Discussion Forum Question 1
Select one of the scenarios below and develop a handout for psycho-educational and therapeutic intervention purposes:
A. Studying for exams: reads all of the materials, but can’t remember any details during the test.
B. A 42 year-old person experiencing an increase in memory lapses: can’t find items and then finds them in unlikely locations later when not looking for item; can’t remember names; and forgetting appointments.
C. Sudden onset of anxiety when walking in the dark although there had never been issues being in the dark before.
• Handout should be no longer than one page
• Use of creativity encouraged
Learning Objectives for Question 1
- Identify and explain learning, memory, retrieval, and forgetting processes
- Synthesize concepts into plain language
- Apply concepts to a therapeutic context
Discussion Forum Question 2
Identify and explain how cultural factors impact learning and memory. What therapeutic approach/interventions would you use to address these impacts within a counselling context?
Learning Objectives for Question 2
- Associate learning related to knowledge, memory, retrieval, and forgetting to counselling competencies
- Identify areas of growth (completed or in process)
- Apply concepts to a therapeutic context
Discussion Forum Question 3
How might you design a counselling setting or therapeutic intervention so that learning and memory might be optimized?
Learning Objectives for Question 3
- Associate learning related to knowledge, memory, retrieval, and forgetting to treatment planning
- Identify key influences on knowledge, retrieval, and forgetting
- Apply concepts to a therapeutic context