placement plans, monitoring protocols and rehabilitation would be analyzed to determine if children who need proper mental and behavioral health problems are getting fair and appropriate treatment. The recommend course of action would be to lower the amount of young children being place in residential placement. Focusing on meeting the children’s needs during the early years of their life  and including the family as a whole will prevent behavioral and mental problems from happen so frequently and allow these children to remain home with their families. According to Rishel, Morris, Colyer & Gurley-Calvez,( 2014) the United States spend about $247 Billion per year on mental and behavioral disorders. Another way to prevent placement is to provide additional resources so children especially those I rural state are not placed in areas outside of their community.  The learner believes this course of action should be communicated through the legislatives but implemented through human services professionals in the communities who work closely with the children such as therapist, case workers, judges, lawyers and placement specialist. The discussion of these professionals should ways to deliver services to families who have children that may have disabilities or issues who need additional support to help the family obtain stability, wholeness and good mental and behavioral health.
Conclusion
The problem of residential placement has been a concern for the children who have not been given effective treatment to help cope with mental and behavioral issues. Utilizing the multidisciplinary approach allows human service professionals of different disciplines to work together to come up with solutions to improve services to the families and children being placed in residential services. In this way everyone would be involved, these ideas would have a great impact on the polices eliminate cost on residential treatment for young children and provide more resources such as early intervention and head start that can reduce mental, emotional or behavioral concerns. Gathering information through meetings and using this information to create plan is vital to the human service professionals and allows helpers to provide the best services to their clients.  
Liz
Response
Response Guidelines
Respond to at least two of your peers, addressing the following:

What additional data points might you recommend that your peer consider and why?
What are some of the challenges your peer might face when seeking data from the sources they have identified?
How might they address these challenges?

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Daynette DeLoatch Unit 4 D2 Gathering information
COLLAPSE
Introduction
This week discussion is based around gathering information from a case to support the helping process for the client.
Body
This case is about a 16-year-old female teenager, who was abandon four years prior by her mother. Her mother told her she would come back and pick her up, but that never happened. Therefore, her grandmother had to raise her. This teenage female endured a lot of pain after her mother left. She was picked on in school, her peer’s called her mother names, which this created her to become unruly, then she dropped out of school. She didn’t know how to channel her anger, so she started making illogical decisions. She fell in love with a guy name Victor, in addition to that Victor was in a gang, and he got her pregnant. Since, her decision making skills were that strong she believed the gang would be the family and protection that she desired. Victor and her lived together, but he was still involved with gang activities. Until one night his gang friends decided to do a drive in the wrong neighborhood and that resulted to killing of Victor.
Conclusion  
This teenage female is going through a four-year cycle of being deserted, this cycle must be broken. She’s trying to better her disadvantages for her and her son. She’s in a great group home, back in school, her son is in a special school due to his special needs, and positive energy is surrounding her. She’s taking the right steps to create better advantages that will hopefully break this four-year bad cycle.As stated, people do not experience problems and automatically go directly to the appropriate human service agency. Individuals can become involved with the human service delivery system in several ways, including self-referral and referral by other professionals (Woodside, 2015).
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