have your personal life experiences impacted your thoughts and beliefs as they relate to counseling others? As I reflect‚ on my academic and personal journey in this classroom‚ I can’t help but think of the first day of class. I recall the group being told by Dr. Oz‚ to form a circle with our chairs. Then‚ he promptly and stoically asked the following question‚ “What do you need?” My immediate reaction was to tense up. I felt uncomfortable being asked such a personal question by a complete
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1. Trace the history of group dynamics. The history of group dynamics (or group processes) has a consistent‚ underlying premise: ’the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.’ A social group is an entity‚ which has qualities that cannot be understood just by studying the individuals that make up the group. In 1924‚ Gestalt psychologist‚ Max Wertheimer identified this fact‚ stating ‘There are entities where the behavior of the whole cannot be derived from its individual elements nor from the
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Group Productivity 25 January‚ 2014 Introduction A research study has been requested on the productivity of a group’s productivity within a well-known and successful retail store. Every group will have problems‚ but it is important to understand that the problems can be identified and corrected if proper steps are taken. This paper details how the research was conducted‚ the observations that were noted as being subpar to great teamwork‚ how those things affect the productivity
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Days of Old When Knights Were Bold Growing up‚ I was never that girl that fantasized about becoming a princess and meeting that special prince that would sweep me off my feet and save me from all misery. Even sorcery books such as the Harry Potter series did not appeal to me. I did not believe in any of that quirky fantasy land stuff so the idea of being dragged to the Michigan Renaissance Festival with my family over Labor Day weekend did not appeal to me; I would have much rather been out
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Introduction The common default holiday gift to give to loved ones has always been chocolate. However‚ this reoccurring chocolate gift could improve thinking skills and memory in humans. Psychologist Merrill Elias conducted a study on how diet affects cognitive abilities. Elias discovered that people who eat chocolate at least once a week tend to perform better cognitively than those who do not each chocolate regularly (Ferdman‚ March 2016). The hippocampus controls memory in the brain. The hippocampus
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1. What are support materials? Why is it important to use support materials in addition to your own opinions and knowledge? Supporting materials are the materials used to support a speaker’s ideas. The three major kinds are examples‚ statistics and testimony. Strong supporting evidence is needed to get the listeners to believe what your speech is about. 2. Define brief examples‚ extended examples‚ and hypothetical examples and give an example of each kind. Brief examples is a specific case
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plurality and hybridity‚ Wallace (2008) claims that minority youth can express multiple identities through narratives with respect to not only majority cultural practices but their home experiences. Accordingly‚ Wallace (2008) argues that schools should support students’ identity assertion by avoiding cultural intrusiveness and stereotypes. However‚ such avoidance is often not guaranteed. In addition‚ minority youth may even confront stereotypes from communities and governments. As a response to these issues
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Teacher Observation #1 Classroom Information: First Name of teacher: Grace Name of Center: St. Bernadine’s of Siena Pre-School Address: 24410 Calvert St. ‚ Woodland Hills‚ CA‚ 91367 Phone Number : (818)716-4730) Director: Charlene Barkes Ages of Children in classroom: 3 years old Number of Children in classroom: 8-16 children Physical Description of Teacher She is 5”7 about 125 pounds‚ about 25 years old and of Asian ethnicity with dark brown‚ straight hair pulled back into a low ponytail. She
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1.) Family/Student history. Joaquin is an emergent bilingual student that came from San Juan‚ Puerto Rico. Joaquin moved to America about two years ago because his father job was transferred over here. Joaquin is a kindergarten student and has been working on his English proficiency for about a year when he started school here in America. Joaquin lives with both of his parents who mostly speak Spanish inside the home. Joaquin’s parents do know simple English‚ and use it from time to time. Joaquin’s
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For this assignment‚ I observed my six year old niece‚ Faustine Bui who was born on August 16‚ 2007‚ at the park where I was babysitting her with her mom for approximately thirty minutes. The park I observed her at is packed with children and dogs are allowed. There is a large play area with jungle-jims and slide and it includes a sandy area which has a variety of playing equipment as well. I first observed Faustine’s biosocial development such as physical growth‚ gross motor and fine motor skills
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