Human Services -- Discussion Responses First Response: First, thank you for your service to the nation. I really like your perspective that the most genuine way to make a so-called "diverse" society work is to just stop referring to diversity and just regard everyone as being part of the same society with all of the same rights and obligations. As should be clear from my earlier post, I fully concur with your

Human Services -- Discussion Responses First Response: I think your post provides a great illustration of important the topic of learning disability is to society, because it affects much more than just education and learning. As you explained, learning disabilities dramatically decrease the prospects for success of the individual at all stages of life and greatly increase other adverse consequences, such as involvement with the criminal justice system as offenders. Difficulty

Colleague's Postings Response to First Post Agreeableness and Conscientiousness are seen to be a result of culture that combines to form a personality trait. With this in mind can it be asserted that a practitioner needs to understand either of the two and not both to be able to treat or counsel their clients? Culture is seen to as a proponent cause of the resulting trait in individuals. Without an understanding

Second Cycle Coding In this week's reading from the course text Qualitative Data Analysis: A Methods Sourcebook, the authors explain the process of coding data in two distinct cycles, First and Second Cycle Coding. For this Discussion, you will analyze the relationship between First and Second Level Coding. To prepare for this Discussion: Miles, Huberman, and Saldana explain the structures of First and Second Level Coding. To what extent can having such

Sociology Discussion Responses Response to Post #1 Your post illustrates the extent to which effective leadership is an essential component of most change-based initiatives. Regardless of the nature of the changes at issue, achieving meaningful objectives in relation to necessary or desired changes is largely dependent on the effectiveness and commitment of leaders. I would also agree, generally, that leadership as not as dependent on or as much a function of personal

Sociology Discussion Responses Response to Post #1 I would agree completely with you that personal awareness is a crucial factor in relation to the ability of therapists and counselors to provide high-quality professional services. It is obvious that all of us are substantially the products of our external environments and experiences in life. As a result, by the time we enter the professional field, we unavoidably bring with us a personal perspective