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Psychosocial factors can impact well-being

1. (Psychosocial Factors) Psychosocial factors can impact well-being. For example poverty can affect our health in many different ways. Also besides our physical health, things which occur like unemployment and a bad economy can cause depression and anxiety. In addition these issues can trigger social problems. For example, when the rate of unemployment is high, the […]

Defining Social Justice

Assignment 3: Defining Social Justice Social justice has been defined in different ways, but the definitions usually include similar ideologies. As you study the concept of social justice, you will come across some of the following ideas: Historical inequities that affect current injustices should be corrected until the actual inequities no longer exist or have […]

components of sociocultural theory

This essay invites you to identify components of sociocultural theory (stemming from the work of Vygotsky) to real life educational settings. To do this, first watch the Tinkering School TED Talk video from Gever Tulley (http://www.ted.com/talks/gever_tulley_s_tinkering_school_in_action?language=en). After considering the video, discuss the various aspects of sociocultural theory that are exemplified or illustrated by the video. […]

foundations and components of psychoanalysis

Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper discussing the foundations and components of psychoanalysis. Evaluate the contributions and criticisms of psychoanalytic models to the explanation of human behavior. Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper discussing the foundations and components of psychoanalysis. Evaluate the contributions and criticisms of psychoanalytic models to the explanation of human behavior. Format […]

Multicultural Counseling Competencies

Paula, the counselor, is a 37-year-old woman. She has lived away from home since she began college.  During college, she lived with roommates in an apartment. After graduation, she bought a condo.   While completing her graduate studies, she was in what she thought of as a solid romantic relationship with a man. She got […]

food insecurity in America

as you watch the film food insecurity in America and answer these questions 1-think about how one might approach the problem of food insecurity from the perspectives of functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. use  data and stories from the film, assess the utility of the three theoretical approaches for helping us to understand the […]

D1W3 Implementation

Based on your readings in the required resources, identify the main ‘barriers’ that you see to activating sectors in your community. What about building consensus? Why? Be specific, but not critical, in your examples. Which of the examples and suggestions in our required readings do you think would be the easiest to implement and would […]

Assignment 2 of 6 empowerment: Celebrating youth

A student has approached you with a concern or problem that they have identified in his or her community or school. In order to prevent falling into the trap of solving the problem for the student, you decide to work with the student by providing empowering resources that outline how he or she can start […]

D2W2 working with youth

Using the required and recommended resources from this week and last, as well as ‘found’ resources, identify at least one specific example of groups or individuals in your community, state, or at the national level that exemplify the following themes and include a brief description of why you feel this example meets the concept. Add […]

D1W2 Barriers

Watch the following videos and read following articles: #140edu, 8/2/11; Parents Panel: Parents of SLA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX-RCBV58RA) Positive Impact (http://esheninger.blogspot.com/2011/08/positive-impact.html) Parents in the Classroom Part One (http://stumpteacher.blogspot.com/2011/09/parents-in-classroom-part-one_29.html) Parents in the Classroom 2 (http://stumpteacher.blogspot.com/2011/09/parents-in-classroom-2.html) Parents are from Mars, Teachers are from Venus (http://teacherleaders.typepad.com/the_tempered_radical/2010/04/parents-are-from-mars-teachers-are-from-venus.html) Making Connections Between Home and School: Parents Become Active Participants (http://www.edutopia.org/making-connections-between-home-school) What were your first impressions after watching and reading […]

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