Assignment

 week 7        

Psychological Aspects of Later Adulthood 

       

Resources 

  

Readings 

• Plummer, S. -B., Makris, S., Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014). Sessions: Case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader]. 

• "The Parker Family" (pp. 6–8) 

• Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th
ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning. 

• Chapter 15, “Psychological Aspects of Later Adulthood“ (pp. 685-714) 

• Newell, J. M., & MacNeil, G. A. (2010). Professional burnout, vicarious trauma, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue: A review of theoretical terms, risk factors, and preventive methods for clinicians and researchers. Best Practice in Mental Health, 6(2), 57–68.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
   
• Shier, M. L., & Graham, J. R. (2011). Mindfulness, subjective well-being, and social work: Insight into their Interconnection from social work practitioners. Social Work Education, 30(1), 29–44.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
  Media
   
• Laureate Education (Producer). (2013). Parker family: Episode 2 [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
  Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 2 minutes. Optional Resources
   
• Cappeliez, P ., & Robitaille, A. (2010). Coping mediates the relationships between reminiscence and psychological well- being among older adults. Aging & Mental Health, 14(7), 807– 818.
   
• Ong, A. D., Bergeman, C. S., & Boker, S. M. (2009). Resilience comes of age: Defining features in later adulthood. Journal of Personality, 77(6), 1777–1804.
   

 

     

  

Psychological Aspects of Later Adulthood 

         

• Ong, A. D., Bergeman, C. S., Bisconti, T. L., & Wallace, K. A. (2006). Psychological resilience, positive emotions, and successful adaptation to stress in later life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91(4), 730–749.
   
• Weiss, D., & Lang, F. R. (2009). Thinking about my generation: Adaptive effects of a dual age identity in later adulthood. Psychology and Aging, 24(3), 729–734. 

  Psychological Aspects of Later Adulthood 

       

Assignment 

  

Models of Grieving 

Submit  a 2- to 4-page paper in which you: 

• Explain how you, as a social worker, might apply the grieving
  model you selected to your work with families in a hospice
  environment.
   
• Identify components of the grieving model that you think might
  be difficult to apply to your social work practice. Explain why
  you anticipate these challenges.
   
• Identify strategies you might use for your own self care as a
  social worker dealing with grief counseling. Explain why these strategies might be effective.
  Support your Assignment with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your reference
   

Please not that it needs to be 2-4 full pages Thank you