Topic 2 Assignment: Development Psychology
Answer each question with 150 words each and use at least one scholarly source for each question:
- You are a professional counselor specializing in the treatment of children. You have decided to implement an 8-week parenting program for divorcees. How would you teach parenting skills from the perspective of either (choose) Erickson’s theory or Piaget’s theory with the participants regarding each age level of needs: preschool, school-age, and adolescent. Some of the participants hope to begin family sessions with you once the program has ended. How will you evaluate the impact of the divorce on children in each age level: preschool, school-age, and adolescent?
- Single-parent households and an increase in women in the workforce have both contributed to a significant increase in alternative care giving situations like day care or nursery school. Based on your understanding of attachment theory, how does this affect children? Now, discuss ethical and cultural strategies for promoting resilience, development, and wellness in early childhood.
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Student Sample Answer:
Our textbook says that if there is strong parent child attachment already established then non-parent child care will not have an effect on parent child attachment. Even though children do become attached to their non-parent care giver it does not affect the secure attachment the child has to parents….Continue Reading….