Write a 7–-page white paper that examines how academic work helps professional success, analyzes the requirements for psychology professionals, and develops an action plan to achieve professional goals.

A white paper originally referred to a government report and meant that the paper was authoritative and informative. White papers today have taken on a broader meaning and are used when a writer wants to make an argument for a specific position or propose a solution to a problem. Typically, the audience for a white paper is the general public seeking a solution to their problems or answers to their questions.

Directions:

 

Within your white paper, include the following:

• Explain how enrolling in a master’s degree in psychology program will help you succeed professionally.
  • How will this program prepare you to help others in the area of psychology you plan to go into?
  • How do the expectations of you as a practitioner-scholar help prepare you for professional success?
  • What role will research play in your career, and what type of research do you want to do?
  • What insights did you gain from the research you conducted for Assessment 3?
• Analyze the requirements for a psychology professional.
  • Describe the skills and competencies needed to be successful in the field of psychology.
  • Explain the laws and policies that guide the practice of psychology.
  • Explain the ethical conduct expected of a psychology professional.
  • Outline the process to become a psychology professional, such as credentialing, certification, licensure, and so on.
• Compare the requirements to become a psychology professional with the skills and knowledge you already possess.
  • Where are the greatest gaps in knowledge?
  • What areas of concern do you have (if any)?
• Develop an action plan to achieve your professional goals. (Please focus on the major milestones and do not get lost in the enormous number of smaller steps that you might take.)
  • In addition to completing your Capella program, will you also participate in any additional training or volunteer opportunities?
  • Will you create opportunities in your current position that will help you build skill and knowledge?
  • What professional groups and organizations might you join to help with networking or informational interviews?
  • How will you stay current with the research and literature in the field? What resources will you use to help develop the competencies needed to be successful both professionally and academically?

Be sure you adhere to APA guidelines for style and formatting, and reference at least five resources that may include both scholarly literature and professional sources.

 

Additional Requirements

• Format: Include a title, page, abstract page, and reference page.
• Length: 7–9 pages, double-spaced.
• References: At least five current scholarly or professional resources.
• APA formatting: References and citations should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting standards.
• Font: Times New Roman, 12 points.

Details:

Choose a victim who has been highlighted in the news. The victim chosen is Rebecca Garde

Conduct research on the case and what happened to the victim. In 750 -900 words, do the following:

1. Summarize the case.
2. Describe specific victimology theories that fit the scenario of the person chosen.
3. Describe what protections and/or legal resources were available for the victim.
4. Discuss the conditions that may have existed, or environmental factors, that led to the person chosen becoming a victim.
5. Describe what resources the victim is using or has used. If he or she did not use a specific resource for victims, what would you recommend for the victim?

Use two to three scholarly resources to support your explanations.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies: 5.5: Evaluate the impact of crime on the victim and the community.

Decision-Making

Our text suggests that objective reality is often significantly different from perceived reality and is an important variable to consider when making decisions within an organization. In addition, attribution theory describes how people create the explanations for their own and others’ actions, as well as the outcomes of the applied behaviors. Based on these two premises, consider the following and then, formulate an analysis about how attribution theory and bias (according to chapter 8 in our text) can explain human behaviors within organizations and industry.

• Use, or closely follow, this template for your paper.

• Consider the following information associated with attribution theory to support to your writing about decision-making:

o perceptions

o bounded reality

o cognitive biases

o conjunction fallacy

o consistency

o consensus

o distinctiveness

o fundamental attribution error

o creative decision making

• Writing Content

o Decision-Making

 Based on our content this week, discuss the importance of rationale decision-making in an organization, using necessary citations. Include how bounded reality, cognitive biases, and conjunction fallacy might affect decision-making.

o Attribution Theory

 Explain attribution theory using necessary citations. Include a discussion about the effects of consistency, consensus, distinctiveness, and fundamental attribution error. Consider inclusion about the effects of perception, primacy and recency effects, selective perceptions, contrast effect, stereotyping to further support your discussion.

o Personal Experience: Inaccurate Judgement

 Based on our content this week, consider your own experiences with others. Have your actions ever been judged inaccurately by a person such as a boss, a peer, or a family member? How could this experience support your thesis about whether or not attribution theory and bias affect human behaviors with organization?

 Can self-serving, or other, bias affect one’s perception of a behavior?

o Creative Decision Making

 Explain how creative decision-making can improve our ability to make better decisions, considering the numerous obstacles to do so. Include an analysis about how good decision making can potentially affect productivity and job satisfaction.

Writing considerations:

a. The introduction paragraph should introduce your topic and clearly explain what the paper will address.

b. Headings can be used to organize your information. See template . (Each heading should include at least two paragraphs – minimum.)

c. Each paragraph should make a point which can be linked back to your introduction paragraph. Design the topic sentence to embody what the paragraph will entail.

d. The most important consideration in the body paragraphs is the argument that you want to develop (is or is not perceptions, attribution theory and bias applicable?) in response to the topic (applicability of perception, attribution theory and bias). This argument is developed by making and linking points in and between paragraphs.

e. The conclusion paragraph should restate your thesis (your suggestion that perceptions, attribution theory and bias does or does not apply to human behaviors in organizations.)

Your assignment should be a minimum of five to six double-spaced pages, and should adequately discuss the topic, demonstrate maturating self-awareness, and include at least one peer-reviewed source, in addition to your text. Use the rubric to check for thoroughness. Include frequent citation to resources.

Example template and Chapter Attached

Assignment 1: Discussion—Whistleblower Protections

A whistleblower is someone who reports illegal activities within an organization. Reporting wrongdoing can put employees at risk of creating a negative relationship with their employers, resulting in a hostile work environment or even termination.

However, whistleblowers are protected from retaliation by law. For federal employees, the Whistleblower Protection Act provides provisions to protect those reporting wrongdoing. Many other laws include whistleblower provisions, including laws governed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Although a federal law relating to whistleblowing is still lacking in the private industry, most states have also passed protections for whistleblowers to protect those reporting illegal activities.

In this assignment, you will study and report an example of a whistleblower case, discuss the facts surrounding the case, and analyze the outcome of the case on the basis of the law.

Tasks:

For this discussion, research the Internet and identify a published whistleblower case. Answer the following questions in 3–5 paragraphs:

• What was the issue reported by the whistleblower?
• What happened when the individual reported the alleged wrongdoing?
• What laws protected the whistleblower?
• What was the outcome of the situation (in terms of employment status, lawsuit, and corrective action)?

Cite the original law, relevant court cases, and scholarly references in the APA format to support your points.

Submission Details:

• By the due date assigned, post your responses to this Discussion Area.
• Read all postings and through the end of module, respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Consider the following questions:
  • How are the circumstances in your classmates’ examples different from those in your own case?
  • How might the situation your classmate described be interpreted differently?
  • How could have the situation been prevented?
  • Have you ever experienced a similar issue?

Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Do the following when responding to your peers:

• Read your peers’ answers.
• Provide substantive comments by
  • contributing new, relevant information from course readings, Web sites, or other sources;
  • building on the remarks or questions of others; or
  • sharing practical examples of key concepts from your professional or personal experiences
• Respond to feedback on your posting and provide feedback to other students on their ideas.
• Make sure your writing
  • is clear, concise, and organized;
  • demonstrates ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and
  • displays accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.