Explain that you are doing an assignment for a course and make sure the individual knows that he/she has the right to refuse to answer any question, for any reason and the right to end the interview at any time
This paper is based on older adults (65 and older) class, for a master degree course on social work and clinical practice. you will develop interview questions, interview and then do paper itself, all details are included, including classes and readings to be used for references and literature review. Please read carefully and make sure you understand this assignment, if any other articles or readings are necessary please let me know I am able to provide more if necessary. Interview questions you choose must be included as appendix. Purpose: the purpose of this assignment is to identify and explore a theme that captures the experience of aging and old age individual. You will begin by interviewing an older person. You may interview a relative, friend, neighbor, stranger, ect., or you may interview a client, however you need to be certain that this process will be helpful to the client and is appropriate to the client, his/her situation, and your working relationship. Do not use a client’s real name in this paper. Questions: the first part of this interview is to develop the questions you will use for the interview. Some questions may be added during the actual interview as appropriate, but it is important to be clear, going into the interview, what questions you need to ask in order to gather the information you need. To develop the questions, use the readings and class discussions to identify the factors that are important to understanding the experience of aging, and then determine what questions will capture information about these factors. Your questions should cover topics from all weeks through week 6. Decide how you want to gather information about changes over time that have occurred for this person. Do you want to start the interview focusing on present day issues? Or do you want to ask them to tell you about particular events that might help you understand their process of aging, such as retirement, changes in family roles, the shift from middle age to older adulthood from their perspective, ect.? Include questions in the paper as an appendix. Interview: you will be gathering information through an interview, supplemented by observation. You may add questions or follow up probes as you are doing the interview as appropriate. Explain that you are doing an assignment for a course and make sure the individual knows that he/she has the right to refuse to answer any question, for any reason and the right to end the interview at any time. The paper itself: 1. describe the person you interviewed using appropriate data (age, gender, maritial status history, ethnicity, health, past or present occupation, socio-economic status, birth place, family constellation, ect.) how do you know the person? How long and how well do you know him/her? How similar or different to you is this persons backround to you and your family? Be sure to disguise any identifying information as appropriate, (1/2 page) 2. the bulk of the paper is your report on this persons experience of aging and old age from their perspective. Give quotes or particular stories that they shared to communicate in the paper how this person presents and experiences their situation. You can organize the paper by your questions or you can organize the paper around the key themes that emerged in the interview. You want to connect what you learned from the interviewee with factors that you now understand are important in the aging process. You need to identify two major life themes or patterns that emerged from the interview. For example, you may point out how the individual kept returning to the theme of loss by sharing with you their response to relatives who have died and,or how they diminished physical capabilities have led to a diminished quality of life and/or how financial strain has limited their life satisfaction. Including stories that the person tells you will be the best way to convey their perspective on their life as an older person. ( approx.. 5-7 pages) 3. select one of the themes you identified and do a brief literature review of at least 4 readings on this topic. These readings must go beyond required course readings, although some can be selected from readings on the syllabus that are not required. Read the articles and give a one paragraph summary of each article. Next, provide a summary of how literature helped you better understand your interviewees life experience seems to not b e represented in the literature you read. (3 pages). 4. Your evaluation of the interview process. Identify how the environment where the interview took place and the persons capacity to be engaged in the interview on that day affected the quality of the data you gathered. Evaluate how your interviewing style was affected by your comfort or discomfort with talking to an older person. If there were particular topics discussed by the person or topics that you found yourself avoiding because of your discomfort, discuss these issues and your self-reflection on the issues that are challenges for you with this population. Reflect on what most surprised you about doing this interview and paper (1-2 pages) Note: a life theme or pattern describes not only repeated events, relationship or activities in a persons life, but the meaning these have held for him or her. Themes include ex: loss, regrets, loneliness, isolation, helplessness, despair, or more positively, resilience, self esteem, importance given to roles given in life, triumph over adversity, coping, trust, hope, self-efficacy, ect, Grading grid for the assignment: 1. the questions you developed for the interview and the degree to which these tapped the key factors in the bio-psycho-social aging process- 15 points 2. a description of the person you interviewed and how factors in your interviewing style, the environment where the interview took place and the persons capacity to be engaged in the interview that day affected the quality of the data you gathered. -10 points 3. identification and support from the data for the two life themes/patterns that emerged from the interview- 15 points. 4. The factors you have identified as important to understanding the persons experience of aging. Such factors may include physical, cognitive, psychological and financial status, educational and cultural backround, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, immigration status, ect.- 15 points 5. A brief literature review on one of those themes- 15 points 6. A discussion relating the individuals life story and experience of aging to what you have learned through literature review.- 20 points 7. Production- organization of ideas, grammar, spelling, use of citations ect- 10 points This paper should not exceed 12 double spaced typewritten pages. Use APA format for all references. Purpose: the purpose of this assignment is to identify and explore a theme that captures the experience of aging and old age individual. You will begin by interviewing an older person. You may interview a relative, friend, neighbor, stranger, ect., or you may interview a client, however you need to be certain that this process will be helpful to the client and is appropriate to the client, his/her situation, and your working relationship. Do not use a client’s real name in this paper. Questions: the first part of this interview is to develop the questions you will use for the interview. Some questions may be added during the actual interview as appropriate, but it is important to be clear, going into the interview, what questions you need to ask in order to gather the information you need. To develop the questions, use the readings and class discussions to identify the factors that are important to understanding the experience of aging, and then determine what questions will capture information about these factors. Your questions should cover topics from all weeks through week 6. Decide how you want to gather information about changes over time that have occurred for this person. Do you want to start the interview focusing on present day issues? Or do you want to ask them to tell you about particular events that might help you understand their process of aging, such as retirement, changes in family roles, the shift from middle age to older adulthood from their perspective, ect.? Include questions in the paper as an appendix. Interview: you will be gathering information through an interview, supplemented by observation. You may add questions or follow up probes as you are doing the interview as appropriate. Explain that you are doing an assignment for a course and make sure the individual knows that he/she has the right to refuse to answer any question, for any reason and the right to end the interview at any time. The paper itself: 1. describe the person you interviewed using appropriate data (age, gender, maritial status history, ethnicity, health, past or present occupation, socio-economic status, birth place, family constellation, ect.) how do you know the person? How long and how well do you know him/her? How similar or different to you is this persons backround to you and your family? Be sure to disguise any identifying information as appropriate, (1/2 page) 2. the bulk of the paper is your report on this persons experience of aging and old age from their perspective. Give quotes or particular stories that they shared to communicate in the paper how this person presents and experiences their situation. You can organize the paper by your questions or you can organize the paper around the key themes that emerged in the interview. You want to connect what you learned from the interviewee with factors that you now understand are important in the aging process. You need to identify two major life themes or patterns that emerged from the interview. For example, you may point out how the individual kept returning to the theme of loss by sharing with you their response to relatives who have died and,or how they diminished physical capabilities have led to a diminished quality of life and/or how financial strain has limited their life satisfaction. Including stories that the person tells you will be the best way to convey their perspective on their life as an older person. ( approx.. 5-7 pages) 3. select one of the themes you identified and do a brief literature review of at least 4 readings on this topic. These readings must go beyond required course readings, although some can be selected from readings on the syllabus that are not required. Read the articles and give a one paragraph summary of each article. Next, provide a summary of how literature helped you better understand your interviewees life experience seems to not b e represented in the literature you read. (3 pages). 4. Your evaluation of the interview process. Identify how the environment where the interview took place and the persons capacity to be engaged in the interview on that day affected the quality of the data you gathered. Evaluate how your interviewing style was affected by your comfort or discomfort with talking to an older person. If there were particular topics discussed by the person or topics that you found yourself avoiding because of your discomfort, discuss these issues and your self-reflection on the issues that are challenges for you with this population. Reflect on what most surprised you about doing this interview and paper (1-2 pages) Note: a life theme or pattern describes not only repeated events, relationship or activities in a persons life, but the meaning these have held for him or her. Themes include ex: loss, regrets, loneliness, isolation, helplessness, despair, or more positively, resilience, self esteem, importance given to roles given in life, triumph over adversity, coping, trust, hope, self-efficacy, ect, Grading grid for the assignment: 1. the questions you developed for the interview and the degree to which these tapped the key factors in the bio-psycho-social aging process- 15 points 2. a description of the person you interviewed and how factors in your interviewing style, the environment where the interview took place and the persons capacity to be engaged in the interview that day affected the quality of the data you gathered. -10 points 3. identification and support from the data for the two life themes/patterns that emerged from the interview- 15 points. 4. The factors you have identified as important to understanding the persons experience of aging. Such factors may include physical, cognitive, psychological and financial status, educational and cultural backround, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, immigration status, ect.- 15 points 5. A brief literature review on one of those themes- 15 points 6. A discussion relating the individuals life story and experience of aging to what you have learned through literature review.- 20 point
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