Personal Theoretical Framework

Overview

Job applicants are often asked by the hiring committee to explain the personal theoretical framework that guides their work. Often, a prepared statement is required as part of the application, in order to screen applicants for their ability to articulate positions and write professionally. The process of developing an essay helps to clarify beliefs.

For this assignment, consider how different theorists have defined adolescence. Notable among these theorists are Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget, and Albert Bandura. Adolescent psychology is guided by theories that seek to describe, explain, and predict behavior. Theories of adolescence incorporate historical antecedents, as well as more modern perspectives. As with any sound theory, the dynamic quality of the theory allows for disagreement, concurrence, research, and continuing evaluation. A host of theories and views have attempted to describe adolescent behaviors and development.

Your Assignment

Lay out a 3- to 4-page personal theoretical framework to guide your work with adolescents for a potential employer. In your assignment, you are to provide a general overview of the major tenets of your selected theorists including the major strengths and limitations of a selected theorist. Be sure to note how your selected theorist addresses relevant background factors such as culture and genetics. Explain why you believe this theory is most applicable to working with adolescents with your potential employer. Be sure to use examples of how you would apply your selected theory to your potential work.

To successfully complete this assignment, you must

• Apply a relevant theoretical framework for working with adolescents.
• Analyze the effect of background factors on adolescents.
• Identify the strengths and weaknesses of a theoretical framework relative to adolescence.
• Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the psychological professions.

Assignment Requirements

To achieve a successful project experience and outcome, you are expected to meet the following additional requirements.

• Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations should be formatted according to APA style and formatting. You are encouraged to refer to the APA Guide interactive piece for a refresher on following APA guidelines.
• Length of paper: 3–4 double-spaced pages, not including title page or references.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point.
• References: A minimum of 3 peer-reviewed resources are required.

Resources

• Personal Theoretical Framework Scoring Guide.
• APA Style and Format.
• APA Guide.

Media and Technology

For this discussion, consider the role of media and technology in affecting adolescent development, both today and when you were an adolescent. Then respond to the following:

• In what ways were you or your peers affected by media or technology issues during adolescence?
• How does this compare to the experience of adolescents today, based on current research on this subject?

Adolescent Health Issues

For this discussion:

• Identify what you consider to be the most under-addressed adolescent health issue in the United States today (not the most important—the issue that is not getting enough attention).
• Explain why this issue is so crucial to the present and future health of adolescents.
• Describe an ideal approach to ensuring related healthy interventions for American teens.
  • What venues and organizations might be the most effective at executing the proposed intervention(s)?

Do you agree with the claim that there is an overarching intelligence that influences multiple domains of skill, or do you agree with the claim that there are multiple intelligences? Explain. After watching the video Healthy Learning: Multiple Intelligences in this week’s presentations, discuss how an understanding of learning preferences could help  psychologists and therapists communicate and work with his or her patients.

1. PORTANT: This assignment was intentionally designed so you can learn critical components of an APA Style paper.  What you learn here will apply to almost every assignment you do during the rest of your program.

   Review and save the following APA Template to the Learner Toolbox you created earlier this week.  This is a great tool you can use throughout your program.  Also save the link to the APA Center.
   Learner Toolbox resource:  APA TEMPLATE
   APA Center: https://www.keiseruniversity.edu/writing-studio/apa-resources/
   Each week, you’ll complete an assignment or quiz to learn the basics of APA style. These assignments build on one another, where the hope is that you will implement what you learned the prior week into the next week’s assignment. This first week, the focus on is on how to set up a document consistent with APA style. Your APA manual has specifics on the margins, spacing, font/font size, and running head required.

   For this assignment, review your APA manual and watch the video below on how to properly set up a document using APA style. Create a Word document using the appropriate margins, font, and spacing for a paper titled: Men and Women Holding Hands: Whose Hand is Uppermost?.

   Include the following elements in your document:

   • Title page (including the title of paper, your name, Keiser University, instructor’s name, course, date)
   • Running head and page numbers (your shortened title should have no more than 50 characters, including spaces)
   • First page of paper: Repeat title per APA style. Write one 3-sentence paragraph to demonstrate indenting, font and spacing. The content is irrelevant (e.g., “This is the first sentence. This is the second sentence…)
   • An abstract is not required for this assignment nor a Reference page
   • Submit your assignment by clicking on the assignment title. This assignment is due by Sunday.

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