In Module 1, we examine various approaches to critical thinking and how egocentrism can prevent critical thinking.For this discussion board, answer two of the following questions. Give concrete examples from your personal or professional life.From the required readings and the interactive lecture, craft your own definition of what it means to be a critical thinker and support your definition with a credible reference from one of the required or recommended readings.Review the interactive lecture content in Section 3 on self-assessment. How would you rate your own critical thinking?Review the interactive lecture content (in Section 1) where Paul and Elder examine the “three basic functions of the human mind.” How do the functions of “feeling” and “wanting” impact our thinking? Provide an example.The intellectual traits of the disciplined mind are important to improve as a critical thinker. Why do you think inner- oriented traits of character might be important for critical thinking? In your view, how or in what ways does the idea of heart/mind in Confucian or Chinese thought add to this approach? (Refer to this reading (Links to an external site.) by Tan, 2016.)Requirements for Discussion Boards in this course are as follows:Utilize and interface with the required readings to analyze and engage the discussion board questions.Your initial post should be roughly 200 words (plus or minus 10%). Each subsequent post should be 100 words (plus or minus 10%).Include a scholarly source (Links to an external site.) that is not part of the required or recommended reading for the HUM101 course. The CSU Global Library (Links to an external site.) is a good place to find these sources.Format your discussion, including all in-text citations and references, according to the CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.).Each discussion board post should cite and engage course content and/or scholarly sources.be sure to cite

Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment is for students to learn process flowcharting/improving a process and summarizing the results. Resources Microsoft® PowerPoint® (or other software such as Vizio, Microsoft® Word, etc.) Assignment Steps Select a complex process from your personal life - Criminal Investigator. Use Microsoft® Word, etc. to create a flowchart of the as-is process. Define metrics and measure the current process. Use process improvement techniques to improve the process. Use Microsoft® PowerPoint® or other software, such as Vizio, Microsoft® Word, etc. to create an improved process flowchart. Use judgmental forecasting, which is your professional judgement, to ascertain how the future process will perform according to your metrics. Develop a 525-word executive summary in which you describe your process improvement project (including the as-is process flowchart and the improved process flowchart). Format your assignment according to APA guidelines and provide 3 or more references.

Part 1 1200-1500 owrdsYou are a counselor in a new youth facility at a local prison. All of the youths are on the mental health caseload. You are in charge of running at least one group therapy and are also in charge of your own caseload in which you engage them in individual counseling. The youths on your caseload need to successfully complete 1 group and at least 8 weeks of individual counseling to gain good days and be able to go home sooner. You need to utilize evidenced-based therapy to illustrate progress not only to your assigned caseload but also to retain your job.Your boss asks you to see an adolescent client who is considered to be a high risk. This client is a regular at the local mental health crisis unit. He threatens suicide, but his cuts are superficial and not life threatening. Address the following:Give 2 types of evidenced-based therapeutic interventions open to this client, and explain how you would utilize them. What type of therapy do you suggest as the best recommendation for this client to attend? Provide a description of 2 benefits and 1 drawback that each evidenced-based therapeutic intervention provides. How might your client react to this assistance, and how might you convince him to try therapy?You should cite sources using APA format, and include a reference section at the end of your submission.Part 2 3 page presentation; 5-6 paragraphs Q&A ResponsesAt the new veteran’s agency your boss wants you to put together a presentation on life skills to promote client knowledge, skills and attitudes that contribute to positive change in substance abuse behavior. This presentation will be given at a group meeting he is planning for the agency to promote individual counseling for clients with substance abuse disorders.Organize your presentation notes covering the following:3-4 substance abuse behaviors you will address3-4 basic life skills that substance abusers may find helpful3-4 concepts regarding knowledge, skills and attitudes that will contribute to positive change (3-4 total not per category)At the end of the presentation, there will be a Q&A with the clients as a way to get the clients to interact with your presentation so they think about what you have to offer them.The following are sample questions that you could ask of the clients. Prepare two more questions and write 2-3 sentences of the responses you anticipate for each of the four questions.What behaviors have worked positively for you in the past?What behaviors have worked negatively for you in the past?