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Homework
Overview
One way of exploring issues related to adult development is by analyzing how media depicts adult developmental tasks and crises. For this homework, you will review a movie that depicts adult development and use your perspective to identify issues related to relationships, diversity, coping with crisis, and other developmental tasks relevant to your professional practice.
By successfully completing this homework, you demonstrate your proficiency in the following EPAS and practice behaviors:
1) Identify ethical, culturally informed, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive strategies that address inherent biases for use in quantitative and qualitative research methods to advance the purposes of social work.
2) Apply knowledge of human behavior and person-in-environment, as well as interprofessional conceptual frameworks, to engage with clients and constituencies.
3) Apply theories of human behavior and person-in-environment, as well as other culturally responsive and interprofessional conceptual frameworks, when assessing clients and constituencies.
4) Incorporate culturally responsive methods to negotiate, mediate, and advocate with and on behalf of clients and constituencies.
5) Select and use culturally responsive methods for evaluation of outcomes.
Prepare
Choose and view a movie (rated G, PG, or PG-13) that depicts adult development. Then analyze how the movie portrays the developmental tasks or crises of a main character using the provided prompts. Remember to review the prompts carefully before you begin watching the movie. Suggested films that meet the criteria for this homework include:
1) Tuesdays With Morrie (1999).
2) The Pursuit of Happyness (2006).
3) The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011).
Instructions
For this homework, analyze the movie using the following prompts. Visit the Social Work Masters Program (MSW) Library Guide for help researching scholarly sources.
I. Research: Cite research while describing the film to be analyzed, including title, release year, and the developmental age group depicted.
A. Describe the developmental tasks or crises the main character experiences in the movie.
B. Citing research and theory, discuss the developmental tasks or crises that impact the age group of the character you chose.
C. Consider biological, psychological, and social factors.
II. Assess: Assess the intersectionality of the character in the film experiencing a developmental task or crisis.
A. Include gender, race, class, ethnicity, sexuality, culture, spirituality, physical disabilities, and other relevant points of diversity as demonstrated in the movie.
B. Share examples of the messages the movie provides about at least two diverse concepts that were relevant in the film.
III. Intervene: Discuss how the movie depicts the intervention for the developmental crisis.
A. Did someone intervene to resolve the developmental task or crisis? Who intervened and how?
B. Describe a culturally responsive method of intervention that would benefit the client.
IV. Evaluate: Apply a human behavior theory to evaluate the intervention for the developmental task or crisis.
A. Describe if or how the client's culture was considered in the intervention.
V. Engage: Provide a summary of how this homework impacts your social work practice.
A. What interpersonal skills does the social worker need to engage with clients of this age group?
B. Did you develop a new understanding of adult development, theory, relationships, or culture?
C. How will you integrate your understanding of adult development into your practice?