. Read: Discussion Background
Choose one age group of people that you communicate with the most in your day-to-day life. For example; a daycare provider would most frequently communicate with children while a youth counselor at the YMCA may communicate with adolescents most frequently.
Read the case study found in Chapter 5 of your text that is associated with the age group you have the most frequent communication with and answer the prompts below for this week's discussion.
Example Case Study from Chapter 5 of text.
2. Initial Post: Create a new thread and answer all three parts of the initial prompt below
Which age group discussed in Chapter 5 have you communicated with the most?
Describe two communication techniques in Chapter 5 you can apply when communicating with this age group.
Explain the therapeutic responses the medical professionals used in the case study from the textbook about the age group you chose.
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3. Reply Posts: Reply to two people on different days
To add to the academic conversation, reply to your classmates/instructor by introducing a new idea that applies personal experience(s) and/or new knowledge gained from either courseroom material(s) or research (UMA Library). Make sure your reply is substantive. For example, How were your thoughts and ideas similar or different? Do you agree or disagree with their point of view, and why or why not? Remember to build on your classmates' posts and expand the conversation as if you were all sitting in the same room having a face-to-face discussion.
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Respond to a classmate that initially posted about a different age group than the one you chose and discuss one example of how you would communicate with that age group.
Respond to a classmate that initially posted about the same age group that you chose and discuss one additional communication technique that could be applied to that age group.
Share a meaningful connection (personal or professional) to a classmate's or instructor's response.
