Cultural Influences in Development
In this assignment, you will apply your knowledge of cultural influences on development to create
psychosocial workshops for a specific population.
Tasks:
Scenario:
As a human services administrator at a local agency, one of your duties is to write descriptions of the
agency's community workshops to publish in the community's resource guide delivered free of charge to
all residents. These are the titles of the workshops: Single Moms: A workshop for working mothers to help them balance work and home Community Living: A workshop for those transitioning from incarceration to society Caregiver Parents: A workshop for those taking care of aging parents, while also raising a young
family Parenting Teens: A workshop to enable parents to help their teenage children transition to young
adulthood Your community largely comprises blue-collar workers, many of whom are working on either visas or
green cards; thus, there are pockets of immigrant communities. Some of the workers are those who were
reintegrated into society after prolonged incarceration (more than three years). The median age of the
area is thirty-five years, and multigenerational households are commonplace. The public school system is
underresourced, and truancy is a big problem. Many students do not complete high school, and
standardized test scores are well below what is federally mandated for funding.
Directions:
1. For each of the four workshops, write a 100- to 200-word description on the basis of the following: Utilize what you have learned throughout the course to describe specific services that
each workshop will include. Tailor each description to the community and the target audience for the workshop. Apply cultural and multicultural sensitivity within and across all descriptions. Remember,
a single mother may also read the description for community living. Craft your
descriptions to be readable and sensitive to all. Account for individual differences and environmental contexts that will influence
developmental changes. Account for the role of culture in shaping attitudes, values, and behaviors. 2. For each description, write a two-page rationale. Use at least three references from scholarly
sources to demonstrate how you determined which services to offer for each workshop.

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• 1506673832-Cultural Influences in Development.docx