The purpose of this assignment is to understand theories of individual and family development
and transitions across the life span, describe theories of learning, describe theories of normal and
abnormal personality development, identify effects of crisis, disasters, and trauma on diverse
individuals across the lifespan, and identify a general framework for understanding differing
abilities and strategies for differentiated interventions.
Activity # 1: Human Development
This activity will focus on human development across the lifespan.
Writing Activity #1 Directions:
• Read chapter #1
• Review articles posted to Module/Week #1 Brightspace
• In a short paper (2 – 2 ½ pages, typed, APA style), clearly integrate the assigned
reading and what you have learned in this course while answering the following
questions.
a. What are your own personal ideas and/or theories on how people grow and
change?
b. Explain why having a working knowledge of development or a
“developmental template” is useful to helping professionals.
Discussion Activity #1 Directions:
• Based on your Writing Activity #1, conduct a web search human development
Choose two websites to review.
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• Share the correct and active links for the two websites you chose via the course
discussion forum.
• Discuss your opinion of the two websites that you chose. For example, are they
helpful, inaccurate, or biased? Why?
• Add any additional thoughts your might have regarding human development.
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