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Psychology week 6 assignment: Immersion Project Dialogue (ungraded)

 

Immersion Project—Dialogue (ungraded)

In your course text, Cultural Diversity, you have explored many different written interviews that provide insight into the demographics, worldview, and treatment issues that face different cultures. For this ungraded Assignment, you will complete a virtual or face-to-face dialogue for your Immersion Project to learn more about the culture you chose to focus on. You will need to gather information about the lived experience of a person from the culture you selected. This is called a dialogue (not an interview) because it is not simply a one-sided gathering of information. The dialogue should be a two-sided conversation that results in the exchange of information about cultural experience. This dialogue can happen virtually or in person. It can also happen over time or in a one-time sitting.

    Current event topic is related to the Supreme Court or the federal judiciary

    This week’s current event topic is related to the Supreme Court or the federal judiciary. Look through major newspapers, such as the New York Times, Washington Post, or the Christian Science Monitor for the most in-depth coverage. Websites, such as Politico and ProPublica, are good sources too. Make sure to provide proper source information for the news item you decide to discuss. Post a summary and reaction to information you find once you locate a relevant article.

    GOVT, Enhanced

    ISBN: 9798214336435
    By: Edward I. Sidlow; Beth Henschen

      Do the Courts have too much power to make policy from the bench?

      Do the Courts have too much power to make policy from the bench? Consider issues such as abortion, equal access to education, the use of religious symbols in public schools, etc. Should decisions on controversial issues like these be made by Courts or by Legislators? Why? Illustrate your answer with examples drawn from the text and your own research. 

      GOVT, Enhanced

      ISBN: 9798214336435
      By: Edward I. Sidlow; Beth Henschen

        Theology: how should a chaplain manage and leverage those dynamics for productive ministry?

        Chaplains are "insiders" who belong to a particular institution in which they serve.  This insider service involves many dynamics that are not necessarily in common with congregational ministry, evangelistic ministry, or ministries of meeting human needs.  What are some of these dynamics, in your view, and how should a chaplain manage and leverage those dynamics for productive ministry?  List and address any temptations that you note, as well as positive opportunities.  You may wish to address your presentation to one of the functional areas of chaplain ministry, rather than to chaplaincy in general.

        You should prepare a PowerPoint presentation that can be presented in no more than 10 minutes.  It may have narration, music, film clips, etc., but text and pictures are sufficient.  Every slide should be illustrated in some way.  Encourage discussion by preparing provocative content (!) or discussion questions.  You will lead a discussion time after your presentation.  Your total time of presentation and discussion must be no more than 15 minutes.

        Institutional Ministry

        Chaplains Serving as Insider

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        Chaplain role as Insider

        As insiders, chaplains have access that outside clergy never get. We move in the daily rhythms of Soldiers, patients, or inmates. That means we’re trusted in ways others are not, but it also means we have to serve everyone, not just our own tradition.

        Submerge in lifestyle and pattern

        Exclusive access when others don’t

        Dedicated to serve everyone

        Insider Fundamentals

        In the military, the chaplain serves as both pastor and advisor. We’re bound by confidentiality in counseling, we often minister through presence more than preaching, and our influence comes from trust—not authority.

        → Advisement role

        Privileged counseling

        Ministry of presence

        Influence others away from the pulpit

        Temptations of Insiders

        The greatest danger of being an insider is forgetting who we are. We can become so tied to the system that we lose our prophetic edge. We might water down our convictions, measure success by approval, or simply burn out from constant demands.

        Over-involvement with organization

        Compromise convictions

        Fatigue from availability

        Measuring success by approval

        Opportunities of Insiders

        Access to people in crisis

        Bridge across faiths

        Voice in leadership decisions

        Presence of hope

        But the flip side is opportunity. We are the first ones called when someone is in crisis. We can bridge divides between faith groups. We advise leaders on moral issues. And we embody hope in places where hope is rare.

        Managing the Dynamics

        How do we stay faithful as insiders? By grounding ourselves in spiritual disciplines. By balancing loyalty to God with loyalty to the institution. By using our position for advocacy. And by staying accountable to mentors and peers.

        Spiritual disciplines

        Balance loyalty: God & institution

        Use position for advocacy

        Accountability with peers

        Case Study / Scenario

        Commander asks you to downplay faith language in counseling

        How do you respond?

        This is a real insider tension. How do we respect pluralism without losing our spiritual integrity? I’d love to hear what you think when we get to discussion.

        Closing Thought

        We are both gatekeepers and bridges. The institution lets us in—but what we do with that access determines whether we open doors of faith, or close them.

        “Chaplains are both gatekeepers and bridges.”

        Standing inside, opening doors of faith & hope

        Discussion Questions

        Which temptation is most dangerous for chaplains today?

        How do we maintain authenticity in a pluralistic space?

        What does real ‘success’ look like for an insider chaplain?

        These are the questions I want us to wrestle with as we move into our discussion.

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        In what ways is your life affected by government regulation?

        In what ways is your life affected by government regulation? Do some research concerning a government regulatory agency, such as the EPA, FDA, OSHA, or the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Give some examples of specific regulations or issues that the agency is dealing with. Do you feel that this agency is doing too much or too little when it comes to regulation? Explain your answer. 


        GOVT, Enhanced

        ISBN: 9798214336435
        By: Edward I. Sidlow; Beth Henschen

          Choose two research articles published by a scholarly journal on a current health care issue in the United States

          Choose two research articles published by a scholarly (peer-reviewed) journal on a current health care issue in the United States, controversial or otherwise.

          Topics:

          Suggested topics may include:

          • A study of vaccinations and autism rates
          • Maternal health, fetal health, or elder health
          • Disease-based studies, such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease
          • The increasing rates of caesarean sections in birthrates
          • Managed health care in the United States
          • Any of the leading Health Indicator topics (2020 LHI Topics) profiled in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Healthy People 2020 initiative website

          Part One

          Complete the attached "Article Comparison Table" to compare the two articles in terms of content, research methods, focus of the study, target audiences and subjects, and their possible impacts on the future of health care delivery.

          Part Two

          Write a 500-750 words analysis that includes the following:

          • Summary of the topic you chose with rationale. (This may have personal significance to you or it may be a topic of particular interest that you have seen in the news.)
          • Explanation of the significance of the two research studies to health care delivery in the United States.
          • Description of the major functions provided by research and data monitoring of health care delivery in the United States.
          • Identification of potential environments within health care delivery appropriate to research and data monitoring.
          • Assessment of the impact of the studies in your chosen articles related to health care delivery, incorporating and expanding on the information you provided in Part One. Were the studies intended to change or influence health care delivery? If so, how? If not, what are the implications of each study for health care delivery?
          • Assessment of the role the allied health professional plays, or could play, in research and data monitoring of health care delivery in the United States.

          Attach the "Article Comparison Table" to your written analysis and submit as one document.

            Access the Healthy People in Action section of the Healthy People 2020 website

            Access the Healthy People in Action section of the Healthy People 2020 website. Select State Plans and choose a state (or territory) which has not been selected by a classmate, and access that state's 2020 Healthy People Plans. Summarize one area in the plan you selected that pertains to allied health care delivery in that state, such as medical sonography, respiratory therapy, radiography, speech pathology, etc. What does the state plan do well? What could be done better, and how so?

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