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Discuss in detail costs and benefit of coal use over oil use

Peak Oil

Your readings this week have discussed the concept of peak oil and detailed the pros and cons of numerous fossil fuel production methods. In the face of rising gas prices, one alternative to oil is coal. However, this fossil fuel comes with its own set of costs and benefits. In your initial post, discuss in detail the costs and benefits of coal use over oil use for electricity production in the United States. Additionally, discuss which method of coal extraction (strip mining, mountaintop removal, or underground mining) you believe offers the best strategy for coal production and why you feel this way.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with at least two scholarly sources in addition to your text. Properly cite any references

WAS ABLE TO GET THE CHAPTERS FROM THE BOOK THAT MUST BE USED AND CITED ALONG WITH TWO OTHER RESOURCES. ALOS ARE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT CAN BE USED AT THE END OF THE CHAPTERS.

Discuss the differences in cultural heritage protection law between the United States and Latin America.

Discuss the differences in cultural heritage protection law between the United States and Latin America. What is the underlying basis for these differences? In what ways do these differences affect the policies of the United States in regard to the trafficking of antiquities?

Difference between diversity and affirmative action

1. Describe the difference between diversity and affirmative action?

2. What are the elements of a culturally diverse workforce?

3. Discuss the challenges organizational leadership must address in establishing and leading a diverse workforce?

4. If you were guiding your organization to maintain a more diverse workforce, what steps would you recommend to ensure diversity?

5. What methods would you use to monitor the organization’s efforts toward achieving a diverse workforce?

Effective strategy for intercultural communication

Prepare a 1,750- to 2,100-word integrative paper.

Analyze and demonstrate an effective strategy for intercultural communication within a particular setting, such as tourism, global business, education, or health care.

Include the following topics and questions below as they pertain to strategies within your chosen setting:

What is the impact of cultural variation on intercultural, interpersonal relationships within the industry?
How is personal dignity impacted in this intercultural industry setting?
How might interpersonal relationships improve with the implementation of your strategy as a part of an intercultural experience?
What are a few of the setting specific roles of cultural variations in intercultural, interpersonal relationships?
How will your strategy improve interpersonal relationships within the setting and foster intercultural competence?
Cite at least three peer-reviewed sources.

Describe a family system tendency to maintain predictable

Discussion – Applying Family, Feminist, and Transpersonal Theories

Reflect upon two personal or professional goals you might like to achieve. If you were to visit a counselor with these goals in mind, which theoretical approach might help you to achieve them? In addition, what type of counseling style might you connect with the most?
In this Discussion you use the media, Postmodern Theories, to seek the help of three counselors. As you listen to each counselor’s theoretical approach, consider how each might be the most effective in addressing your unique goals. In addition, take note of the emotions that you feel while you virtually sit in the client’s seat.

Note: This post does not require you to share any personal information about yourself. Though you should use personal or professional goals to assist you in selecting a theoretical orientation, you may present the ideas of your posting in a more general format.
Post by Day 3 an explanation of which approach might be most effective and explain why. Then, explain how this particular approach may help a client to achieve his or her goals. Finally, explain what it felt like to sit in the client’s seat.
Respond by Day 5 to at least two of your colleagues using the following approach:

· Provide a different perspective as to why this theoretical approach might inhibit clients from reaching their goals.

QUESTION 1: The term used to describe a family system’s tendency to maintain predictable interactional processes is:

a. Family project process

b. Cybernetics

c. Centripetal

d. Family homeostatis

QUESTION 2: Self-in-relation theory is the work of:

a. Sharf and Bem

b. Jordan and Surrey

c. Jean Baker Miller

d. Betty Freidan

QUESTION 3: The first person to introduce the subjects of consciousness, spiritualism, and psychical research into the mental health fields was:

a. Carl Jung

b. Abraham Maslow

c. William James

d. Sigmund Freud

QUESTION 4: The term used to describe one of the perceptual sets people use when looking at society and their place in it is:

a. Gender schema

b. Egalitarian

c. Engendered lives

d. None of the above

QUESTION 5: Which of the following family therapists is best known for his/her structural approach to treatment:

a. Satir

b. Bowen

c. Haley

d. Minuchin

QUESTION 6: The “Competencies for Addressing Spiritual and Religious Issues in Counseling” were developed by which of the following divisions of the American Counseling Association?

a. Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling

b. Association for Religion, Philosophy, and Spirituality in Counseling

c. American Pastoral Counselors Association

d. There is not a division of the American Counseling Association that developed these competencies.

QUESTION 7: One of the primary goals of transpersonal counseling is to:

a. Bring the client to an acceptable level of mental health

b. Bring the client to a point where he or she can begin to work on transpersonal issues

c. Take the client into the realm of transcendence, unity, and extraordinary mental health

d. None of the above

QUESTION 8: Two major disorders given a great deal of attention in feminist literature are:

a. Personality disorders and bipolar disorders

b. Borderline personality disorders and hypertension

c. Eating disorders and PTSD

d. Insomnia and PTSD

QUESTION 9: Which of the following is not a fundamental principle of feminist counselors?

a. The personal is political

b. A commitment to social change

c. A commitment to the establishment of an authoritarian relationship

d. Honoring women’s experiences and appreciating their perspectives, values, and strengths

QUESTION 10: A strategy for empowering clients is to involve them in naming their problem and participating in directing the counseling process. This strategy is called:

a. Self-disclosure

b. Gender role analysis

c. Demystifying the counseling process

d. Client empowerment

QUESTION 11: Which of the following family therapists is best known for his/her strategic approach to treatment?

a. Satir

b. Bowen

c. Haley

d. Minuchin

QUESTION 12: According to transpersonalism:

a. Healthy development is marked by one’s advancement from personal to transpersonal concerns.

b. Healthy development is marked by one’s quality of relationships.

c. Healthy development is impossible to define.

d. Healthy development is not a goal.

QUESTION 13: Within the transpersonal states of functioning, which of the following developmental lines or stages exist?

a. cognitive

b. vision logic

c. psychic

d. all of the above

QUESTION 14: A counselor directing family members to engage in a communication game to examine how their incongruent messages lead to pain and lower self-esteem is following which approach to family therapy? A counselor directing family members to engage in a communication game to examine how their incongruent messages lead to pain and lower self-esteem is following which approach to family therapy?

a. Conjoint

b. Transgenerational

c. Narrative

d. Structural

QUESTION 15: The term _______________ means beyond the personal, ego, or self.

a. archetypal

b. transpersonal

c. reductionistic

d. monistic

QUESTION 16: The core practice of transpersonal counseling includes which of the following:

a. Mindfulness

b. Yoga

c. Biofeedback

d. All of the above

QUESTION 17: ________________ occurs when a family modifies problem behaviors yet maintains its present structure.

a. First order change

b. Second order change

c. Third order change

d. Fourth order change

QUESTION 18: A multifaceted process, occurring across the life span is called:

a. Gender role identification

b. Gender bias

c. Genderfication

d. Gender role socialization

QUESTION 19: Teasing out stressors poses a challenge for the family counselor because of the family’s:

a. Mistrust of therapy

b. Many stories

c. Multigenerational issues

d. Severity of pain

QUESTION 20: Which of the following family therapists is best known for his/her conjoint approach to treatment?

a. Satir

b. Bowen

c. Haley

d. Minuchin

QUESTION 21: Although the theoretical underpinnings of transpersonal theory can be credited to a number of individuals, theories, and philosophical approaches to mental health and spiritual experience, _____________ has emerged as the primary leader of this burgeoning field.

a. Groff

b. Wilber

c. Jung

d. Maslow

QUESTION 22: The family life spiral is:

a. An example of family decline

b. A linear model

c. An example of a life stressor

d. A developmental model

QUESTION 23: Which of the following is one of the “Competencies for Addressing Spiritual and Religious Issues in Counseling”?

a. The professional counselor can describe the similarities and differences between spirituality and religion, including the basic beliefs of various spiritual systems, major world religions, agnosticism, and atheism.

b. The professional counselor recognizes that the client’s beliefs (or absence of beliefs) about spirituality and/or religion are central to his or her worldview but cannot influence psychosocial functioning.

c. The professional counselor can identify the limits of his or her understanding of the client’s spiritual and/or religious perspective and is acquainted with religious and spiritual resources, including leaders, who can join in counseling sessions with the counselor and client.

d. All of the above

QUESTION 24: ___________ wrote that Kohlberg’s model of moral development was more applicable to men than women.

a. Carol Gilligan

b. Barbara Herlihy

c. Vivian Carroll McCollum

d. Nancy Chodorow

QUESTION 25: _________ attributed the difference between women and men to the fact that women are primarily responsible for early child care.

a. Carol Gilligan

b. Barbara Herlihy

c. Vivian Carroll McCollum

d. Nancy Chodorow

Essay reflecting on experience and communication style

Discuss how you can leverage your strengths and improve upon your communication skills to become a better leader.

Concept of competitive advantage

The concept of competitive advantage is as important for not-for-profit organizations as it is for for-profit organizations.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain, using examples to make your case

Task of designing an advertisement campaign

Create a power point of 5 slides for the scenario below:

Completely document and include your references using APA format (text citations and reference page).

Your advertisement will be graded on originality, creativity, and the accuracy of material presented.

SCENARIO:

To aid the university in reducing the excessive drinking on campus, your class has been assigned the task of designing an advertisement campaign that will be used to educate students. In these advertisements, you must include what you believe students need to know and understand about “alcohol” and “drinking behavior” that can be so dangerous.

Phases of the demographic transition

Prepare a PowerPoint presentation of 10-12 slides (not including the Title and Reference slides) and include a minimum of 3 images. Produce a presentation on the following:

• Define demographic transition with a brief history of its development.
• Describe the 4 phases of demographic transition, including if the population is stable, growing, or declining in each.
• According to demographers, what factors lead to a decline in the crude birth rates (CBR) and crude death rates (CDR) in the epidemiologic and fertility phases of the demographic transition?
• Briefly describe 3 living conditions or environmental impacts in developed countries that have reached phase IV, and contrast them with these conditions or impacts in developing countries that remain in earlier phases.
• Assuming that the demographic transition phase IV is a goal for developing countries, what 2 programs or initiatives would you suggest to assist them in progress toward this goal?

How children at different ages respond to death

Application

This week, you have been learning about the vital role of the family in the socialization of children. The course text highlighted many changes in the composition and functioning of families over time, notably the influence of divorce, single parenting, and step-parenting. This week, for your second Action Plan, you will focus on ways to support children through an event that was not covered in your text but one that, as an early childhood professional, you may face while working with young children and their families: the death of a close family member. You may already be aware that children respond to and have a different understanding of death than adults. Use the knowledge of child development that you have gained so far, your perception of family ecology from the readings this week, and the specific articles provided below in developing your Action Plan.

Action Plan Professional Scenario: Imagine you are working in an early childhood setting that cares for and teaches children ages 0-5. Two families in your program share a grandmother who has been an active and loving caregiver for their children-an infant, a toddler, and a preschooler. The grandmother has recently passed away and you want to support these families by helping them understand how infants, toddlers, and preschoolers grieve in order to help the children with this loss.

Before you create your Action Plan, consider:

What does an early childhood professional need to know in order to understand the situation and needs of these children and families?

What ideas and advice from experts may be useful in assisting children and families?

What can early childhood professionals do to help, either directly, by suggesting activities and advice, or by referring the family to other community resources and professionals?

As you prepare this Action Plan, keep the focus on gathering and identifying the knowledge and ideas that you can best share with parents and other key adults. Remember that working directly with children as a grief counselor is an area of expertise that you may choose to pursue. However, as an early childhood professional, you are most qualified to help young children in this area by supporting the significant adults in their lives and remaining consistent, sensitive, and caring.

Follow these steps to create your Action Plan:

1. What You Need to Know: Learning About How Children at Different Ages Respond to Death

Naturally, children respond to situations in their own ways often based on where they are developmentally; sometimes based on temperament. Keep this uniqueness in mind as you read the following articles on children and grief. Although there is some overlap, you will find that all three help to clarify how young children of different ages respond to death. As you read, take notes on important developmental information and ideas that you think are important to share with parents/family members:

Young Children and Grief (PDF)

Magical Thinking: Children May Blame Themselves for a Parent’s Illness and Death (PDF)

2. Ideas and Advice: Checking Resources

Think concretely about how best to help the parents/family members of an infant, a toddler, and a preschooler. Check your notes from reading the articles above. As needed, skim the articles again for key concepts about how young children perceive death and specific ways to support each age to share with parents/family members. Access these articles below as additional resources:

Infant and Toddler Grief (PDF)

Helping Your Child Deal with Death and Loss (PDF)

Facts for Families: Children and Grief

3. Taking Action: Supporting the Whole Family in Responding to Loss

With knowledge and ideas in hand, you’re ready to suggest ways to support young children in dealing with a family loss. Use the information and advice from the articles to make your plan. Think of it as preparing a script for meeting with the parents or other significant family adults. Include the following in your plan:

Part I: Supporting an Infant

Explain in your own words:

Developmental information about what an infant may feel or understand about a family death

Possible ways that an infant may respond to a family death

Specific advice from experts on how to help an infant through a family loss

Part II: Supporting a Toddler

Explain in your own words:

Developmental information about what a toddler may feel, believe, or understand about a family death

Possible ways that a toddler may respond to a family death

Specific advice from experts on how to help a toddler through a family loss

Part III: Supporting a Preschooler

Explain in your own words:

Developmental information about what a preschooler may feel, believe, or understand about a family death

Possible ways that a preschooler may respond to a family death

Three specific ideas or activities the family can do at home to help a preschooler through a family loss

As you write your plan, remember the following:

Your goal is to help parents/family members understand how infants, toddlers, and preschoolers may respond to the family loss.

Parents/family members are most likely grieving, too. Consider their feelings in explaining their children’s needs.

Choose language that you would feel comfortable using-language that is respectful and sensitive-to create a model presentation for talking with adult family members.