Special Population Research

Select a population from the human service profession e.g. adolescence, substance abuse, the elderly, child abuse victims, welfare recipients etc.

In a 1-2 paper, address the following:

• What is the statistical prevalence of the population e.g. how many people struggle with issues related to this population?
• What is the typical demographic make-up of the population e.g. age, gender etc..? What challenges and tasks are associated with working with this population?
• Do you believe that you could successfully work this population? Be specific. Give examples.