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• Review this week’s Learning Resources related to Kohlberg’s moral development theory.
• Consider the following scenario:

Tony has his final paper due in class tomorrow. He has finished collecting all the information and references he needs and is ready to write the paper. The grades on his assignments have not been very high and Tony needs a good grade on his final paper to pass the course. Just as he is preparing to begin writing, Tony receives a phone call from his mother. She fell and is in the emergency room with a badly broken leg that might need surgery. She is frightened and wants Tony to be with her in the hospital; he is the only family member who lives nearby. Tony wants to be with her, but he knows that if he goes he will not be able to finish his paper in time. He has heard that students can buy pre-written papers online and begins to consider this.

By Day 4

Based on the scenario, explain the moral dilemma in light of Kohlberg’s theory and posit how Tony might decide to resolve his dilemma. Explain how the reasoning behind the decision might be different if following Gilligan’s or another moral development perspective and why. Compare the reasoning behind what Tony might do if he were in high school versus if he were in college.

psych

A method in which the counselor or therapist leads the client through a number of questions to become aware of thoughts and distortions in thinking, and to find and implement more adaptive replacements is called:

a."Socratic Questioning"b.“Platonic Questioning”c.A-B-C Modeld.Reflection 

 Elder Abuse  

Each year on or around June 15, communities and municipalities around the world plan activities and programs to recognize World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, a day set aside to spread awareness of the abuse of the elderly (Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse & Neglect, 2013). The abuse of older adults is a growing concern and statistics suggest that the number of elders experiencing abuse is an alarmingly high number. Research suggests that close to half the people diagnosed with dementia experience some form of abuse (Cooper, C., Selwood, A., Blanchard, M., Walker, Z., Blizard, R., & Livingston, G., 2009; Wiglesworth, A., Mosqueda, L., Mulnard, R., Liao, S., Gibbs, L., & Fitzgerald, W., 2010, as cited on http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/Library/Data/index.aspx). Elder abuse takes on many forms and can include physical, emotional, psychological, and economic abuse. The legendary American actor, Mickey Rooney, spoke to the United States Senate, describing his own experiences of pain and neglect at the hands of his stepson, asking legislators to take seriously the abuse of the elderly.  

For this Discussion, find a scholarly article that presents some of the most salient psychosocial issues related to elder abuse.  

Post a summary of the article you found. How does the article reinforce the importance of assessing potential abuse and neglect when working with the elderly? Describe prevention and/or intervention strategies on the micro, mezzo, and macro levels that can be used to address the issue of abuse and neglect of the elderly.   

Support your posts with specific references to the Learning Resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

Self-Determination  

In the Christ & Diwan (2008) article, the authors list seven domains that social workers should address in order to fully assess an older client’s needs. Each domain is considered equally important. This comprehensive evaluation fits well with the social work perspective that it is important to not only address the internal concerns of clients but also their environment. Making decisions for older adults without their input occurs often. In society people sometimes treat their elders like children—making decisions for them based on what they think is best rather than from the client’s perspective. While at times this may be well intentioned, the potential for infantilism and, in turn, compromised self-determination, occurs.  

For this Discussion, review the program case study for the Petrakis family. You will focus not on Helen, but on her mother-in-law, Magda. What decisions were made about Magda’s treatment without a formal assessment and/or her input? Consider how Christ & Diwan’s (2008) seven domains relate to Magda’s case. Complete an assessment for Magda and identify the choices that were made without her feedback.  

Post a summary of your assessment of Magda’s situation that addresses the seven domains. Fill in the gaps in content as necessary. Describe ways you would have included Magda in the original assessment and treatment plan. Include questions you would have asked Magda and her professional support system (doctors, nurses, etc.) to gain further insight into the situation.   

Support your posts with specific references to the Learning Resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

The Social Imagination and Homelessness 

We will learn about many social problems during this course. Some  problems are very complex and are typically the result of both  individual and social issues. Developing your sociological imagination  requires that you see a social problem from many perspectives.  
 

For this discussion, watch the video, Homelessness is a Symptom (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.,  which covers the complexity of the problem of homelessness, costs of  the problem to individuals and society, and the challenges associated  with doing something about the problem.  Also, read The Sociological Imagination and Personal Crises (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.and look at the slide presentation Applying the Sociological Imagination to Homelessness (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. to address the questions below.  

1. In what ways might homelessness be categorized as a social problem?   Explain your reasoning and support your points with examples from the  textbook.
2. Some of the policies suggested in the video involve government  policies and funds to address homelessness. Suggest at least one other  way that policies and/or programs to address homelessness can be funded.   How do you define what is appropriate use of public funds and how does  the use of public funds fit inside or outside of appropriate use?  The  policies described in this the video may be controversial. What concerns  do you have about these policies?
3. The sociological imagination asks you to look at what may seem like  personal problems as social problems that are experienced widely by  groups of people.  Using your sociological imagination, describe the  ways in which homeless is a social problem.  Which groups are  disproportionately impacted by the social problem?
4. Complete a web search focusing on policies intended to reduce or  eliminate homelessness. Provide an example of a potentially effective  response to the problem of homelessness. Define the elements that make  this solution effective.

Support  your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other  scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. 

Minimum 250 words – APA Format – must cite credible internet source

Choose ONE of the below 6 different laws, rules and regulations. Discuss: 

1. how your choice impacts the world of real estate finance.

What is the role of the federal government in real estate finance? For instance, the federal government's policies have direct impacts of the real estate market, and how real estate is bought and sold and financed through the following laws, rules and regulations:
CHOOSE ONE of these SIX:
1. The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (making many gains from sales of personal residences tax free);
 

2. The Mortgage Debt Relief Act of 2007 (providing tax relief to people how have lost residences to foreclosures);
 

3. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (providing federal funds for at-risk homeowners);
 

4. The Truth-in-Lending Act (requiring lenders to reveal total loan costs to consumers taking out loans);
 

5. The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (preventing lenders from discriminating against loan applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or dependency on public assistance); and
 

6. The Community Reinvestment Act (requiring lenders to meet the deposit and credit needs of their local communities). 

Literature Review

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the Ryder, Ban, & Chentsova-Dutton (2011) “Towards a Cultural-Clinical Psychology,” American Psychological Association (2014) “Guidelines for Prevention in Psychology,” Hage, et al. (2007) “Walking the Talk: Implementing the Prevention Guidelines and Transforming the Profession of Psychology,” and Rivera-Mosquera, et al. (2007) “Prevention Activities in Professional Psychology: A Reaction to the Prevention Guidelines” articles.

Clinical and counseling psychology is a dynamic field that is constantly evolving and striving toward better treatment options and modalities. In this literature review, you will explore and integrate psychological research into a literature review, addressing current trends in three major areas of clinical and counseling psychology: assessment, clinical work, and prevention.

In your review, include the following headings, and address the required content.

Assessment
Support this section with information from the Ryder et al. (2011) article “Towards a Cultural-Clinical Psychology” and at least one additional peer-reviewed article from the Ashford University Library.

· Compare the assessments currently in use by clinical and counseling psychologists.

· Explain the trend towards cultural-clinical psychology and the suitability of clinical assessments with diverse clients.

Clinical work
Support this section using a minimum of three peer-reviewed articles from the Ashford University Library. The recommended articles for this week may be useful in generating your response.

· Compare and contrast technical eclecticism, assimilative integration and theoretical integration.

· Provide a historical context and identify the major theorists for each perspective.

· Assess the trends in psychotherapy integration.

· List three pros and cons for each perspective, sharing which perspective most closely aligns with your own.

· Analyze the major trends in psychology and explain the connection between evidenced-based practices and psychotherapy integration.

Prevention
Review the “Guidelines for Prevention in Psychology” (American Psychological Association, 2014), and support this section with information from the Hage, et al. (2007) “Walking the Talk: Implementing the Prevention Guidelines and Transforming the Profession of Psychology,” and Rivera-Mosquera, et al. (2007) “Prevention Activities in Professional Psychology: A Reaction to the Prevention Guidelines” articles.

· Describe general prevention strategies implemented by clinical and counseling psychologists at the micro, meso, exo, and macro levels.

The Literature Review

· Must be 7 to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

· Must include a separate title page with the following:

o Title of paper

o Student’s name

o Course name and number

o Instructor’s name

o Date submitted

· Must use at least seven peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course text.

· Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

· Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Review of the literature, timeline, introduction to the plot, themes, and characters of the Trojan War. Screening of passages from The Iliad or The Odyssey expressed in various mediums from visual arts to science from the Bronze Age to our present days: pottery, frescoes, paintings, sculptures, drawings, photography, music pieces, songs; clips of dance or Opera choreographies, theater productions, movies, TV shows; comic books series, graffiti, tattoos, and science projects dedicated to Greek Epic characters. 

Week Two through seven

THE ILIAD and THE ODYSSEY

Week 2, Sep 13

Have read Il., Books 1-8

Choose a passage from the readings of The Iliad containing one of the following themes: Hubris, Shame, Pride, Rage, Love, Heroism, Honor, Abuse of Power, Fatherhood and write one to two pages elaborating on their meaning within the context of the story. Be ready to read it in class and comment/analyze it.

In class lecture: Agency and intention versus akrasia (“weakness of will”), pride, shame, guilt, personal responsibility, bitter regret and forgiveness.

Week 3, Sep 20

Have read Il., Books 9-16

Choose a passage from the readings of The Iliad containing one of the following themes: Friendship, Loyalty to higher morals, empathy, sense of duty, moral obligation versus personal pride and write one to two pages elaborating on their meaning within the context of the story. Be ready to read it in class and comment/ analyze it.

In class lecture:

The paramount consequences of actions that cannot be averted in the making of the tragic hero. Why can’t the tragic hero change?.

Week 4, Sep 2

Have read Il. Book 17-24

Choose a passage from the readings of The Iliad containing one of the following themes: Love, Sorrow, Mourning, Ruthlessness, Loss of Humanity, Revenge, Compassion, Fatherhood, and write one to two pages elaborating on their meaning within the context of the story. Consider their relevance today. Be ready to read it in class and comment/analyze it. 

In class lecture:

“Berserkers” of all times, apology of violence in the name of revenge over the loss of one’s own. De-humanization of the enemy, the syndrome of the wrath of Achilles. The “tremblers” of the ancient times versus those affected with “PTSD” today. The Iliad as a guide to understand when and how to prepare for homecoming. Choosing life over death. Achilles versus Hector, what does each represent at large.

Week 5, Oct 4

Have read Od., Books 1-8

Choose a passage from the readings of The Odyssey containing one of the following themes: search for autonomy, shame, inadequacy, frustration, severance from the feminine, journey outward and write one to two pages elaborating on their meaning within the context of the story. Consider their relevance today. Is Telemachus still among us? Is he/she a good example of a person willing yet struggling to grow into an adult?

Be ready to read it in class and comment/analyze it.

In class lecture: Telemachia, an analysis of the search for identity through one’s own ancestry, the journey outward searching for one’s adulthood. The Journey as the metaphor for forging of the soul, the profound importance of mentoring in the process of tempering one’s own matter.

Week 6, Oct 11

Have read Od., Books 9-16

Choose a passage from the readings of The Odyssey containing one of the following themes: Nostos, Hubris, Responsibility, Shame, Pining, Storytelling, Lying, revisiting one’s own mistakes, the magical feminine, descent into the unknown and write one to two pages elaborating on their meaning within the context of the story. Be ready to read it in class and comment/ analyze it.

In class lecture: The metaphor of the journey, Nostos, the impossible return home, dependency versus autonomy, fate versus choice, storytelling as survival, reinvention of the self as both an escamotage to advance and a measure for wisdom, ultimately a metaphor of meeting with one’s monsters; taking responsibility for oneself.

Week 7, Oct 18

Have read: Od, Books 17-24

Choose a passage from the readings of The Odyssey containing one of the following themes: Agnition, Epiphany, Regret, Loyalty, Resolution, Fatherhood, Manhood, Adulthood, Revenge, Forcefulness, Feminine, Motherhood, Authority, and write one to two pages elaborating on their meaning within the context of the story. Be ready to read it in class and comment/ analyze it.

In class lecture: The Return Home. What is the metaphorical meaning of an impossibility? Symbolic significance and weight, cost. What does it mean to become an adult? How expensive is the bounty that the King brings home? What role has the feminine in the holding and the preservation of the kingdom? Can a King detain his role without a Queen? How does a Queen keep her status without a King? The philosophical impossibility of stepping down from the throne begins here, here begins the “the once and forever king/queen” metaphor. 

THE TRAGEDIES

THE WOUNDED HEART

Week 8, Oct. 25

Sophocles: Ajax

Choose a passage from the readings of Ajax containing one of the following themes: Hubris, Responsibility, Shame, Revenge, Pride, Love, Irony and write one to two pages elaborating on their meaning within the context of the story. Be ready to read it in class and comment/ analyze it.

In class lecture: Class and separation of casts in Classical Greece. The importance of burial in the social sphere, how do we define fairness? How do we define heroism? What makes life worth living? What constitutes value? What makes death meaningful?

Review of the New York Times editorial.  In class reading and discussion of the students’ writings.

Week 9 through 10, Nov. 1 and Nov. 8

Sophocles, Philoctetes

André Gide: Philoctetes

Choose a passage from one of the two Philoctetes containing one of the following themes, or lack of: Responsibility, Honor, Shame, Compassion, Love, Hate, Self Deprecation, Loyalty, The Wound That Doesn’t Heal, Detachment, Self Containment, Forgiveness, Love of all Things, Compassion and write a two pages’ comparison between the two plays. Be ready to read it in class and comment/analyze it.

In class lecture: 1) Soldiers as disposable items, Morale, Morality, and Amorality in War. Apology of immorality via cunning rhetoric around patriotism and the mystique of The Country before one’s fellow citizens.

2) Denial of patriotism and the country in favor of friendship, love, personal loyalty and human decency. Coining of new significance of good citizenship.  When the wound heals and how.

In class discussion on the different perspectives of the story as seen by Sophocles and by Gide.

Week 11 through 12, Nov. 15 and Nov 22

THE WOMAN QUESTION

(Final paper assignment, due in four weeks)

Euripides, The Trojan Women

Choose a passage from the readings of The Trojan Women containing one of the following themes: Impotence, Motherhood, Rage, Revenge, Loyalty, Surrendering, and Upholding of morality and Social norms, and write one to two pages elaborating on their meaning within the context of the story.

In class lecture: Women role in ancient Greece as bearers of life’s cardinal threads, from tending to childbirth to funeral rites, and weaving in between. The female condition in family and war. The unheard voice, sex and slavery, rape, witchcraft, madness, oracle, revenge, and freedom, psychopathy.

In class reading and discussion: Roberto Calasso’s The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony, (excerpt treating The rape of Penthesilea). Love in death, finding your equal and killing it. The mystique of death in the tragic hero.

THANKSGIVING BREAK

Week 13, Nov. 29

Have read:

H.D. (Helda Dolittle), “Helen in Egypt, Eidolon”, Book III: 4 and:”Helen”

Yeats, William Butler. “No Second Troy”, “When Helen Lived”, and “Leda and the Swan”

Kraus, Nicole. “The idea of Helen”

Atwood, Margaret. “Helen of Troy does countertop dancing”

Poe, Edgar Allan. “To Helen”

Gorgias of Leontini: Encomium of Helen

Write a one page critical commentary on the Encomium of Helen. Also choose three poems and write one page critical commentary on each. 

In class lecture: 

To the poet Marlowe’s question "Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships, / And burnt the topless towers of Ilium."? one could counter ask: Was she free not to?

The devastating power of beauty rests on both the beholder and the beheld, and so the responsibility for all consequences. The Helen in our time: who is she/he? What is it? What is IT responsible for?

Week 14, Dec. 6

Have read:

Virgil. Aeneid, Book II,

Dante. The Inferno, Canto XXVI

Lord Alfred Tennyson: Ulysses

Choose a passage from the speech of Ulysses in Dante’s XXVI Canto, a relevant passage from Virgil’s Aeneid, Book II, or Tennyson’s poem containing one of the following themes: Acceptance, Regret, Wonderment, Familial Love, Loss, Amazement, Folly, and write one to two pages elaborating on their meaning within the context.

In class lecture: The obsession of the West with respect to the Homeric Cycle migrates to Imperial Rome, Odysseus becomes Ulysses, the making of the modern man begins. How does he turn into a symbol of thirst for knowledge, perseverance, curiosity of the unknown, indomitable autonomy, and disregard for danger in the pursuit of knowledge and discovery?

Knowledge as the pursuit of eternity, death as the token of immortality, the human oxymoron in Dante’s version.

Problem 1. Employment Contracts and Wrongful Discharge  

Mr. Discrimina, through Eunice, requests that his employee Jim Arbor sign what he calls a confidentiality agreement. He offers to "consider profit sharing and salary increases" if Jim signs, but does not put profit sharing and wage increases in writing. Jim asks to read the paper before he signs and finds that it also contains a non-competition agreement not allowing Jim to do any machining, mechanical engineering or any work on industrial parts for a period of five years after leaving the company, anywhere in the world. Jim feels that he is being taken advantage of, but does not know what to do. He has been threatened with discharge if he doesn't sign.  

Questions 1. Analyze Jim Arbor's situation. Does he have an employment contract now? What is it? Should he ask for the salary increase to be in writing? Why or why not?    

Question 2. Is it fair for Eunice to take advantage of the fact that Jim does not know why his invention and services have suddenly become more valuable? Explain. Is it fair for Eunice to be the one to approach him, given their personal relationship? Explain.

World View Chart Writing Assignment

This assignment uses the information you have gathered for your weekly World View Chart Assignments.  Choose ONE (1) category (origin of all things, nature of god, view of human nature, view of good and evil, etc.) from the chart to focus on for this assignment. Consider how the selected category relates to all of the religions covered and to your own social or work experiences.  Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you: 1.Select ONE (1) category from the completed World View Chart. Provide a rationale for choosing this category. What is compelling about this category? Why is it important in the study of religion? 2.Describe the selected content and explain the significance of the selected category across all of the religions studied. Show in what ways the category is significant for each religion. 3.Give an example of how you have noticed this category in your life, town or country. What impact does this category have in the everyday lives of people who practice religion in your area? (You do not have to give examples of all the religions in your area, just one you have noticed besides any you practice). For example, in Cincinnati, Ohio we have Hindu, Greek Orthodox, Catholic festivals in the summer. So if my category were “Festivals and Celebrations” I could use those events as my example. 4.Use at least three (3) quality resources as references for the assignment and document your sources using APA Style for in-text citations and references. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources. 5.Write clearly and coherently using correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics.  Your assignment must: •Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. •Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.  The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: •Analyze what is meant by religion. •Analyze the similarities and differences in the primary beliefs held by major religious traditions and the cultures in which these religions evolved. •Describe the varieties of religious experience and practice in a wide range of cultures. •Recognize how daily life within various religions and current affairs are influenced by religion. •Develop written pieces that demonstrate an analysis of a topic relevant to the course. •Use technology and information resources to research issues in religion. •Write clearly and concisely about world religions using proper writing mechanics.  Click here to view the grading rubric