Explore Evidence-Based Programs and Practices Assignment

Explore Evidence-Based Programs and Practices Assignment

Work type:   Coursework

Format:         APA

Pages:            5 pages ( 1375 words, Double spaced

Academic level:       Master’s

Subject or discipline:         Psychology

Title:   Explore Evidence-Based Programs and Practices Assignment

Number of sources:           1

Paper instructions:

WEEK 4 ASSIGNMENT TO BE DONE: Evidence Based Practice

Evidence Based Practice

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Books and Resources for this Week

Operational Definition for Evidence-Based Practices. Oregon Addictions and Mental Health Division

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Tanenbaum, S.J. (2005). Evidence-based practice as mental health policy: Three controversies and a caveat.

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APA Statement on evidence based practices.

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Week 4 – Assignment: Explore Evidence-Based Programs and Practices

Assignment

Task: Submit to complete this assignment

Due June 7 at 11:59 PM

Warm-up Activity 4.1

Begin by reading the APA Statement on Evidence Based Practices . While this policy relates primary to work done by clinicians, the principles can be applied to all programs and practices aimed to intervene in, or prevent, a problem in the broad area of mental health.

 

Warm-up Activity 4.2

The Oregon Addictions and Mental Health Department has developed criteria for evaluating research on interventions. Study their position paper, and the accompanying chart in Operational Definition for Evidence-Based Practices.

 

Warm-up Activity 4.3

Carefully study the analysis and critique of the concept of Evidence Based Programs and Practices in Tanenbaum, S.J. (2005).

 

Assignment

 

The warm-up activities focused on defining, refining, and analyzing the concept of Evidence-Based Programs. Having read and reviewed these resources, prepare a reflection paper on Evidence-Based Programs and Practices. Be sure to include the following:

 

  • A definition of Evidence-Based Programs.
  • Appropriate questions and their elements used in choosing an Evidence-Based Program.
  • An explanation of an evidence continuum that you consider valid.
  • Your own view of the pros and cons of the use of Evidence-Based Programs.
  • A summary that evaluates the concept of Evidence-Based Programs and how you propose to utilize this concept.

Length: 5-7 pages. You do not need to include resources other than the ones identified in the assignment.

 

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course, and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.

 

 

Social Work and Human Services – inductive and deductive theory

Social Work and Human Services – inductive and deductive theory

Work type:   Essay (any type)

Format:         APA

Pages:            3 pages ( 825 words, Double spaced

Academic level:       Undergrad. (yrs 3-4)

Subject or discipline:         Social Work and Human Services – inductive and deductive theory

Title:   Inductive and Deductive Theory

Number of sources:           3

Paper instructions:

The Assignment (3 pages):

  • Summarize the two case studies below and their findings.
  • Define inductive and deductive theory.
  • Explain the specific aspects of these studies that make them either inductive or deductive.

 

For this assignment: Please answer all three questions.

 

Read the case studies: “An Example of Inductive Theory: Why Do People Smoke Marijuana?” and “An Example of Deductive Theory: Distributive Justice” from Chapter 2 of the Babbie course text. The pages are 50-55 for both case studies.

 

Please use as one of the resources and two more of your chose

 

Babbie, E. (2016). The basics of social research (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Cengage. Chapter 2, “Paradigms, Theory, and Research” (pp. 30–59)

English 101 – Describe a situation during which you practiced mindfulness. What were the circumstances that led to you deciding to attend fully to the other person? How difficult was it to be mindful? If you can’t think of time when you were mindful, can you describe a situation that would have turned out better had you been mindful of the other?

English 101 – Describe a situation during which you practiced mindfulness.

What were the circumstances that led to you deciding to attend fully to the other person?

How difficult was it to be mindful?

If you can’t think of time when you were mindful, can you describe a situation that would have turned out better had you been mindful of the other?

 

Work type:   Coursework

Format:         Other : Other (See instructions)

Pages:            1 pages ( 275 words, Double spaced

Academic level:       Undergrad. (yrs 1-2)

Subject or discipline:         English 101

Title:   Writer’s choice

Number of sources:           0

Paper instructions:

I m a health care provider

Describe a situation during which you practiced mindfulness.

What were the circumstances that led to you deciding to attend fully to the other person?

How difficult was it to be mindful?

If you can’t think of time when you were mindful, can you describe a situation that would have turned out better had you been mindful of the other?

*Length: 1-2 paragraph

1 . An explanation on how someone response may have given you a new perspective on the topic

Responses should be at least 4 sentences long.

Social Work and Human Services – The Interpretivist Paradigm and The Critical Paradigm. explain the most important similarities and differences between the two. explain how each could be applied to human and social services research.

Social Work and Human Services – The Interpretivist Paradigm and The Critical Paradigm. explain the most important similarities and differences between the two. explain how each could be applied to human and social services research.

Work type:   Discussion Essay

Format:         APA

Pages:            1 pages ( 275 words, Double spaced

Academic level:       Undergrad. (yrs 3-4)

Subject or discipline:         Social Work and Human Services

Title:   Writer’s choice

Number of sources:           3

Paper instructions:

Post a description of the two social science paradigms you selected which are The Interpretivist Paradigm and The Critical Paradigm. Then explain the most important similarities and differences between the two. Finally, explain how each could be applied to human and social services research.

 

Please use these as two of the resources

 

Humphrey, C. (2013). A Paradigmatic Map of Professional Education Research. Social Work Education 32(1), 3-16

 

Babbie, E. (2016). The basics of social research (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Cengage.

  • Chapter 2, “Paradigms, Theory, and Research” (pp. 30–59)

English 101 – DIABETES Annotated Bibliography.

English 101 – DIABETES Annotated Bibliography.

Work type:   Speech

Format:         APA

Pages:            1 pages ( 275 words, Double spaced

Academic level:       Undergrad. (yrs 1-2)

Subject or discipline:         English 101

Title:   Writer’s choice

Number of sources:           2

Paper instructions:

HOMEWORK

 

MY TOPIC WILL BE ABOUT DIABETES

 

Annotated Bibliography.

 

An annotated bibliography gives a summary of all the sources you will be using for your speech and tells me how each will be useful to your topic.

 

Using ProQuest, Ebrary, or credible websites, find at least two academically acceptable sources that you will be using for your informative speech.

  • Cite each source using APA format.
  • Below each citation, write a brief summary of your source. You will summarize the main points of the piece, and analyze what makes this a credible source.
  • Tell me how it will be useful in your speech. i.e. “This article will help me to show…”

 

Do not simply summarize a source—tell me the purpose it serves in your speech.

 

PLEASE FOLLOW MY PROFESSOR ‘S EXAMPLE :

 

Here is a sample entry for an annotated bibliography:

 

Ehrenreich, B. (2001). Nickel and dimed: On (not) getting by in America. New York:

Henry Holt and Company.

 

In this book of nonfiction based on the journalist’s experiential research, Ehrenreich attempts to ascertain whether it is currently possible for an individual to live on a minimum-wage in America. Taking jobs as a waitress, a maid in a cleaning service, and a Wal-Mart sales employee, the author summarizes and reflects on her work, her relationships with fellow workers, and her financial struggles in each situation.

This article will help me to show that it is very difficult to live on minimum wage in America. It will help to put in perspective all of the struggles minimum-wage workers face, as it breaks down the financial expenses they encounter on a daily basis. It also will help me to show the personal struggles people face in minimum wage jobs, and the perception that people have of them simply because of the job they hold. Ultimately, it will help to support my argument that the minimum wage should be increased.

 

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Organizational issues related to Ethical Issues and Privacy

Organizational issues related to Ethical Issues and Privacy

 

Work type:        Other : Assignment

Format:    APA

Pages:      5 pages ( 1375 words, Double spaced

Charts:     1

Academic level:        Undergrad. (yrs 3-4)

Subject or discipline:       IT, Web

Title:        Organizational issues related to Ethical Issues and Privacy

Number of sources: 3

Paper instructions:

See attached additional materials for complete instructions and guidance

 

The first step of this assignment is an opportunity to analyze a key IT-related organizational (or personal, if you are not in the job force) ethical issue, related to privacy, subject to relevant laws, regulations, and policies.  Both of the following sites provide sources, and an excellent backdrop for issues relating to privacy protection and the law.

See EPIC Privacy Issues at:  http://epic.org/privacy/  See List on left and/or:  EFF Privacy at https://www.eff.org/issues/privacy  [see list below in center on this page].

These links include sub-topics discussing information privacy, privacy laws, applications and court rulings (case law is usually an extension of the basic law based on the facts from specific cases and real-world court decisions), and key privacy and anonymity issues. While the sites provide many interesting topics, be sure to focus on our class IT topics.

  1. Use the template below and the list of suggested workforce privacytopics from one of the sites above to produce a matrix to map a key organizational ethical (or personal, if not in the job force) issue and how this issue is affected by laws, regulations, and policies.  Use the list of normative ethics below to help you complete the matrix. Choose any three (only three) of the following list of twelve (12) principles of normative ethics described below.
  2. Prepare the Ethical Issue matrix (single-space in the cells) and include the following explanation (200 words) —double-space your narrative—below the matrix:
    1. Why I chose the dilemma;
    2. Why I chose the three principles; and
    3. An analysis of the research used to identify the actions in the matrix.

The completed matrix allows you to weigh the different issues involved and assign a rank as to the importance of the actions based on the effect on the stakeholders.

  1. Indicate appropriate APA in-text and source citations for all sources.  In addition to critical thinking and analysis skills, your assignment should reflect appropriate grammar and spelling, good organization, and proper business-writing style.

Normative Ethics List

Autonomy: is the duty to maximize the individual’s right to make his or her own decisions.

Beneficence: is the duty to do good both individually and for all.

Confidentiality: is the duty to respect privacy of information and action.

Equality: is the duty to view all people as moral equals.

Finality: is the duty to take action that may override the demands of law, religion, and social customs.

Justice: is the duty to treat all fairly, distributing the risks and benefits equally.

Non-maleficence: is the duty to cause no harm, both individually and for all.

Understanding/Tolerance: is the duty to understand and to accept another viewpoint if reason dictates doing so is warranted.

Publicity: is the duty to take actions based on ethical standards that must be known and recognized by all who are involved.

Respect for persons: is the duty to honor others, their rights, and their responsibilities. Showing respect others implies that we do not treat them as a mere means to our end.

Universality: is the duty to take actions that hold for everyone, regardless of time, place, or people involved. This concept is similar to the Categorical Imperative.

Veracity: is the duty to tell the truth.

A sample template for the matrix is shown below.  To reconstruct the sample template, you may use the Table Tool in MS Word or copy and paste this template.

 

Ethical issue:
Stakeholders (Principle 1) (Principle 2) (Principle 3)
1
2
3
4

Step 1:  Identify the ethical issue that you want to analyze, as described above. An example might be the falsification of your personal profile in a social networking site.

Step 2: Identify the stakeholders involved. You, someone who reads your personal profile in a social network site, potential employers, etc.  Be sure that each stakeholder category is unique and not similar to another category you use.

Step 3:  Choose any three (only three) of the Normative Ethics principles that might apply to your issue such as autonomy, publicity, and veracity.

Step 4: Identify how the ethical issue affects each stakeholder based on the principles you identified. Put this statement in the matrix next to the stakeholder. 

Sample Completed Matrix

Ethical issue: falsifying  your profile on a social networking site
Stakeholders autonomy publicity veracity
1: Yourself You have the duty to maximize the right to make your own decisions. You have the duty to take actions based on ethical standards that must be known and recognized by all who are involved. You have the duty to tell the truth
2: Other users of the networking site They have the duty to make their own decisions They make these decisions based on ethical standards that should be recognized by the person falsifying their profile They assume that the person falsifying the profile has the duty to tell the truth.
3: The social networking site The autonomy of the site is limited by law (Goldman, 2007) Users of social networking sites are content publishers, as such the site must take actions based on legal and ethical standards and must notify users of these standards so they are known by all. As providers of content the site must conform to the laws regarding truth or be held responsible for legal issues as defamation (making harmful false statements about someone else) or copyright infringement. (Goldman, 2007)

Reference:

Goldman, E. (2007, May). Social Networking Sites and the Law. Retrieved from

http://www.ericgoldman.org/Resources/socialnetworkingsitesandthelaw.pdf

[Note: Plug the above URL directly into your browser, in its entirety to open] 

The second step of this assignment requires that you write an organizational policy (or personal policy, if you are not in the job force) to correct the IT-related ethical issue that you had previously described, where you mapped a key organizational or personal issue and identified how the digital ethical issue was affected by relevant laws, regulations, and policies.

The following elements must be addressed:

You may take a look at other policies to see how they are written. While the following site: http://www.sans.org/security-resources/policies/computer.php, provides credible examples of templates for policies, an Internet search may provide other templates, however there is no need to copy a template for this assignment, as the template should only be utilized to provide guidance regarding the following headings.

Your policy should include appropriate information for the following major headings:

  • Overviewof the policy – an Introduction
  • Purposeof the policy – the aim of the policy
  • Scope(roles and responsibilities of stakeholders) – who is involved in policy execution.
  • Policy Pointsto follow – (Note: you should be aware that a policy only describes “what,” the staff of an organization will do, while a procedure describes “how,” the staff of an organization will accomplish a required action. As a result, this section should only discuss the specific measures, needs, or changes to behavior within the organization in terms of policy points, i.e., what they must do to conform to the policyAny procedures that are needed to assist in doing the “what,” are usually included by reference later in the policy – procedures should not be included in the policy points).
  • Sanctions/enforcementof policy – what happens in case of non-compliance

This assignment requires a minimum of three external references. Indicate appropriate APA source citations for all sources you use.

In addition to critical thinking and analysis skills, your paper should reflect appropriate grammar and spelling, good organization, and proper business-writing style.

 

 

 

Future Challenges of Mental Disorders in Public Health – An unprecedented number of Americans have been diagnosed with mental illnesses. Despite significant investments in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses, health disparities are concentrated in low-income and rural communities.

Future Challenges of Mental Disorders in Public Health – An unprecedented number of Americans have been diagnosed with mental illnesses. Despite significant investments in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses, health disparities are concentrated in low-income and rural communities.

Work type:   Discussion Essay

Format:         Other : Other (See instructions)

Pages:            1 pages ( 275 words, Double spaced

Academic level:       Master’s

Subject or discipline:         Health Care

Title:   Discussion | Future Challenges of Mental Disorders in Public Health

Number of sources:           2

Paper instructions:

Review

An unprecedented number of Americans have been diagnosed with mental illnesses. Despite significant investments in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses, health disparities are concentrated in low-income and rural communities. Moreover, approximately 300,000 individuals with severe psychiatric disorders are incarcerated in the nation’s jails and prisons at any given time. The concomitant increases in mental illness prevalence and increased likelihood of being incarcerated as a mental health patient have created a significant public health challenge for America.

 

Review the following videos to respond to the prompts below.

 

Leifman’s History of Mental Illness in America, Part I (00:10:00) (opens in new window) https://www.youtube.com/embed/8yxYAQvGV78?rel=0&autoplay=1&iv_load_policy=3

 

Leifman’s History of Mental Illness in America, Part II (00:03:48) (opens in new window)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=IV616cEr68Y%3Frel%3D0%26autoplay%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D3

 

Mental Health for All by Involving All (00:12:15) (opens in new window)

 

Institutionalized: Mental Health Behind Bars (00:23:04) (opens in new window)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=-fQ50a-m92Y%3Frel%3D0%26autoplay%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D3

 

Respond

  1. What assumptions can be made from reviewing these documentaries and what generalizations can you make about the relationship between the prison epidemic and the prevalence of mental illness in the United States?
  2. How do we apply the understanding of social justice and the Principles of the Ethical Practice of Public Health that we have developed to this complex public health problem?
  3. If you had been interviewed on the history of mental illness, what would you have done differently? What is another perspective that could be taken from Dr. Leifman’s interview on mental illness?

 

Discussion Requirements

Initial Posts: 250-300 words

Reference at least 2 scholarly resources

APA formatted references in posts

 

Public Health Today – US healthcare system are designed around the needs of individual patients. Today

Public Health Today – US healthcare system are designed around the needs of individual patients. Today

Work type:   Discussion Essay

Format:         APA

Pages:            1 pages ( 275 words, Double spaced

Academic level:       Master’s

Subject or discipline:         Health Care

Title:   Discussion | Public Health Today

Number of sources:           3

Paper instructions:

Review

The processes of the existing US healthcare system are designed around the needs of individual patients. Today, there is widespread recognition of the importance of prevention and of population-based approaches to solving complex healthcare issues. Moreover, this has led to significant efforts to develop a more robust public health infrastructure.

 

Review the TED talk entitled, “A smarter, more precise way to think about public health” (00:14:18) (opens in new window) https://www.youtube.com/embed/ddxHlkIuHqg?rel=0&autoplay=1&iv_load_policy=3

by Sue Desmond-Hellmann as an example of the innovation that is occurring in this discipline.

 

 

Respond

  1. How can we apply the principles of systems thinking to better understand advantages and limitations of the various types of population-based approaches to improve public health (e.g., education, marketing, policy, and law)?
  2. How should population-based approaches differ between chronic disease and environmental related illnesses?

 

Discussion Requirements

Initial Posts: 250-300 words

Reference at least 3 scholarly resources

APA formatted references in posts

Public Health 2025 and Beyond

Public Health 2025 and Beyond

Work type:   Discussion Essay

Format:         APA

Pages:            1 pages ( 275 words, Double spaced

Academic level:       Master’s

Subject or discipline:         Health Care

Title:   Discussion | Public Health 2025 and Beyond

Number of sources:           3

Paper instructions:

Review

Advances in translational medicine and gene therapy promise a new era of personalized medicine. Implementation science, health services and policy research, and regulatory policies all have a role in evaluating how we can move translational medicine into public health practice. How do we measure the effectiveness and cost of this process?

 

“Our vision is that, in the not too distant future, each patient will be surrounded by a ‘virtual cloud’ of billions of data points that will uniquely define their past medical history and current health status. Furthermore, it will be possible to mine the billions of data points from hundreds of millions of individuals to generate algorithms to help predict the future clinical needs for each patient” (Hood and Friend, 2013).

 

Use the following reference as necessary to better understand the relationship of personalized medicine and public health.

 

Why is personalized medicine relevant to public health? (opens in new window)

https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/24/3/349/478117

 

Respond

  1. How does public health tie in with personalized medicine and how does it apply to everyday life?
  2. Are more effective prevention programs and a higher precision in the treatment of disease needed to advance public health objectives?

 

Discussion Requirements

Initial Posts: 250-300 words

Reference at least 3 scholarly resources

APA formatted references in posts

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Work type:   Other : Assignment

Format:         Other : Other (See instructions)

Pages:            2 pages ( 550 words, Double spaced

Academic level:       Master’s

Subject or discipline:         Nursing

Title:   Professionalism paper in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Number of sources:           3

Paper instructions:

Describe ways in which you have communicated with patients, families, communities, and other healthcare professionals in demonstrating a team approach to health promotion, maintenance of health, and prevention/treatment of disease. Give at least one example.