HISTORY AND INFLUENCE OF NEW SCHOOL OF THOUGHT

Scenario
Congratulations! Imagine you have landed a researcher’s job. Your first project is to contribute to a reference manual for health care providers published by your organization. This manual will be used as an internal “encyclopedia” that providers can use to find detailed information on mental health services available to affiliated clinics.

Assignment Preparation
You have been asked to trace the history and influence of a new school of thought: feminist psychology, environmental psychology, liberation psychology (includes LGBTQ psychology and Black psychology), positive psychology, or behavioral genetics.

Assignment Instructions
In your paper include the following:

Discuss the founding figures, events, and ideas of this school of thought.
Analyze the historical influences that led to the development of this school of thought.
Analyze the societal influences that led to the development of this school of thought.
Analyze how this school of thought guides social thinking. Provide examples.
Submission Requirements
You do not need an index or abstract for this paper. Use the APA Style Paper Template [DOC].

Length: 2–3 typed, double-spaced pages of content in addition to a title page and references page.
Written communication: Must be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
Resources and citations: A minimum of three credible sources is required. At least two of the sources must be scholarly journal articles. A third may be a credible professional source, such as a textbook. Format according to current APA guidelines.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Competencies Measured

Competency 1: Apply scholarly literature in the study of history and systems to topics in psychology.
Apply three scholarly sources on the history and systems of psychology.

Competency 2: Analyze the major events, schools of thought, and cultural influences that have affected the development of psychology as a discipline and science.
Describe the founding figures, events, and ideas of this school of thought.
Analyze the historical influences that led to the development of this school of thought.

Competency 3: Analyze how theory and knowledge from scholarly literature in the study of history and systems informs professional behavior and guides social thinking.
Analyze how this school of thought guides social thinking.

Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
Communicate in an organized, clear manner that demonstrates purpose, use of evidence, and correct sentence structure, with a scholarly tone.
Follow current APA guidelines for in-text citations and reference lists.
Create APA-style title page with correctly formatted page numbers.