How can a therapist determine if a child’s presenting issue can be accounted for based on typical development (e.g., Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, Erik Erikson’s psychosocial stages) or determine that the issue is pathological in nature?

How can a therapist determine if a child’s presenting issue can be accounted for based on typical development (e.g., Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, Erik Erikson’s psychosocial stages) or determine that the issue is pathological in nature? Provide at least one specific example in your response.

Describe the purpose of scatter diagrams, and discuss how you would determine whether positive, negative, or no correlation exists between two variables by looking at the scatter diagram

 Describe the purpose of scatter diagrams, and discuss how you would determine whether positive, negative, or no correlation exists between two variables by looking at the scatter diagram.  Predicting the probability of achieving the desired results often involves the comparison of two groups. For example, politicians would like to know who is more likely to vote for them, and they will compare the data of potential voters: younger and older, males and females, urban and rural, and so on. Similarly, employees would like to know whether their salary depends more on experience or level of education. Hence, hypothesis testing with two samples may be of great value. In addition, statisticians often make better predictions if they know whether one variable is related to the other. That is, when comparing two variables and attempting to see whether there is a relationship between them, analysts will try to determine whether changes made to one variable trigger corresponding changes in the other variable. 
 Answer this unit’s discussion questions  with the following

Watch President Ronald Reagan’s 1983 speech to the National Association of Evangelicals, perhaps the most explicit presidential endorsement of Christian faith in recent times. As you watch this presentation, prepare and post your written answers to the following speech presentation analysis questions: What is this speech’s topic? What is the speech’s thesis or main point?

Purpose: This assignment invites you to consider how topic selection, goal and thesis planning, audience analysis, research, organization, and presentational variables can impact an audience’s response to a speech presentation. This can help you better understand and appreciate the planning process you must follow if you wish to prepare a top-notch speech for delivery to an audience.
Description: Watch President Ronald Reagan’s 1983 speech to the National Association of Evangelicals, perhaps the most explicit presidential endorsement of Christian faith in recent times. As you watch this presentation, prepare and post your written answers to the following speech presentation analysis questions:
What is this speech’s topic?
What is the speech’s thesis or main point?
What in the speech, if anything, suggests the speaker (or his speech writers) had analyzed the audience and adapted the speech to its needs?
Did the speaker use effective and relevant material to support the speech’s thesis?
Was the speech effectively organized?
Did the speaker use clear, interesting, and accurate language?
Was the quality of the speaker’s voice acceptable?
Were the speaker’s movements and gestures meaningful and effective?
You must explain the observations and the reasoning that justify your answers to these questions. The more thoughtful, detailed, and documented your observations and explanations, the better the quality of your work.
Be sure to provide thoughtful, detail-supported written responses to each of the 8 questions and to support your observations by citing supportive parts of the Reagan speech presentation. Excessively general, insufficiently detailed responses—the ambiguously worded type that one could write without actually watching the speech—will be deemed deficient and will be graded accordingly

AM is a 22-year-old man presenting to the local emergency department (ED) with acute onset  of right eye pain. The pain started 6 hours prior and has not improved with artificial tears or oral  acetaminophen. He reports the possibility of accidentally “scratching his right eye” when trying  to remove his contact lens. Past Medical History • Wears soft contact lenses, replaces monthly • Denies swimming or showering in contacts • Occasionally sleeps in contacts Physical Examination • Visual acuity: right eye, 20/40; left eye, 20/20 • Right eye is diffusely injected, small pinpoint area of haze is noted in the periphery at 6 o’clock; region subsequently stains with fluorescein Discussion Questions 1. What is the appropriate pharmacologic treatment for AM? 2. What is the appropriate follow up for AM?

Week 2 Discussion
Eye Conditions
AM is a 22-year-old man presenting to the local emergency department (ED) with acute onset 
of right eye pain. The pain started 6 hours prior and has not improved with artificial tears or oral 
acetaminophen. He reports the possibility of accidentally “scratching his right eye” when trying 
to remove his contact lens.
Past Medical History
• Wears soft contact lenses, replaces monthly
• Denies swimming or showering in contacts
• Occasionally sleeps in contacts
Physical Examination
• Visual acuity: right eye, 20/40; left eye, 20/20
• Right eye is diffusely injected, small pinpoint area of haze is noted in the periphery at 6 o’clock; region subsequently stains with fluorescein
Discussion Questions
1. What is the appropriate pharmacologic treatment for AM?
2. What is the appropriate follow up for AM?
3. How should AM be counseled regarding his contact lens 
2. A minimum of 2 paragraphs is required 
3. Support all posts with at least 2 cited peer review references within 5 years of publication (references cannot be older than 5 years).
4. All posts are to be written in APA 7th edition format as required by the university.

The Health Information Technology (HIT) standards are developed both by national and international organizations for local and global implementation. In the US, the national organization is NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology) and the international organization is ISO (International Standards Organization).Compare and contrast the functions of these two organizations and their healthcare IT standards. Analyze their standard development processes. Which type of healthcare organizations should implement their standards and why?

APA format, in-text citation, references include, 3 pages
Topic: 
Applying your role as a summer intern for the not-for-profit organization( attachment), you will continue preparatory work on the strategic plan by addressing the following: 
1. The Health Information Technology (HIT) standards are developed both by national and international organizations for local and global implementation. In the US, the national organization is NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology) and the international organization is ISO (International Standards Organization).Compare and contrast the functions of these two organizations and their healthcare IT standards. Analyze their standard development processes. Which type of healthcare organizations should implement their standards and why? Assess the value of the standards on the international market as well as implications for not adopting the HIT standards globally?   

2. Health Information Technology increases both efficacy and quality of healthcare and aids in operational and strategic planning. Although it incurs initial implementation investment and then periodic recurring maintenance and updating costs, it does not generate direct revenue, but the healthcare managers need to justify these costs to the executive management.

Select two (2) methods or techniques that you would use to determine and justify the value of HIT. Evaluate both in terms of their pros and cons. Which of these two methods would you recommend to use for presentation to the management and why? Analyze how these two methods of HIT value determination differ from the traditional IT value determination for business and healthcare? 

What are some possible interventions you may use to either increase or decrease either appropriate or non-appropriate behavior at school?

According to Ashley. Because we’re supposed to respond directly to the student.
*****PLEASE RESPOND IN DEPTH
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Response 1- Ashley
L. Describe your experiences and your role in building relationships with teachers, parent(s)/guardian(s), administrators, staff, and outside agencies.
“At its core, the role of a school counselor is to cultivate trusting relationships. These connections define the dynamics among counselors, students, and parents.” (2023) I have intentionally built collegial relationships with my supervisor, personnel, teachers, and students at my practicum site. For instance, when the gate opens in the morning for breakfast, the counselor and I welcome students and guardians, which often leads to conversations, which helps us learn more about the student’s home life.
I practice being present, actively listening, and consistently showing up, which reveals to those around me that I am committed and a trustworthy person.
Building relationships with teachers is more challenging as they spend most of their time in their classrooms. The chance to converse with them is only during dismissal when the teachers spread out to observe each gate, walking, bus, or pick up. Once the students are gone, the teachers return to their classrooms, and that is an opportunity to converse with them. I have also made following up a priority, for instance, when theirs a student who repeatedly is sent to the counselor or principles office for behavioral issues. If I run into the teacher and students are absent, I will ask the teacher about the student. They seem to appreciate it.
I also notice that students appreciate it when you remember their name, which is often tricky, being at a school with close to one thousand students. I often remember the classroom they are in or the group they spend time in at recess. Students enjoyed interacting with the counselor and started recognizing me more often.
Response 2 – Amelia

Describe experiences related to any of the following: School structure/program development.

I have been fortunate to have amazing supervisors that include me in the development of new programs and trainings. This can be good as it helps develop my leadership skills and allows me to work with other district leaders.  I have been given/taken the lead in training school site staff. This can become overwhelming sometimes because we our district has 24000 students and has 34 sites. There are 3 people that do what I do at the district, I have learned that when I am taking the lead, I still need to hold my counter parts responsible for also learning the information so that they can support their sites. I have had to redirect people to their contact person and also sometimes have conversations about attending trainings and reading handouts. One thing I hear a lot from school site staff is “We are busy” and have no time to read handouts or trainings. I advise them that all schools are staffed the same and if they are not attending trainings that was their responsibility. It took some time, but the culture is changing, and I am hearing less and less of the “we are busy” and “this is how we have always done it.”  We are launching a new program in our department this upcoming year and I am trying to not take on a leadership role since I will be busy with internship hours, however I know that if I see things being communicated incorrectly or not being implemented correctly, I will step in and help. 
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Response 3- Stormee
What are some possible interventions you may use to either increase or decrease either appropriate or non-appropriate behavior at school?
In the text, Gresham discusses the negative impacts on students throughout their school careers if they are not provided with the proper effective SEL interventions (2017). In order to effectively increase/decrease either appropriate/non-appropriate behavior at school, I would utilize a few different forms of interventions. First, I would perform a functional behavior assessment, or FBA. This would give me the opportunity to focus on antecedents, behaviors, and consequences by observing and checking in with a student. After my main assessment, I would utilize the multi-tiered system of support, MTSS. This would give me the knowledge to understand what tier they need help in. For tier one students, I would focus on classroom instruction and school wide initiatives in their daily activities throughout campus. For tier two students, I would emphasize individual reflection, small group counseling, and peer mediation. This would be for students who need that extra attention individually or with their peers at school. This is a way to work through those any issues on campus personally with each student. Tier three prioritizes improving students’ mental health and social emotional success through outside referrals and resources. Interventions are dependent on each students needs. If a student is doing well, our interventions choices will help them stay focused and motivated. On the other hand, if the student is struggling with behavior or purpose, then our interventions will address helping them comprehend the repercussions while showing them alternatives to staying intentional.
As school counselors, it is essential to our success to create a dialogue with our students in order for them to comprehend and learn from the lessons we provide. If our students can trust and depend on us to be a supportive adult in their life, they will come to us when they need help. I currently work in a middle school and behavioral interventions are what we focus on. One specific social emotional learning intervention that I have been utilizing with my middle school students is the CICO system. The check-in check-out framework has been extremely effective with students at the intermediate level. I am able to meet with them at scheduled times, and it has been so helpful with keeping my students focused and on track with their goals. Another specific SEL intervention technique that we like to utilize is small group counseling. Especially in middle school, one of our biggest issues is rumors  spreading through class and social media causing drama and fights, Utilizing small group sessions has been extremely effective with breaking down that wall and creating a dialogue between our students. Being able to create that line of communication has helped us realize most of the time, these students just need their chance to be heard. 
Response 4- Angie

What are some possible interventions you may use to either increase or decrease either appropriate or non-appropriate behavior at school?

 As a school counselor we wear many hats during our day and help students through many different challenges whether it be academically, emotionally or socially. We want to be able to teach our students to have a more positive view of life as well as with their behavior. There are many different types of interventions we can put in place to help support our students whether it be interacting with others of similar challenges or spending time alone to reflect. The first intervention I find to be vital in education would be putting in place gratitude interventions. Studies have shown that, “gratitude interventions have proven benefits in increasing happiness and satisfaction (Wood, Froh, & Geraghty, 2010)”. We want our students to stay motivated and help create a more positive environment for themselves and others around them. Having our students write down their emotions, thoughts or ideas is also a great way for self-reflection which can ultimately lead to more positive interactions and decrease the number of altercations between students. This is something we can do with our students on a day-to-day basis as well as inform teachers and staff of how a simple “great job today” can go a long way. Another intervention counselors can put in place would be optimistic interventions which help create more positive outcomes since we are helping create realistic expectations. As stated, “Evidence suggests that although this may seem to be an easy task, non-directed imagination is a great way for people to understand how positive they are about themselves and others in life (King, 2001)”. At a young age we want to be able to teach our students to focus on their goals and strengths in order for them to achieve the life they want to create for themselves. As counselors going into classrooms to do presentations on SEL, academics or post-secondary plans we want our students to do activities as well to keep them engaged. Having them reflect in a small summary on where they see themselves in the future will help them gain insight on what they are doing wrong and what they can do better in order to reach their goals. This is great reflection for students who struggle with absenteeism, substance abuse, academically, etc. 

Think back to the article, Are Your Companys’ Strengths Really Weaknesses? Think specifically about the SWOT analysis, and consider how it may or may not be used within a marketing related role in a health care organization. Answer the following in the discussion: Who would likely benefit from the use of the SWOT analysis? What would be the most helpful use of the SWOT analysis?

 
Respond to the following. Be sure to respond to all parts of the questions in order to earn full credit.

Think back to the article, Are Your Company’s Strengths Really Weaknesses? Think specifically about the SWOT analysis, and consider how it may or may not be used within a marketing related role in a health care organization. Answer the following in the discussion:

Who would likely benefit from the use of the SWOT analysis?
What would be the most helpful use of the SWOT analysis?
When would you be likely to use the SWOT analysis?
How could the SWOT be a beneficial tool for you?

Explain your answer to each question and provide rationale.

  What were the chief elements of John Gaus administrative ecology that Robertson drew upon to run Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services? ·         Explain how these elements were critical to achieving his goals?  

·         What were the chief elements of John Gaus’ administrative ecology that Robertson drew upon to run Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services?
·         Explain how these elements were critical to achieving his goals?
 
·         Were there any elements of Arnstein’s ladder of participation in the discharge of street services function?
 
Read Case Study 3 in the textbook and respond to the above questions: 
 
PA 301 Case Study 3: Exemplar of Politics and Public Management Rightly Understood
 

Calculating Annuities you are planning to save for retirement over the next 30 years. To do this, you will invest $600 a month in a stock account and $300 a month in a bond account. The return of the stock account is expected to be 12 percent, and the bond account will pay 7 percent. When you retire, you will combine your money into an account with a 9 percent return. How much can you withdraw each month from your account assuming a 25-year withdrawal period?

Calculating Annuities you are planning to save for retirement over the next 30 years. To do this, you will invest $600 a month in a stock account and $300 a month in a bond account. The return of the stock account is expected to be 12 percent, and the bond account will pay 7 percent. When you retire, you will combine your money into an account with a 9 percent return. How much can you withdraw each month from your account assuming a 25-year withdrawal period?

Describe a situation in which you had to fully exhaust your “intelligence” in order to overcome an obstacle or even achieve a particular goal. You will need to select an outside, credible source/article which is relevant to this topic and then briefly summarize it along with adding your own perspectives/reflections.

Describe a situation in which you had to fully exhaust your “intelligence” in order to overcome an obstacle or even achieve a particular goal. You will need to select an outside, credible source/article which is relevant to this topic and then briefly summarize it along with adding your own perspectives/reflections in a short paper.

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