Capella PSYC2740 Unit 3 Assignment Latest 2022 August

PSYC2740 Adult Development and Aging

Unit 3 Assignment  

Current Issues in Adult Development and Aging

In this unit's study, you reviewed the Capella multimedia Policy and the Older American. This timeline identifies social policies created to address the needs of older Americans from the early 1900s through 2016.

Many of the policies outlined in the media deal with some of the mental health and psychosocial problems common to adult development and aging, such as the establishment of The National Institute on Aging in 1974, the Family and Medical Leave Act on 1996, the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, and the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act in 2016.

According to O'Brien (2014):

The oldest baby boomers turned 60 in 2006, and when the trend peaks in 2030, the number of people over age 65 will soar to 71.5 million—which is one in every five Americans. This is twice the number as in 2000. (para. 2)

This gradual population increase of those over 65 has created a continuous need for services and government policies that target this growing population. There are any number of issues relating to mental health and psychosocial problems on the horizon for America's aging population. A few examples include Social Security, Medicare, Alzheimer's, Long-Term Care, VA Administration, prescription costs, social services available for senior citizens, and government programs such as Meals on Wheels.

Instructions

For this assignment, review a variety of resources that deal with current issues regarding mental health and psychosocial problems common to adult development and aging, and select one issue that is of particular interest to you. Using the Capella library and the Internet, identify at least five resources related to the aging issue you selected, and draft an informational PowerPoint presentation you could deliver to a local organization of your choice.

You may review the library guide on PowerPoint presentations given in the resources.

Review the Current Issues in Adult Development and Aging Scoring Guide to understand the requirements and grading criteria for this assignment.

Note: Your instructor may also use the Writing Feedback Tool to provide feedback on your writing. In the tool, click the linked resources for helpful writing information.

Reference

O'Brien, S. (2014). Why American communities are not prepared for an aging population. http://seniorliving.about.com/od/babyboomers/a/aging_populatio.htm

Resources

Current Issues in Adult Development and Aging Scoring Guide.

Capella University Library: PowerPoint Presentations.

Writing Feedback Tool.

Policy and the Older American.