development theory to a child/adolescent-aged character from one of the movies listed below. The purpose of this assignment is to help you develop the ability to ana

Project Overview:

• Format: Group PowerPoint and Presentation Video
• Resources: Course textbook, library research, COSC YouTube channel
• CSWE Competencies:
• 4 - Engage in Practice-Informed Research and Research-Informed Practice
• 6 - Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
• 7 - Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
• NASW Values/Ethical Principles: Importance of Human Relationships, Competence
• Point Value: 100

Project Description:

For this assignment, you may work by yourself or in a small group of classmates to identify and apply a development theory to a child/adolescent-aged character from one of the movies listed below. The purpose of this assignment is to help you develop the ability to analyze and evaluate child/adolescent development through a theoretical framework from a social work perspective. Social work practice and research, like other helping professions, draws upon a small group of theories of human development, such as Psychosocial Development (Erikson), Attachment Theory (Bowlby), Social Learning (Bandura), and Sociocultural Theory (Vygotsky). However, social work differs in its application of such theories because of the profession’s unique perspective (e.g., person in environment, strengths-based, human plasticity, etc.).

Each group must post their movie choice in the discussion board by Saturday of Week 2. All group members must participate in the video presentation.

1. Joy Luck Club
2. Pursuit of Happyness
3. The Blind Side
4. Slumdog Millionaire
5. Precious
6. Moonlight
7. Thirteen
8. The Hate U Give
9. Boyhood
10. Lady Bird

Project Specifics:

Part A: Group PowerPoint

Each group will create a powerpoint, covering the following topics:

1. Section 1 – Film/Character Overview

• What film did your group choose?
• Who are the main characters?
• Briefly described the main plot.

2. Section 2 - Identify a developmental theory

• Who developed the theory?
• What is the focus of the theory? (Ex., Cognitive, behavioral, social, and/or emotional development?)
• Describe the 3 main principles of the theory.
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the theory?
• How does the theory help social workers understand micro-, mezzo-, and/or macro-level issues?

3. Section 3 - Describe the character’s living situation

• Family structure and dynamics
• Socioeconomics
• Social network
• Significant events

4. Section 4 - Apply the theory to the child’s life at the micro- and mezzo-level

• Mental, physical, and emotional development
• Education
• Opportunity
• Overall short-term and long-term health/well-being and functioning

Part B: Group Presentation

Each group will record a 15-20 minute presentation utilizing the PowerPoint developed in Part A of this assignment. As a general rule, you should plan on one PowerPoint slide for every minute of the presentation, not including the title and reference slides.

Presentation Formatting Requirements:

1. Presentation must be 15-20 minutes long and all group members must participate in the presentation.
2. Slides/presentation should be formatted as follows:

• No more than 8 lines of text on each slide.
• Use Calibri, Times New Roman, or Arial font.
• Do not read from the slides.
• All group members must participate in the presentation.
• Do not include video clips from other sources longer than 30 seconds in the presentation.
• All sources must be cited and referenced according to APA Publication Manual.
• Failure to properly cite and reference all sources is considered plagiarism and will result in a score of “0” for the assignment.
• With the exception of historical or seminal documents, all sources should be from peer-reviewed professional journals and no more than 7-10 years old.