Reference no: EM132251323
Knowledge Application - Middle Adulthood Assessment
Review
Review Chapter 1 from your Case Management course text to understand some strategies for prioritizing your target area for change with a client:
Summers, N. (2016). Case Management Practice: Skills for the Human Services. (5th Ed). Belmont: Brooks/Cole.
The author provides guidance on preparing assessments and planning for service delivery.
Watch, Apply & Report
Now that you have learned about how to apply theories and person-in-environment approaches in assessing middle-aged adults, as well as the common strengths and challenges of this developmental stage, you will be practicing a comprehensive assessment of a hypothetical middle-aged adult.
Download and print one of the assessment templates to guide you in taking notes as you learn about this client(you are encouraged to use a different assessment approach than what you did for the young adult interview):
Biopsychosocial assessment template
Micro-mezzo-macro assessment template
Watch this video case interview with a hypothetical middle-aged client that has arrived at the agency where you work. You are tasked with assessing this client based on the information presented.
3. Download and use the APA style Client Assessment Report_Template_Middle Adulthood to write up your assessment including the following:
Introduction: Briefly describe the client and what you will be doing in this paper (1-2 paragraphs).
Application of Person-in-Environment Approach: Classify the information regarding the client using one of the person-in-environment approaches (use either a Biopsychosocial or Micro-Mezzo-Macro approach). Do a formal write-up of this assessment (1 - 2 pages).
Strengths and Challenges: Identify some of the key strengths and challenges faced by this adult and whether these are "typical" for a middle-aged adult (1 page).
Applying Human Development Theory: Identify and apply one of 4 key human development theories (Freudian, Erikson's Psychosocial, Learning Theories, or Fowler's theory) to help understand a challenge faced by this adult (0.5 - 1 page ).
Sociocultural Theory: Select and apply of one of 4 key sociocultural theories (Culturalism, Feminist, Social Constructionism, Critical Practice Theory) to help understand a challenge faced by this adult ( 0.5 - 1 page).
Systemic Factors: Describe how this client is impacted by the mechanisms of oppression, including factors such as racism, sexism, classism, and/or microaggressions (2 paragraphs).
Identify a Target Area for Change: Identify a target area for change that you would recommend a social worker first address with this client, based on your assessment (1-2 paragraphs).
Attachment:- Case Management.rar