...Breaking Bad For Good Today’s society is smothered with the influence of media. On a daily basis, whether Americans realize it or not, they are being introduced to some sort of media along with the worldview behind it. As Professor Ken Funk says, “A worldview is the set of beliefs about fundamental aspects of reality that ground and influence all one's perceiving, thinking, knowing, and doing” (Funk, “What is Worldview?”). The concept of having a worldview tends to be put in a remote part of the brain in correlation to Christianity and religion. While this can affect a person’s worldview, it entails far more. Each individual has their own worldview that they believe in and live by. Every day we choose to continue to believe or disbelieve in our individual worldviews, and decide what we will let affect those beliefs. Media can have a large effect on a person’s worldview; this is especially true for the TV show Breaking Bad. After proposing the question, “What is Breaking Bad?” to ten ORU students, over half replied with “It is a show about meth” (Garland, personal interview). While most see Breaking Bad as nothing more than a show about meth, it has a powerful plot full of biblical persuasion that conveys the importance of morality and the negative impact egoism can have on a person. The TV show Breaking Bad, produced by Vince Gilligan, has become a well-known piece of media that thousands of people have spent watching countless hours of. It has taken the plot of good versus...
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...that all societies face. The framework then offers three ways in which the society can handle that problem. By determining how a society handles each problem, you can learn a lot about their culture. This framework allows you to see where the society is coming from, so you can respond to their worldview, and not commit an intercultural mistake. Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck’s framework was revolutionary since it conceptualized the idea of cultural variation. The framework also allows all solutions to be present in a society, but ranks them in order of preference. Take the “Relationships Among People” problem as an example of the framework’s application. The framework offers the following three options for dealing with this problem: (1) The greatest concern and responsibility is for one’s self and immediate family (individualist), (2) for one’s own group that is defined in different ways (collateral), or (3) for one’s groups that are arranged in a rigid hierarchy (hierarchal). If you are interviewing to work at a firm that puts an emphasis on group work, you can assume the firm adheres to the collateral solution. Knowing this, you can tailor your interview responses to the firm’s worldview: You should focus on talking about your work on teams, as opposed to your individual work (which would be the individualist solution). A potential strength of this framework is that there are limited solutions to choose from, which makes it...
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...1. What considerations must one take into account when dealing with qualitative research? There are many considerations when dealing with qualitative research. One of the considerations I must take into account is where the information is coming from for the qualitative research (Christensen, Johnson, & Turner, 2010). The information should make sense and contain reputable or honest data. Another consideration is the data should be validated (Christensen, Johnson, & Turner, 2010). This can be done through peer-reviews to see if the data makes sense and has been known in other cases. This can also be done through other resources that have stated and proven similar facts. A third consideration is that the data is non-numerical and exploratory (Christensen, Johnson, & Turner, 2010). Many times there is some confusion between qualitative and quantitative research as qualitative research focuses on narrative or pictures while I would prefer more numerical data. 2. What factors should go into determining the sample size used in a qualitative study? When conducting research, quality sampling may be characterized by the number and selection of subjects or observations. Obtaining a sample size that is appropriate in both regards is critical for many reasons (Patel, Doku, and Tennakoon, 2003. A large sample size is more representative of the population, limiting the influence of outliers or extreme observations. A sufficiently large sample size is also necessary to produce...
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...Fundamentals of quantitative research Suphat Sukamolson, Ph.D. Language Institute Chulalongkorn University Abstract The main purpose of this article is to introduce some important fundamental concepts of quantitative research to readers especially novice researchers. It comprises types of research, definitions of quantitative research, different types and assumptions of quantitative research, when to use and not to use quantitative methods, advantages, common approaches and samples of quantitative research, and common misconceptions. Besides, a set of criteria for evaluating quantitative research proposal is provided. The main focus is on the assumptions underlying the quantitative research and some of the misconceptions that many researchers have when they are conducting a research study. Types of Research It is not easy to say how many types of research there are because different researchers or educators may use different criteria to classify research types. Generally speaking, research can be classified into 3 main groups based on the application of the research study, its objectives in undertaking the research and how the information is sought. Each group can be subdivided into different types as follows: (Kumar, 1996) Types of research Applications Pure research Applied research Types of information sought Objectives Descriptive research Correlational research Exploratory research Explanatory research Quantitative ...
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...needs would complete the aspect of the spiritual need. Health care workers have a duty to accommodate patients’ spiritual needs in order to heal the whole person (Anandarajah, & Hight, n. d.). This paper shows how one can develop a survey tool to assess the spiritual needs of a patient and also analyzes the interview experience. Questions including the achievement of the interview and strategies that could be changed to make it a better experience are answered in order to enable the healthcare worker attend to the patient spiritual needs. Analysis of the Interview Experience...
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...best interest of the organization. According to Jim Ditmar (2006), Larry Spears, who is an advocate of servant leadership and added additional characteristics to Greenleaf’s model of the servant leader. Spears identified additional characteristics of the servant leader, which are: foresight, listening, and persuasion. Spears thought that these additional characteristics were the keys to helping people identify their strengths and weaknesses from a servant leader perspective. Another advocate of the servant leader model is J. Randall Wallace, who based his servant leader attributes upon Judeo-Christian traditions, Old Testament, and New Testament scriptures. Wallace (2006) identified eight value-based components of a worldview: human dignity, personal responsibility, character, community, and the use of power, compassion, stewardship, and justice (p. 10). Servant leadership is “more an archetype or ego ideal that governs daily interactions; it represents not leadership that merely serves, but servant-leadership. It has more to do with being, than merely doing. In my view, what...
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...Instructions and Rubric for Elementary School Individual Counseling Case Conceptualization and Treatment Plan Individual counseling is a responsive service that involves one-to-one counseling with a student. Please use the case noted below to conceptualize the case and answer the questions on the rubric. Please use the rubric as your template for the assignment. That is, save a copy of the rubric as “Elementary School Treatment Plan”. Then, simply type your responses within the rubric template row and under each bulleted item. References will be included at the end of the document on a separate page in APA style. There is no required page length; just be sure to cover the rubric components completely and succinctly. The only information under each heading is the responses and required information as outlined in the rubric. Just answer the questions/address what the item indicates. The instructor will follow this rubric for grading. Please submit the assignment by the deadline noted on the Course Schedule. CASE: Geoffrey, a 10-year-old male student, expressed to you, his elementary school counselor, that he is angry because of his parents’ recent divorce. Geoffrey came to you nearly in tears with disheveled hair and wearing dirty clothes. During the session, Geoffrey sat slumped over with his hands clinched and began to cry, saying that his mother must now work so he never sees her, and his dad doesn’t care enough to even visit on the days he has visitation. He expresses...
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...confidentiality; and involuntary clients. Description of Topic More recently group therapy has been widely used in the mental health field. There is a natural power in a therapeutic group that helps to bring about personal change for group members (Corey, Corey & Corey, 2010). Groups are designed to remediate specific problems or even prevent problems. It is the responsibility of the group leader, or counselor, to consciously acknowledge human diversity in society and the group setting. If a therapist ignores basic differences in people, they are not doing what is in the best interest of the group members. (Corey et al., 2010) Counselors must engage in examining their own biases and participate in meaningful encounters that will require self-reflection, discovery and a willingness to learn. A counselor must also juggle many different personalities in a group setting. In a group...
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...Carla Jensen CWV November 13, 2011 Todd Forrest My Very Own Worldview The three components that make up my worldview are God, Knowledge, and Ultimate Reality, because they shape shaped my thoughts, experiences, education, and life decisions. Therefore, my belief in God has shaped my entire life through my thoughts, experiences, and life decisions. My Thoughts: My thoughts have always included God, for as long as I can remember. I can remember feeling the presence of God around me as a very, very small child, and He has always been there to support me with His love and guidance. I don’t think of myself as a religious person, but as a person who would like to live my life the way God wants us to. I have always been a “Pollyanna” type, because I always believed that there is good in everyone and everything. It is really not practical to believe that people will always think and behave the same as me, which is why I have spent many years learning about others – how they think, what they do, and why they do it- as a way to better understand the human race. I have learned that many self proclaimed Christians can be the most evil of people, because going to church and reading the bible does not make a person act like Jesus Christ. People should not have to act “as if”, but just be like Him. I am old enough to have seen some pretty hypocritical folks in my lifetime that would chastise others for not going to church...
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...The Chinese church in North America is an anomaly. In the last twenty years, more than three hundred new churches were started. There are three hundred student Bible study groups in Canada and the United States, almost every one of them started by the students themselves. Very evidently God has caused the Chinese in North America to be very responsive to the gospel. The Chinese church is educated, affluent and filled with talent.1 As Two-Third World missions come into prominence in mission circles, the church in the West is looking to the Chinese church to "pick up the baton" and carry out the Great Commission across cultural barriers. Yet with all seven hundred congregations the Chinese church is reaching only five percent of the Chinese community with the gospel.2 She is a small minority. And although endowed with a rich tradition of spirituality and evangelistic zeal, she is weak in two crucial areas: doctrinal maturity 3 and church consciousness.4 She is a young church. Jesus calls the church to disciple the nations (Matthew 28:19-20). Jesus calls us to seek His Kingdom and righteousness in all that we do (Matthew 6:33). Paul tells us that if any human being is in Christ, everything – including his or her whole life -- is made new. The individual is new, or more precisely, there is a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17), a new world. This means that the Lordship of Christ includes His lordship over our work, our careers, our families, and our ambitions. We are to live as...
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...COMPASSION FATIGUE AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS A PROPOSAL PRESENTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF UNIVERSITY OF THE VISAYAS CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN NURSING MAJOR IN NURSING MANAGEMENT BY: CONCHITA BRANZUELA BERGADO CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM INTRODUCTION: Quality of life among healthcare providers will matter on the quality and safety of patient care. Today the proportion of acute patients entering the health care system through emergency departments continues to grow and the number of patients in the Intensive care unit also increasing. In emergency room department, the Emergency medical services (EMS) workers are primary providers of pre-hospital emergency medical care and integral components of disaster response. The potentially hazardous job duties of EMS workers include lifting patients and equipment, treating acute injuries or life-threatening illnesses, handling hazardous chemical and body substances, and participating in the emergency transport of patients in ground and air vehicles. These duties create an inherent risk for EMS worker occupational injuries and illnesses. Healthcare workers in the Emergency medicine has evolved to treat conditions that pose a threat to life and have a significant risk of morbidity. Work-related stressors in which Emergency Department nurses encounter are numerous as a result of the...
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...CHRISTIAN ETHICS IN A POSTMODERN WORLD The Rise of Postmodernity Since Federico de Onis’s use of the term ‘postmodernismo’ to describe the Spanish and Latin-American poetry of 1905-1914 which had reacted against the ‘excess’ of modernism in 1934, (Rose 1991: 171) “Postmodernism” became very popular. It has been used in the fields of art (Christo-Bakargiev 1987), architecture (Pevsner 1967), literature (Hassan 1971), video, economics, films (James 1991), ideology (Larrain 1994: 90-118), theology (Tilley at al 1995), and philosophy (Griffin et al 1993). In trying to understand ‘postmodern’, we have to understand ‘modern’ first. According to Rose (1991: 1), there are many related yet different meanings associated with the term ‘modern’. First of all, Arnold J. Toynbee understands modern as referring to the historical phenomenon of The most significant of the conclusions that suggest themselves is that the word ‘modern’ in the term ‘Modern Western Civilization’, can, without inaccuracy, be given a more precise and concrete connotation by being translated ‘middle class’. Western communities became ‘modern’ in the accepted Modern Western meaning of the word, just as soon as they had succeeded in producing a bourgeoisie that was both numerous enough and competent enough to become the predominant element in society. We think of the new chapter of Western history that opened at the turn of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries as being ‘modern’ par excellence because...
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...Field Research Interview In today’s classroom, there is an ever-growing student population that is losing its ability to connect to the curriculum and classroom supervisors through methods used in previous teaching years. This lack of a student-teacher-information connection is born of an ever-changing world climate. Students in today’s society are more technologically enraptured and less inclined to listen to what is considered as a common classroom instruction. The educational foundations set forth by philosophers such as Einstein and de Montaigne are what need to be embraced in today’s classroom. The key factor in the integration of yesterday’s and today’s educational climates is that one thing that has survived throughout the years without...
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...psychology Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Theory Building in Counselling Psychology 2 The Impulse Toward Eclecticism 4 My Bohartian History 6 Adlerian Psychotherapy as Structured Eclecticism 10 My Adlerian Roots 11 Beyond Adler: Robertsonian Meme Therapy 13 The Nature of Self 13 The Potential for Using Memes in Counselling 15 A Use of Meme Theory in Counselling a Suicidal Youth 17 Holistic, Dynamic and Integrative: Looking Forward in Our Profession 21 Summarizing the Foundational Principles of My Practice 21 Revisiting Holism 23 Future directions 25 Footnotes 27 Theory Building in Counselling Psychology An early text lamented, “A good theory is clear, comprehensive, explicit, parsimonious, and useful. We appear to have a paucity of good theories in psychology” (Stefflre & Matheny, 1968). Lent attempted to reduce this paucity by formulating his own theory: Wellness is intended to capture the notion of health as a dynamic state or process rather than a static endpoint; psychosocial wellness acknowledges the importance of both intrapersonal and interpersonal functioning. The multiple aspects of wellness would include a) self-perceived (domain and/or global) satisfaction (hedonic well-being), b) domain/role satisfactoriness, c) presence of prosocial versus antisocial behavior, and d) low levels of psychologistical distress or symptoms (e.g. anxiety, depression, disordered thinking). (Lent, 2004) This attempt at...
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...mental health counseling. According to Hersehson and Poser (1987), the client-counselor relationship is one in which the client is led to identify strengths and challenges, and develop skills with the goal of independent problem-solving, long-term benefits and future prevention. Clinical mental health counselors (CMHC) are trained to treat their clients holistically and to use diverse approaches to address wide-ranging issues, diverse cultural backgrounds and life styles, and community settings (Gladding & Newsome, 2011; Myers & Sweeney, 2007). According to Gladding & Newsome (2011) the CMHC will provide services in the following capacities: Mental health counseling, treating people with mental health issues including depression, poor self-esteem, anxiety, anger management, PTSD, suicidal ideations, troubled relationships, etc. Crisis management with clients who are in need of treatment because of a traumatic experience such as death of a loved one, a violent attack, etc. Possibly addiction and substance abuse counseling by possibly helping...
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