MSW 531 MODULE 4

MSW 531 MODULE 4

Readings

McInnis-Dittrich, K. (2020).  Social work with older adults: A biopsychosocial approach to assessment and intervention (5th ed.). Pearson.

· Chapter 1: The Context of Social Work Practice with Older Adults, pp 19-22

Ferraro, K., & Wilmoth, J. (Eds.) (2013).  Gerontology: Perspectives and Issues (4th ed.). Springer.

· Chapter 10: Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives on Aging and the Life Course, pp 227-242

Video From WITN Channel 22  (YouTube)

MUST WATCH AT LEAST ONE. Take notes as THIS Week's assignment includes your review of the selected Video.

· Voices of the Elders: Stories of African Americans in Delaware - The Reverend Canon Lloyd S. Casson (40 mins) Links to an external site.

· Voices of the Elders - Stell Parker Selby (33 mins) Links to an external site.

· Voices of the Elders - James Gilliam, Sr. - August 2015 (36 mins) Links to an external site.

· Voices of the Elders - Lozelle DeLuz - December 2015 (36 mins)Links to an external site.

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Guidelines : 3 pages and no greater than 4 pages, excluding title page and reference pages.

Take Two Dimensions of Diversity that Apply to Older Adults and Analyze the ways they may Intersect. How Might the Intersection of these Two Dimensions with each other and with aging affect the identity and psychosocial adjustment of older adults ?

Include at Least Two References from Peer-Reviewed journals and Two References, With Quotes, from the Video you selected to Watch from Voices of the Elders (listed in the Readings section of this module). Be sure to Identify any unsupported assertions you make as your own conclusions based on Logical Analysis and Broad Theoretical Principles. References will be from peer-reviewed journals as well as your textbooks.

Grading Criteria

Check the Complexity and Empathy with which you approach the Intersecting Dimensions of Diversity in Older Adults, your Understanding of how these Dimensions can impact Psychosocial Adjustment, the use of evidence and logical persuasion,

Criteria		Description
Intersecting Identities		Describes the intersection of two dimensions of diversity with each other and with aging, with an emphasis on the past and present treatment by society of people who live at this intersection.
Effects of Intersecting Identities		Thoroughly Analyzes how relationships among these dimensions may affect the identity and psychosocial adjustment of older adults, in both constructive and destructive ways.
Persuasiveness		Supports each assertion with evidence from the literature review and/or logical reasoning, and links assertions clearly.