Choose and view a movie (rated G, PG, or PG-13) that depicts adult development. Then analyze how the movie portrays the developmental tasks or crises of a main character using the provided prompts. Remember to review the prompts carefully before you begin watching the movie. Suggested films that meet the criteria for this assignment include:
Tuesdays With Morrie (1999).
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006).
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011).
One way of exploring issues related to adult development is by analyzing how media depicts adult developmental tasks and crises. For this assignment, you will review a movie that depicts adult development and use your perspective to identify issues related to relationships, diversity, coping with crisis, and other developmental tasks relevant to your professional practice.By successfully completing this assignment, you demonstrate your proficiency in the following EPAS and practice behaviors:
C4.GP.B Identify ethical, culturally informed, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive strategies that address inherent biases for use in quantitative and qualitative research methods to advance the purposes of social work.
C6.GP.A Apply knowledge of human behavior and person-in-environment, as well as interprofessional conceptual frameworks, to engage with clients and constituencies.
C7.GP.A Apply theories of human behavior and person-in-environment, as well as other culturally responsive and interprofessional conceptual frameworks, when assessing clients and constituencies.
C8.GP.B Incorporate culturally responsive methods to negotiate, mediate, and advocate with and on behalf of clients and constituencies.
C9.GP.A Select and use culturally responsive methods for evaluation of outcomes.