Many people think that human development means childhood development from birth to adolescence. This assumption had been supported by the developmental theories of Freud and Piaget. However, we will learn throughout this course that development does not end at the start of adulthood; it continues till the end-of-life. This is the life span perspective of development. Describe the importance of the life span perspective of development.…
In Hyung Joon case, I would rely on Super’s life-span, life-space theory, and I would be concerned with the importance of the client’s life role. What does Hyung Joon hope to accomplish with each salience life role and to what degree is he able to express his life-roles. Collecting the information in the initial phase of career, and this will help the counselor understand the client’s life-role (Super, 1990). I would assess and take into consideration his individual self-characteristics, his world-view, and his cultural identity. Hyung Joon has been a house husband and for 13 years, and he has been a paraplegic. The goals require being specific, observable, time-specific, and achievable. Hyung Joon goal is to start working again; nevertheless, he only has an…
Over the year’s different theoretical approaches to group living provisions for adults have changed the way in which we offer our care services and living provisions. Person centred planning has had major impacts and affected group living in many ways, Eric Erikson developed a theory that divides an individual’s life into eight stages that extend from birth to death (unlike many developmental theories that only cover childhood). Erikson (1902-94) This means that when reviewing and updating the need of a service user you would not only look at their physical needs you would also review social and cognitive development. Erikson created the eight stages of developments from birth to death using this he considered basic conflicts of a service user of each stage. This table of development can be used to identify a service user’s potential conflicts which are relevant to the particular stage of development that they are at. For example when I support the service users I work with I take a holistic approach, I take into consideration developmental needs along with physical needs. I think the positives of this approach are that you meet service users specific needs whilst taking into account age related conflicts and we are also eliminating the unneeded grouping of service users i.e. Group Living.…
The process of aging has been around as long as life itself. All living organisms pass through three broad stages from conception to death, which are maturation, maturity and aging. Aging affects everyone because nearly everyone has the potential to grow old and all the societies in which we live have older members (Macdonald, 1997). Gerontology is the use of reason to understand aging. The term was used to refer to the scientific study of aging, but nowadays it includes the study of aging using views from other disciplines such as humanities, social policy and human services. To correctly understand aging, knowledge from a variety of sources is needed, therefore gerontology includes the results of research on aging from all academic disciplines and fields of professional practice. There are four interrelated aspects to the study of aging, which are, physical, psychological, social psychological and social. The study of physical aging examines the causes and consequences of the body’s declining capacity to renew itself and the means for preventing, treating, or compensating for illness or disability caused or related by physical aging (Atchley, 1997). Psychological aging focuses on sensory processes, perception, coordination, mental capacity, human development, personality, and coping ability as they are affected by aging.…
Knowledge of human growth and development through the life stages is important for learners who are considering careers in the Health and Social Care sectors because it will assist their understanding of the needs of individual’s at different life stages of life, including their potential care needs. It will also help learners to understand the influence of unexpected events on patients or service users and their families.…
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A QUALITITIVE STUDY SHOWING ADULTS PERCEPTION OF THE EFFECT THAT SIGNIFICANT OTHERS HAVE ON THEIR DEVELOPMENT…
Joannabel SalongaUnit 2 Engage in Personal Development in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s SettingDescribe the duties and responsibilities of own work role.…
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Certainly, having grown up in a culture that there process of discipline and training in the most family was by flogging whip, palm fronds spank, spank with a tree switch, beating with a bamboo stick, backs slap, slapping butt, face slapping, punching or twisting ears, and hands beating. In the same way, all these beaten are not seen as an element of abuse by virtue of the pain it gives the individual. It is a measure of tutoring a child showing the gravity of his or her action was not acceptable to the family, kindred, and community. Having seen these corporal punishments, my career as a social worker will advocate for a positive change in child parenting.…
What does everyone need at some point in one’s life? Answer: Help and support. What is the hardest thing for people struggling with a variety of issues to ask for? Answer: Help and support. As a social worker, it is our job to help individuals and one’s families cope with the problems they are facing and provide support and services to improve the client’s life.…
Erik Erikson’s Eight Stages of Life Theory (1902-1979) cited. Cumbernauld Moodle. (2014). Therapeutic Relationships: Understanding Behaviour; Erikson and the Lifespan Theory. Available: http://moodle.cumbernauld.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=1391. Last accessed [27th April 2015].…
I really liked reading your post. I also thought about working in a private practice setting. I think that working in a small setting, there is a lot more job security. Working in a high-populated setting means that there is a lot of competition in order to progress at work. I love competition, but I really don’t want to be in competition with about twenty-five other social workers. You have a lot of experience. I have barley even been alive for twenty years. I think that your experience will be very useful in social work. At my practicum, I work in a cubical and make dozens of phone calls a day. I rally don’t like to work in a cubical, I love doing field work, its when we visit peoples homes and actually talk to people in their settings. I…
There are several traits that describe what life span perspective is in the human development process. First, life span perspective is an ongoing process that is not controlled by any one age period. Second, the life span perspective consists of three different domains. The three domains are physical, cognitive, and social. The three domains illustrate smooth strokes not rigid edges of the life span perspective. The three domains are used to organize the research of human development.…
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