How do you feel about becoming a social change agent, leader, and advocate? What areas of interest do you have that are related to bringing about a society committed to the mental health and welfare of its members? How might you inspire current and future students and colleagues so that they relate to and become engaged in doing something to bring about this vision? How do you plan to remain a competent human services professional?
Human services professionals are committed to understanding and addressing professional and societal issues. As you continue on your journey as a human services professional, it is your responsibility to constantly engage in professional development. This engagement might include continuing education courses, conferences, graduate degrees, certifications, and research, to name a few.
To prepare:

  • Identify at least three personal and/or professional commitments that you are willing to make as a result of your understanding      of the need for social change, leadership, and advocacy.
  • Consider steps you might take in your professional      development to become a more effective social change agent, leader, and      advocate.
  • Consider how your new understanding might impact your      future work as a human and social services professional.

With these thoughts in mind:
By Day 4
Post a brief description of at least three personal and/or professional commitments you selected. Explain how your understanding of social change, leadership, and advocacy has impacted your commitments and your willingness to make them. Explain the next steps you might take in your professional development to become a more effective social change agent, leader, and advocate. Then, explain how your commitment might impact your future work as a human and social services professional. Be specific, and provide examples to illustrate your points.
Reference to use
Homan, M. S. (2016). Promoting community change: Making it happen in the real world (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage.
· Chapter 4, “Putting Yourself in the Picture” (pp. 96–112)
Wronka, J. (2017). Human rights and social justice: Social action and service for the helping and health professions (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
· Chapter 6, “Ground Rules” (pp. 297–318)
Austin, M. J., Regan, K., Gothard, S., & Carnochan, S. (2013). Becoming a manager in nonprofit human service organizations: Making the transition from specialist to generalist. Administration in Social Work, 37(4), 372-385.

The focus of the assignment is the Community of San Pablo City

The outlines for the slides as follows:

First topic is Nutrition/Metabolic

Second topic is Self-Perception/Self-Concept

Key points should be metioned in the slides via bullet points 

Each slide should have speaker notes lasting about a paragraph ( 5 sentences or more)

Last Slide should list all refernces using APA format – Pls be sure that format is done correctly as points will be deducted

I would like for each topic to fit on one slide, making the entire assignment 3 slides including the reference slide APA format

NO INTRODUCTORY SLIDE IS NEEDED!

The background should be plane white, however pictures can be added 

Nutrition/Metabolic

·          Indicators of nutrient deficiencies.

·          Obesity rates or percentages: Compare to CDC statistics.

·          Affordability of food/available discounts or food programs and usage (e.g., WIC, food boxes, soup kitchens, meals-on-wheels, food stamps, senior discounts, employee discounts, etc.).

·          Availability of water (e.g., number and quality of drinking fountains).

·          Fast food and junk food accessibility (vending machines).

·          Evidence of healthy food consumption or unhealthy food consumption (trash, long lines, observations, etc.).

·          Provisions for special diets, if applicable.

·          For schools (in addition to above):

o   Nutritional content of food in cafeteria and vending machines: Compare to ARS 15-242/The Arizona Nutrition Standards (or other state standards based on residence)

o   Amount of free or reduced lunch

Self-Perception/Self-Concept

·          Age levels.

·          Programs and activities related to community building (strengthening the community).

·          Community history.

·          Pride indicators: Self-esteem or caring behaviors.

·          Published description (pamphlets, Web sites, etc.).

COMMENT THE DISCUSSION WHICH THEORY SPEAKS TO YOUR ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE?

Purpose: Comment the Discussion (Which theory speaks to your advanced nursing practice?)Thing to Remember: Answer this discussion with opinions/ideas creatively and clearly. Supports post using several outside peer-reviewed sources. 1 References find resources that are 5 years or less No errors with APA format 6 EditionDiscussion:( Which theory speaks to your advanced nursing practice?)One of the theorists that speaks to my nursing practice is Madeleine Leiningers Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality otherwise known as transcultural nursing. The theory of transcultural nursing promotes understanding of both the universally held and common understandings of care among humans and the culture-specific caring beliefs and behaviors that define any particular caring context of interaction (Butts & Rich 2018 p. 572). Culture is the specific pattern of behavior that distinguishes any society from others and gives meaning to human expressions of care (McFarland & Wehbe-Alamah 2015). This theory is intended to view the patient as a whole being. As an APN this theory will allow me to be considerate of my patients needs. In turn they will feel respected and listened to and hopefully this will promote a long-lasting relationship.Leininger discovered that inadequate knowledge of cultural factors represented a missing link in her ability to provide care (Nelson 2006). As a future APN I recognize the need and sometimes missing component of culture care nursing in our womens health practice today. For example in South Dakota we have a lot of Native American reservations. Since we see a number of Native American women I think it would be beneficial for me to better understand their culture and beliefs related to healthcare in order to offer these women expert care.Also with Leiningers transcultural nursing theory she believes seeing the patient as a whole and to appreciate that the patient represents a complex constellation of physical emotional psychological spiritual social environmental and economic factors that interact and contribute to the patients unique wholeness and influence their ability to participate in health promotion health maintenance and disease modifying activities (McFarland & Eipperle 2008). As an APN by viewing the patient as a whole and recognizing their diversities I will provide better patient care in which caring will be the main focus and recognizing that their different beliefs and cultures play a part in their decision making to the different treatment options.ReferencesButts J. B. & Rich K. L. (2018). Philosophies and theories for advanced nursing practice.(3rd ed.). Burlington MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.McFarland M. M. & Eipperle M. K. (2008). Culture care theory: A proposed practice theoryguide for nurse practitioners in primary care settings.Contemporary Nurse (1-2) 48.McFarland M. R. & Wehbe-Alamah H. B. (2015).Culture care diversity and universality: Aworldwide nursing theory.(3rded.). Burlington MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.Nelson J. (2006). Madeleine leiningers culture care theory: The theory of culture care diversityand universality.International Journal for Human Caring 10(4) 50-56.
Discussion
The DSM identifies many specific psychological disorders. While research has found that in general, no one type of therapy is substantially better than others, different treatments may be more appropriate for specific disorders. In this project, you are asked to choose a psychological disorder that is of interest to you. You will describe the disorder in detail, indicate what is known about its causes and progression, and identify a treatment or treatments that would be most appropriate.
As you complete this project, think about the following:

  • What do we know about psychological disorders and their treatment?
  • What does research tell us about the most effective treatment for disorders?

At the end of this activity, you will:

  • Submit your course project dealing with psychological disorders and their treatment.

At the end of this module you will be required to submit a course project on psychological disorders and their treatment. You will be asked to choose one of the following:

  1. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  2. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  3. Major Depressive Disorder
  4. Bipolar Disorder
  5. Schizophrenia

After choosing the one disorder on which to focus, make sure to:

  • Describe key features of the disorder, including its symptoms
  • Address the biopsychosocial explanations that could account for the development of that disorder

After choosing a disorder, read the associated module in the textbook and choose an appropriate therapy or therapies for that disorder from the following choices:

  1. Psychoanalysis
  2. Humanistic Therapy
  3. Behavioral Therapy (you may choose combined Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy)
  4. Cognitive Therapy (you may choose combined Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy)
  5. Drug Therapies

When applying your chosen therapy or therapies (i.e. an eclectic approach), make sure to:

  • Discuss and explain the specific methods of that therapy that would be utilized in the treatment of your chosen disorder.
  • Provide a rationale for the effectiveness of your type of treatment (i.e. present evidence that supports the effectiveness of that therapy for your chosen disorder.

From the information presented in the Psychology webtext and from your research in the library or onthe Web (i.e. make sure to incorporate what psychological research and studies have shown that would support your points raised in the paper), present your position and support it with credible sources of information using APA style citations and references. You are required to use at least three (3) references, to include the course webtext; the other references should come from psychological journal articles or from relevant psychologyspecific websites. Before submitting your paper, use the CourseProject page in chapter 5 of the webtext to check your paper against the rubric.
You are expected to present a minimum 750 word response. The paper should be submitted in a WORD document in 12 point; Times New Roman font. Given this guideline, your paper should be 3 – 4 pages in length; excluding the title page, abstract, and reference page. Refer to the APA Style guidelines document for information on the title page, abstract, and reference page.

Submission Instructions

Compose your work in a .doc or .docx file type using a word processor (such as Microsoft Word, etc.) and save it frequently to your computer. For those assignments that are not written essays and require uploading images or PowerPoint slides, please follow uploading guidelines provided by your instructor.
Check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors. When you are ready to submit your work, click “Upload Submission.” Enter the submission title and then click on “Select a file to upload.” Browse your computer, and select your file. Click “Open” and verify the correct file name has appeared next to Submission File. Click on “Continue.”  Confirm submission is correct and then click on “Accept Submission & Save.”

Find an online article (news, magazine, journal, etc.) on any subject  that interests you that uses statistics to make its conclusion. Share a  link in this thread.
Now answser these questions about that article:

  • What is the premise and conclusion of the argument based on statistics?
  • Determine whether or not the argument uses any deceptive statistics.
  • Give your opinion on whether or not the argument has presuaded you. Explain why or not.
  • Determine the primary ways in which statistics or authority are  used in your current position in developing persuasive arguments and  provide examples here.

By the way scholars, you  may choose to do this Week’s Discussion post on my additional  questions, the original posted questions or both, either way you choose  will suffice for full credit.

Discuss why, if there are no chronic toxicities directly related to the use of opioids, opioid dependence would be a problem for users in the long term. Back up your information with scholarly resources. 2 pages. No title page needed, just references.
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