Middle Adulthood Health, Demography, and Social Work Practice
A health crisis can occur at any phase in an individual’s life span. General health concerns, however, tend to increase with age. As a social worker,
your awareness of the biological aspects of middle adulthood will inform your work with clients in this life-span phase.
In this Assignment, you address the health concerns that clients may face as they reach middle adulthood. You also address the potential impact of the
environment on the health of individuals in this life-span phase.
By Day 7
Submit a 2- to 4-page paper that includes the following:
A description of the health concerns that clients may face as they reach middle adulthood
An analysis that explains how factors such as race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and other demographic characteristics might impact at least three of
the health concerns you identified
An explanation of how you, as a social worker, should take these potential health concerns and the environmental factors that influence them into
account as you complete your assessments.
Support your Assignment with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.
