Discussion on Disabled & Older Adults

Discussion on Disabled & Older Adults

Instructions: Complete this week’s required reading in the Sue et al (2019) textbook then answer all questions below within your TD.  After posting your TD, remember to complete the required number of peer responses.

Initial Prompt:

  1. Define “ableism” and discuss its relationship to “disability prejudice.”
    • What are common employment, income, education, and social issues/challenges which impact people with disabilities?
    • How can ableism be unintentionally reflected in counseling?
  2. What is “ageism” (“gerontophobia”)?
    • What are the different forms that it can take both inside and outside of counseling?
    • How can ageism impact older adults?
  3. Choose one of the two population groups covered in this unit’s assigned reading (either chapter 22 or 24), then identify and discuss some guidelines that counselors should adhere to when working with members of this population group.

Discussion on Disabled & Older Adults

Discussion on Disabled & Older Adults

Instructions: Complete this week’s required reading in the Sue et al (2019) textbook then answer all questions below within your TD.  After posting your TD, remember to complete the required number of peer responses.

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Initial Prompt:

  1. Define “ableism” and discuss its relationship to “disability prejudice.”
    • What are common employment, income, education, and social issues/challenges which impact people with disabilities?
    • How can ableism be unintentionally reflected in counseling?
  2. What is “ageism” (“gerontophobia”)?
    • What are the different forms that it can take both inside and outside of counseling?
    • How can ageism impact older adults?
  3. Choose one of the two population groups covered in this unit’s assigned reading (either chapter 22 or 24), then identify and discuss some guidelines that counselors should adhere to when working with members of this population group.

Discussion on Disabled & Older Adults

Instructions: Complete this week’s required reading in the Sue et al (2019) textbook then answer all questions below within your TD.  After posting your TD, remember to complete the required number of peer responses.

Initial Prompt:

  1. Define “ableism” and discuss its relationship to “disability prejudice.”
    • What are common employment, income, education, and social issues/challenges which impact people with disabilities?
    • How can ableism be unintentionally reflected in counseling?
  2. What is “ageism” (“gerontophobia”)?
    • What are the different forms that it can take both inside and outside of counseling?
    • How can ageism impact older adults?
  3. Choose one of the two population groups covered in this unit’s assigned reading (either chapter 22 or 24), then identify and discuss some guidelines that counselors should adhere to when working with members of this population group.
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