Unit 8 DB: Working with Families

 Identify your own areas of stress when working with families. How will you handle those stressors? How will working with families of a culture different from your own be challenging for you? How will you help resolve conflicts with families from a different culture?

Unit 2.1 Gender Socialization 2 responses

1.   In conservative, traditional homes, girls are raised to be homemakers and nurturers and educated. While this perspective is shifting, I was raised to help keep the house clean, assist with meal prep, and look after my siblings. My brothers were responsible for what were considered more masculine duties, taking out the trash, helping with … Read more

Unit 2 DB: Misleading Graphs

 Below is a graph that presents information about a particular type of food, but is it a well-crafted graph?  Does it present the underlying data clearly, concisely, and without bias?  Or, is it misleading and/or deceitful?   McGuiness, R (March 6, 2017). The UK’s most popular pizza topping has been revealed- and it’s mushroom. Yahoo! … Read more

Religion and Spirituality

 What, if any, distinctions do you see between religion and spirituality? In your discussion, explore how religion and spirituality are both sources of strength and resiliency, as well as sources of conflict and struggle. 

YOUR TOP CHOICE

 Now that you have explored many paths in counseling and related fields, identify which you would like to do. What graduate program will you attend and why? Is it accredited? What do you expect to learn throughout your training and education? 

Unit 5.2 DB: Child Sexual Abuse Case Study

 Dawn and Nadya were 9-year-old neighbors who enjoyed playing in the woods behind their homes. Another neighbor, Mr. Gomes, was a man who lived alone and whose property was surrounded by a very high fence with a gate opening out into the woods. The girls often wondered what was behind his fence and made up … Read more

Ethics and Record Keeping 2 Reponses

1.  The legal and ethical concerns can lead to exposed of personal information and leaked or lost. An article stated that recorded documents have a high risk of leakage and loss because storage is only in the cupboard (Yunus, et. all., 2023). Concerns can be the fear of confidentiality and anxiety of getting ttheir things … Read more

Assessing Physical Abuse Case Study 2 Responses

 In response to your peers, provide thoughtful feedback on responses to the questions about the Sloan family. Draw connections to similar thoughts and plans you may have identified and discuss differences in your responses and perspectives.  1.  Domestic violence, neglect, and child abuse can be caused by a variety of factors, including socioeconomic considerations, cultural … Read more