Assume that you are working with a client who was referred to you by his probation officer. You receive a request by the probation officer for all of your client’s records since the beginning of his treatment. You have consent from your client to release the records.
September 6, 2018Has the US Army maintained its status as a profession? Argue why or why not. 1. TOPIC Has the US Army maintained its status as a profession? Argue why or why not. Give at least one example to support your argument. 2. REQUIREMENT a. You must write an argumentative essay for the topic specified above. The assessment requires you to apply critical thinking skills and effective writing skills. As your first writing assignment, the essay is a short assessment. b. Double-space your paper with one-inch margins all around (top, bottom, left, and right) in Arial font, size 12-pitch. The paper should be one-to-two typed pages (approximately 600 words); do not exceed two pages. Indent new paragraphs five spaces. c. Your paper should include the use of proper grammar, punctuation, and be generally free of errors. Use active voice and third person for academic writing; use complete sentences (subject, verb, complement) that communicate full thoughts. Finally, organize the sentences to construct a coherent argument leading to your paper’s conclusion. d. Always cite the sources used to write your paper. If something is not your original thought, you must cite your source using either footnotes or endnotes IAW the Turabian style of documentation; do not use parenthetical citations. This includes direct quotations, paraphrases, and summaries of the assigned readings, doctrinal references, videos, or any outside sources.
September 6, 2018Are there any theories, such as the social cognitive career theory, gender identity theories, etc. that might provide more applicable approaches to career counseling with individuals with diverse backgrounds? If the theory could be modified, what component would you add?
Special Populations Intervention Paper
Arguably, there is no single career counseling theory that would work for every group. Personal differences, environment, and choice are just a few of the variables that add to the complexity of career-related decisions. Throughout the years, researchers have continued to improve on earlier theories as new, more inclusive approaches to counseling are presented. As Niles and Harris-Bowlsbey (2017) note, “In an extensive study of occupational population trends within the U.S. labor force, Byars-Winston et al. (2015) found that despite growing demographic diversity in the overall U.S. population, the labor force continues to reveal racialized and gendered disparities” (p. 99).
Despite legislation aimed at protecting their rights, Americans with disabilities unfortunately have not fared any better. Results show that many women, racial/ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, and gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender individuals regularly experience discriminatory practices in the career process. Thus, traditional approaches have been found to be inadequate and/or inappropriate for assisting members of such diverse groups in their career development. According to Lee (2013), “The past two decades have seen a growing realization that career counseling services often do not have broad applicability across the range of cultural backgrounds represented by clients” (p. 7). Thus, the values inherent in career counseling and those of culturally diverse clients often come into conflict during the career exploration and decision process. Lee (2013) provided a conceptual framework to ensure that clients from culturally diverse backgrounds have access to competent career services.
Using Lee’s (2013) framework, evaluate his model for strengths and weaknesses with individuals with a disability or from diverse backgrounds (select your own population) (i.e., women, minorities, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (GLBTQ), individuals who identify English as a second language, youth and elderly, and those from various cultural backgrounds). Then, select one of the career theories discussed earlier in this course and compare and contrast it to Lee’s (2013) proposed theory. Are there any theories, such as the social cognitive career theory, gender identity theories, etc. that might provide more applicable approaches to career counseling with individuals with diverse backgrounds? If the theory could be modified, what component would you add? Include a critique regarding how the added component would strengthen or weaken the modified theory. Would the added component benefit individuals from both diverse backgrounds and with a disability?
Your paper should be a minimum of 750- to 2450 words (5-7 pages), not including your title and references pages.
Use a minimum of five scholarly sources in addition to the course text within the paper.