Week 1 Life Cycle

The life cycle is a key component in understanding the individual and what impacts that individual as a result of being in the cycle of his or her life.

Write a 700- to 950-word paper exploring the impact of the life cycle. Include the following information:

Describe three of the major concepts in the family or individual life cycle:

• Include how self-determination impacts an individual’s ability to successfully negotiate challenges in each life cycle.
• Include how autonomy impacts an individual’s ability to successfully negotiate challenges in each life cycle.
• Explore how policies and legislation could impact the family or individual during each life cycle.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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Week 3 Spirituality and the Family Life Cycle

Use the family your team picked in Week Two.

Interview each member of the family to obtain an insight as to how the family member perceives the influence spirituality and culture has influenced their family.

Create five open-ended questions to be asked of each family member.

Combine each interview into a Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

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Week 4 Practical Compromise During Divorce

Describe the issues to consider, as a human service worker, when helping individuals going through divorce.

Write a 350- to 500-word paper describing any practical compromises you would recommend and how these compromises help benefit the following during the divorce process:

• Children
• External relationships such as the following:
• Grandparents and other relations
• Family friends

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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Week 5 Alcohol and Family Violence

Watch the video “Alcohol and the Family: Breaking the Chain”

Write a 1,700- to 1,950-word paper discussing the impact alcohol and family violence can have on the life cycle.

Include the following information:

• A historical perspective on how alcohol and family violence have been impacted by legislative changes
• The impact of alcohol abuse on both the addicted individual and those around them
• The impact of family violence on both the perpetrator of family violence and those exposed to family violence
• Intervention methods, which could be applied to this family in crises
• How the family rituals may affect the family member in crises

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.