Child Development Analysis

Social work – 3 Part Project Movie Review

USE TEXT BOOK:

American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC. ISBN: 9781433805622.

Lundahl, B. W., & Hull, G. H., Jr. (2015). Applied human behavior in the social environment. Boston, MA: Pearson. Note: Please keep this book, because you will use it again in MSW5005, Human Behavior and the Social Environment 2. ISBN: 9780133884746.

Perry, B. D., & Szalavitz, M. (2006). The boy who was raised as a dog: And other stories from a child psychiatrist’s notebook – what traumatized children can teach us about loss, love, and healing. New York, NY: Basic Books. ISBN: 9780465056538.

Child Development Analysis

Assignment Overview

One way of exploring issues related to child development is by analyzing media aimed at children. In the themes and conflicts of a children’s movie, you should be able to identify issues related to relationships, negotiating diversity, coping with crisis, and other developmental tasks relevant to your professional practice.

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following EPAs and practice behaviors:

• EPA 2.1.7:Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment.
  • PB 2.1.7.B:Critique and apply knowledge to understand a person and environment.
    • Related Assignment Criteria:
      • Describe assignment’s potential impact on personal social work practice.

Assignment Description

This assignment will ask you to choose and view a children’s movie of your choice, with a rating of G or PG only. Then you will analyze it according to a series of prompts. Remember to review the prompts carefully before you begin watching the movie.

Assignment Instructions

For this assignment, you will provide an analysis of the movie that addresses the following areas:

• Please provide a brief summary of the movie by including the following:
  • The name of the movie.
  • The year of its release.
  • The movie’s rating, remembering that you should select a movie with a G or PG rating.
  • The themes or messages of the film.
  • The developmental age group that this film targets.
• Considering the developmental age group that you have identified as the target for this movie.
  • Discuss the developmental task or crisis that is connected to this age group. One example may be autonomy versus shame and doubt.
  • Discuss the developmental tasks that are identified through theory, including chronological, physical, behavioral, and mental tasks.
• Discuss how the chosen movie demonstrates the developmental tasks you have identified.
  • Provide an example of how this is displayed. How does the movie depict the resolution of this crisis? For example, if looking at autonomy versus shame and doubt, how does the character move from shame and doubt to the task of autonomy.
• What diversity issues does the movie address? Consider gender, race, class, ethnicity, sexuality, culture, spirituality, or others.
  • Provide examples of the messages the movie provides about at least two diversity concepts that were relevant in the film.
• Discuss the key concepts of relationships between adults and children in relation to developmental theories of the age group you have identified.
  • Provide an example of how the movie addressed relationships between adults and children.
• Provide a summary of how this assignment will assist you within your social work practice.
  • Did you develop a new understanding of childhood development, theory, relationships, or culture?
  • Provide examples of how you will integrate your understanding of child development into your practice.

Last Updated on January 22, 2018