Summary: The Psychosocial Development Theory

Hector Sanchez 58 years old, is married to Celia and is the father of Junior, Emilia, Vicki, Gloria, Alejandro, and Carmen. His is the grandfather of Joey and the uncle to Roberto Salazar. He came to the United States in 1979 as an undocumented young agricultural worker. In 1986, Hector was given a green card making him a legal permanent resident. He then applied for the same statue for his wife and three children they had at the time. They have since had three children who are all United State citizens. Hector has not become a citizen of the United States, although this is a lifetime goal of his. Currently he is working as a laborer for a large construction company. While he has held this job steadily for the past eighteen months, he does have some concerns. The company he works for has survived the economic downturn that begun in 2008, but income from his job has become sporadic and his …show more content…
One concept of this theory is the triangle, which the most common form is the “parent-parent-child relationship” (Nguyen, 2015). In Emilla’s case she was missing one of the sides of the triangle, her father, and thus one of the sides of healthy emotional development.
The Psychosocial Development Theory states that individuals are more than the products of their environment. This theory is grounded in the belief that an individual’s behavior develops within the context of many open systems acting together. The individual’s ability to adapt is based on what is going on between the individual and the situation, with new equilibriums being established to help the individual adapt (Beder, 2000 p. 43).
By using this theory the social worker would be able to mobilized Emillia’s strengths, identify and address the dysfunctional patters such as her drug use and sexual behaviors, along with giving her coping