In this assignment, you will review your current level of adjustment. Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you:

1. Reflect on how well you are:

1. 1. adjusting to your life in terms of subjective well-being, diversity, contexts, and / or thinking critically.
   2. balancing your priorities, specifically with home, work, school, recreation, and / or family.
   3. developing your identity, specifically self-esteem, self-concept, ethnicity, and / or gender.
   4. coping with stress, specifically social support, multiple coping strategies, and / or self-control.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; Since the only resources you will be using for this assignment are the article and your textbook, you need not include a reference page. Check

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapters 1 and 2 of the Hesse-Biber e-book, Mixed Methods Research: Merging Theory with Practice, and the two required articles for this week. Mixed methods is a current popular methodology. While this type of methodology is useful for some studies, because of its dual nature as both quantative and qualitative, it is not effective or appropriate for all research. For this discussion, you will consider the use of mixed methods for the topic you have chosen for your Research Proposal. In your initial post, apply the scientific method to your research topic by defining your research question and determining the method(s) necessary to answer that question. Compare the characteristics and appropriate uses of the different methods and explain if your research question could best be answered through qualitative or quantitative methods, or a mix of both. Identify the dominant method (quantitative or qualitative) for your proposed study

Assignment 2: RA 1: Human Service Needs Assessment Report

Over the past two decades, the terms "accountability" and "program evaluation" have become the focus within the human services arena. Due to budgetary constraints and decrease in availability of public funding, the competition for scarce resources has increased. This increased competition has subjected human services agencies to an intense examination where requests for resources are scrutinized carefully.

The first step to conducting a program evaluation is to conduct a needs assessment to determine and justify the reason for carrying out the evaluation of a particular program. A need can be defined as the gap between what is and what should be and can be experienced by an individual, a group, or an entire community.

Tasks:

Using at least 3–5 scholarly resources from the professional literature, research human ser

In this module, you will have an opportunity to add to your media and crime log by applying theories presented in this course to media portrayals of crime. The American public is fascinated with crime and therefore, there is no shortage of media depictions of crimes and criminals. In this assignment, you will use the scholarly knowledge you have gained in the course to analyze how the media portrays crime.

You are now familiar with biological, psychological, and sociological theories of crime. In M2: Assignment 2, you wrote a log entry applying psychological theories of criminal behavior to analyze articles or news stories. In this assignment, you will write your second log entry.

Research newspaper or magazine articles related to crime using the print or online news media.

Select two articles or news stories and apply at least two theories from the biolog

Guidelines for Selecting the Literature

Use the most current sources you can find. Do not use sources older than 8 years. (You may cite older sources if they are classics, if you want to show the chronology of something, or if you have another good reason. If you choose to use older sources, you will need to explain why.). Use current, peer-reviewed journal articles. Do not use sources without an author or a publication date. Do not use quotes; use only your own words. Please see the Plagiarism in Coursework document in the resources for concerns with high content matching in papers. Evaluate whether or not the results supports the use of your test as appropriate for your field and populations to be served.

Organize Your Paper

For your paper, use the following headings:

1. Title page (required).
2. Abstract (optional).
3. Introduction.
   • Identify the standardized test you selected in Unit 2.
   • Describe briefly the publisher's

Complete the Counseling Disposition Reflection Worksheet.   While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.   You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Refer to the “Social and Cultural Paper Writing Instructions” for a detailed explanation of the requirements for the Social and Cultural Diversity Paper that you will be developing throughout the course.   Prepare an outline of the paper that contains the following:

1. Introduction
2. Definition of cultural diversity
3. Main body containing the content guidelines provided in “Social and Cultural Paper Writing Instructions”
4. Conclusion

Refer to the following site for outline format information as needed. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/544/01/   You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.   Upon receiving feedback from your instructor on the outline, you should begin working on the first draft immediately, even though the draft is not due until Week 6.

Details:   Refer to “Social and Cultural Paper Writing Instructions” for a detailed explanation of the requirements for the Social and Cultural Diversity Paper that you will be developing throughout the course.   For this assignment, prepare a reference list that includes the sources you will be citing in the paper. The paper must include a minimum of 10 scholarly references in addition to the textbook. More references may be used if necessary.   Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.   You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Details:   Create an 8- to 10-slide PPT presentation discussing your cultural background (in addition, you should include a title slide and reference slide in your presentation).  When discussing your culture, consider components of yourself such as race, ethnicity, religion, spiritual heritage, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities, socio-economic status, traditions, and family heritage.  You are not required to include any information you do not feel comfortable sharing.   Include the following in your presentation:

1. Communication styles of your culture (verbal and nonverbal)
2. Parts of your culture you are proud of
3. Parts of your culture that you would like to improve
4. Stereotypes toward your culture
5. Stereotypes held within your culture
6. How your culture perceives substance use. Are there any traditional uses of substances that are deemed culturally acceptable?
7. How

Details:   Refer to the “Social and Cultural Diversity Paper Writing Instructions” for a detailed explanation of the requirements for the Social and Cultural Diversity Paper that you will be developing throughout the course.   You should have been working on the draft of this paper since you developed the outline early in the course.   For this assignment, complete the first draft of the paper (1,750-2,000 words), structured in three parts, in which you address the content criteria provided in “Social and Cultural Diversity Paper Writing Instructions.”   The paper must include 10 scholarly references in addition to the textbook. More references may be used if necessary.   Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.   You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions