Write a 3–4 page paper detailing the experience of stress for a marginalized group and providing recommendations for related services.
Backstory/Context: Stress and trauma are often intensified when you are a member of a marginalized group. In fact, just being a member of a marginalized group can be stressful, especially in certain situations. This is why it is so important that outreach and programs be tailored to the specific needs of these groups and their wellness.
In your second assessment, you will focus on a particular marginalized group—this group may be marginalized by race, gender, ethnicity, ability, or something else. You will write a paper about how being a member of this marginalized group can both create and add stress to a person’s life, as well as how common stressors may be impacted and intensified by being a member of a marginalized group. Finally, you will search for programs and services that are tailored to meet the needs of this group. You may find that services are lacking—please make recommendations for how services could be improved.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Identify a marginalized population to focus on in your paper.
- Explain why they are marginalized. Include supporting evidence.
- Explain how being a member of this population serves to create or add stress in a person’s life in general. Include supporting evidence.
- Note: You may use a group that you identify as a member of, or a group that you have interest in learning more about.
- Describe how 2–3 common stressors may be impacted as a result of being a part of this marginalized population. Include supporting evidence.
- Feel free to refer back to the worksheet you completed for Assessment 1.
- Make recommendations for outreach organizations, potential services, or programs that would be helpful to your selected population. Include supporting evidence.
- Written communication: Written communication is professional, with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
- Resources: Use a minimum of five sources peer-reviewed journal articles.
- APA formatting: References and citations are formatted according to APA style and formatting.
- Length: 3–4 pages.
- Font and font size: use a minimum of 12-point font.
GRADING RUBRIC:
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
- Competency 1: Apply current theory and research to specific topics in stress, trauma, and wellness.
- Explain why a specific population is considered to be marginalized.
- Competency 2: Analyze ways in which stress and trauma impact the lives of individuals.
- Explain how being a member of a marginalized population serves to create or add stress to an individual’s life.
- Describe how 2–3 stressors are impacted as a result of being a member of a marginalized population.
- Competency 3: Recommend a variety of responses to stress and trauma to enhance wellness on personal, local, and global scales.
- Make recommendations for outreach organizations, services, or programs that provide support for individuals in a particular marginalized population.
- Competency 4: Communicate with appropriate purpose, organization, evidence, tone, and sentence structure.
- Use APA style paper formatting with only minor errors.
- Use APA style formatting for citations and reference list with only minor errors.
- Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
