Propose strategies that promote positive physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development.

Proposal should include

  • conditions that may impair physical, emotional, cognitive, spiritual/religiosity, and social development
  • resources available to address those conditions
  • activities that promote overall development across the life course
  • support resources for the workplace (e.g., workplace wellness, access to mental health resources, Americans with Disabilities Act [ADA] compliance)
  • strategies to promote resilience and manage stress.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

  • How might abuse affect individual development? Foster care? Divorce?
  • How can social activities positively and negatively affect personality?
  • How can technology positively affect development? How can it negatively affect development?
  • What barriers might prevent an individual or family from accessing needed resources?

Communication

  • Why is it important to express individual concerns to doctors, teachers, parents, and trusted others?
  • Why is honesty essential to good communication?
  • Can an individual be a poor verbal communicator and still have a meaningful social relationship? Explain.

Leadership

  • Do great leaders possess more social or intellectual skills? Explain.
  • What is your definition of quality of life?
  • How can stress affect personal relationships?
  • How can intellectual development be continued after schooling is complete?

Management

  • How can one make time for exercise, even in a busy schedule?
  • What healthy physical activities can the average person participate in throughout his or her life?
  • What healthy mental activities can the average person participate in throughout his or her life?