Recent orders
Mock Counseling Report
Mock Counseling Report
Students Name
Institutional Affiliation
Course Name and Code
Professors Name
Date
Mock Counseling Report
Introduction
A counselor is someone who has a cognitive awareness of the setting in which you work and the labor market today. While the person still needs to come up with a workable answer, obtaining the help of a counselor is almost like getting rescued from their profession decisions confusion. A strong opinion view on the problems that have to be sorted, is given by a profession’s counselor. This is significant since the counselor could assess your recent positive results and make suggestions for growth areas. A counselor assesses your professional aptitude and makes suggestions for identity formation to advance your overall growth. This mock counseling report consists of the procedures and techniques used in the mock counseling session, the theoretical orientation, the central issue, career assessments, and treatment goals.
Summary of Procedures, Techniques, and Counselling Session
In the counseling session, I met my client, a seventeen-year-old female whom the young lady could not decide on her career path. She was in high school and was about to take her SATs, which would help her land a prestigious university. She was best in mathematics and science subjects but could not settle for either engineering, medical or information technology courses. She, however, did not want to choose a course based on her parents’ and teachers’ preferences. Her mother was a doctor, and her father was an engineer. Both parents wanted her to follow in their line of work. On the other hand, her teacher felt strongly about her becoming a professional in information technology.
The primary technique that I will use for this counseling session is directive counseling. The counselor is the critical character in this strategy, often referred to as counsellor-centered (Snow et al., 2018). I was responsible for consciously replacing the lady’s emotive conduct with sensible conduct. I made an effort to stay away from directive advice whenever I could. Following this procedure, I arranged the counseling session, examined the issue, determined its specifics, pinpointed its antecedents, and offered several solutions (Snow et al., 2018). It involved several steps. The first step was to analyze the case. I gathered all information from the client, her medical reports, close friends, and family. The next step was to do a synthesis where I organized all the information gathered. This information included background, qualifications, and potential.
I then found out the problem and the cause of the problem. Doing this made it easier to find a solution. A prognosis was also done to discover what may happen in the future if the problem is not solved (Snow et al., 2018). I then conducted the counseling session, listening keenly to what the client had to say. I considered the client a child who was confused about her future. After the counseling session, I asked for feedback to see if my counseling technique was effective.
Directive counseling is advantageous in terms of time commitment. Time is saved. The issue and the individual are given more attention. The client can see the counselor’s eyes directly. Counseling places more emphasis on an individual’s cognition than feelings. Finally, the client is entirely satisfied because the counselor is now easily accessible to help (Snow et al., 2018). To the best of my ability, I gave the client the facts I knew she needed about her career. I assisted her in deciding the route she wanted to go in. I provided various choices in the same vein so that the client might pick the profession of her choosing. I tried to delve deeper into her career choice during counseling, such as why certain subjects motivate her. Was her choice honorable and sincere?
Theoretical Orientation Used During the Mock Counselling
I chose to focus my theoretical orientation on cognitive-behavioral paradigm. This is because it focuses on a person’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors all engage with one another (Gaesser & Karan, 2017). Clients are treated under the presumption that thinking influences emotions and actions and that problematic ideas and sentiments can lead to issues by therapists who utilize CBT as their theoretical orientation in therapy. My client was confused because she could not decide what career path she wanted to take. She chose not to choose one, making her parents and teachers think she was not focused on her future. She felt pressured to decide (Gaesser & Karan, 2017). Making her understand that her future was her decision and that her parents and teachers would fully support her would make her feel less pressured.
Major Concerning Issue
From the analysis, the young lady suffered from depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. She was depressed for being in a pressured situation whereby her friends all knew what they wanted to do on campus, but she did not. She felt left out, leading to low self-esteem (Savickas, 2019). She knew that time was running out for college applications, but there was nothing that she could do. She had even thought of taking a gap year, but she knew her parents would be against it. She was anxious because she did not know if her chosen career would satisfy her parents and teachers. She felt that she would have to let one down or the other.
Career Assessment from the Mock Counselling
There are two forms that I used for career assessment. Intake forms are used to learn as much as possible about the client; counselors use intake forms at the beginning of the session. They enable the career counselor to comprehend the need for career counseling assessment, the anticipated objectives, and any challenges (Lipshits- Braziller, 2018). Feedback forms are used to evaluate the therapist’s performance to see whether the counseling was effective. From the feedback forms, I will know where to improve in the event of another similar situation.
Treatment Goals
The main goal was to help my client settle for a career perspective that was comfortable for her. Her parents had advised her throughout her life, and she felt that their opinions were valid in making her decision (Savickas, 2019). I will also discuss with the parents and teachers the impact of their opinions on their daughter’s future. This will help my client feel less pressured to follow in either of her parent’s footsteps.
Reflections from the Counselling Session
My primary focus when discussing my counseling session will be professional advancement-related difficulties. The identification of learners’ personal and academic strengths, in addition to their passions, abilities, and key competencies, is encouraged. Learners can then use those concepts to aid in their career exploration. They are able to connect their abilities, choices, and skills to potential career paths in the prospective (Savickas, 2019). Using skills necessary for employee engagement and accomplishment, using planning and career exploration to apply to establishing and accomplishing longtime occupational goals, and educating learners where and how to find resources about higher education options are a few of the crucial aspects of professional expansion that I will recognize.
When providing career counseling, I will encourage students to use their decision-making abilities to classify various jobs into relevant career sectors (Savickas, 2019). They are also urged to consider the different of professions that engage them and the aims they have for their prospects while doing this. I will provide them with tools to continue their career research outside the classroom. Along with intellectual progress, counseling also addresses social-emotional growth (Savickas, 2019). I will also encourage self-esteem and self-awareness. Teachers and parents should also be encouraged to take their children to career counseling to avoid the confusion and pressure of choosing a career.
Conclusion
Counseling can also be used to advise on academic matters and career paths. Career counseling involves evaluating career potential as a counselor offers advice on developing your identity to promote your overall development. In directive counseling, the counselor attentively considers the counselee’s situation, obtains data, and offers a solution. This kind of counseling carries out the advice-giving function, but it can also reassure, provide an emotional release, and, to a lesser extent, help with thought clarification. The counselor gathers data about the counselee to better comprehend the client’s issue from various sources. However, this technique may be ineffective because since the client entirely depends on the counselor, he or she may not make good decisions once the client is away from the counselor. That is why counseling should entail decision-making and problem-solving. Teachers and parents should also be involved and advised appropriately.
References
Gaesser, A. H., & Karan, O. C. (2017). A randomized controlled comparison of Emotional Freedom Technique and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to reduce adolescent anxiety: A pilot study. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 23(2), 102-108. https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.2015.0316Lipshits-Braziler, Y. (2018). Coping with career indecision among young adults: Implications for career counseling. In New perspectives on career counseling and guidance in Europe (pp. 71–85). Springer, Cham. https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/62929685/394780_1_En_5_Chapter_Author20200412-76874-15vorf5-with-cover-page-v2.pdf?Expires=1665090392&Signature=KUijsDSfjyv-Savickas, M. (2019). Career counseling (pp. xvi-194). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. https://wikious.com/en/Career_counselingSnow, W. H., Lamar, M. R., Hinkle, J. S., & Speciale, M. (2018). Current practices in online counselor education. Professional Counselor, 8(2), 131-145. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1193678.pdf
Mobile Cloud Learning for Education Sector
(Name)
(Instructors’ name)
(Course)
(Date)
Mobile Cloud Learning for Education Sector
Cloud computing is the current technology that has numerous benefits and advantages and it is an easily adoptable technology in today’s world. The main benefit of utilizing this technology is that it minimizes the cost effectiveness for the development and implementation of software, hardware, and license for everyone (Issham Siti, Johari and Rozhan 34- 43). As it follows, this is the best time to analyze the implementation of the cloud and the technology behind it. In addition to this, the technology can also be utilized for the creation of low cost and quality education for all over the world (Rao, Sasidhar and Satyendra, 42- 47). The main objective of this paper is to examine the behavior of learners and the different ways in which they can take advantage of the cloud- education learning system that is designed and adapted for institutions, and delivered via private portable devices like mobiles, laptops, Smartphone PDA, among others.
Case Study
Educational technologies are commonly used today in most systems of education all over the world for different purposes, like managing the learning and the teaching process, delivering knowledge and enabling communication between instructors and learners, and between the students (Kukulska-Hulme and Traxler 123- 134). A great majority of current studies have indicated that the main issues affecting the development and the implementation of effective learning technologies are the considerations of extreme knowledge in designing effective learning environments for the technologies, and the adoption of enough pedagogical paradigms that utilize the special applications of the technology appropriately. The same studies indicate that local conditions such as cultural, economical, political, ethnographical, sociological and geographical circumstance play a pivotal role in the development and implementation of these technologies (Eshet-Alkalai and Aydin 32- 7).
Considering all these factors, the Middle East is a challenging and unique economical, geographical, political and cultural region, especially with its heterogeneous nature. The region has numerous, different cultures, religion, languages, and, as a result, several special considerations have to be put in mind during the development and designing of this technology. For example, the countries in the region vary widely economically; some are extremely wealthy while others are extremely poor. This, hence, requires adoption of special mixture of policies to ensure that the poor countries can cope with the expensiveness of these technologies. Technology- wise the countries also differ. Some are extremely advanced while others are in their early stages of adopting technologies (Eshet-Alkalai and Aydin 32- 7).
However, mobile learning can be designed in such a way that can be used and accessed by different users in the Middle East. M- Learning has been indicated to be an unobtrusive, personal, spontaneous, ‘anywhere, anytime’ method of learning and of accessing tools used in education and material that makes access to education larger for all individuals. This technology has also been indicated as a method of learning that is borderless; meaning that it can reach individuals in the most remote areas where there are no schools, tutors, libraries and schools (Ally 23- 45).
This ability to reach remote areas and new audiences in places that have not been discovered is especially relevant in such regions as the Middle East that is essentially an extremely challenging region for young people to obtain education. The ability for this kind of education to reach these regions has particularly been facilitated by the penetration of mobile phones, whose numbers have been indicated to have almost doubled for the last five or so years; the use of mobile phones has also been indicated to have overcome the use of landline internet access, as well as, the use of personal computers. As a result, mobile learning would be the best and the most advantageous educational technology in the region (Wellman 1).
M-Learning Applications
However, in order to realize the potential of mobile phones in providing quality educational tools, accessible and effective ways of offering high quality mobile learning are needed (Biggs 23-34). Mobile learning makes use of PDAs, handheld voting systems, pocket PC (Tremblay 217- 227), mobile telephones and handheld computers and other devices whose built is based on the same functionalities (Callaway 1). Mobile learning, however, using computers that handheld is relatively immature in terms of pedagogies and technology in the Middle East though it is definitely evolving (Smith and Ragan 12- 19). Today, research on mobile learning in both the developing and developed worlds has solely focused on the utilization of smart phones and handheld computers. It has been indicated that little research is available on mobile learning for simpler devices, something that must be quickly resolved to ensure that less fortunate countries in the Middle East and the rest of the world get access to high quality mobile learning (Traxler 1-12). SMS have been indicated to be effective tools for M-learning that can be applied in regions were resources are limited, as well as, podcasting (Clark, Westcott, and Taylor 23- 34).
Use of the technology in Education
These devices can help enhance mobile learning which can be useful in educational systems in various ways, since it implemented solely for use in education through the use of cloud computing (Haaff 1). The main purpose of mobile learning is that students can access knowledge from a central resource that is shared (Caruso and Salaway 67-98). They can do so anywhere, at anytime they want at a free or subsidized cost. This system can be used by learners to learn from any source about any topic of their choice without necessarily having to everything in their device. As it follows, students can access as much data as they wish from the cloud data centers for education on certain topics over their handsets even when they are at a small and inaccessible village. A student, for example, might want to learn about JAVA from their homes, villages, agricultural works or lands (Gregson and Jordaan 67- 89).
Response of Learners
The response of learners to this learning method has been indicated to be excellent, especially with most studies divided on as to whether the current young people natively communicate through the language of mobile phones, social networks, and the Internet. Today’s learners have been indicated to have more readily embraced learning and educational technologies than other traditional learning methods, as these new learning methods allow them to share their knowledge and experiences through online sites. Students have also been indicated to show better learning behaviors while using these learning technologies as they are flexible, a ‘fun’ way to learn, and manageable (Hug 123- 139).
User Behavior
A recent survey indicated that a large percentage of students own and use mobile phones and personal laptops. Most students in the study indicated that such devices as mobile phones and laptops are must haves, and that these devices must be portable and accessible to a reliable internet connection (Smith, Salaway and Caruso 1). Students wanted to be able to learn in an environment that allowed them to study while sitting with their friends in an informal place, to utilize their devices, and to have a reliable source of Internet, power and printing services (Steven and Teasley 88- 92). The students used the applications to find their friends, to access class information about timetables, assignments, and to be able to access lectures that were streamed directly into their devices (Mitchell 1).
Conclusion
Educational technologies are commonly used for various things in today’s education system. The uses of these technologies widely vary. They are, for example, used by students to access information from a central source, like a teacher’s site or an online blackboard. The applications are numerous given the fact that several devices can be used for M-learning. Such devices include handheld phones, laptops and smart phones. One thing that has become apparent is that most of the M-learning applications and technologies are only useful when installed in smart devices. As it was seen, simpler devices do not have the capacity to handle such applications. It is, therefore, essential for the concerned parties to come up with ways in which these M-learning technologies can be used in simpler devices that less fortunate students can afford and easily access.
Works cited
Ally, M. Mobile learning: Transforming the delivery of education and training. Edmonton, AB: Athabasca University Press, 2009. Print
Biggs, J. Teaching for quality learning at university: What the student does (2nd ed.). Buckingham: Society for Research into Higher Education and Open University Press, 2003. Print
Callaway, Ewen. ‘ITunes university’ better than the real thing’, New Scientist, 2009. Web. 27 August 2011.
Clark, S., Westcott, M. and Taylor, L. ‘Using short podcasts to reinforce lectures’, The University of Sydney Symposium, 2007. Print
Caruso, J. B. and Salaway, G. Key findings: The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2007. Print
Eshet-Alkalai, Yoram and Cegiz Hakan Aydin. ‘A Bridge over Troubled Waters: Learning Technologies in the Middle East’, International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning 10. 2 (2009): 32-7. Print
Gregson, J. and Jordaan, D. Exploring the challenges and opportunities of m-learning within an international distance education programme. In M. Ally (Ed.), Mobile learning: Transforming the delivery of education and training (pp. 215–246). Edmonton, AB: Athabasca University Press, 2009. Print
Haaff, Brian de. ‘Cloud computing – the jargon is back!’ Cloud Computing Journal, 2008. Web. 26 August 2011 http://cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/613070
Hug, T. Micro learning: A New Pedagogical Challenge (Introductory Note). Paper presented at the Micro learning, 2005. Learning & Working in New Media Environments, Innsbruck. Print
Issham, I., Siti, S., Johari, M., and Rozhan, I. Acceptance on mobile learning via SMS: A Rasch model analysis. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies, 4.2(2010). Print
Kukulska-Hulme, A. and Traxler, J. Mobile learning in developing countries. Vancouver, BC: Commonwealth of Learning, 2005. Print.
Mitchell, A. Translating mobile technologies into learning technologies: Creating a micro portal layer for the m-learning project. Online Educa Berlin, 2002. Web. 26 August 2011. http://www.m-learning.org/docs/Online%20Educa%20paper%2028%20Nov%2002.rtf.
Rao, N., Sasidhar, C. and V. Satyendra Kumar. ‘Cloud Computing Through Mobile- Learning’, International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications 1.6 (2010): 42- 47. Print
Smith, S. D., Salaway, G., and Caruso, J. B. The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2009: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, 2009. Print
Smith, P., and Ragan, T. Instructional design (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2005. Print
Steven, Lonn and Teasley, Stephanie D. ‘Podcasting in higher education: What are the implications for teaching and learning?’ The Internet and Higher Education 12 .2 (2009): 88–92.print
Traxler, J. ‘Learning in a mobile age’, International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning,
1.1(2009): 1–12. Print
Tremblay, Eric. ‘Educating the Mobile Generation – using personal cell phones as audience response systems in post-secondary science teaching’, Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 29.2 (2010): 217-227. Print
Wellman, S. Google lays out its mobile user experience strategy, 2007. Web. 26 August 2011. http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/04/google_lays_out.html
Methods in Behavioral Research
Methods in Behavioral Research
Name:
Professor
Institution:
Course
Date
Chapter 1 Scientific Understanding of Behavior1. Why is it important for anyone in our society to have knowledge of research methods?2. A newspaper headline says that “Eating Disorders May Be More Common in Warm Places.” You read the article to discover that a researcher found that the incidence of eating disorders among female students at a university in Florida was higher than at a university in Pennsylvania. Assume that this study accurately describes a difference between students at the two universities. Discuss the finding in terms of the issues of identification of cause and effect and explanation of behavior. Chapter 2 Where to Start3. What information does the researcher communicate in each of the sections of a research article?Chapter 3 Ethical Research4. Participants in an experiment are given false feedback that they have an unfavorable personality trait or low ability level. What are the ethical issues raised by this procedure? What if participants are given false feedback that they possess a very favorable personality trait or a very high ability level? Are the ethical issues the same, or different? What are the reasons that an experimenter would subject participants to these types of situations? What safeguards should the experimenter undertake? Chapter 4 Studying Behavior5. A few years ago, newspapers reported a finding that Americans who have a glass of wine a day are healthier than those who have no wine. What are some plausible alternative explanations for this finding; that is, what variables other than wine could explain the finding? Explain why it is difficult to identify the cause and the effect in this study, and describe what might be a “third-variable” problem. Describe the importance of experimental control, and how this newspaper-reported finding might be set up as a proper experiment to discover if wine truly has an effect on health.Chapter 6 Observational Methods6. Describe how a researcher would collect and analyze naturalistic observation data of teenage attendees at open meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous.Chapter 7 Asking People about Themselves: Survey Research7. What are some factors to take into consideration when constructing questions for surveys (including both questions and response alternatives)?Please do not write the question, i just need the answers to the question. Please list the number to the question, then the answer. I don’t want you to list the question to save words for the answers.
1.It is necessary that methods of research are known to people in any society. This is because there is a need to ensure that people are informed. In turn, people will be able to live more meaningful lives. The press is involved in ensuring that information of a scientific nature is available to people. The information obtained should be used in an intelligent manner. The processes involved in scientific research, take place in the form of evaluation, formulation, conduction, as well as design.
2.The article sort to give an explanation as to why females, who are in warm places, are more likely to suffer from disorders caused by eating. Furthermore, it was proven that in the Florida University, the females were more prone to this disorder as compared to those in Pennsylvania. The issue in this article is the eating disorders and its relation to females studying in two different universities. The cause of the eating disorders is as result of temperature, which is high in Florida as compared to Pennsylvania. The effect of their being high temperatures is that the females are experiencing problems related to eating disorders. The behavior of the females in the different states as well as the warm weather is the reason for the eating disorder.
3.Every research article has different sections, which the researcher seeks to ensure is effectively communicated. The aim of carrying out the research should be known and this is through the effects of the issues that were raised. The method or procedure followed in determining the purpose of the research is next. At this stage, the researcher gathers useful data to be used in knowing what is the effect and cause of his study. After this comes the stage whereby the researcher comes up with findings as well as results of the research which was carried out. The behavior is known and this is after the data has proceeded to provide meaningful information. An explanation should be given in order to known what the findings mean. This information is critical in knowing the outcome of the research. An evaluation should be conducted to find out the credibility of the research. Each of these stages are essential as they enable those who are reading an article to know the methods, followed in coming up with a conclusion. Lastly, the credibility of the research is shown through the use of the information that has been provided.
4.Ethical concerns are raised when false feedback is given to participants concerning their ability levels, as well as their personality. This is because it is against the rules of ethics whereby, researchers are meant to be truthful, honest, and to ensure errors do not occur. So long as a participant is given information, which is not true, an ethical violation has occurred. This is regardless of whether the information is positive or negative. An experimenter might provide positive feedback if it will benefit them. If the experiment believes that they will not benefit they will give negative feedback. Experimenters should ensure that they follow the policies which exist concerning research matters.
5.There is a finding that those who do not have wine, by the glass on a daily basis are not as healthy as those who do. The other variables, which concern this matter are the way of life, as well as the wealth of the people who take the wine. These variables are known to increase people’s health. Since there are other variables, which affect the health of people, it is difficult to find the effect and cause. A problem of third variable is created whereby; the second and first variables are interfered with. This means it is not possible to confirm the credibility of this research article. In every experiment, the experimentors must be controlled to ensure that they do not provide information, which is not credible. This has adverse effects on people, as it might be interpreted in a negative manner. As a result of this article being published, other experimentors will use the other variables to prove if the information on the first article is true.
6.When using Naturalistic observation methods of research, the researcher will have to observe while at the environment, which is natural. Information is collected at the AA meetings and it cannot be manipulated. The methods, which are suitable, are through observer narratives and tally counts. Data of a sample nature should be collected and this will be used in the analysis. It is important that the teenagers are observed when there are different situations and settings.
7.It is essential that when coming up with surveys, the questions should be accurate. This ensures that those who are to answer know what it being asked precisely. Also, the questions should be relevant to the research. This will assist in coming up with answers which are also specific as well as beneficial to the survey. Other factors include honesty, free from plagiarism, among others.