This guide is for PSYC 450 Week 1 Site Visit Selection and Plan, start to submission. A 1-page plan naming your pediatric site and how you will complete 15 observation hours.
PSYC 450 is Children in Healthcare, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's BS in Psychology. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as PSYC450; it is the same course.
| Course | PSYC 450 Children in Healthcare |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 1 |
| Points | 25 points |
| Length | 1 page |
| Sources | Your site arrangements |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Current APA |
What PSYC 450 Week 1 Site Visit Selection and Plan asks for
You submit a 1-page plan with the location of your planned site visit and your approach to completing the required 15 hours. Most health care facilities require a background check and other time-sensitive steps before volunteer hours begin, so identify a site as soon as possible. It is due in Module/Week 1. Worth 25 points.
Where it fits in PSYC 450
In the published schedule, Site Visit Selection and Plan is one of 12 graded written assignments in PSYC 450. It follows Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1 and comes before Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 2. The same week also has Discussion Board Forum 1, so plan the week's writing together.
How PSYC 450 Week 1 Site Visit Selection and Plan is graded
Liberty grades Site Visit Selection and Plan with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 25 points in the published guide. That is about 2% of the course's 1,010 points. Read the rubric first. Each row is a criterion, and the wording of the highest column is the closest thing you have to a model answer.
Course grades in PSYC 450 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 900 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week (except Module/Week 1) begins on Tuesday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Monday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
If a site falls through, contact the instructor early about the alternative journal assignment.
The PSYC 450 Week 1 method, step by step
Start from the need
Assess the need first. The plan's goals and measures all depend on a clear statement of the gap.
Write measurable objectives
Turn the need into objectives that can be measured: who, what, how much, by when. Vague goals make the evaluation section impossible to write.
Choose methods that fit the objectives
Match each objective to a method and justify the match with evidence (Your site arrangements).
Plan the resources and timeline
Show the sequence and the resources. A realistic timeline makes the plan credible.
Plan the evaluation
Tie each objective to a measure and a time point. Evaluation is where most plans are thinnest.
Format and length
Follow the required template or headings and check length (1 page) and APA.
Name the site, the staff contact, the clearances required and a week-by-week schedule that reaches 15 hours before the journals are due.
A structure for PSYC 450 Week 1 Site Visit Selection and Plan
Word targets are planning numbers for about 800 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Site | Location and contact. | ~320 words |
| Plan | Schedule for 15 hours. | ~320 words |
| Requirements | Clearances noted. | ~160 words |
A topic angle that works
Child life departments in children's hospitals are ideal, but pediatric clinics, hospice programs or camps for children with illness may also have psychosocial staff to observe.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
Site: the child life department at a regional children's hospital, contact a certified child life specialist. Requirements: background check, flu vaccination record and a two-hour volunteer orientation, scheduled for Week 2. Plan: five three-hour shifts on Saturdays in Weeks 2 to 6, observing preparation for procedures and the playroom.
- A site.
- Clearances.
- A schedule.
Mistakes that cost points on PSYC 450 Week 1
- No backup site.
- Missing clearances.
- A plan that cannot reach 15 hours.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: 1 page
- Sources: Your site arrangements
- Each objective is measurable and has an evaluation measure
- Required template or headings used
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
What is due first for the PSYC 450 site visit?
A 1-page selection and plan in Module/Week 1.
How many points is PSYC 450 Week 1 Site Visit Selection and Plan worth?
25 points in Liberty's published course guide for PSYC 450, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 2% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is PSYC 450 Week 1 the same in every section of PSYC 450?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for PSYC 450. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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