For your initial post, review Shifting Moral Values to Enhance Access to Health Care: Harm Reduction as a Context for Ethical Nursing Practice and answer the following questions:
In what ways does one’s theory of mind relate to their moral stance on societal issues?
How can you use your understanding of theory of mind and moral development to bridge the opportunity gap? The opportunity gap includes factors such as poverty and access to healthcare.
How might you engage a friend to volunteer with you for a societal cause such as the eradication of poverty, applying your understanding of theory of mind and moral development?
How does theory of mind apply to any of the following programmatic themes? You may want to review the Programmatic Themes document.
Self-care
Social justice
Emotional intelligence
Career connections
Ethics
In this module, you will explore the important topic of gerontology. Often in the study of life-span development, we overlook the significance of the large size of the growing cohort of older adults. With a considerable and impending need for people to work in this field, this module’s discussion will focus on elements you have learned from your coursework, and how they could be applied to a future career in gerontology.
For your initial post, you will read Wise Up: Study Aging, as well as consider your coursework, to answer the following questions:
Use this link (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/engaging/201607/wise-study-aging)
According to Dr. Rebecca Levy, referenced in the article, how do aging self-stereotypes form?
What are some steps that we can take to eradicate the cycle of these stereotypes?
Employment opportunities in the field of gerontology are growing exponentially. What are some strategies to draw professionals into this expanding, high-demand field?
What are some ways to retool for an aging America in terms of career opportunities and services?
How does the concept of aging stereotypes apply to any of the following programmatic themes? You may want to review the Programmatic Themes document.
Self-care
Social justice
Emotional intelligence
Career connections
Ethics
In this module, you are submitting Project Two, which focuses on critiquing a research paper. In preparation for that assignment, you will use the research study you chose to analyze for your project for this discussion and think about the topic of data literacy.
For this discussion, imagine that you are a science journalist. Remember that in Module Three you looked at science in the popular media versus research studies. You will practice the skill in this module of summarizing studies for lay audiences.
For your initial post, address the following:
Summarize the study and interpret its findings for a lay audience.
Focus on objectively translating this study for a lay audience.
Consider how this study relates to current and emerging issues in psychological research.
How does the study relate to the programmatic themes?
How could the findings from this study be used by people in their work, personal lives, or to help others?
Explain why data literacy is important when evaluating sources of evidence from a study
(use the reasons article file uploaded)
