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In the field of psychology, psychologists are expected to practice based on certain standards by applying knowledge, skills, and behaviors that have been acquired through training, which underscores the concept of competence. According to Von Treuer and Reynolds (2017), competence is defined as “a measurable pattern of knowledge, skill, abilities, behaviors, and other characteristics that an individual needs to perform work roles or occupational functions successfully” (p. 2). Therefore, for the ethical practice of psychology, competence requires psychologists to have the requisite knowledge and understanding through training, education, professional experience, or supervised experience to teach, provide services, and conduct research with populations. As such, competence demands that psychologists practice within the scope of their qualifications based on the relevant skills and knowledge. With this understanding, it suffices to argue that competency is a combination of skills, knowledge, and abilities that are needed to perform a certain role professionally. Similarly, competence often stipulates what individuals need to do and behaviors that should be undertaken for certain roles, tasks, and activities to ensure that professional responsibilities are performed effectively. However, under some special circumstances, a clinician’s competence may “take a backseat”. For instance, in emergencies, psychologists might be required to offer services to clients by addressing mental health problems that one is not competent in due to the lack of the necessary training. Under such circumstances, psychologists offer such services to ensure that services are not denied and the client gets the much-needed help. In other words, psychologists might offer services they are not competent in as a way of giving first aid. However, such services should be discontinued immediately after the emergency is over and the appropriate services are available. Reference Von Treuer, K. M., & Reynolds, N. (2017). A competency model of psychology practice: Articulating complex skills and practices. Frontiers in Education, 2(54), 1-7. Web.
Introduction Our planet is inhabited with a great number of different people. Having chosen different places to live, they formed different groups with some common features. Peculiarities of the each group, or folk were determined by the environment where people lived. People of the North are severe and solid, people of the South are passionate and emotional. These differences made every nation unique and underlined its character. Great diversity makes our planet an interesting place to live. Identity of a nation is the thing which should be boasted and treated very carefully as it is contains the whole history of the folk. America is a unique phenomenon among other lands. Its history witnessed the great people migration and culture interchange. However, due to these facts and strong bond with its roots America managed to save its unique identity, having made it even richer. Being inhabited with Indian tribes from the earliest moments of its history, American land has taken a lot from them. Great love for nature, realization of your place in this world, connection with the roots and ancestors and unique love for native land are the factors which determine American identity. American Identity It cannot be doubted that Indian tribes influenced greatly the formation of the American identity. That is why it is possible to speak about inherited deep and respectful perception of environment and nature. Native Americans used to deify natural events, treating them in the proper way. In the book The Norton Anthology of American Literature the chapter form the book Black Elk Speaks is given. In contains the words of Oglala Lakota man, which can prove Indians’ great love for nature “I looked below me where the earth was silent in a sick green light, and saw the hills look up afraid and the grasses on the hills and all the animals” (Baym and Levine 30). His understanding of nature as one of the main treasures of this world came from his upbringing and it became the part of American identity. Another thing which is peculiar for it is great respect to ancestors and to the land where they lived In the same chapter, written from the Black Elks words the author also stresses the great respect for wisdom and experience of ancestors. “Your Grandfathers all over the world are having council, and they have called you here to teach you” (Baym and Levine 27). The phrase which reflects the whole understanding of relations between generations peculiar to Americans. The Grandfathers are the wisest men and their knowledge is unlimited. Their pieces of advice should be followed. In American identity great respect for old people is instilled since early childhood. Great love for native land is an obvious result of this great respect. Nothing can be worse than to lose your Motherland, place where a great number of your ancestors were born and died, the place which is filled with their knowledge
Introduction In early 2011, Egypt witnessed a major revolution, which attracted international attention. A popular uprising that emerged in January 25, 2011 in Egypt triggered the revolution. The uprising was characterized by widespread demonstrations, civil riots as well as strikes (MacQueen, 2011). The protesters were drawn from varied socio-economic and political backgrounds. The Egyptian revolution was largely inspired by the success of the Tunisian revolution that led to the overthrow of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (Roskin & Berry, 2010). Similarly, the Egyptians were determined to overthrow President Hosni Mubarak who had served for three consecutive decades. A number of legal, economic and political reasons led to the outbreak of the uprising. The Causes of the Turmoil in Egypt in Early 2011 First, the Egyptian protesters were against the country’s state of emergency law. The law had been in effect in Egypt since 1981. The law extended police powers, legalized censorship and suspended constitutional rights (MacQueen, 2011). According to Mubarak’s government, the law was meant to curb terrorism. Second, the Egyptian protesters were against police brutality. In most instances, the police and other law enforcement agencies used force in orde
Based on what is shown in the video, the funeral that took place was a traditional full-service funeral that includes the viewing or visitation. Robin Williams’ character shows up to pay his condolences alongside the family and close friends, although it turns out he only knows the deceased person through shared trips on public trains. Publicly held events like funerals and weddings are frequently used as setting for comedy skits as guests are usually not familiar with each other and could only assume other people’s relations with the deceased person. Robin William’s character is surprised to see the wife’s ability to control herself and her emotions; he constantly asks her if she feels terrible or if she wants to be keen. The wife eventually gives up and starts weeping while also exuding mournful sounds. The sound healing element of the skit is universal and is widely known in relation to grief and mourning. The body releases some part of the stress and tension by a natural process of making weeping sounds. The element of letting go and directly facing emotions of grief are also frequently used, although people usually try to keep themselves together in public and let go in private. After the tragic demise of Williams, people have rediscovered that he frequently made comments on topics of death and depression throughout his career. What should be noted from this skit is how he accentuated that the whole point of death is that it is inevitable and unexpected (Begbie, 2007). Perhaps at the time of filming the skit, he has not yet come to the ideas he later expressed about death and how people should not be afraid of it and treat it with humanity. The matter does not necessarily imply a whole other way of taking the humor of the skit, but it points to the differences in younger Williams’ outlook on death. My reaction to the video was positive; I agree that people should not be afraid to express their feelings, especially after losing their loved ones. Even if it involves an appearance of a suspicious stranger, the methods he introduced to Burnett’s character have made her feel better. Sometimes people need a stranger to point to the things their friends and family are usually afraid to tell. Reference Begbie, T. (2007). Carol Burnett and Robin Williams – The Funeral . YouTube. Web.
Introduction Human beings pass through difficult moments in their lives, one of them being stress. Stress in human beings can cause many adverse effects from diseases to mental disorder to death. In psychology where people study stress and its phenomenon, an environmental stressor is an external force or incident on an individual, which results into somebody experiencing abnormal changes psychologically and biologically. This has made psychologists to classify stressors into various classes. Among the many classes are environmental stressors. These include; air pollution, humidity, abnormal temperatures, crowding, congestion, and natural disasters like earthquake and thunderstorm. All of these stressors cause stress on individuals and adversely affect their normal lifestyles. Since these factors are natural, research psychologists classify them as environmental stressors. The impacts of these environmental stressors range from one person to another depending on the available environmental stressor. Overall, these factors arguably revolutionize an individual’s physical appearance, mood, character, cognitive utility and psychosomatic status. Each environmental stressor has its effect on a certain individual depending on the occupation that one involves. For example, noise can affect students while traffic congestion can change the behavior of most employees who commute daily to work. The paper examines three environmental stressors and their effects on an individual. (Gary, 1982, pp.13-15). Temperature High and extremely low temperature can cause numerous impacts on an individual. This happens especially when there is a sudden change of temperature leading to the body reacting strongly in order to adapt to that sudden climatic condition. For example, according to research done by psychologists, extreme temperature are likely to cause poor performance either in workplace for employ
Abstract GITEX (Gulf Information Technology Exhibition) is a premier commercial electronics and technology networking event, exhibition, and conference annually held in Dubai, UAE. The program, which first debuted in 1981, highlights the transformative ideas that will shape the future of society and commerce in the coming decade. Introduction GITEX global x Ai everything held the 41 st regional IT exhibition from 17th to October 21, 2021, the largest ever held (WAM, 2021). The conference had over 3500 exhibitors from 140 countries, resulting in a global digital extravaganza unlike any other (WAM, 2021). The exhibition was set to bring together the most innovative and ambitious startup companies to promote their ground-breaking concepts to an audience of selected international investors. In addition, the conference was set to define the latest trends, present high-caliber speakers, and showcase innovative products from around the world. GITEX GLOBAL x Ai Everything was established to bring together global visionaries in 5G, big data, cloud, artificial intelligence, cyber security, big data, quantum computing, Fintech, Blockchain, and interactive marketing for the world’s most comprehensive, contextual technology event. The discussed agendas were GITEX Future Stars, GITEX GLOBAL leaders, the Future Blockchain Summit, AI everything, Marketing Mania, and Fintech Surge during the show. Discussion In the GITEX Future Stars Program, more than 700 new entrepreneurs from approximately 60 nations were offered a platform to network with over 400 financiers who would help them build their enterprises (WAM, 2021). The conference also featured the GITEX Global Leaders Vision Program, highlighting the realities African countries face, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council. The show set a particular day to address the UAE’s recently disclosed Projects of the 50. Furthermore, the conference debuted GITEX YouthX Unipreneur, the first entrepreneurial, innovative, and mentorship program for emerging technology firms. The Future Blockchain Summit was the region’s first and biggest Blockchain exhibition and conference. The summit was officially launched in 2018 by the Government of Dubai to bring together the nation’s brightest minds, world-changing startups, and influential investors for investing, networking, and training centered on Blockchain. Three significant themes emerged at the exhibition, seminars, workshops, the investor program, and the Hackathon. First was the impact of Blockchain in finance, for instance, digital currencies, DeFi and CBDCs. Another emerging theme was Blockchain as a substitute to conventional investment by embracing cryptocurrency and non-financial tokens (NFTs). Finally, Blockchain transcending beyond cryptocurrency, with application and implementation scenarios spanning all industries. Also, during the expo, representatives from Dubai’s General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs discussed the Golden Visa’s criteria and restrictions and how to apply for one. The UAE Golden Visa is set to be a five- to ten-year long-term residency passport that is renewed automatically. To benefit those who
Case background JetBlue Airways Company is a low cost airline company, incorporated in the United States of America in August 1998; its founder is David Neelaman. The company has the same business approach like Southwest Airlines’ approach of low cost freights; it operates in domestic and regional markets. Its main airport is John F. Kennedy International airport, for the last five consecutive years the company has been voted as the best domestic carrier in the United States (JetBlue official website, 2010). This paper discusses changes in the United States Airline industry and the effects of the changes on JetBlue Airways Company. United States Airline industry developments Scientific Invention and innovation in the transport industry has lead to low cost airline; international trade increased globalization has necessitated the growth of airline companies. In United States, there has been an increased demand for effective and less costly transport. The United States airline industry is generally divided into four categories; each category has its changes, while some changes can be felt across the board. The categories and changes are: International International planes carry a capacity of 130 seats and over; they have licenses to do business in other places other than the United States, they have annual revenue of over $1 billion. National They have a capacity of less than 130 in capacity; their main business is with the United States cities, their revenues base is between $100million and $1 billion. Regional They specialize in regional short freights and revenue less than $100 million; most of these planes have no license of other countries other than United States Cargo: they transport goods. The greatest change in airline industry that has had an impact on JetBlue is the change to Low cost airlines; the company has been forced to change its operations to low cost planes business. Low cost airlines service providers are able to offer services at a
Introduction Researchers first began to toy with the idea of sustainability due to the environmental pressures associated with the world’s ever growing population (Millar et al. 489). The population’s expansion has forced nations to make infrastructural and social adjustments to accommodate the growing numbers. These adjustments are more significant when viewed with respect to natural resources, such as crude oil and coal, which are non-renewable in nature. Increased numbers have meant that over the decades they have continued to attract greater demand. Initially, technological advancements were lauded for making it possible for multitudes to access these resources. However, the same technology resulted in over exploitation of these very resources. The net result has been that the exploitation of the natural resources is such that their availability for future generations is increasingly under threat. Herein, the concept of sustainable development raises, whereby present advancements in exploitation should be done with the interest of safeguarding the same resources’ availability for future generations (Millar et al. 490). Based on the importance of sustainability, this paper looks at how the concept affects organizational changes and transformations in commerce. Importance of Sustainability Over the years, sustainability in economics has greatly evolved to include commercial activities. Sustainable development now widely involves management practices that are governing how organizations tackle their daily issues. These issues are in the form of personal, commercial and political nature and are the ones that may hamper long term sustainable commercial growth (Millar et al. 493). An example of such an issue is poverty. According to the fact of how businesses are run, commerce functions are such that more money generates more money. If the trend of the rich continuing to get richer is not checked, the effect is that more persons in the middle class will keep on feeling the pressure of the spending power of an increasingly stronger upper class. The situation becomes worse when the poor are involved, as the unique challenges that they face mean that they continue becoming even more disenfranchised. The issue of poverty has thus forced many organizations to look into ways in which their practices can help to transform the lives of the communities in which they operate. This corporate-social responsibility and transformation in vision are done with the hope of empowering communities. From this empowerment, companies eventually reap the benefits of an increasingly skilled labor force and increased spending power for their products by the community in the future. The need for changes in tr
Accreditation is the process that is used to control quality of education in institutions of higher learning. Accreditation is the chief methods that higher learning institutions such as colleges and universities use to improve and ensure high quality education. There are four roles of accreditation as explained below. Accreditation maintains and facilitates quality of higher education. Accreditation acts as the measure of the quality of education in higher educations. It achieves its objective by establishing a standard that all institutions are required to meet. This is ensured through its screening roles of candidacy for preliminary accreditation, eligibility and grant of first accreditation. It plays a major role that ensures those institutions of higher learning that do reflect proper academic and fiscal practices are not awarded accreditation status. Thus, they do not qualify to be granted the initial accreditation. Accreditation improves the quality of education in higher institutions since it makes institutions to keep on improving the quality of their education to receive accreditation status. Accreditation also provides regional and national opportunities where relevant higher education stakeholders meet so that to identify and execute their responsibility to enhance quality of higher education provided by institution of higher education. This mostly leads to producing a cadre of faculty and administrators who provide free-self regulation talents that are highly needed (Eaton, 2003). Accreditation sustains academic value of higher education. The most important values of accreditation are institutional autonomy, commitment to degree education, academic freedom and governances of colleges. The highlighted values enable colleges to independently pursue diverse missions to serve different group of students. The accreditation of U.S. institutions of higher learning has enabled the differentiation of its higher education which has greatly boosted its quality to enable it to be ranked favorably worldwide (Eaton, 2003). Accreditation helps in controlling the politicizing of higher education. The passion and wisdom of the state government to realize the importance of accreditation in guaranteeing academic quality of U.S. higher education has helped in regulating institutions and programs from undue political interferences such as faculty appointments. Accreditation helps to address public needs and interest. Accreditation of the higher institution of learning is very beneficial to governments, students and families and also to employers in helping them make important decisions on pertaining to which institution to fund, credible institutions to join and who to hire. Most people and in particular student and families rate accreditation highly when they are sel
Abstract Procurement is one of the most important business processes in any given business organisation. The success of this practice can make or break the competitive advantage enjoyed by the company in the market. In this paper, the author looked at procurement practices of two companies operating in Victoria, Australia. The two companies are Montana Foods Limited and High Country Meats Limited. The author settled for the two companies given that their operations mostly revolve around Victoria. It was found that the success of these two companies is informed by their procurement practices. Both companies have automated their processes. However, it was found that the participation of other employees in the procurement process varies in the two companies. Introduction Every organisation makes purchases, including for services and commodities, to meet most of its objectives. The procurement process is, therefore, meant to add value to a company’s operations (Garrido & Gutierrez 2004, p. 322). Depending on the organisation, the tendency to purchase and procurement procedures varies. To understand some of the procurement processes, the author of the paper identifies two organisations, both found in Victoria, Australia. The two organisations identified for the study are Montana Foods Limited and High Country Meats Limited. The author examines the procurement practises of the two companies. The author draws parallels between the procurement practices in the two companies in a bid to find out which set of procurement practices is best suited to a company. The author relies on the aforementioned comparison to identify some of the inefficient procurement practises. To this end, the theories learnt in the coursework will be applied in a bid to improve procurement practices. The author will examine some aspects of procurement to give credence to the topic. According to Christiansen & Maltz (2002, p. 46), the activities of Supplier Cooperation Program have a direct impact on the procurement practices. The direct impact is precisely the reason why the paper examines such activities in the two companies. The activities are examined in relation to the product, process, and logistical developments between the company and the suppliers. The two companies are Montana Foods Limited and High Country Meats Limited. While still on the aspects surrounding procurement practices, the author examines the stress testing conducted on the processes. In addition, the paper examines several categories of risks involved during the procurement process. Upon the establishment of risk, the author will apply the