Forum 1

 At least 500 words in response to a provided prompt; the thread must include at least 2 scholarly references and at least 2 biblical principles in current APA format.

Reference:"Liberty University Custom: Wong, D., Hall, K. R., Justice, C. A., and Hernandez, L. W.  (2015). Human growth and development (Custom Package). Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage Publication. ISBN: 9781506355153. *Custom bundle contains Wong et al. (2015), Counseling individuals through the lifespan, ISBN: 9781452217949 and supplemental journal articles.

Topic: Empirically-Based Theories

Question/Prompt: Detail one human growth and development theory and discuss its empirical support. Then read Defining spiritual development: A missing consideration for student affairs (Love & Talbot, 2009), and discuss research on spiritual development and how it could be connected to the other areas of development (physical, emotional, and social).