As a social worker with expertise in life course perspective, you have been asked to deliver the keynote address at a professional conference on the theory’s utility for social work research and practice. Start with a brief introduction that identifies the purpose of the presentation. Then provide a succinct overview of life course perspective. The second part of the presentation should describe how the theory has been applied in social work research. To do this, identify and describe two research studies that incorporated aspects of life course perspective (e.g., risk and protective factors, turning points, cohorts, trajectories). Provide details of each study’s method (e.g., purpose, design, sample, measures, analysis). Then present and interpret one major finding. Be sure to explain how it connects back to life course perspective. In the third section, critically assess the theory’s utility for social work practice.
Explain how life course perspective is currently used (or could be used) in social
work practice. discuss limitations of the theory for practice.
