Finding a topic
Step 1: Capture your topic
“Older adults in the United States must deal with a wide variety of complex issues in their transition from midlife to senior citizen status, including changes in physical abilities, social roles, relationships, and even residential relocation” (Gladding, 2009, p.106).
“Therefore counselor attention needs to focus on this group, especially with the baby boomer generation (76 million or 40% of the U.S. adult population) entering this age generation” (Gladding, 2009, p.105).
Step 2: Write your reflection
The elderly have always held a special place in my thoughts and my heart. As society has evolved to increase our lifespan, it is unfortunate that it is the elderly that suffer the consequences of it. In particular the baby boomers of the 20th century. We have forgotten it is our elders who have fought for our freedom and allowed their following generations to have what we hold so dear to our hearts. Without them our world would be very different.