Social Work Role Across the Lifespan
To prepare, arrange a conversation with someone 65 or older. Consider the following ideas:
What it is like to be their age
What challenges they might experience
What strengths they might possess
Develop a list of specific questions you might ask to uncover these broader ideas for the Assignment. After talking with the individual, reflect on the experience.
The Assignment
Submit a 2- to 3-page paper in which you do the following:
Briefly describe what you learned in the interview.
Reflect on any beliefs, biases, and/or stereotypes you held and how they were supported or contradicted.
Explain how diverse identity characteristics such as race/ethnicity, religion, gender, socioeconomic status, and/or ability might affect the experience of a person of a similar age.
Describe a social worker’s role when working with older adults.
Apply concepts and material from this week’s resources to your paper.
Support your application of this week’s resources using APA citations and a reference page.
Reference
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