Argosy University Professional Associations in Psychology Paper

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Part one Professional Associations in Psychology

For this assignment, you will examine the various associations in psychology as they relate to your interests in psychology. For example, if you are interested in Forensic Psychology you would research professional organizations or associations associated with Forensic Psychology.

  • For this assignment, you will choose two professional organizations.
  • Find two recent scholarly journal articles (within the last 2–3 years) related to the two fields of psychology for the professional organizations you have chosen.
  • Write a 1-2 page report on the professional organizations integrating information from the journal articles.

By now you should have completed your interview with someone from your field of interest. The interview format should be based on the following types of questions:

  • Demographic questions: This is common in interviews and questionnaires. Typically, demographic questions include questions regarding age, gender, race or ethnicity, marital status, education level, career title (job), and types of jobs held. Do not include questions that identify an individual, that is, questions regarding name, address, and relationship with you.
  • Interview questions: Personal interview questions differ from a questionnaire or survey in that they are much less structured. They are open-ended and lead to a narrative. For the interview you will need to ask four to five questions related to the profession. However, be prepared to ask follow-up questions to further probe into the topic area, if needed. The types of questions should follow these general themes:
  • Skills and experience—This theme covers questions related to the individual's education and experience.
  • Types of work—This theme covers questions related to the individual's typical work day.
  • Professional development—This theme covers questions related to the types of continued education/training needed after formal education (college).
  • Future prospects—This theme covers questions related to the state of the profession and potential career prospects.

When conducting the interview follow this guide:

  • First, locate individuals whom you plan to interview. Call him/her or send an e-mail to make an appointment. Introduce yourself as a student of South University. Explain that you need to interview him or her as part of a class project
  • Conduct a one-on-one interview. The interview can be completed via a phone interview if you are not able to find someone in your area.
  • Take detailed notes.
  • Besides answers to the questions, note other relevant information shared.

What is due for this assignment is a summary report on the interview detailing the following information:

  • Interview questions asked
  • Demographic information
  • Summary of responses to questions

Part five 

Position Paper

Over the past five weeks you have examined several areas of psychology in relation to the areas/fields of psychology that you are most interested in. As you enter the final week of the course and potentially the end of your bachelor program you may think “what have I learned?”, not just for this course but for the program as a whole. Often, what is created toward the end of an academic program is a portfolio of work that demonstrates your academic achievements and knowledge. This assignment will take a part of that idea but within a position paper. A position paper is your synthesis of ideas and thoughts regarding psychology supported by relevant sources. The basic purpose of the paper is to answer this question:

What have I learned and how am I going to use what I learned?

The paper should adhere to the following guidelines:

  • The length of the paper should be 7-10 pages, Time New Roman double-spaced pages (not including the title and reference pages).
  • For the main sections it should have a:
  • Title page
  • Introduction
  • Literature review
  • Conclusion
  • Reference page(s)
  • The paper must use proper APA style for citing sources and references.
  • Introduction: This should be 1–2 pages in length. The introduction provides a brief overview of what will be covered and the purpose of the paper.
  • Literature review: The literature review is outside information that supports your conclusions in the next section. For this assignment you could use the articles that you had found in previous week's assignments. There should be a minimum of 6–8 journal articles that support your writing. The literature review can be found under week 4 project to insert in paper  (it is already done)
  • Conclusions: The conclusion is the section that pulls it all together. It provides the reader with a better understanding of the information you presented in the earlier section as well as your views regarding the original question/purpose of the paper.

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Psychology seminar (Part 5)

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Lesson learned and how to utilize what I learned?

Introduction
The choices one makes have vast influences on the future. When I was growing up, I
knew my passion was helping people but did not comprehend what I wanted to venture into until
years later. Over the course, my interest in counseling psychology has increased because of my
life experiences, and my interests have changed to studying people. The major life decision
attributes this after I lost my father at the age of 15, and I feel that I made poor decisions that he
would disapprove of.
The decisions made me dig deep and learn of my choices and background. I am always
interested in identifying what leads to an individual's path in life. Specifically, I opted for
counseling psychology. Counseling psychology is a practice where providers focus on
functioning personally and in their relationships at different ages. This form of psychology
analyzes the work, emotional, health, and school physical concerns at various levels in their
lives. Suppose features on the stresses of life issues that are more serious for people to deal with.
It also examines environmental, cultural, and developmental aspects. The key concepts
that counseling psychology analyzes are family and relationship issues, skill and learning
discrepancies, coping with adverse events, managing stress, work, school, and career concerns,
social/personal adjustments, adjusting to physical disabilities, and organizational issues. This
paper will expound on the concepts I have learnt and the way I will use what I have learnt to
handle different situations in life and my career in the future. Some of the conceptual issues are
linked to counseling psychology, morality and legality, and many others.

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Literature Review
Counseling psychologists adhere to cultural diversity and as a field that entails different
areas of leadership. Psychology has been assimilated in different legal proceedings in the US and
different fields, including psychology nee to embrace incorporating lea system in all
proceedings. The legal system has a relationship with insanity, as sanity is linked to the
likelihood of committing crimes. Such aspects help clarify the relationship between psychology
and law and help me comprehend the different opportunities and challenges present when
venturing into counseling psychology (Volkow et al., 2017).
Despite having a great passion for this field, this course over the weeks has made me
understand that legal requirements can make one's experience bearable or unbearable depending
on whether one abides by the set laws. Moreover, I have learned that nations have set different
legal and ethical requirements for different areas. Thus the perspective of different cases may
vary depending on the case, and the state one is in.
First of all, I have learned the legal and ethical issues are mandated in the counseling
profession. Counseling psychologists should do a detailed analysis to help undertake ethical and
legal requirements before tackling a case. First of all, I have learned that it is essential to be
aware of credentialing. As a counselor in psychology, it is vital to learn of the legal issues related
to counseling practice. Inadequate knowledge could lead to legal and lawsuit actions.
In this course, I have learned to understand the state's requirements to avoid going against
the law and evading doing contrary to what the client would want. More so, I have about
confidentiality. This entails protecting the client's personal information. In counseling
psychology, confidentiality is a complex concept because of its exceptions and the impacts on

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ethical and legal scenarios. In most scenarios, the counselor is expected to uphold confidentiality
as maintaining confidentiality could lead to severe repercussions.
I will apply the essential facts I have learned of ethical and legal requirements and
counseling psychology when dealing with my clie...


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