The authors provide an account of the academic culture at community colleges.)"Stories from the Front" is the first chapter of The Academic Crisis of the Community College written by Professors Dennis McGrath and Martin Spear. In their book the authors describe the development of community college curricula from the early 1950s to the early 1990s. The book has been hailed as a very timely insider account of the academic crisis confronting community colleges today. A recent reviewer describing the book in Contemporary Sociology (a scholarly journal) wrote: This is a book based not upon quantitative data but on the authors' analysis of the works of others and on their own reasoned observations. McGrath and Spear are at their best when describing the realities of the community college classroom, the intellectual isolation and dispirited resignation of its faculty, and the trendy attempts to fix problems and clarify goals by patchwork adjustments to the curriculum. (Ann S. Sundgren)Let's see what we can say about that "crisis" from the introductory chapter you've been assigned to read. Consider in turn each of the three stories that the authors relate. According to the authors, what is supposed to be interesting or peculiar about each one? The third story is somewhat different from the first two. How does it relate to those others? What do the authors make of the stories?Why do the authors tell these stories? Who is the audience for them, and what effect is the storytelling supposed to have on them, do you think?How would you line up the Saltzman article (How Good Are Community Colleges?) with McGrath and Spear? Is he in agreement with M/S that the academic culture at community colleges is in crisis? How is Saltzman coming into the conversation about community colleges?

The most difficult work of clinical psychologists is to be able to maintain focus on case conceptualization and treatment planning. As Teyber and Teyber (2017) explain, "Having a case conceptualization to guide treatment can prevent therapists from getting 'lost' in the different stories the client brings in each week" (p. 7). As a clinical psychologist, you will experience the uncertainty of how to begin your practice; however, with time, experience, and preparation, you will be able to master the art and science of therapy. This Final Project will help you to become more adept in recognizing the skills you will need to become a more effective clinical psychologist.For this Final Project you will examine a therapy session. As you examine, analyze the various techniques used as they relate to the Interpersonal Psychotherapy approach to treatment.To prepare for this Final Project Assignment:Review the Final Project Rubric to guide your understanding of the expectations of the Final Project.Review Chapter 5, specifically pages 143-159 of the Teyber and Teyber course text found in this week's Learning Resources, and consider the case of Jennie, a first-year practicum student, and her client, Sue. (Note: Also, feel free to use any Learning Resources from this course that might inform your Final Project Assignment.)As you review this case study, consider the various techniques used throughout the therapy session. Think about the appropriateness of the technique used as it relates to Interpersonal Psychotherapy. Also, consider any implications for social change that may be related to the client's treatment.To complete this Final Project Assignment:Based on your review of the case of Jennie, a first-year practicum student, and her client, Sue, write a 3- to 5-page paper (not including title page and reference page) and include the following:Identify and explain the Interpersonal Psychotherapy techniques used throughout the therapy session.Explain whether each of the techniques used were appropriate for this Interpersonal Psychotherapy session. Why, or why not? Justify your explanation. Note: Be sure to include any implications for social change that may be related to the client's treatment.Explain what other techniques might have been more appropriate in this instance. Justify your explanation.

Post by Day 3: Select and provide a description of a single problem behavior that could be maintained by any one of the following: (a) social positive reinforcement, (b) social negative reinforcement, and (c) automatic reinforcement. Next, give an example of how your selected problem behavior could be maintained by each of these three means. Provide a hypothetical Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (ABC) analysis for one of the three. Finally, explain how your intervention would differ based on the function of the behavior.