Lay out a 3- to 4-page personal theoretical framework to guide your work with adolescents for a potential employer. In your assignment, you are to provide a general overview of the major tenets of your selected theorists including the major strengths and limitations of a selected theorist. Be sure to note how your selected theorist addresses relevant background factors such as culture and genetics. Explain why you believe this theory is most applicable to working with adolescents with your potential employer. Be sure to use examples of how you would apply your selected theory to your potential work.

• Apply a relevant theoretical framework for working with adolescents.
• Analyze the effect of background factors on adolescents.
• Identify the strengths and weaknesses of a theoretical framework relative to adolescence.
• Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the psychological professions.