How do your readings relate to the self-care plan you proposed in your discussion this week. At the end of the term, WEEK 9, you will evaluate your commitment, growth, and follow-through based on the plan you had created for yourself on week 2.
- Describe a time when you or someone you know had to overcome functional fixedness. How did you or they do it? Describe human factors issues where functional fixedness could be advantageous, and where it could be detrimental. How could you design around that detriment? After reading the GCU Statement on the Integration of Faith and Work, explain how an individual who has a Christian worldview might overcome functional fixedness? How might they approach a problem in a different way than someone who does not have a Christian worldview?
- Discuss a current journal article related to problem solving. Briefly describe the study, its findings, and a brief description of why you chose it.
In a paper of 1,250-1,500 words, describe a real-life transformation problem that you encountered. What specific operations did you conduct to reach the goal state? Did you know the goal state prior to addressing the problem? If so, did it shape your methods of dealing with the problem? If not, would knowing the goal state beforehand have altered the way you addressed it?
Read the article at the following link from Counseling Today.
Write a one page summary of the chapter for this week as well as the article in the link above.
Write a 2 page summary and reflection of your readings.
What stood out to you?
How do your readings relate to the self-care plan you proposed in your discussion this week. At the end of the term, WEEK 9, you will evaluate your commitment, growth, and follow-through based on the plan you had created for yourself on week 2.
Additional Resources
- Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue
Wonder if you have Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious Trauma, are burned out, or in fact have Compassion Satisfaction? This is a highly reliable test and is used a great deal in research on the subject. - Psychology Today, Burnout (Links to an external site.)
There are four neat articles from Psychology Today that are relevant to us all: “Why Am I so Burned Out?” “You Brain Needs a Break,” “The Fast Track to Burnout,” and “Take This Job and Love It” are all good articles on the basics of burnout and what to do about it. - Headington Institute’s Web Page for Caregivers (Links to an external site.)
This page has a brief synopsis of signs and symptoms in relation to understanding and addressing vicarious trauma.
