Homework: Family Development Presentation
Using the life stage you selected for analysis throughout this course, imagine you are a mental health worker assigned the task of presenting information about this life stage for training purposes.
Audience: You will present to colleagues who have not worked with this life stage before.
In a PowerPoint presentation, use the revised information in your worksheets to create a presentation about your selected life stage:
• Explain the family life cycle and various challenges affecting the family life cycle today.
• Explain the effects of various crises on family development:
o Family violence
o Substance abuse
o Chronic illness or traumatic loss of a loved one
• Introduce and briefly explain your selected life stage.
• Include the second order tasks of this life stage and include how this stage intersects with other family life cycles.
• Include the impact of the following on your selected life stage:
o Siblings
o Gender roles
o Culture/race/ethnicity
o Social institutions including schools, work/career, and religious institutions
• Present the unique challenges of this life stage and mental health issues dealt with in this life stage.
• Finally, recommend ways for mental health workers to assist families dealing with the challenges of this life stage and various mental health issues that are associated with this life stage. Use the SAMHSA web site resources as a reference for your colleagues.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.