Section Eight From what I know of middle, late, and very late adulthood, I am interested to see how my development will differ and be similar to that of my parents. The close relationships I have with my parents clue me into what it is like to be a middle adult, and my time spent with my 90-year-old great grandfather has shown me how late adulthood can be. My parents experience fruitful careers and meaningful relationships with a handful of people, but they also experience high amounts of stress from their jobs and the responsibilities they have as parents. My parents have gone through marriage, child rearing, and divorce. They have also had to experience death of close family members and friends. I have seen my parents develop biologically …show more content…
Although my life is far from perfect, I have surrounded myself with positive people and I have formed closer relationships with my nuclear family, and I feel confident about where I currently am in life. I anticipate dealing with death and dying in family members, the ups and downs of adult romantic relationships, and the stress and joy associated with creating a family. Furthermore, I imagine what my career will look like, and I am excited to see how I navigate a professional career. I also wonder if I will make it to the level of late adulthood my granddad is at, and how I will cope with some of the more difficult parts of …show more content…
My parents provided me with the appropriate resources and care to insure my biological development progressed normally; therefore, my physical health and stature are adequate for professional work. Concerning my psychological development, my parents’ divorce triggered some psychological responses in adolescents that could possibly lead to a challenge as a future social worker. For example, if I have a client with a similar story, it may be difficult for me to work with them, as my own issues may manifest and my treatment becomes biased. To overcome this, I will continue to use self-exploration and discovery. My social-emotional development, most influenced by my peers, has given me confidence to talk to most people and react empathically when needed. This development will be a strength when working with clients, as I have the social and emotional skills to build rapport and develop meaningful relationships. My spiritual development, influenced by peers and the Catholic church, may become a barrier when working with clients with vastly different spiritual views than my own. However, I can ask questions and educate myself to become more competent on views other than mine, as well as be aware of my values, so I can best treat my clients with dignity and
Being aware of what life course one’s on and the impact of transitions within a person’s life course is important for social work practice. It is important that social workers reflect on both their own and other’s experiences throughout the life course and support this understanding within the various theoretical frameworks. It helps us to understand the common themes which have affected people through the age and helps us understand why people behave the way they do in certain situations.“Understanding of life course aims to encourage us in the flexibility of imagination which is required in order to enter into the lives of people at different ages and to see the world from their point of view” (Sudbery, 2010, p.231).
For all teens, the transition into adulthood is generally seen as a challenging and scary process. For teens diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as well as their caregivers, this transition is often more complicated. The period of transition for individuals with ASD into adulthood is intensely more challenging due to their “unique characteristics, the lack of services that address the special needs of such individuals in adulthood, and the expectations of society for a typical path to adulthood in the face of atypical problems” (Geller and Greenberg, 2009, pg. 93). Without the necessary resources to transition, teens with ASD find themselves unprepared for life at work, in college, or community living. Through this paper, the reader will obtain knowledge in regards to what ASD is, the barriers it yields concerning the transition into adulthood, and the effects it has on the individual as well
I knew I loved to help others but it was not until I was an emerging adult that I knew what my calling was. My devotion to improve the quality of life for those who are disadvantaged is one of the reasons I have chosen to pursue a Master’s in Social Work. After obtaining my masters, I plan on diversifying my masters by getting licensed and becoming a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I would like to study social work because I feel it will lead me directly to one of the most emotionally fulfilling careers available, as well as giving me the chance to combine helping people 's mental well being with their physical
Social workers are generalist practitioners that utilize various theoretical frameworks to assist in problem-solving for individuals, family, groups, and communities. They aim to provide interventions at any level based on the need of their clients. The generalist social worker assist with a broad scope problems and can be found in a variety of institutions. When assisting with adult clients who suffer with social development due to childhood trauma, social workers must know what trauma is. Trauma is prevalent in the social work community, almost every social worker has had a client that has suffered from trauma. In order to assist adults that have social development issues stemming from childhood there are The four-fold principles
Emerging Adulthood represents the period of development from late teens through their twenties, mainly focusing on the ages 18-25. This is the period which people start exploring and realizing the capabilities of their lives, which then helps them characterize as adults and no longer teenagers. This topic of psychology is compelling to me because it’s a stage that every adult has lived through, it’s interesting that we have all experienced it differently based on our life circumstances and demographics. It’s interesting to see the changes throughout the years and eventually it will be easier for young people to explore these years as more young adults are going to school nowadays. It teaches me to further understand why emerging adults go through
Choosing a career is a very important aspect to people’s lives. One goes to college, usually around the age of eighteen, and by the time they leave they are expected to have decided on the career that they will have for the rest of their lives. Being a psychology and interpersonal communication major, I have always had an interest on relationships between individuals given certain stimuli presented to them. I want to have the ability to touch people’s lives by helping them understand themselves and why they behave the way in which they behave. Relationships are such an important aspect to the process of human growth, and they impact each and every one of us. Due to this assessment of myself, I have decided to go to college to pursue my goals of being a clinical social worker.
Late Adulthood is the last stage of human lifespan development. Human beings are complex in many ways that it is essential that we human understand these crucial development stages in our life to better communicate and prepared for them. At this stage of development, organs in adults work differently or maybe slowly. For example, I observed that when someone is approaching my grandma from a far distance, it is hard for her to identify or sometimes seems blurry to see who the person is even if it is someone she knows, until the person move very close to her before she is able to identify the person; this is as a result to low vision related to aging.
...l in an urban area. When working closely with students in the past, it was difficult knowing that I could provide extensive support but didn’t have the expertise. I 've explored different careers involving help children and their families but it always led back to social work. As a graduate student, I expect to be challenged as a student and a professional. I expect to learn all the different theories, practices and policies in place to properly help students. I look forward to the combination of coursework and practicums to enhance my skills. In retrospect, practicums can be the most challenging areas. To overcome this challenge, I’ve observed the school social worker at my current position and have developed a better understanding of the daily responsibilities. I am confident that I will succeed and to be able to help and advocate for students through social work.
Personal development is defined as, “the conscious pursuit of personal growth by expanding self-awareness and knowledge and improving personal skills”. I believe of the Seven Core Components of a Spiritan School, personal development encompasses best what it truly means to be Catholic. The very core idea of being Catholic is always becoming better each and every day, and doing everything it takes in order to do so. This concept of personal development is what it means to be Catholic, and I believe that such a concept encompasses all six of the other Core Components of a Spiritan School. In becoming better people through personal development, we enhance our senses of the other Core Components of a Spiritan School.
Social workers utilize all available tools to be able to provide their clients with the best services, and when working to assess clients, Erik Erikson’s developmental stages can help to provide valuable insights. Erikson theorized that life has 8 developmental stages and to successfully compete a one stage and move to the next, everyone must overcome a psychological crisis to determine the outcome for the personality development and if successful will lead to virtue. Understanding where the client is developmentally based on the 8 stages, will help to provide a better understanding of how to work with the client and develop a plan accordingly. After looking at Bill and Martha Reynold’s development stages we will be to develop goals appropriately for each client and as a family.
I believe nearly all my skills require further development, but the skills I feel require the most attention and development is control of myself and how I listen to my client. My own values and assumptions I feel are hampering my development of skills. Ways I can improve on this is by doing my own research into different or opposing values and assumptions and finding their positives and finding the negatives within my own, to help find a more balanced practice. The way I listen could greatly improve as it took Lucy pointing out how she wanted and/or needed support from me, for me to make the session more productive. As I need to listen equally to answers of inaction and answers of action. And focus more on listening to Lucy and not problem solving, as I said during our session “you’re safety and [those] around you are safe … are the ultimate goal of our session’s”. (Harms, 2007; Ivey & Ivey, 2007; Trevithick, 2005). The analysing and planning of further development of my skills has given me hope within my current short-comings, and my future
Late adulthood should be a time in a person's life where they feel fulfilled. They can look back on their memories and be happy with the way they have lived their life. Now, too many elderly people are not satisfied and look at this stage as depressing. Most fear death of either a loved one or for themselves. This topic is interesting to me because elderly people should make the best of their last stage of life. This topic discusses about getting older, the life changes that they go through physically, emotionally, and mentally. We should know more about it so that we can help our family and friends get through one of the best, yet toughest part of our mortal life.
When elderly people move into the last of life’s eight stages of psychosocial development, they enter the ego-integrity-versus-despair stage. This process is defined by looking back over someone’s life, evaluating it, then accepting it. People who become successful in this stage feel a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment. Erikson refers to this acceptance as integrity. This differs from generativity because one is accepting the end of their life, instead of accepting where their life will start in a sense of career and self. However, if one is to look back on their life with dissatisfaction, they may feel they have been cheated or missed opportunities. Such individuals will mostly be depressed or angry about the way life turned out and
For years, when I thought of Social Workers, I imagined a person coming into a client’s home and taking their kids away for neglect. Later, I found out that social workers could go into so many dimensions, such as clinical social workers, case mangers, and even administrative positions in agency settings. Furthermore, I realized that I was maturing into an adult. For example, when I began telling people of my decisions to become a social worker, a lot ...
Transition from childhood to adulthood is not just age related. It is a shift in the way our mind starts to process things.