```dataview list without id file.inlinks where file.name = this.file.name ``` --- creation date: 2024-09-03 18:27 modification date: Tuesday 3rd September 2024 18:33:02 --- #lecture_notes #hku # Class Outline Outline: [[SOWK6158 (Class A)_Course Outline_2024-25 Sem 1.docx.pdf]] Textbook (I could only find old version): [[Counseling Individuals Through the Lifespan.pdf]] #### Group project 30% - 3-4 Students to present about a movie on lifespan development. - Research the literature behind the - 40 minutes total - 25 minutes presentation - 15 minutes guided discussion #### Essay Due October 23rd 30% - 30% of final grade - 2000 words - 1500 words researching a topic of interest and the literature behind it - 500 words asking AI about the same topic and critically examining it #### Final Exam December 2nd 30% #### Participation 10% # Human Development ## 1. Change vs Stability - Developmental psychology is a field of psychology that focuses on studying physical, cognitive, and social development and changes through a life span. Studies show that: - A lot of core personality traits from childhood remain stable until adulthood. Change 1. Physical 2. Cognitive 3. Socio emotional 4. Linguistic Personal notes: Try not to label too much to avoid the stigma and fear response of clients. Secretly investigating, as the client presents something, to analyze and to assess if it makes sense or matches literature. ## 2. Continuity or Discontinuity? Gradual Change - height - age Abrupt Change - Wars, pandemic. etc. Critical Period vs Sensitive period Critical period - if you miss the period it will be gone. ie. for language, native level fluency Sensitive period - if you do it within the window it will be better ie. if the baby is not crawling by seven months, then its still possible to teach by 12 months. Boundaries vary over different culture and context. ie. the age of who to consider youths. Socially defined development - ie. markers and social expectations to have kids, jobs, etc. # 3. Nature or nurture? Nature - is inborn - who your parents are - based on genetic inheritance Nurture: - Embedded in physical and social world - influenced by the intricate biological and - psychological development Watch the Dunedin Study!!!!! # 4. Resilience vs Vulnerability? - Context of development - genetics - Environmment Resilience: the ability to bounce back. often commit their lives to certain goals - high personal control - focus on situations that are helpful Vulnerability: Who is vulnerable to what, and Why? The poor to economic shocks - limited capabilities The physically weak to disasters - location, position in society, sensitive periods in the life cycle Whole communities to conflicts - low social cohesion, unresponsive institutions. --- For children who experience a world of poverty, neglect by parents, and poor school in childhood. It is possible to enrich their experiences in adolescences, remove the deficits that they encountered in their early aged development. # Application to Clinical Settings: - Understand the main concepts and critical issues of theories # Eight stages of psychosocial development ![[IMG-20240906001917791.jpeg]] how do we build self esteem, how do we see others - each stage there is something to be overcome Youtube: eight stages of social development Major Child Development Theories: - Temperament - Cognitive - and Attachment in Childhood Link in Moodle to read