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    This document contains guided questions for assessing the lives and experiences of two elderly clients. The questions are intended to better understand their identities and perspectives on aging, health, family, support systems, life lessons, and goals for their senior years. Specifically, clients are asked about their physical appearance, independence, health, personal strengths, support networks, happiest/saddest memories, proudest moments, earliest recollections, and lessons learned. Observations from the conversations are also noted.

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    This document contains guided questions for assessing the lives and experiences of two elderly clients. The questions are intended to better understand their identities and perspectives on aging, health, family, support systems, life lessons, and goals for their senior years. Specifically, clients are asked about their physical appearance, independence, health, personal strengths, support networks, happiest/saddest memories, proudest moments, earliest recollections, and lessons learned. Observations from the conversations are also noted.

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    This document contains guided questions for assessing the lives and experiences of two elderly clients. The questions are intended to better understand their identities and perspectives on aging, health, family, support systems, life lessons, and goals for their senior years. Specifically, clients are asked about their physical appearance, independence, health, personal strengths, support networks, happiest/saddest memories, proudest moments, earliest recollections, and lessons learned. Observations from the conversations are also noted.

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    Lesson 1. Activity #2

    Identify at least two older adults or elderly clients in your community. Initiate a conversation and
    encourage older adults to freely share their life experiences/memories and better understand
    their lives and identities. Assess therapeutically their knowledge towards aging and its impact on
    health and to the family. Below are the guiding statements/questions to help you understand
    more about the concept of aging by providing the details being asked for each client.

    Guided Statement Elderly A Elderly B


    Response Response

    Introduce yourself and state your age and where you live.    

    Describe the actual physical appearance.    

    Tell me about the things that make it possible for you to remain living in    
    your home and the community

    In what ways does your health enable you to live at your age and    
    longer?

    What do you think are your personal attributes/ characteristics    


    (qualities) that enable you to live longer?

    What are the things that have helped you to stay living?    

    What are the things that sometimes make it difficult for you to live?    
    Who is the person who influenced your life the most?    

    What was the happiest and saddest moment of your life?    

    What are you most proud of?    

    Who were with you when you get sick?    

    What is your earliest memory? How old were you?    

    What are the most important lessons you have learned in  


    life?

    What maybe your active role in shaping how you want to  


    live your senior years. Is it about being proactive, not
    reactive?

    Other observations    

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