Psychosocial Development Case Study Assessment

Overview

The purpose of this assignment is to use what you have learned about lifespan theories, models of resilience, and psychosocial development to assess how well individuals and families are functioning in relation to all three of these areas. To address realistic situations without violating personal rights to privacy, you will view the movie The Butler, or one of the other approved films for this assignment, in order to provide a case scenario.

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If you have not yet viewed the movie, you need to do so to complete this assignment. Each movie represents characters in multiple life stages. Identify three characters moving through a different life stage and focus on details that will make your analysis applicable to your specialization.

Directions

For this assignment, imagine you are a counselor working with each of these three characters. Now, conduct the following analysis for each character:

Identify the life stage he or she is in, along with the psychological crisis each is experiencing.
Identify social or environmental factors that may have influenced the character’s behavior. Examine the connection between these factors and theories of learning.
Apply psychosocial developmental theory to the situation presented, from the perspective of a counselor:
- Conceptualize your ideas for the developmental tasks of each character selected, grounding your conceptualization in your own area of specialization.
- Include a discussion of the character’s life and factors that might affect behaviors, including cultural and other influences related to the stage of development assessed. To the extent that it is relevant for each character, include an analysis of interrelationships among work, family, and other life roles. Include an analysis of the impact of cultural influences, as well. Refer to specific actions and words of the characters in the movie as evidence for your analysis.
- Support your ideas with specific lifespan theories discussed in this course, citing and referencing your sources.

From a clinical perspective, assess how these three characters function as a family unit:

Examine their functioning in relation to a model of resilience appropriate to your specialization, and evaluate their challenges and strengths related to wellness and resilience. As each character transitions to his or her next developmental stage, how will the transition impact the functioning of the family unit?
Support your ideas with appropriate sources on the model of resilience you chose.

Use the document Unit 8 Assignment Template (given in the resources) to prepare and submit your report. Do not include a synopsis of the movie in your paper. Instead, follow the template. Focus on the three selected characters, and the realities of their functioning as a family unit and transitioning within the family unit, as described in the template. Then, provide your assessment of how well they are functioning in relation to your choice of a model of wellness and resilience, as described in the template. Your summary, at the end of the template, should provide a brief, focused review of the key insights in your assessment.

Review the scoring guide given in the resources to make sure you understand how this assignment will be graded.

Other Requirements

Your paper must meet the following requirements:

Resources: Cite and reference at least three resources from the professional literature that you use as the basis of your ideas related to life span theory and resilience models.
APA formatting: Resources and citations must be formatted according to current APA style.
Font and Font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Length of Paper: Doing a thorough job on this assignment is likely to require approximately 7–10 typed, double-spaced pages.
Turnitin: You are required to submit your final version of this paper to Turnitin to generate a final report prior to submitting the assignment for grading. From the Turnitin tool, first submit to the draft link to check your work for any necessary edits. Once the paper is finalized and all edits have been made, submit your final paper to the Final report option for the assignment. Please be advised it can take up to a day to obtain the percentage from Turnitin. When your paper is downloaded and viewable in Turnitin, save the originality report. Refer to the Turnitin Tutorial: Viewing an Originality Report (linked in the Resources) for guidance.
1. Submit your assignment using the following file naming format: Your Name_AssignmentNumber_Assignment Title (example: Ima_Learner_u08a1_CaseStudyAssessment).
2. In the comment section, provide the percentage from the final Turnitin report (example: Final Turnitin percentage = 4%). Please be prepared to provide your faculty member with a copy of the Turnitin report should this be requested of you.

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DEVELOPING A CASE

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DEVELOPING A CASE

Unit 8: Psychosocial Development Case Study Assessment

Your Name

COUN5004 Survey of Research in Human Development for Professional Counselors

Instructor Name

Date

Psychosocial Development Case Study

Here you are going to introduce this assignment in a short paragraph of 4–5 sentences. This paragraph is similar in content to the Abstract, with the addition of identifying the three characters you will analyze in this paper and how these characters are related to one another. Remember these three characters must be in three different life stages from school age through middle adulthood. Remember to double space between sentences.

Character 1 – Identified Life Stage

For the first character you have selected, identify the character and his or her role in the family unit. Identify the life stage this character is in, and provide a discussion about the psychological crisis the character is experiencing. Your psychological crisis discussion should be a minimum of 3–4 sentences and should include at least one citation from your textbook or other readings in this course.

In this paragraph, apply psychosocial developmental theory to this character in the life stage identified. Provide your ideas for the developmental tasks this character is experiencing during this life stage, using your own chosen counseling specialization as a foundation for this discussion. This discussion should be a minimum of 4–6 sentences and should include at least one citation from your textbook or other readings in this course.

Next, provide a discussion of this character’s life as depicted in this movie and factors that might affect behaviors, including cultural and other influences related to the life stage identified. This discussion should be a minimum of 4–6 sentences and should include at least one citation from your textbook or other readings in this course.

Lastly, provide a discussion of the interrelationships that exist between work, family, and other life roles for this character at this life stage. Also, include a brief discussion of how cultural influences impact this character’s career development and vocational choices at this point in his or her life; for a child character, address this discussion based upon the character’s future career or vocational potential. This discussion should be a minimum of 4–6 sentences and should include at least one citation from your textbook or other readings in this course.

Character 2 – Identified Life Stage

For the second character you have selected, identify the character and his or her role in the family unit. Identify the life stage this character is in, and provide a discussion about the psychological crisis the character is experiencing. Your psychological crisis discussion should be a minimum of 3–4 sentences and should include at least one citation from your textbook or other readings in this course.

In this paragraph, apply psychosocial developmental theory to this character in the life stage identified. Provide your ideas for the developmental tasks this character is experiencing during this life stage, using your own chosen counseling specialization as a foundation for this discussion. This discussion should be a minimum of 4–6 sentences and should include at least one citation from your textbook or other readings in this course.

Next, provide a discussion of this character’s life as depicted in this movie and factors that might affect behaviors, including cultural and other influences related to the life stage identified. This discussion should be a minimum of 4–6 sentences and should include at least one citation from your textbook or other readings in this course.

Lastly, provide a discussion of the interrelationships that exist between work, family, and other life roles for this character at this life stage. Also, include a brief discussion of how cultural influences impact this character’s career development and vocational choices at this point in his or her life; for a child character, address this discussion based upon the character’s future career or vocational potential. This discussion should be a minimum of 4–6 sentences and should include at least one citation from your textbook or other readings in this course.

Character 3 – Identified Life Stage

For the third character you have selected, identify the character and his or her role in the family unit. Identify the life stage this character is in, and provide a discussion about the psychological crisis the character is experiencing. Your psychological crisis discussion should be a minimum of 3–4 sentences and should include at least one citation from your textbook or other readings in this course.

In this paragraph, apply psychosocial developmental theory to this character in the life stage identified. Provide your ideas for the developmental tasks this character is experiencing during this life stage, using your own chosen counseling specialization as a foundation for this discussion. This discussion should be a minimum of 4–6 sentences and should include at least one citation from your textbook or other readings in this course.

Next, provide a discussion of this character’s life as depicted in this movie and factors that might affect behaviors, including cultural and other influences related to the life stage identified. This discussion should be a minimum of 4–6 sentences and should include at least one citation from your textbook or other readings in this course.

Lastly, provide a discussion of the interrelationships that exist between work, family, and other life roles for this character at this life stage. Also, include a brief discussion of how cultural influences impact this character’s career development and vocational choices at this point in his or her life; for a child character, address this discussion based upon the character’s future career or vocational potential. This discussion should be a minimum of 4–6 sentences and should include at least one citation from your textbook or other readings in this course.

Functioning As a Family Unit

From a clinical perspective, provide a discussion of how these three characters function as a family unit; if you discussed one character in more than one life stage, include other family members in this discussion. This discussion should be a minimum of 3–5 sentences and should include at least one citation from your textbook or other readings in this course.

Provide a discussion of how the first character’s transition to the next developmental stage might impact the functioning of the family unit. This discussion should be a minimum of 2–3 sentences and should include at least one citation from your textbook or other readings in this course.

Provide a discussion of how the second character’s transition to the next developmental stage might impact the functioning of the family unit. This discussion should be a minimum of 2–3 sentences and should include at least one citation from your textbook or other readings in this course.

Provide a discussion of how the third character’s transition to the next developmental stage might impact the functioning of their family unit. This discussion should be a minimum of 2–3 sentences and should include at least one citation from your textbook or other readings in this course.

Wellness and Resilience

In this paragraph, provide an evaluative discussion of significant challenges and areas of strength related to wellness and resilience, both within communities and cultural groups. This discussion should be a minimum of 4–6 sentences and should include at least one citation from your textbook or other readings in this course.

Conclusion

Provide a concluding paragraph for this paper, summarizing key components of your paper for the reader. Your Psychosocial Development Case Study Assessment paper should be 7–10 pages. Review the Psychosocial Development Case Study Assessment Scoring Guide to ensure you have met the grading criteria for this assignment.

References

Begin your references on a separate page with the heading above (not bold). (Delete this and all these instructions when you finish reading them.)

You must have a reference for each source cited in your paper. Do not list a reference that is not cited in your paper.

Put all references that you used in your paper here, in alphabetical order. You should have a minimum of four scholarly resources, one of which will probably be your textbook. References should be double-spaced with hanging indentation. You must use proper APA style to list your references. Refer to the Capella Writing Center’s APA Style and Format module for more information. Below, please find examples of hypothetical references to a book and a journal article. Psychosocial Development Case Study Assessment

Jones, S. A. (2015). Psychosocial textbook (4th ed.). Any Town, NY: Publisher.

Smith, T. J., & Yang, L. W. (2009). Wellness and resilience. Counseling Quarterly, 15(4), 300–310.