CU Professional Development Role in the Human Behavior Field Discussion

1)Skills for Your Role in the Human Behavior Field

Your training and education in the area of human behavior will be developed through experience, exposure to public and private issues that are collaboratively addressed, needs assessments, and research that addresses topics requiring additional insight and resolution. Leadership, advocacy, training, and education still allow for gaps in completing your training in this field of social and behavioral sciences. Continued work enables the integration of learning in the environment that will help in developing solutions to local issues and strengthen your ability to work within the system incorporating new ideas that may challenge your personal approaches.

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Coaching opportunities, although varied in content and need, require licensure in many states and at the very least, certification. Life coaching, executive coaching, behavioral coaching, et cetera, have their regulatory agencies and provide specific certification through different types of training. Find relevant articles that review coaching skills and their regulatory bodies. Explain the advocacy and leadership potential derived from coaching certification. How does your training and education prepare you to incorporate skills of coaching within the response to challenges in human behavior? In what areas do you feel the most need to develop skills and training for your role in the human behavior field? Be sure to cite your articles in your discussion response.

2)Key Professional Organizations

Review journals such as Mental Health Today, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, Health Psychology, and other resources that examine skill development and needs projected nationally and worldwide. The organizations that support your educational expertise, including the APA, the NASW, the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences (AABSS), and the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA), will provide direction and support for your continued training and development as well as direct you toward future employment options. With so many organizations and publications, you are sure to find a direction for your interests and professional support for continued development.

With newly developing human behavior organizations and those specific to a discipline, such as the American Psychological Association, what needs will key professional organizations address in your specific knowledge gaps? How has the course helped you to assess your needs and identify skill deficits? Be sure to cite your articles from the Capella University Library in your discussion response.