week 7        
Psychological Aspects of Later Adulthood 
       
Resources 
  
Readings 
• Plummer, S. -B., Makris, S., Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014). Sessions: Case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities drafting. [Vital Source e-reader]. 
• “The Parker Family” (pp. 6–8) 
• Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th
ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning. 
• Chapter 15, “Psychological Aspects of Later Adulthood“ (pp. 685-714) 
Newell, J. M., & MacNeil, G. A. (2010). Professional burnout, vicarious trauma, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue: A review of theoretical terms, risk factors, and preventive methods for clinicians and researchers. Best Practice in Mental Health, 6(2), 57–68.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
 
Shier, M. L., & Graham, J. R. (2011). Mindfulness, subjective well-being, and social work: Insight into their Interconnection from social work practitioners. Social Work Education, 30(1), 29–44.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Media
 
Laureate Education (Producer). (2013). Parker family: Episode 2 [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 2 minutes. Optional Resources
 
Cappeliez, P ., & Robitaille, A. (2010). Coping mediates the relationships between reminiscence and psychological well- being among older adults. Aging & Mental Health, 14(7), 807– 818.
 
Ong, A. D., Bergeman, C. S., & Boker, S. M. (2009). Resilience comes of age: Defining features in later adulthood. Journal of Personality, 77(6), 1777–1804.
 
 
     
  
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Ong, A. D., Bergeman, C. S., Bisconti, T. L., & Wallace, K. A. (2006). Psychological resilience, positive emotions, and successful adaptation to stress in later life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91(4), 730–749.
 
Weiss, D., & Lang, F. R. (2009). Thinking about my generation: Adaptive effects of a dual age identity in later adulthood. Psychology and Aging, 24(3), 729–734. 
  Psychological Aspects of Later Adulthood 
       
Assignment 
  
Models of Grieving 
Submit  a 2- to 4-page paper in which you: 
Explain how you, as a social worker, might apply the grieving
model you selected to your work with families in a hospice
environment.
 
Identify components of the grieving model that you think might
be difficult to apply to your social work practice. Explain why
you anticipate these challenges.
 
Identify strategies you might use for your own self care as a
social worker dealing with grief counseling. Explain why these strategies might be effective.
Support your Assignment with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your reference
 
Please not that it needs to be 2-4 full pages Thank you 

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