[ANSWER]SOWK 530 Life Map Assignment- Life Map Paper: My Story

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SOWK 530 Life Map Assignment Instructions

A Life Map Assignment ia pictorial narrative of your life. That provides a visual road map of key events and experiences that have impacted your development. The goal is to trace significant moments of your life from birth to present day. Please watch the short video entitled Create a Map of Your Life to get started.

You may be as creative as you like, however the Life Map Assignment must be organized, legible, and a chronological pictorial account of your life from point A (past) to point B (present). If you are using symbols to depict emotions or positive/negative experiences, please include a map key or legend to explain. Wording should also be easily readable.

You may need to speak to parents or siblings to start your Life Map Assignment) and identify key events from your earliest years. Then begin by organizing your thoughts and memories into a written timeline. Use the written timeline to create the map. Your map should be scanned and uploaded as a PDF. Images may be neatly hand-drawn, computer generated, real images, etc.

The map should cover biological, psychological, social, and spiritual key life events that highlight your social environment and development. Life events, milestones, and trajectory changing experiences that are unique to your development should be included to provide an overview of your life. As an adult, a minimum of 10-15 points on the map are needed. The map will be graded based up detail, creativity, and legibility. Please google images of life maps, that look like a map or visual timeline.

Note: Your Life Map Assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.

Template

APA formatting requires double spacing and 1-inch margins. There are specific font types that are acceptable.  Times New Roman 12-point font is traditionally the preferred choice.  The title of your paper goes on the top line. It should be centered, bolded, and in title case. You will then write an introductory paragraph. You will not use the heading “Introduction”.

The introduction should be basic and background information about you. Include information similar to a summary or bio, and include things such as age, race, sex, marital status, hobbies, religious preference, etc. Also discuss why you believe it is important for social workers to understand their own developmental history.  The introductory paragraph contains a thesis sentence.  This sentence gives the reader an idea of what to expect when reading the paper.  It is often the last sentence of the paragraph.

Life Changing Events

In this section, discuss any life changing events that occurred and shaped your life. This may be a school experience, familial or personal trauma (only share what you are comfortable discussing), a move across the country, death in the family, birth in the family, accident, etc. Think of key things that may have shifted the trajectory of your life; the textbook refers to these as turning points. What is your recollection of how you were impacted?  In what ways are you different because of these events?

Application of Developmental Theories

Critically analyze your development relative to the information in the text. Discuss at least 2 developmental theories and how you progressed through the stages. What were the milestones? In what ways have you successfully advanced through some stages?  Where do you think you may have some work to do to successfully navigate through a stage?  What challenges did you encounter? What insights have you gained about yourself, your social environment, and its impact upon you after reviewing developmental theories? At least 2 theories must be discussed. The text and 2 additional sources should be cited and referenced Life Map Assignment.

Spiritual Developmental

Use Fowler’s theory as a backdrop to discuss your spiritual development. Where do you feel that you are currently? What has the process felt like? What difficulties, questions, or setbacks have you encountered? How would you describe your spiritual worldview? Fowler’s theory should be cited and provide the foundational context of the discussion.

As a Social Worker           

Discuss how your Life Map/life story has informed your desire to pursue a career in social work. Consider how your personal life story shapes your interaction within society. How will this impact your work with clients?  Discuss how you plan to be true to yourself and still meet clients where they are when their values may be very different than your own Life Map Assignment.

References (begin on a new page)

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume

number(issue number), pages. https://dx.doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyyy 

Author, A. A. (year). Title of the textbook (edition.). Publisher.

Lee, C. D. (2018). Social work with groups’ practice ethics and standards: Student confidence and competence. Research on Social Work Practice, 28(4), 475–481. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731516655456

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