“You So Woke?” Focus on Paul’s functioning. Specifically, focus on what you believe he is thinking and feeling. Select either cognitive theory or social learning theory to help you understand what he is thinking.Prepare a discussion of how your theory of emotion (ego psychology) helps you to understand Paul and how you could engage with him.

The discussion board is an active learning opportunity where you will reflect on course content and process your learning with other students. During discussions, you will articulate points that are grounded within the literature and critically assess other students’ reflections. This board is not an “opinion board.” Rather, it is a mechanism for you to engage with your peers as you dissect and synthesize course content. That said, please make sure that your original post and responses each contain citations from at least two peer-reviewed journals. Please include in-text citations and include your reference list at the bottom of your original post. In addition, please make sure that your post adheres to APA style and formatting.

DIRECTIONS:

Read the following item and post the requested information. Social workers use a variety of theories to understand human behavior. As you gain experience, you will be better able to select which theories or combinations of theories may be the most helpful for you to use with client(s). This assignment provides an opportunity for you to view a client and practice using multiple theories to understand the client.

“You So Woke?” Focus on Paul’s functioning. Specifically, focus on what you believe he is thinking and feeling. Select either cognitive theory or social learning theory to help you understand what he is thinking. In addition, please think about ego psychology as a way to understand what he is feeling.

CREATE A POST THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

A brief discussion of the major challenges/needs that Paul is experiencing. This section should be very brief.

A discussion of how your theory of cognition (either cognitive theory or social learning theory) helps you to understand Paul and how you could engage with him.

A discussion of how your theory of emotion (ego psychology) helps you to understand Paul and how you could engage with him.
Your discussion board post should be approximately 1,000 words

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