In a one- to two-page paper (excluding title and reference pages), create an outline containing the framework for the topic chosen for your Final Research Paper.  The outline should describe how your theory choice fulfills the genetic, social, and individual factors that create a total personality in addition to the following:

• The theory’s origin and principles
• An assessment of the theory’s validity and utility
• How the theorist might have been influenced by his or her culture, ethnicity, gender, and social status
• An explanation of why you feel this theory works best for your personal approach to the helping profession.

Use a minimum of two scholarly sources, in addition to the course textbook, that were published within the last 10 years and are formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the