Childhood Task Theory

Robert Havinghurst was the first to develop and expand in debt on the developmental task theory. His main assertion is that childhood development is continuous throughout one’s entire lifespan. Havighurst proposed that the task theory is developed biologically, psychologically, and sociologically. It was introduced as “The skills, knowledge, functions and attitudes that individuals have to acquire at certain points in their lives in order to function effectively as mature persons.” (The Adolescent, 43). Growing up, children are very impressionable, they have the tendency to pick up on the ideas/behaviors of their guardians and whomever they’re surrounded. This especially holds true for teenagers. Children between the ages thirteen through nineteen,

If an adolescent masters these roles, they are believed to have achieved an important and crucial part of their life, which is gaining acceptance from their culture. The individual will feel proud and satisfied with being recognized positively by their community. Havighurst explains that by accomplishing this, they will more likely to accomplish tasks that the individuals will encounter later on in life. If individuals are not successful at accomplishing a task, they won’t be satisfied and will not gain approval from society. The individuals will consequently face difficulties when encountering developmental tasks later on in

I feel they’re more likely to listen to me lecturing them on a valuable lesson or giving them some pointers about college especially since I’m closer to their age. Going into the internship, I wasn’t expecting that I would like my role as much as I do now, I can see how relatable I am to them, but still be looked at as an adult that their have respect for. I can see the changes in the dynamic of the program from February to now. Especially when it comes to them expressing themselves and learning how to write them out in poetic forms. As a future psychologist, I feel this was the best internship I could have taken for me to realize I want to continue working with adolescents. I realized, I want to continue making great lasting impressions on teenagers life especially gearing them in the right direction. The journal “Professional Identity Development: A grounded Theory of Transformation Task of New Counselors” discusses the identity and role of a counselor, how the approach and roles are changing for new counselors and how the new method is effective. The method that they spoke about it the counselor professional identity, it is describes as integrating professional training with personal attributes in a professional sense so their sessions will be more effective. The journal states that “contemporciry definitions of professional identity seem to revolve around three themes;