SOWK 7332 Our Lady of the Lake Week 2 Fear of Aging Critical Thinking Discussion

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Instructions

Sometimes the emotion of fear is experienced by an aging person and/or their loved one. Fear may occur because they begin to experience and/or witness physical, emotional, or cogitative changes. The quality of life is impacted when fear is not acknowledged, assessed, or addressed with a quality intervention.

Using your assigned readings from WK1 and WK2 as a reference, you will integrate professional social work approaches, social work values and ethics, spirituality, and cultural competence in working with the elderly. Also, it is important to consider your own personal and professional experiences and how (if any) this learning/experience may impact the way you work with families in the future.

The effects of fear can be experienced physically, emotionally and/or cognitively.

Utilize the questions below to frame your initial posting. You will further enhance this discussion by responding to your peers’.

• If you could identify one fear (physical, emotional, or cognitive) which would it be?
• How would you summarize your theory based intervention to address this fear?
• Describe a personal or professional aspect influencing your intervention?

Program Discussion Expectations

In this discussion, you will have the opportunity to engage with your classmates and the instructor about the course concepts. You will be able to consider course topics from your own perspective and experience and build on your understanding through conversations with your classmates.

• You are expected to participate in the discussion by posting a substantive initial post with a minimum of two (2) substantive peer responses. A substantive response has:
  • original ideas with clarity (definitions, illustrations, or examples)
  • evidence of research
  • clear organization of ideas
  • integration of other students’ ideas respectfully and critically (careful, exact evaluation and judgment).
• Responses should include peer reviewed literary references to support your ideas and provide APA formatted references so students can explore further.
• Your initial posts and responses must go beyond agreeing or disagreeing to demonstrate creativity, originality, and independent thought. While one (1) initial and two (2) reply or reaction posts are required, interesting conversations can continue into the next week.
  • Initial post should be approximately 300-350 words in length