Experience plus portfolio

Help me study for my Psychology class. I’m stuck and don’t understand.

Steps to complete this process:

Please read every essay question carefully before answering to make sure you have acquired the necessary experience/knowledge/skills needed to meet the stated learning outcome.

Pay particular attention to how you attained knowledge, reflected on this knowledge acquisition, and then applied this knowledge to help address new challenges.

You must provide examples and relevant documentation (certificates of completion, letters of recommendation, training records, etc.) to support your accumulation, reflection and application of this knowledge.

All answers should be presented as an original work of the student and represent college-level writing. All essay answers will be run through Safe Assign to check for plagiarism.

In order for you to receive approval for credit, each essay question should be answered in its entirety. In order to increase your chances of approval, please be thorough in your answers.

Each question contains an opportunity to attach one supporting document, but the last question gives you opportunity to attach additional documents at once.

Please Label each response and provide relevant reference under each response. I do not need a full reference page. Provide in-text citation when necessary, APA style (peer review journal article dated within 5 years). Please incorporate my work experiences as listed on resume and my trainings in each response. Refer to the grading rubic that is attached to verify that all requirements are met.

CRIS 605 Portfolio for Crisis & 1st Responder Skills

This course will provide a foundation of the theoretical concepts and practical applications of crisis response and critical incidents, taking into account topics such as: intervention models and their efficacy and the consequential effects of critical incident stress and trauma on the life of an individual, group and organization.

1.Articulate a theoretical understanding of what constitutes a crisis and the critical incident stress that ensues

2.Explain the various types of crises and the unique effects on an individual’s body, mind, emotions, and spiritual state

3.Explain and differentiate between critical incident stress management and longterm crisis counseling

4.Compare and contrast various types of crisis counseling and psychological first aid intervention models and techniques

5.Explain and discuss specific issues related to crises including: suicide, grief, death notification, children and adolescents, posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic stress disorder

6.Analyze and apply the social components of crisis, considering the importance of family and social support following a crisis

7.Examine, discuss, and integrate all issues, theories, assumptions, materials, etc., presented in the course in accord with current scholarly standards and practices

8.Examine, discuss, and integrate all issues, theories, assumptions, materials, etc., presented in the course through the lens of Scripture.

CRIS 606 Portfolio for Acute Stress, Grief & Trauma

This course will provide a foundation of the theoretical concepts associated with the impact and consequences of acute stress on victims, first responders, families, and community members, taking into account the process of grief and loss, complicated grief, dying, death, and bereavement, and the long term consequences of unresolved trauma. Particular attention is paid to the treatment of the human stress response, effective counseling strategies, methods and techniques for immediate response, comorbidity, anxiety and depression, abuse, impact dynamics of crisis and trauma, survivor guilt, and cultural sensitivity.

1.Understand the key differences between crisis intervention and psychotherapy/counseling.

2.Have a basic understanding of crisis intervention, ethics, and cultural considerations in this field.

3.Understand how developmental stages must be understood to have an accurate understanding of loss, stress, grief, and trauma.

4.Understand basic issues regarding aging, disability, severe illness, and those coping with dying.

5.Be able to identify those at risk for self-harm, harm to others, or those who are severely impaired and know how to support them and refer as needed.

6.Explore the concept of death-related loss (bereavement) as well as non-death related forms of loss such as relationship loss (divorce, etc.) and financial loss (job loss, etc.).

7.Have a basic understanding of community disasters and know the differences between man-made disasters, natural disasters, gun violence and forms of support.

8.Explore issues specific to military culture and ways to support veterans and their families.

9.Understand key dynamics of personal trauma including rape, sexual assault, bullying, and domestic violence. Learn key strategies and crisis techniques.

10.Understand how working with trauma can affect crisis care workers and other caregivers. Explore how Scripture informs these various topics and how it can be utilized to inform coping strategies and healing.

CRIS 608 Portfolio for Trauma Assessment & Intervention

A focused investigation of specific techniques and interventions utilized in trauma care. Focus is given to the physical and psychological effects of trauma, a Christian theology of suffering, and assessment use in counseling clients in trauma.

1.Explain the nature of various types of violence and the effects on the body, mind, emotions, and spiritual dimension of the individual.

2.Compare and contrast various types of treatment for violence-related trauma.

3.Examine, discuss, and integrate all issues, theories, assumptions, materials, etc., presented in the course in accord with current scholarly standards and practices.

4.Examine, discuss, and integrate all issues, theories, assumptions, materials, etc., presented in the course through the lens of Scripture.

5.Analyze and apply the components of comprehensive trauma assessment, considering the differential impact trauma has on individuals, families, groups, and communities.

CRIS 609 Portfolio for Complex Trauma & Disasters

This course will examine the role of faith-based organizations, faith communities, and pastors and clergy in the care of emotional and spiritual health in individuals, communities, and organizations following trauma and disaster. Specifically, topics will include the life cycle of a disaster, exclusive types of trauma and disasters, models of response for faith-based communities, collaborative efforts between mental health professionals and faith-based services, and other salient factors for effective emotional and spiritual care.

1.Explain the symptoms and nature of complex trauma and disasters and the effects on the body, mind, emotions, and spiritual dimension of individuals, groups, and communities.

2.Explain the stages of disaster response and implement intervention strategies for emotional and spiritual care during each stage.

3.Compare and contrast various types of crisis intervention in disasters and articulate and implement collaboration plans between faith-based and mental health services.

4.Examine, discuss, and integrate all issues, theories, assumptions, materials, etc., presented in the course in accord with current scholarly standards and practices.

5.Examine, discuss, and integrate all issues, theories, assumptions, materials, etc., presented in the course through the lens of Scripture.

6.Analyze and apply the components of comprehensive trauma assessment, considering the differential impact trauma has emotionally and spiritually on individuals, families, groups, and communities of faith.

7.Explain how spirituality and religion can support survivor healing and how it can cause further harm

8.Implement an appropriate plan of action that includes applying Incident Command System (ICS) management principles to a crisis or disaster response operation.

9.Explain the importance of being culturally adept when responding to a crisis in an unfamiliar culture, especially as it relates to sex trafficking, genocide, and related trauma.