Overview

One way of exploring issues related to adult development is by analyzing how media depicts adult developmental tasks and crises. For this assignment, you will review a movie that depicts adult development and use your perspective to identify issues related to relationships, diversity, coping with crisis, and other developmental tasks relevant to your professional practice.

By successfully completing this assignment, you demonstrate your proficiency in the following EPAS and practice behaviors:

• C4.GP.B Identify ethical, culturally informed, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive strategies that address inherent biases for use in quantitative and qualitative research methods to advance the purposes of social work.
• C6.GP.A Apply knowledge of human behavior and person-in-environment, as well as interprofessional conceptual frameworks, to engage with clients and constituencies.
• C7.GP.A Apply theories of human behavior and person-in-environment, as well as other culturally responsive and interprofessional conceptual frameworks, when assessing clients and constituencies.
• C8.GP.B Incorporate culturally responsive methods to negotiate, mediate, and advocate with and on behalf of clients and constituencies.
• C9.GP.A Select and use culturally responsive methods for evaluation of outcomes.

Prepare

Choose and view a movie (rated G, PG, or PG-13) that depicts adult development. Then analyze how the movie portrays the developmental tasks or crises of a main character using the provided prompts. Remember to review the prompts carefully before you begin watching the movie. Suggested films that meet the criteria for this assignment include:

• Tuesdays With Morrie (1999).
• The Pursuit of Happyness (2006).
• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011).

Instructions

For this assignment, analyze the movie using the following prompts. Visit the Social Work Masters Program (MSW) Library GuideLinks to an external site. for help researching scholarly sources.

• Research: Cite research while describing the film to be analyzed, including title, release year, and the developmental age group depicted.
  • Describe the developmental tasks or crises the main character experiences in the movie.
  • Citing research and theory, discuss the developmental tasks or crises that impact the age group of the character you chose.
  • Consider biological, psychological, and social factors.
• Assess: Assess the intersectionality of the character in the film experiencing a developmental task or crisis.
  • Include gender, race, class, ethnicity, sexuality, culture, spirituality, physical disabilities, and other relevant points of diversity as demonstrated in the movie.
  • Share examples of the messages the movie provides about at least two diverse concepts that were relevant in the film.
• Intervene: Discuss how the movie depicts the intervention for the developmental crisis.
  • Did someone intervene to resolve the developmental task or crisis? Who intervened and how?
  • Describe a culturally responsive method of intervention that would benefit the client.
• Evaluate: Apply a human behavior theory to evaluate the intervention for the developmental task or crisis.
  • Describe if or how the client's culture was considered in the intervention.
• Engage: Provide a summary of how this assignment impacts your social work practice.
  • What interpersonal skills does the social worker need to engage with clients of this age group?
  • Did you develop a new understanding of adult development, theory, relationships, or culture?
  • How will you integrate your understanding of adult development into your practice?
  • Cite academic research to support your summary.

Additional Requirements

The assignment is expected to meet the following requirements:

• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• Sources: Minimum four scholarly sources, not including the film you select for analysis.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting standards. When referring to the movie in your paper, make sure to use APA format as well. On your reference page, include a reference for the film you watch and any other citations you have referred to in your paper. All literature cited should be current, with publication dates within the past five years. Use Academic WriterLinks to an external site. for guidance in citing sources in proper APA style. See the Writing CenterLinks to an external site. for more APA resources specific to your degree level.
• Length of paper: A minimum of five double-spaced pages, not including title page, abstract, or reference list.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
• Due date: Submit your assignment no later than Sunday at the end of this week.