Poster presentations at conferences are effective methods of communicating research findings. The discussion of the research being presented is a key element in poster conferences. During professional conferences, poster presenters speak with other psychology professionals providing insights into the information offered within the poster as well as explaining key elements of the research findings. See the
PSY699 Poster submission guidelines
for templates and guidelines to aid in the creation of your poster.
This week we will address issues related to consultation implications for psychology professionals with a particular focus on ethical, development and multicultural considerations. In dealing with these considerations, it is essential to identify principles from APA Code of Conduct that may help to guide your decisions and integrate concepts from different subfields of psychology to support your suggestions. This will be the week of virtual poster conference for which you submitted your proposal in week 3. Poster presentations at conferences like this are effective methods of networking in the field and communicating research findings, so take this opportunity to put your best foot forward.
PSY699: Master of Arts in Psychology Capstone
Poster Submission Guidelines
Congratulations on your poster being accepted for the Week Five Virtual Poster Conference! The Virtual
Conference will provide you with an opportunity to share your work with your colleagues in a
professional poster presentation. Your poster and explanation of the materials presented therein must be
uploadedto your Pathbrite portfolio page no later than Day 3 of Week Five so that you may post the link
to these in the initial post for this discussion.
Poster Guidelines
1. All information on the poster must be compiled into one PowerPoint slide in Landscape
Orientation. See the template options here: Template 1, Template 2, and Template 3.
2. The full title of the poster and the name of the author should be shown at the top of the slide.
3. Enter content for the poster within the appropriate sections of your template and add heading
names as necessary.
4. Be sure to remove any unused sections of the template.
5. Any photographs, graphs, or other images must belong to the author or be his/her original
creation and should be large enough to see relevant detail.
Formatting Tips
1. Be clear and concise with the poster design and content. Overcrowding a poster makes it difficult
to read.
2. When creating the PowerPoint electronic poster, the preferred font is a 20-point font size. Use a
minimum 16-point font size for ease of reading.
3. If possible, do not reformat the template, as the requirements for visibility are already built into
the models.
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Author
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Genigraphics has provided this template to assist in preparation of a medical or scientific research poster. The dimensions are set to 36” high by 48” wide but prints can also be scaled up proportionally as large as 54” high by 72” wide. When you order your print we will know to scale the original file to the size you specify.
For other sizes, visit us at www.genigraphics.com or send an email request to info@genigraphics.com or give us a call toll free at 1.800.790.4001.
The various elements and text boxes included in this template are examples of what we commonly see on posters of this kind. They are simply placeholders and you should feel free to add, delete, re-arrange, re-name, or re-size as best suits your needs.
Choose Genigraphics to print your poster and we will perform a free design review and advise you if we see anything that may be a concern for printing.
We print directly from PowerPoint so your poster will look just like it does on screen. Other printing outlets (Kinko’s, for example) convert your file to another format prior to printing. This can result in elements shifting, loss of effects, or altered colors. By printing from the same version of PowerPoint that your file was created in, Genigraphics gives you the most accurate reproduction available.
Click here to insert your discussion text. Type it in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. Click once on the dashed border to highlight then drag the bottom edge up to fit. Or change the font size to fill the box.
To have the box automatically re-size to your text: Double-click near the edge to open the Format tool, and select ‘Text Box’, then check “Resize AutoShape to Fit Text”.
To change the background color of this text box: Double-click near the edge to open the Format tool, select ‘Colors and Lines’, and change the fill color to whatever you like.
To change the font style of this text box: Click on the border once to highlight the entire text box, then select a different font or font size that suits you. This text is in Arial 32pt and is easily readable up to 6 feet away. Try to stay between 28pt – 40pt for best viewing.
Click here to insert your text. Type it in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. Click once on the dashed border to highlight then drag the bottom edge up to fit. Or change the font size to fill the box.
To have the box automatically re-size to your text: Double-click near the edge to open the Format tool, and select ‘Text Box’, then check “Resize AutoShape to Fit Text”.
To change the background color of this text box: Double-click near the edge to open the Format tool, select ‘Colors and Lines’, and change the fill color to whatever you like.
To change the font style of this text box: Click on the border once to highlight the entire text box, then select a different font or font size that suits you. This text is in Arial 32pt and is easily readable up to 6 feet away. Try to stay between 28pt – 40pt for best viewing.
Click here to insert your Conclusions text. Type it in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source.
Click on the border once to highlight and select a different font or font size that suits you. This text is in Arial 32pt and is easily readable up to 6 feet away. Try to stay between 28pt – 40pt for best viewing.
Click here to insert your Introduction text. Type it in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. Click once on the dashed border to highlight then drag the bottom edge up to fit. Or change the font size to fill the box.
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METHODS AND MATERIALS
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PSY699:Master of Arts in Psychology Capstone
Week Five Discussion Case File
Case Summary
Client: Victoria, 16-year-old HIV positive Latina
Consultation and suggested course of action regarding disclosure of Victoria’s HIV positive
status was received 4 years ago. Clinic decision was to honor mother’s request that HIV status not
be disclosed to her daughter Victoria, who was then 12 years old.
Current issue: Victoria is now 16 years old and has a boyfriend. Victoria has explained to her
physician at the clinic that she and her boyfriend are sexually active and do not always use
condoms. Victoria is unaware that she is HIV positive because of her mother’s insistence on non-
disclosure. The physician has not broken Victoria’s confidentiality about sexual activity, but has
expressed to her mother, Tina, that it is time for Victoria to know her diagnosis. This is based on
Victoria’s age, the statistics that many girls are sexually active at this age, and that Victoria could
endanger her partner(s). Tina continues to object to disclosure. She states Victoria’s regular
church attendance and her belief that Victoria will remain abstinent until marriage as evidence for
non-disclosure.
The staff is again wrestling with whether or not they should inform Victoria that she is HIV
positive. In doing so, they would enable her to make informed decisions about exposing her
boyfriend to the sexual transmission of HIV. However, her legal guardian (her mother Tina) does
not wish for this information to be disclosed to Victoria, who may still be considered a minor.
The clinic staff is concerned as this situation presents several ethical dilemmas and requires
further consultation.
Previous Case Summary (from 4 years ago)
Client 1: Tina, a 36-year-old HIV-positive Latina woman
Client 2: Tina’s daughter, 12-year-old Victoria (also HIV positive)
Tina became infected through a former boyfriend who had a history of intravenous drug use.
Tina gave birth to an HIV-positive daughter, Victoria. Tina does not want Victoria to know that
either of them has HIV.
Victoria is now 12 years old and has been told by her mother that she takes medications for “a
problem in her blood.” Recently, Victoria stated that she does not like taking the medication and
occasionally misses doses. The clinic staff has raised the issue of whether Victoria should be told
about her diagnosis. They’ve warned Tina that in the near future, Victoria will be at an age at
which girls often become more interested in boys or sexual behavior. The clinic’s therapist feels
that if Victoria knew her diagnosis she might be more adherent to her regimen of medications.
However, Tina absolutely does not want her daughter to know. Tina believes Victoria is still too
young and will be emotionally devastated. Tina believes that it is her responsibility — and only
her responsibility as a mother — to “protect” her child, and that her daughter is “not ready” to
know. Tina also believes that Victoria is “a good girl” and will not be sexually active until she is
married.
The clinic’s therapist thinks Tina’s guilt about having transmitted the virus to her daughter is
causing her to take this stance. Still, the clinic staff is concerned and wants Tina to reconsider.
This situation presents several ethical dilemmas and requires further consultation.
