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Professionalism and Ethical Practice In Human Services

ABS 310

Rihana S. Mason, Ph.D.

October 21, 2025

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Twitter:@drrihana | IG:drrihanaspeaks

Email: majesticredconsulting@gmail.com|Website:majesticredconsultants.com

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Rihana Mason

ABS 415

she/her/hers

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Mutual Agreements

Agree to use language that is not offensive. Acknowledge how differences in backgrounds and experiences shape our perspectives.
I am not the only expert in the workshop. We are all responsible for co-creating knowledge today. Allow people to make mistakes. Help create an environment in which no one is afraid to voice an opinion.
We agree to respect one another. We assume good intentions and expect that questions or comments expressed come from a place of gaining a greater understanding.
Lean In- Be present during the workshop. Be sure to get the most out of our time today. We have scheduled breaks. I understand that everyone may be in different settings and maybe juggling various responsibilities and it is ok to step away at times that are not during our breaks.
Are we ok with these agreements? Are there others we want to add?

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My Journey and Professional Development

Training

Research Areas

Professional Roles

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Professional Practice Pt 1

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Community Based Family Literacy Program

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Scenario 2

Age

Language Background

Immigrant

Status

Community Interactions

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What’s in A Name

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What do you do if you do not know how to pronounce someone’s name ?

What tools are available to educate other about your name’s pronunciation?

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A Name, A Pause, A Practice

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Challenge for Close Captioning and AI

https://youtu.be/JTPC73SdRkA?si=kB9sMK_LfhcceZC3

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Name Pronunciation Tools #Ournamesbelong

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Name Pronunciation Tools #Ournamesbelong #Mynameis

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STEPs

Language changes quickly
Everything is linguistically relative

Stay Woke

Become self aware of the words that you are using

Take Stock

Embrace Respect

Display your preferred pronouns
Honorifics

Mason (2020)

Practice Positivity

Avoid the use of figurative language

Interacting effectively with others

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Professional Practice Pt 2

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Demographic Survey Item Construction

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Scenario 3

Race /

Ethnicity

Language Spoken in Home

Gender/ Gender Identity

Research Practices

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Hughes, J. L., Camden, A. A., Yangchen, T., Smith, G. P. A., Domenech Rodríguez, M. M., Rouse, S. V., McDonald, C. P., & Lopez, S. (2022). Guidance for researchers when using inclusive demographic questions for surveys: Improved and updated questions. Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, 27(4), 232–255. https://doi.org/10.24839/2325-7342.JN27.4.232

https://osf.io/qytnx/ (Qualtrics Survey); share your thoughts, insights about these questions and feelings

Nevertheless, Turnitin is not without its limitations. False positives may occur, wherein legitimate writing is erroneously flagged as plagiarized or AI-generated, necessitating manual verification by educators (Smith et al., 2020). Turnitin’s reliance on textual similarity may also overlook instances of paraphrasing or citation errors, potentially undermining its effectiveness in detecting plagiarism (Park et al., 2021). Furthermore, the use of Turnitin as a deterrent for academic dishonesty may engender a culture of surveillance and mistrust among students, impacting their perception of academic integrity (Xu et al., 2020).

https://thestamp.umd.edu/multicultural_involvement_community_advocacy/programs/inclusive_language/phrases

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Acculturation Process

Learner Qualities

Family Risk Factors (SES)

Differential Socialization

Language Stage

Sociolinguistic Background

Cultural Considerations

Language Exposure

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ASHA

Break Time

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Assessment

Practices

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Nationwide push to assess vocabulary as part of evaluation.

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Culturally and linguistically diverse children have unique linguistic strengths that can be demonstrated on tasks other than standardized assessments

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Standardized Assessments

Dyslexia Screening

Amira

Considerations for CLD Populations and Evaluation

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How do we determine response accuracy?

How do we assess?

Which words do we assess?

Assessment Challenges

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Writing

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Artificial

Intelligence &

Academic Writing

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AI tools
Written text vs. Images
Upload or Nah?

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Plagiarism

Ownership

Scholarship

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https://www.uandai.org/navigating-the-complexities-ai-in-education-writing-and-the-role-of-turnitin/

Nevertheless, Turnitin is not without its limitations. False positives may occur, wherein legitimate writing is erroneously flagged as plagiarized or AI-generated, necessitating manual verification by educators (Smith et al., 2020). Turnitin’s reliance on textual similarity may also overlook instances of paraphrasing or citation errors, potentially undermining its effectiveness in detecting plagiarism (Park et al., 2021). Furthermore, the use of Turnitin as a deterrent for academic dishonesty may engender a culture of surveillance and mistrust among students, impacting their perception of academic integrity (Xu et al., 2020).

Howard, M., & Davies, J. (2019). Supporting academic integrity with Turnitin. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2019(160), 105-114.

Smith et al 2020 Understanding cheating: A review of the empirical evidence. Journal of Economics Teaching, 5(2), 61-86.

https://journalofeconomicsteaching.org/category/volume-5/vol_5_issue_2/

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False Positives

AI Hallucinations

Generative AI

Errors

Tool Databases

Tool bias

AI Challenges

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ASHA

Questions

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Resources

Hughes, J. L., Camden, A. A., Yangchen, T., Smith, G. P. A., Domenech Rodríguez, M. M., Rouse, S. V., McDonald, C. P., & Lopez, S. (2022). Guidance for researchers when using inclusive demographic questions for surveys: Improved and updated questions. Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, 27(4), 232–255. https://doi.org/10.24839/2325-7342.JN27.4.232

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References

Online Tools and Resources

linktr.ee/majesticred

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https://tinyurl.com/rmasonq1