This project is a culminating activity for the course. The purpose of this exercise is to ask you to consider your development and life history. How would you describe your early years? How have the theories studied helped you understand your own development? Where are you are now in your life? How does your family and cultural history relate to these issues? This project entails integrating the readings and discussions as well as undergoing a process of critical self-reflection.
No more than 10 pages, Times New Roman 12, double spaced, APA style, submit on Blackboard. Late submission will not be accepted. Make sure to attach the appropriate rubric form to your paper.
The paper should consist of the following sections:
Final Project: My Personal Development
1. Developmental History
a. Prenatal-Birth
b. Infancy
c. Early childhood
d. Middle Childhood
e. Adolescence
f. Young adulthood to present
g. Discussion: How these factors/events influenced my life?
2. Contexts, culture, and environment
a. Family genogram
b. Time line of important life events
c. Family history and description
i. Characteristics and important events
ii. Description of family interactions and communication patterns
d. Ethnic and cultural background
e. Gender and sexual identity
f. Discussion: How these factors/events influenced my life?
3. Great debates: Discuss how your own development influences your view and understanding of some of the great debates in human development.
a. Nature vs. Nurture
b. Discontinuity vs. Continuity
c. Critical/Sensitive Periods
d. Universality vs. Cultural Relativism
4. Conclusions: Share your final thoughts/insights regarding this assignment and the class in general. How did this course influence your view/knowledge about your own development? How has learning about your own development influenced your development as a counselor? How has this course influenced your views/approach towards individual differences, diversity issues, special concerns, or special populations? What theories of development appeal to you? What type of professional curriculum for further learning do you see for yourself in the future?
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