Applied ethics

It is an impairment nearly as old as time: illiteracy. The issue of illiteracy in America has taken many forms from the year 1776 to present. According to the U.S. Bureau of Census and the Historical Statistics of the United States, twenty percent of the population during the colonial era were illiterate, but could still function adequately in society (National Assessment of Adult Literacy). Society then prioritized being able to work and farm land then to knowing how to read a book. Today,…

University of Tennessee Essay Questions 1. What kind of career in psychology would you like to follow, and in what setting? I hope to pursue a psychology career that integrates both research and clinical practice. This would ideally take place within an academic health center. My master 's in counseling psychology practicum involved working with freshman and sophomore college students combatting substance abuse. During that time I was able to see just how integral and formative the…

Tap, tap, tap. My fingers are tapping on the desk as I sit at my home computer. It is the fall of 2011, and I have to decide what major to select on the Common Application. Like many times before, my mother asks me, “What is your passion? You should major in what you are passionate about.” “Well, I’ve always been really interested in psychology,” I replied. During my freshman year of college, a friend of mine had a very noted view of college’s underlying purpose. He believed that college is…

When considering what career I wanted to achieve I was given a substantial amount of advice; starting with choosing something that you are passionate about and ending with researching everything you can about what you want to do. Having been given advice, and learned from past experiences that I needed to listen to all the advice. So I thought long and hard about what my dream job would be. I knew it had to be something where I was helping people. After my freshman year in college, I knew…

The story of my history as a reader was both a positive and enduring experience. My literacy was first shaped by my family, especially my mother and brother, and then by my formal education, especially my first grade teacher. Because of their efforts, I have improved so much throughout the years, both as I grew older and as I learn more aspects of my own personality. From my earliest years, reading was an essential part of my life. My mother and my older brother loved to read. One memory of…

I’ve been studying psychology for three years now and I am still waiting for the day where I wake up feeling like I know more about the subject than I did the day before. As is typical for students of a field with such depth, my experience with psychology is that the more I learn the less I know. I hope that at some point I will feel like I have a decent grasp, my prospective career goals require it of me. I feel it would be appallingly irresponsible for me to do what I hope to without first…

the Credentialing of School Psychologists, 2010, p.1). NASP was founded in 1969 to promote the work of school psychologists as they promote educational and psychologically healthy environments for all children and students. It provides standards for ethics and practice, and it is in charge of approving postgraduate programs that adhere…

Forensic Psychologist Introduction Being a forensic psychologist requires the ability to maintain one’s composure under stress, strong oral presentation skills, and critical thinking skills. As stated in “Psychology Today,” anyone interested in becoming a forensic psychologist needs to be aware of all the responsibility that comes with this career. Forensic psychology isn’t all about criminal profiling, like many people mistake it for. In reality forensic psychologists assist in many different…

Jane Nguyen Ms. Lupin AP Literature Period 4 20 September 2017 Career Research Paper Ever since freshman year, I always thought that I would love to work in the psychology field because I enjoy helping others. Three years have passed since then and nothing has really changed. After taking the Multiple Intelligences Survey, my highest intelligence was intrapersonal which was 94%. My interests and passion are all over the place such as music and writing. However after taking the survey, I…

Second grade discouraged me from giving reading and writing a chance. My peers teased me and humiliated me when I read aloud. If I mispronounced a word my classmates would start laughing and whispering, “she can’t read.” This set my attitude toward reading and writing. Every time Mrs. Ellis, my second grade teacher, would call on for volunteers to read a paragraph, I hoped she wouldn’t call my name. As third grade came around I expected it to be another school year I would dread. Mrs. Perna…