Assignment task:
Step 1 - Imagine the following: You are employed as a Support Worker at a local Community Support Centre/Shelter. A fifty-year-old person has come in seeking support.
Step 2 - Compose a case study that describes this person from a development perspective. First decide on some of their demographics - gender, ethnicity, marital status/family composition, social supports - as these will influence your assessment; then consider the following: ? What are some challenges this person might be facing in relation to: o Identity o Health o Finances o Peers o Romantic Relationships o Family ? What risks might this person be vulnerable to? ? Which stage of psychosocial development would Erikson say this person is in? o And what exactly does that mean? ? What is one other concept from the textbook that could be applied to this person