In a paper titled "My Self-Care Plan" create six level 2 headings using the six categories of Cognitive, Behavioral, Affective, Physical, Social, and Spiritual, and outline with bullets a personal self-care and stress management plan that would help you avoid burnout, compassion fatigue, and ministry stagnation

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Self- Care Paper

In a paper titled “My Self-Care Plan” create six level 2 headings using the six categories of Cognitive, Behavioral, Affective, Physical, Social, and Spiritual, and outline with bullets a personal self-care and stress management plan that would help you avoid burnout, compassion fatigue, and ministry stagnation. Utilize the materials used throughout the course to help support your thoughts and ideas. Don’t only think of what you can/should do, also think of things that you could/should cease doing.
I’m not interested in seeing APA style here, nor am I interested in you citing your textbook in the bullets; however, I do want to see evidence that you apply concepts from this course and have read and are following the course textbook and pdf documents and resources given. If there are outside websites or sources that can give you guidance or direction in your implementation process, feel free to use them.
Forgiveness: As part of your self-care plan under the spiritual category, consider the idea of forgiveness and how it may be implemented as part of your self-care plan. Listed below are links related to forgiveness models that involve various steps and/or processes. When considering the idea of forgiveness, many perceive this as something that takes time especially if there has been a series of events that can lead to a crisis moment such as a crisis of faith (just to name one example). As part of the healing process showing empathy as noted in the above models may be helpful. Consider when Christ was on the cross during his crisis he showed compassion for others asking God on the behalf of others to forgive them. The forgiveness portion of the paper will have a heavier weight of the grade.
Read this long informative paper on Forgiveness and incorporate concepts from this paper into the Spiritual category of your Self-Care plan.
Additional resources:
RAIN by Tara Brach (2017)
(*** pp 15-16) in  https://www.apa.org/international/resources/publications/forgiveness.pdf
To recap your assignment: In a paper titled “My Self-Care Plan” create six level 2 headings using the six categories of Cognitive, Behavioral, Affective, Physical, Social, and Spiritual, and outline with bullets a personal self-care and stress management plan that would help you (personally, not generally) avoid burnout, compassion fatigue, and ministry stagnation. The Spiritual category should be the longest as it will incorporate the forgiveness concepts. This could be a paper of up to 4-6 pages to include your APA-formatted title page. No need to include citations with the bullet points, but list references at the very end from which you culled your materials.
Please make sure your name and page numbers are embedded in the header of each page (see the APA hints).  Submit the paper using the “Self-Care Plan” submission link in the Papers & Quiz tab

This assignment on Self-Control is based on the lecture on Self-Control and Learning.  A well-defined plan is critical in order to change a problem behavior.

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Exploring Psychology Paper 1

A minimum of 600 words in 12 point type size.
This assignment on Self-Control is based on the lecture on Self-Control and Learning.  A well-defined plan is critical in order to change a problem behavior. You need a well-structured plan and strong motivation. Your objective here is to identify one behavior you want to change. Examples of behavioral deficits include: poor study habits, lack of assertiveness, poor time management, poor eating habits, lack of exercise, lack of public speaking skills, lack of appropriate social skills, inability to relax, lack of positive thoughts. Examples of behavioral excesses include: being overweight, smoking cigarettes, substance abuse (for example alcohol abuse), negative thoughts, use of bad language, jealousy, overuse of caffeine, procrastination, too much stress, test anxiety, poor budget management.
After you identify one behavior you want change, your goal is to write out your behavior change plan.  Remember to get specific and write out your plan for each step.  Your assignment is to copy and paste each of the 7 steps below into your paper.  Be sure you answer each of the 7 steps below in your paper.  Break your paper into at least 7 paragraphs; do not make it one long paragraph!
1. Set a target behavior that is realistic and measurable.
2. Identify the potential benefits of reaching your target. Also identify the costs of not reaching the target!
3. Set up a daily schedule that utilizes your favorite activities as rewards.
4. Enlist social support from family and friends who – describe how, when, where?
5. Identify the specific obstacles you’re likely to encounter in reaching your target and construct strategies for overcoming them. Remember that the hardest part is minimizing the influence of immediate rewards and maximizing the impact of your rewards.
6. Use tracking (self-monitoring system) to keep you focused; describe what will your tracking system look like? What can you do to make sure you stay on track with your goal?
7. If you slip, keep trying; remember that behavioral change takes time.  4 out of 5 people experience backsliding.  It is worth the effort!

The role of empathy in the counseling relationship

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Write a 750-1,000-word paper outlining the importance of empathy, probing, and summarizing in the counseling process. Include the following in your paper:

  1. The role of empathy in the counseling relationship
  2. Techniques for establishing empathy with a client. Provide at least one example to illustrate these techniques.
  3. The role of probing and summarizing in the counseling relationship
  4. How the counselor knows that his/her responses effectively address the client’s message. Provide at least one example to illustrate your response.
  5. Verbal and nonverbal cues indicating that the counselor is not effectively connecting with the client

Include at least three scholarly references in your paper.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Research and write a paper on the different specialty areas in the field of Psychology

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write a psychology paper

Research and write a paper on the different specialty areas in the field of Psychology. In particular, pay attention to what type of education is necessary and what types of careers are available.
Compare and contrast 2 different personality theories. Describe the positives and negatives of each theory and explain which you think more accurately explains human personality (and why).
Can we be sure that the world that we perceive is an accurate reflection of what is actually in the world? It might be helpful to refer to any situations that arise where two (or more) people have very different perceptual experiences. You could also relate this to the path that information takes on its way to the brain.
Describe situations where groups of individuals demonstrated behaviors that seemed consistent with the bystander effect. Provide explanations for why this occurs.
Write a poem about the topic that has been most interesting to you from this class.
The first 4 should be 1.5 to 2 pages long to receive 5 points. The poem can be shorter.