Instructions
Scenarios
You are a professional with expertise in prenatal and postnatal development. You have been invited to address an audience of other professionals and parents about a specific issue. Choose one of the following scenarios as the basis for your presentation:
- Postpartum maternal depression: The impact on early postnatal attachment.
- A local agency to support teen mothers in an urban, low-SES (socioeconomic status) area has asked you to provide a presentation on postpartum maternal depression to its support staff. The group is particularly interested in learning more about the impact of postpartum maternal depression on early postnatal attachment and would like suggestions for empirically supported interventions or prevention strategies for their target population.
- Premature birth: The impact on parenting practices.
- A group of nurses working in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) has seen an increase in premature births among African American women. They have invited you to talk about common challenges related to preterm births within this population and the effects on parenting practices. Additionally, the group is interested in learning about empirically supported interventions or prevention strategies for a NICU setting.
- Hospital births versus home births: The impact on birth outcomes.
- A group of expectant mothers in an affluent area has requested that their hospital provide a presentation on hospital versus home births so they can better understand the risks and benefits of each for the mother and infant. The group is also seeking best-practice suggestions to promote positive outcomes.
Deliverables
Your assignment is divided into two parts:
Part 1: Written Paper Reflecting Research
Identify the scenario you have chosen and develop a 5–7 page paper on your selected topic, supporting your ideas with current scholarly research that fully explores the topic. This paper will provide the basis for you to explain the impact of the issue on the infant, family, and society.
Include:
- An examination of how the specific issue affects cognitive, social, emotional, or physical development in early childhood and beyond.
- An analysis of major theories or recent research related to a selected topic that considers the influence of biology and the environment, health, education, and individual and cultural influences on development.
- An application of child development theory and research in recommending appropriate responses or interventions to a child’s evolving needs in school, home, and community while considering unique cultural factors relevant in those contexts.
Part 2: Presentation Speaker’s Notes
Drawing on your research in Part 1, prepare two pages of speaker’s notes directed at your audience of parents and professionals in which you:
- Describe the topic of the presentation and its significance to the audience.
- Analyze the impact of the issue on the infant, family, and society while considering individual and cultural differences and any potential health disparities.
- Recommend best practices for the health of newborns or infants.
Your speaker’s notes should comprise two typed, double-spaced pages. This part does not need APA in-text referencing, but you may refer to important scholarly sources to support your ideas. Remember to consider the level of understanding the audience may have on the topic, avoiding jargon and providing an appropriate level of detail. This presentation must have objective support but does not need to be formal in tone; you may use first-person voice.
Additional Requirements
Your submission for this assignment should be a total of 7–9 pages for Parts 1 and 2.
Part 1
- Length: 5–7 typed, double-spaced pages.
- Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 points.
- References: Include a minimum of six academic, peer-reviewed resources.
- APA style and formatting: Format the references and in-text citations according to the current APA style and formatting guidelines. Use the MEAL Plan document to organize the content and include APA headings and subheadings. See Evidence and APA.
- Written communication: Use the accepted form and style of the psychological professions, employing grammar, punctuation, and mechanics expected of graduate-level composition and expression.
- SafeAssign: You are required to use SafeAssign before submitting the completed assignment to your instructor. For this assignment, use the SafeAssign Draft option to check your writing and ensure that you have paraphrased, quoted, and cited your sources appropriately. Run a SafeAssign report, saving your paper as a draft. Based on your SafeAssign results, make any necessary changes to your paper before submitting your assignment for grading.
Part 2
- Length: Two typed, double-spaced pages.
- Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 points.
- Written communication: Written communication should be clearly organized, free of jargon, and written with parents and fellow professionals in mind.
- SafeAssign: You are required to use SafeAssign before submitting the completed assignment to your instructor. For this assignment in this course, use the SafeAssign Draft option to check your writing. Run a SafeAssign report, saving your paper as a draft. Based on your SafeAssign results, make any necessary changes to your speaker’s notes before submitting your assignment to the assignment area for grading.
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