Assignment: Early childhood development
Assignment: Early childhood development
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Part 1: Case Studies
Pick four stages to illustrate early childhood development. Pick two from Erikson’s Stage Theory and two from Piaget’s theory of development. Create one case study for each of the chosen stages, which is a total of four case studies.
Label each case study with the theorist/stages relevant to it.
Each case study should be a minimum of 250 words.
For each case study, include how you as a therapist would plan to work with someone at the identified stage.
Part 2: Summary
Include a 250-500-word summary that explains the similarities and differences between Piaget’s and Erikson’s theories.
APA style is not required, but solid academic writing and a title page is expected.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
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This assignment assesses the following programmatic competency: 3.4: Demonstrate understanding of human growth and development and how they impact counseling efforts.
This assignment meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.3.h. A general framework for understanding differing abilities and strategies for differentiated interventions.
References must be within the last 5 years. Reference Textbook
Human Development: A Life-Span View
Kail, R. V., & Cavanaugh, J. C. (2016). Human development: A life-span view (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth. ISBN-13: 9781305116641
The challenge
Faster than we ever thought: the first years of a child’s life set the stage for all future growth.
In the earliest years of life, especially from pregnancy to age three, babies need nutrition, protection and stimulation for healthy brain development. Recent advances in neuroscience provide new evidence about a baby’s brain development during this time. As a result, we know that in their earliest years, babies’ brains form new connections at an astounding rate – according to Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child more than 1 million every single second – a pace never repeated again.
In the brain-building process, neural connections are shaped by genes and life experiences – namely good nutrition, protection and stimulation from talk, play and responsive attention from caregivers. This combination of nature and nurture establishes the foundation of a child’s future.
Yet too many children are still missing out on the ‘eat, play, and love’ their brains need to develop. Put simply, we don’t care for children’s brains the way we care for their bodies.
