Assessment 4 - You are a psychologist working in a program

Assessment 4

AS 4

Instructions

Scenario

You are a psychologist working in a program with expectant teen mothers and with parents of newborns. You have been contracted to develop content for Help Your Baby Grow, a training program.

Your task is to determine the essential information expectant teens need to know about typical postnatal development in the first 3 months of life, and what practical things they can do to support development at this stage of life.

Deliverable

Keeping your audience in mind, and creating your content using language and concepts suitable for your target group, submit your recommendations in 6- 8 pages.

Organize your assessment with the following headings:

· Overview of Development.

. Summarize the typical physical, psychosocial, and cognitive development in the first three months of life (approximately two pages).

. Outline the expected milestones.

· The Impact of the Home Environment on Neonatal Development.

. Provide an overview of the impact of the home environment (for example, parenting and sleep practices) on typical neonatal development. Be sure to consider cultural factors that may be relevant to teen parents (approximately two pages).

. How does the involvement of the baby's father support the baby's development?

. How does environment affect neonatal development?

· Best Practices for New Parents.

· Evaluate the research for best practices that young parents can incorporate into neonatal caregiving (approximately two pages).

. What are simple things that parents can do to support optimal psychosocial, cognitive, and physical development in the first three months of life?

Additional Requirements

· Written communication: Provide key health information using language and format that is comprehensible to a layperson and supported with references from the current scholarly literature and medically reviewed sources. Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

· Length: 6- 8 pages.

· References: Include a separate references page with APA citations for scholarly literature and reputable sources. Minimum of eight recent scholarly resources; additional reputable sources may be included.

· APA formatting: References and citations should be formatted according to current APA style and format. See  Evidence and APA .