Importance in the field of psychology

For this assignment you will apply the first step of the scientific method by identifying a topic and explaining its importance in the field of psychology. Choose a topic of interest to you in psychology that is relevant to your current or future career, and search the databases in the for a published peer-reviewed literature review on the topic. Evaluate the literature review and describe whether or not it provides multiple perspectives and or results on the topic, or if the author is including only those studies that prove his or her original hypothesis. Using the literature review as a reference, compare the characteristics of the different research methods that have been used to study this topic. Summarize what is known about the topic based on the evidence presented in the literature review.

The paper should include

Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the

principles that govern human and animal behavior

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To demonstrate your mastery of this competency, you should

1. • Identify 3-4 key principles that govern human and animal behavior.
   • Apply these principles to your own life. (e.g. How can you see them in daily life?)
   • How do they enhance interactions between individuals and among societal groups?

Note

This paper should be 2-3 pages in length and use APA formatting (cover page, paper body formatting, citations, and references: see Rasmussen’s APA guide in the Resources tab, or by clicking here. Prior to submitting your paper, be sure you proofread your work to check your spelling and grammar. If you use any outside sources, please site those sources in APA citation format.

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Poverty

In practice, social workers engage with many programs drawn from federal polices to serve their clients. Those policies then have state or local variations that affect program delivery

• Refer to the Policy Research Starter in the Learning Resources. These resources provide a start for finding information on the policies for this Quick Guide. However, you may need to do additional research.
  • Refer to the Social Welfare Policy: Search Tips site listed in the Learning Resources for tips on finding additional information. Also note that reputable non-profits and other organizations, some of which you will find throughout the Learning Resources in this course, can be good sources.
  •  Explore these policies: (Social Security Act, Economic Opportunity Act, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act), Then briefly:
• Explain how the policy is addressed at the federal, state, and local levels.Poverty
• What programs were developed from this policy?
• Reflect on how the policy affects or may affect your community, geographic area, or potential clients.

Then, address this unique prompt for this week’s Quick Guide:

• Identify one opportunity for change for one of the policies.

Policy Resources:

Office of Family Assistance. (1996). TANF-ACF-PA-1997-01(Guidance concerning maintenance of effort, definition Assistance and other provisions in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996). U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofa/policy-guidance/tanf-acf-pa-1997-01-guidance-concerning-maintenance-effort-definition

HHS.gov. (n.d.). Programs that use the poverty guidelines as a part of eligibility determination. https://www.hhs.gov/answers/hhs-administrative/what-programs-use-the-poverty-guidelines/index.html

The Relationship Between Evidence-Based Practices and Emergency Department Managers’ Perceptions on Quality of Care for Self-Harm Patients

 Read the following attachments:

Practicing Healthcare Professionals’ Evidence-Based Practice Competencies: An Overview of Systematic Reviews

Watch the following video:

Allied Health: Evidence-Based Practice (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5sU5H-IBSg)

Measurements are part of process changes and quality improvements. However, measurements alone do not create improvements. A quality improvement system should include a data collection mechanism, valid and reliable measures of outcomes, and a collection of tools or methodologies with ongoing efforts. It is also vital that the measurement strategies will accurately capture whether the evidence-based care has been delivered to the patients.

Note

In 300 to 400 words:

Support your response with at least two scholarly sources published within the last 5 years in APA Style.

Questions;

• Describe the role of continuous quality improvement in health care outcomes.
• Assess the importance of evidence-based practice in improving quality of care. Be sure to provide an example of evidence-based practice.
• Discuss challenges in collecting and analyzing quantitative data in measuring quality outcomes.
• Discuss how the Quality Improvement Measure “Patients who “Strongly Agree” they understood their care when they left the hospital” under the “Survey of Patients’ Experiences” category relates.

Health disorder

A 58-year-old obese man complains of pain in his left knee. The pain seems to be unrelenting. He says his knee is better when he rests, but it gets stiff when he rests too long. He denies other symptoms, significant history, or allergies.

• From the information provided, list your differential diagnoses in the order of “most likely” to “possible but unlikely.”

Instructions

2 scholarly article