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Caption: Image of the developing human face URL: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PSM_V82_D438_Figures_illustrating_the_growth_of_the_human_face.png Public Domain Welcome to the Human Growth and Development Blog! Here the COUN 502 003 FA 2013 class will be blogging and sharing their experiences interviewing an adult in a different developmental stage. Students will discuss with the adult their age and stage of life at the time of the interview. Students will also ask the interviewee about stressors and challenges associated with the present developmental stage. In addition, in order to help interviewees discuss experiences related to the psycho-social crisis students will talk with them about their resources and strengths while also considering challenges and difficulties. In addition to discussing the current developmental stage, students will also ask interviewees about their experiences in previous stages of development and will ask them to reflect on how they overcame challenging times and which coping skills were used. In addition to synthesizing and sharing this information in narrative form students will also read a journal article from the Peer Reviewed Literature (published within the last 5 years) related to considerations for optimizing brain health and brain development (AKA neuroscience and neuro-biology). Students will add some questions for discussion and will comment on the blogs of at least two classmates. Please see the related excerpt from the syllabus below and review the rubric in the syllabus. C. Interview Exercise & Blog Entry (150 points) The interview and blog entry should include the following components: A. What developmental stage is the adult in, at the time of the interview? B. Identify the psycho-social crisis in that stage, C. Reflecting on previous stages which coping skills were utilized to overcome challenging times D. Summarize information from a peer-reviewed journal article (within the last five years) regarding the particular developmental stage emphasized in the interview. E. Include information related to the neurobiology of development from the peer-reviewed literature. The blog posts will be backed up in Bb and the grading rubric is located on Bb for this assignment. This paper should be no longer than 2 pages—not including the title page, abstract and reference page—double-spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, and adhere to APA format. Use the Writing Exercise Grading Rubric when writing this paper. (Relates to learning outcome G)