Assignment: Theory and Outline for Final Project

It is time to begin work on your Final Project. Please review the Final Project guidelines introduced in Appendix A and select the health-related issue and the life stage that that you will be addressing in your proposal. Consider the theories that best support the program.

The Assignment (3–5 pages)

• Briefly describe the health-related issue for your Final Project.
• Provide an outline of your program.
• Briefly describe how the program relates to at least two of the theories discussed in this course.
• Provide a resource list of at least five articles you will use to support your program proposal.

Support your Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the Learning Resources for this course.

Readings

• Travis C. B., & Meltzer, A. L. (2008). Women’s health: Biological and social systems. In F. Denmark & M. Paludi (Eds.), Psychology of women: Handbook of issues and theories (2nd ed., pp. 353–399). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

• American Psychological Association. (2007). Guidelines for psychological practice with girls and women. American Psychologist, 62(9), 949–979.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

• Andrews, E. E. (2011). Pregnancy with a physical disability: One psychologist’s journey. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/pi/disability/resources/publications/newsletter/2011/12/pregnancy-disability.aspx

• McDermott, S., Moran, R., Platt, T., & Dasari, S. (2007). Health conditions among women with a disability. Journal of Women’s Health, 16(5), 713–720.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

• Requejo Harris, J., Merialdi, M., Merzagora, F., Aureli, F., & Bustreo, F. (2010). The World Health Organization policy on global women’s health: New frontiers. Journal of Women’s Health, 19(11), 2115–2118.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

• Wood, R., & Douglas, M. (2007). Cervical screening for women with learning disability: Current practice and attitudes within primary care in Edinburgh. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 35(2), 84–92.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.