COUN – 6215 – Lifespan Development

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Discussion: Moral Development

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Review the Learning Resources.
• Select an immoral behavior of children or adolescents. Suggested topics include but are not limited to bullying, cyberbullying, fighting, aggression, cheating, and crime.
• Review contemporary news sources to find a recent event (within the last year) highlighting the behavior you have chosen.
• Consider the factors that might have contributed to the behavior, and ways to address the behavior.
• Using the Walden Library, locate 1-2 peer-reviewed articles focusing on factors contributing to the occurrence of or treatment of immoral behavior.

By Day 3

• A description of the event and the immoral behavior described in the article you selected.
• An explanation of the factors that may have contributed to the immoral behaviors presented in the article.
• A description of two interventions you might use to positively influence moral development in the individual(s) who participated in the event.
• Justification of your responses with references to this week’s Learning Resources and 1–2 peer-reviewed articles from the past 5 years.

By Day 6

Respondto at leasttwoof your colleagues. Consider evaluating the effectiveness of the proposed interventions, offering an alternate intervention, or identifying additional influences on the development of immoral behavior.