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Discussion 1 and 2

Discussion 1 and 2

Discussion 1: Career Realities

Prepare a 200-300-word response in which you address the following:

  • What are at least three Career Realities in Young Adulthood?
  • How might this impact your clinical work with a client in this developmental stage?
  • What cultural factors may intersect with this task in young adulthood?

Discussion 2: Postformal Thought

Prepare a 200-300-word response in which you address the following:

  • How do you define Postformal thought?
  • What are the similarities and differences between Perry’s theory of adult intellectual development and Kitchener’s model of reflective judgment?
  • How do these theories provide insight into cognition and young adulthood?

For references:

Read Chapters 11 “Physical and Cognitive Development in Young Adulthood” and 12 “Socioemotional and Vocational Development in Young Adulthood” of the text The Life Span: Human Development for Helping Professionals.

Watch the video “Women’s Independence Through Work” located at: https://youtu.be/wE7IMrjYtgMLinks to an external site..

Watch the video “How We're Priming Some Kids for College — And Others For Prison” located at: https://www.ted.com/talks/alice_goffman_college_or_prison_two_destinies_one_blatant_injusticeLinks to an external site..