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Georgia M. HarperPsychology, 2012

Personal Statement

My interest in the medical field goes back to after graduation from high-school. It was when I enrolled into a nursing assistant program. I enjoyed working in the medical field, learning all the terminology and the medical jargon. It was there I learned about mental illness and patient care, caring for the generic and so much more. Once I completed the program I worked in the medical field for about ten years total. Then I enrolled in college to obtain an Associate Degree in Accounting/Business Administration. With this degree it allowed me to work as an account payable and inventory clerk. It was this position that encourages me to attend college to obtain a bachelor degree in Business Administrative/Management to which I didn’t complete. There was a desire to accomplish more? When I decided to attend college again I had no idea of what my interest was or the field. Since I had previously attend college and obtained the hours but not the degree. This time there were set goals of what I was seeking to accomplish. There were so many areas to choose from such as medical field, criminal justice field, management. Choosing a field was more challenging than I thought.

I wanted a field that I could apply skills, experience and knowledge in which I had obtain from past experiences of the various jobs. Most of my previous work experiences included working with patients in the following areas; assisted living, hospital, mental retardation and nursing homes. So therefore there was one general area I knew I wanted to work, that was with people is some aspect but what. Then take into consideration of the experience of administrative, management, customer service.

This was becoming more of changing a career than to obtain a degree. Was I really at a crossroad of wanting to make a change? There was so much to really take into this goal that I had not put in place. I found my self taking the time to research with a list of long-term goals verse short-term. What would be in-store once I had a general idea of what it was seeking to accomplish? Then one day I received a brochure in the mail, it listed all the possibilities of choosing a fulfilling career. The one career that caught my interest was clinical nurse psychologist; it had both the medical aspect as well as the administrative. Did I have what this career encounter, how much of my personal experience would I be able to use? Would my pervious college classes transfer? There was so many question and no answers. Once I got over the pro and cons. I decided to call and meet with an advisor, there all of question was answer and I begin my journey.

Since I’m an undergraduate and getting closer to graduation, I have been setting goal to obtain a master degree either in forensic science or nursing. And obtain certification in various fields of family counseling, drug and alcohol abuse, pain medication abuse. Once after completion of the degree in the master program, my studies will be toward a doctoral degree. To which it will allow me to practice as well as be an instructor in a college.

Resume Georgia Marie Harper

512Hemstead Street* Nashville, Tennessee 37209-1914* [email protected]* (615)720-5060

EDUCATION

May 2010 - April 2012 Argosy University , Nashville, Tennessee

Bachelor of Art Degree in Psychology/Criminal Justice

September 2007 - Jan 2008 Messick Vocational Center, Memphis Tennessee

Completed course in Medical Terminology

February 1990 - May 2004 Belhaven College, Memphis Tennessee

Management / Administration

January 1987 – May 1989 Rutledge Business College, Memphis Tennessee

Associate Degree in Business Administration / Accounting

May 1992 Messick Vocational Center, Memphis Tennessee

Completed course in Typing I and II

October 1991 Memphis Technology Center, Memphis Tennessee

Completed course in Medical Terminology

October 1983 – June 1985 Whitney Moore Young Job Corp Center, Simpsonville, KY

Completed course in Clerk Typist and Nursing Assistant

EXPERIENCE

March 2008 Tennessee Department of General Services

Nashville, Tennessee

Property of Utilization

Administration Assistant 1

Resume cont.Answering telephone, placing and transferring calls to the appropriate person. Receiving and routing visitors. Keying time-sheets into data capture,

accurately. Typing correspondence using the correct format and ensuring all correspondence is completed and disbursed to its destination on or before the scheduled due deadline. Preparing Daily Deposit and entering them into the accounting system. Preparations of Reports requested by supervisors, providing the reports accuracy and thoroughly review, with recommendation or conclusion.

Jan 04 – March 08 Tennessee Department of Correction

Memphis, Tennessee

Mark Luttrell Correctional Center

Medical (Clerk 3)

Maintains health records files according to specified numerical placement, assist with retrieval of data from medical

records for problem resolution studies and ACA Standards. Check records to ensure contents are in established order. Enter

Accident/Injury Reports in the proper TOMIS files for access by other personnel and departments of the TDOC (Tennessee

Department of Correction) computer system. Trace lost, misplaced medical, nursing and other health care professional

records by searching files, units, contacting person to whom record assigned or transferred from. Participates in the

institutional CQI committee. Performs additional tasks as assigned by the Health Administrator and nursing staff. Attend

appropriate in-service training as provided at the Training Academy and local-in-service training requirements. Follow all

TDOC and institutional policies and procedures.

Aug 00 – Jan 04 Tennessee Department of Correction

Memphis, Tennessee

Mark Luttrell Correctional Center

Account (Inventory Control) Clerk

Collects, dates, logs, sorts and distributes materials to the appropriate persons; forms documents and reports are monitored

and thoroughly check for accuracy and corrections are made without delay; files are kept current and outdated material is

removed. Assist with petty cash and issuing of inmate’s release checks.

Resume cont.Sept 98 – Aug 00 Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Retardation

Arlington, Tennessee

Arlington Development Center

Account (Payable) Clerk

Posted accounting data by computer; balanced income received on accounts against expenditures; prepared financial

statements; checked, evaluated and reviewed a variety of records, such as tax documents, travel expense claims, payroll,

purchase requisitions, and vendor invoices for completeness of information and accuracy of mathematical calculation;

verified and corrected errors and made routine adjustment to accounts; prepared and/or review purchase requisitions and

checked vendors

Oct 97 – Sept 98 Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Retardation

Arlington, Tennessee

Arlington Development Center

Telephone Operator

 Jan 95 – Oct 97 Marshall’s Department Store

Germantown, Tennessee

Front End Supervisor

Key Carrier/Cash Office/ Personnel

 May 05 – Jan 96 MCI World –Com

Memphis, Tennessee

Telemarketing Specialist

Resume cont.May 05 – Jan 96 Super K-Mart

Memphis, Tennessee

Southaven, Mississippi

Front End Supervisor

 Jan 95 – May 95 Foot Locker

Memphis, Tennessee

Assistant Manager Trainee

 Nov 94 – Jan 95 Units

Memphis, Tennessee

Assistant Manager Trainee

 Sept 94 – Jan 95 Service Merchandise

Memphis, Tennessee

Jewelry Assistant

Sept 94 – Dec 94 Quality Care Nursing Home

Memphis, Tennessee

Nursing Assistant

 Aug 93 – Dec 94 Dynasty

Memphis, Tennessee

Sale Associate

 Jan 01 – Aug 00 St. Jude Children Research Hospital

Memphis, Tennessee

Patient Care Secretary/Nurses Assistant

Reflection

• I have always had the desire of a life long strategy to improve myself as much as possible. That was the reason I decided to go back to school again after going attending college four years and missed getting my bachelor degree the first time. I have found it to be very satisfying to achieve a life long balance of happiness and success in my life. When I decided to challenge myself with attending college again I had to really make sure it was going to become a career change in the future.

• When I enrolled in college in the summer of last year, there was indeed some consideration to take in. All my children were leaving the nest and was I going to be okay. And the other was why do I want to go to college and what did I wanted to study? I have come along way both in my personal and professional life. Many of my accomplishments in my life I attribute to my love for growth and challenges. It has helped me to set principles in my life that are close to my heart.

• The biggest obstacle was the online classes, believe me it was my weakness, after working on an computer daily on my job, it was almost an act of congress to wanted to sit again at home on the computer. I had to develop a plan to make myself set a schedule to work on the computer and a time to relax. I even bought a nook so that I could read the assignments and prepare my assignments. Once I developed a plan I was able to execute the assignments.

• My strength came from the fulfillment I received from research of a particular topic and the grade. This allowed me to show that I had the potential to accomplish those tasks set out before me. It allowed me to think outside of the box on the discussion question and responses to others. Learning new information is something we do everyday, but really don’t know the impact it has on us in accomplish goals. I found it was really easier for me to learn something that was interesting and challenging. This has been a great opportunity for me to find my overall ability to put my goals into action. Each assignment gave me the opportunity to recognize different aspect of life.

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Table of Contents

Cognitive Abilities: Critical Thinking and Information Literacy

Research SkillsCommunication Skills: Oral and WrittenEthics and Diversity AwarenessFoundations of PsychologyApplied PsychologyInterpersonal Effectiveness**Include work samples and projects with a Title Page and

organized accordingly to demonstrate each of the Program Outcomes above

Critical Thinking

Research

• Psychology Today on the Death Penalty•  • Much of the current controversy about the death penalty focuses on the circumstances where it

should be applied, and on its unequal application among racial and socioeconomic classes. About 52% of death row inmates are Black or other minority, versus 17% in the general population. Over 98% of death row inmates are male. It indicates that executions are a deterrent against future murders have been the subject of criticism. The death penalty is becoming a controversy because it’s a financial burden on taxpayers.

• The argument is that the death penalty is a barbaric act against values? Whose value are we speaking of the victim or the criminal? When interviewing Michelle Greer, via telephone these were the arguing questions.

• Michelle, “How would justify your view toward the death penalty? Well Georgia, it isn’t hard to say that I’m for the death penalty, no matter if it’s a firing squad, electric chair, gas chamber, lethal injection or hanging.

• Michelle, you made some strong points, but what about the Bill of Rights, which states it is barbaric and violates the “cruel and unusual”. Wait a minute do think that it should be fair that they get an option to the way they should die, No! I strongly disagree, and the reason is the victim did not get that right, so why should they. Okay.

• Michelle, “It seems that when we speak about rights, such as the 8th and 5th Amendment of the U. S. Constitution prevents the use of “cruel and unusual punishment”. Maybe you misunderstood how strongly I feel for the death penalty, It gives closures to families who has endured so much pain for the lose of a love one; It’s justice served;

• See Georgia, as I see it this only show that the justice system shows more sympathy for the criminals than it does victims. I honestly don’t feel that is right, why they should be given the opportunity to do a little time and then parole out to committee another crime. No, with so much modern technology with DNA testing we can get results quicker, why some 10 to 30 years wait.

• Well upon finishing the interview, Michelle made some very strong points and some arguments; the views that which I support on the death penalty is also very much the same.

• As I took the time to reflect back on the question of the “Death Penalty, it was interesting to know that there are other places that indeed support the death penalty as you can see below.

Research cont.

• Methods• The following methods of execution permitted for use in 2010: • Beheading (Saudi Arabia, Qatar)• Electric chair (Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, South Carolina, Florida and Kentucky in the

USA)• Gas chamber (California, Missouri and Arizona in the USA)• Hanging (Washington in the USA, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Mongolia, Malaysia,

Pakistan, Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen, Egypt, India, Burma, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, South Korea, Malawi, Liberia, Chad)

• Lethal injection (all states in the USA that are using capital punishment, Guatemala, Thailand, the People's Republic of China, Vietnam)

• Shooting (Utah in the USA, the People's Republic of China, Republic of China, Vietnam, Belarus, Lebanon, Cuba, Grenada, North Korea, Indonesia)

•  • References• Methods of execution-Death Penalty Information Center. Deathpenaltyinfo.org Retrieved

2011-02-23• Schmalleger, F. (2009). Criminal Justice Today (10th ed.) Upper Saddle River, N. J: Pearson.

My Future in Learning

I plan on attending college until I have obtained my PhD in Psychology I haven’t quite decided in the general area but I’m interested in the mental health area. I have learned that in society we are challenge with many changes. And some of those changes bring about situation that somehow can not be adapted too. Since I have been in college and have had the opportunity to learn of those causes and affect that individual is challenge with I would love to assist them in coping with the unpredicted changes. And on a personal level I have had first had of dealing with mental disorder within my own family. I would like to understand the behavioral aspect of this as well and find a better way of treating this disorder.

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