Description
- Use the Riverbend City: The Mystery of Mercury media piece to write a paper to determine what happened to the Washington family’s gerbil, incorporating theory and research to support your claims.Introduction
When working with families, it is important to be able to assess the developmental stage of each family member, taking into consideration their life situations. This will help you understand why each family member is responding to a situation in a certain way, and help you identify how to help the family deal with any problems they are experiencing.Preparation
Review the chapters on development during adolescence and middle adulthood.Instructions
Complete the Riverbend City: The Mystery of Mercury interactive media piece, which focuses on the developmental stages of the members of the Washington Family. As you complete the media piece, you will be asked a series of questions. When you have completed the media piece, it will generate a document. Submit this document as your assessment.Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:- Competency 2: Interpret human behaviors using theories of human lifespan development across developmental domains.
- Apply Gilligan’s and Kohlbergs theories of moral development to a case study.
- Apply William Perry’s theory of cognitive development to a case study.
- Apply Levinson’s season of life to a case study.
- Apply Erikson’s and Cohen’s theories of adult development and aging to a case study.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of a theory to explain human behavior.
- Interpret human behavior using knowledge of human development.
- Competency 2: Interpret human behaviors using theories of human lifespan development across developmental domains.