Objetives:

Describe the major milestones of physical,      cognitive, cultural, emotional, and social development of middle      childhood.
Identify the special challenges in middle      childhood.
Describe the risk and protective factors of middle      childhood.
First Assignment

Assessment Description
First Part:
After reviewing the ASWB preparation materials and knowledge, skills, and abilities statements (KSA) for the Master of Social Work Licensing Exam, identify and discuss several KSAs that you have become familiar with during this course 
2. Second Questions
Assessment Description  Describe Gardner’s Eight Intelligences. How has this created a paradigm shift in education? Take into consideration your focus in social work. Why is it important for you to understand Gardner’s Eight Intelligences and the paradigm shift in education?  This discussion question is informed by the following EPAS Standard: 4: Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice
Third Part  Assessment Traits  Requires Lopeswrite  Assessment Description  Using the three cases at the beginning of Chapter 5 – Anthony, Jasmine, and Gabriela – in an essay (1,000-1500 words), cite three to five scholarly sources to address the following prompts:       

How would you      describe their physical, cognitive, cultural, emotional, and social      development?
What are the      strengths and challenges of each child taking into account their      developmental stage? 
Identify risk      and protective factors and special challenges of this stage of      development. How might you use risk and protective factors to enhance      their development?
Identify      influential cultural factors for each case and discuss how you might      address those factors as their social worker.
Child Abuse & Neglect 78 (2018) 46–59