...our children and whose care we leave them in. For instance if I were enrolling my 6-month old child into daycare for the first time I may look at certain characteristics of a daycare before deciding on a daycare. I would look at characteristics such as the physical setting, safety, personal qualifications cognitive stimulation, cost or even the proximity; all these would play a contributing factor to me deciding on a daycare facility that I am comfortable with and also meets my needs and expectations. A lot of daycare facilities have websites that allow parents to view information about their daycare facility. I would review the information and any reviews that may be available on-line and list all potential daycares; I would then contact the daycare so that I could schedule a visit. This will allow me to speak one on one with the director and to tour the daycare during operational hours. Hopefully during this time it will also allow me to speak with my child’s potential teacher and see the classroom as well. Upon my scheduled visit to the daycare facility I will make notes of things that I may want ask while I am there. Once I arrive for my visit I will look at the physical setting of the daycare facility. I will look at the building’s exterior and its landscape to see if it’s being up kept. If I am within sight of the playground, I would look to see if this area is clean as well. I would take observation on the safety on the outside, looking to make sure all gates are secure...
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...com/locate/childyouth The well-being of children in foster care: Exploring physical and mental health needs Dana J. Sullivan ⁎, Michiel A. van Zyl 1 University of Louisville, Kent School of Social Work, Louisville, KY 40292, United States Received 20 June 2007; received in revised form 22 July 2007; accepted 9 December 2007 Available online 17 December 2007 Abstract A census of children in foster care provided valuable insight into the well-being of children in one state. CHAID analysis on differences related to physical and mental health needs among various groups of children in foster care revealed a number of significant differences that are often overlooked in other types of analyses. Children's medical needs differ significantly by length of stay and emotional needs were more profound among children of certain ages. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Keywords: Foster care; Well-being; Mental health; Physical health; CHAID 1. Introduction Historically, social workers in child welfare have focused primarily on keeping children safe from abuse and neglect, and helping them return home safely or find new adoptive homes. However, Altshuler and Gleeson (1999) described the emphasis on safety and permanency, to the exclusion of well-being, as a triangle that can only be completed when well-being becomes a focus of child welfare services. In response to this emerging professional perspective, the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1997 mandated three goals for public child welfare agencies—safety...
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...ECE 312 WEEK 1 JOURNAL To purchase this visit here: http://www.activitymode.com/product/ece-312-week-1-journal/ Contact us at: SUPPORT@ACTIVITYMODE.COM ECE 312 WEEK 1 JOURNAL Administration of Early childhood development journal As it can be noted from life’s experience and learning, people at their younger age tend to learn and emulate a lot from older people. It is thus necessary to have someone who is well knowledgeable to lead them. Children should have this person to follow and emulate as an example to them. Guiding them in various aspects of learning is also important. Having someone who has a good knowledge of the children is very important when it comes to guiding them. As a leader, from the school I earlier taught, there are several qualities that they should hold or be associated with. Such a leader should always be dedicated. As someone leading a child, they should always be apt and have full dedication to leading the child. This is because children tend to demand a lot of time and attention. Such a leader should cultivate the required qualities. Activity mode aims to provide quality study notes and tutorials to the students of ECE 312 WEEK 1 JOURNAL in order to ace their studies. ECE 312 WEEK 1 JOURNAL To purchase this visit here: http://www.activitymode.com/product/ece-312-week-1-journal/ Contact us at: SUPPORT@ACTIVITYMODE.COM ECE 312 WEEK 1 JOURNAL Administration of Early childhood development journal As it can be noted from life’s experience...
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...Child abuse is something that the world knows about but it really needs more attention than it deserves. According to Zoe Marie, a 2004 study done by the US Department of Health and Human Services stated that just over four children die every day as a result of child abuse, which is terrible. That means that every six hours, a child dies because of some form of maltreatment (Marie 1). The four main types of child abuse are psychological, neglect, physical and sexual. The most frequently encountered type of abuse is neglect. In 2004, 62.8 of abused children in the United States were neglected, according to Prevent Child Abuse New York. The issue of child abuse and neglect is serious, controversial, and is escalating in today’s society. Many people are not aware, but child abuse is rampant in our society. Many child abuse and neglect cases go unreported because a person may not know the signs and symptoms of child abuse and neglect or perhaps the person or person may feel that this is an private issue and needs to be handle with in the home and no outsiders should be involved. Without the proper awareness of child abuse and neglect and the involvement of everyone this issue will continue to raise our eyebrows. I recently did an interview with Sarah Johnston, an counselor with protected services. Mrs. Johnston started off by saying about that there are over 3 million cases of child abuse in America each year. These are some of the questions I asked Mrs. Johnston about about child...
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...After searching through various social programs I found one that was near and dear to my heart, the Nurse-Family Partnership. My oldest sister currently lives in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. When I was given the opportunity to visit her I actually had a chance to volunteer at on of their stationed offices. The purpose of this program is to provide 175 low-income, first-time mothers pre-natal care and counseling. The New York Times has recently released an article explaining why the government should invest in social programs in the years to come. This program was one of the many that were listed because of its success. To see a program that I have witnessed to be successful have power in the decision of future programs is amazing. When...
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...PRESENT ILLNESS NAME OF INCIDENT: Alleged fall TIME OF INCIDENT: Around 6:00 o’clock in the morning DATE OF INCIDENT: June 30, 2015 PLACE OF INCIDENT: In their farm in brgy Caranas, Motiong, Samar Patient was apparently well until 10 days prior to visit, he was doing his routine daily work in coconut sapping; He went to their farm which is approximately 2 kilometers away from their home. Until after 20 minutes of stay in tree and when he was about to tie the jar against the stalk, the knot slipped off his hands and immediately grasped the other stalk to hold his balance. He fell off from a 12 feet high coconut tree with his lower back. He then suddenly felt a blurring vision and loss of consciousness approximately 2 minutes. 2 minutes later, he gained his consciousness with unbearable pain in the lumbar area radiating to the lower extremities associated with numbness and unbearable pain (with a scale of 10) .There were no other symptoms such as vomiting and headache. He then placed in flat firm surfaced wood and brought home. He was then noticed to have a mass in the lumbar area at the level of L2-L3 measuring 5cm x2.5 described as reddish, non-movable and tender. There were no medications taken, patient was more confined to bed. 9 days prior to visit, patient’s condition worsened, patient now complaint of hypogastric distention and inability to void with aggravating tenderness over his both lower extremities associated with numbness now with inability to move both extremities...
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...routes to do adoption. There is open adoption and closed adoption. Open adoption is when the biological parents can still have contact with their child either through mail, or face to face visits. In open adoption the adoptive parents and biological parents can know varying degrees of each other’s personal information. Closed adoption, also called confidential adoption, only works if the child is an infant. The biological parents, most of the time only the biological mother is involved, information is sealed and the adoptive parents know nothing about them. The biological parents also know nothing about the adoptive parents or the child. The information stays sealed forever, unless, the child...
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...Observation Samantha Evans EC310 June 21, 2015 Barbara Sheats Observation Tuesday, June 16, 2015 Tricia’s Sunflowers, Perry, UT (In-Home Daycare) 9:30 – 11am In this observation, I will refer to the child with a hearing impairment as B. When I first stepped into the room where the child with the hearing impairment was, I immediately noticed a few things around the room that were put there specifically for her. There were flashing lights right next to a clock and there were pictures of ASL signs next to written signs in the room. Right away, I could tell the teacher in this room really took the time to see what she could do to assist in communication. This room has six children, all between the ages of 3-5, and B is the only child who has a hearing deficiency. B wears a hearing device, a cochlear implant, to help her hear better and understand the other children. Although she is encouraged to keep the device on at all times during school, aside from nap time, B will take off her device if she is upset, needs quiet time, or is not feeling well. I arrived just as the children are beginning their morning group session. The teacher in this classroom, Ms. Tricia, knows ASL because she taught her children ASL when they were babies and toddlers to assist in communication. During morning group, as the teacher is talking, she is also signing to B who is sitting in the front and center of the group. It is interesting and heartwarming to see the other five children...
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...Being able to have a chance to watch parental visits, the delivery and postnatal visits, is a great way to put all the steps together. My OB experience has positive and negatives outcomes. The first OB mother I got paired with, did not have any prenatal visits left when I contacted her, but I was able to watch the placement of her cervidil. Her labor went extremely fast, and the nursing staff was unable to call me due to the fasten of her deliver. Then I was going to get place with another nurse’s student, to watch that birth. The OB mother of that birth did not feel like I deserved to watch her give birth, due to not attending any prenatal visits. Lastly, while in the labor and delivery suite, the nurses worked extremely hard to find me another...
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...observe them really showed me the hard job that teachers have over the span of 10 months. Over the length of my essay, I will discuss my own observation that I had to do of a classroom, how the children acted during my visit, and an important topic in education which is multi-cultural diversity which is present in almost every classroom all over the country. For my observation, I visited a 1st grade classroom in my old school which is Yeshiva Derech HaTorah. I attended this school from 1st to 12th grade so it just me made me want to go and observe one of the classroom but for once, not as a student. The teacher’s name is Morah Maya, she is a close family friend as well so I figures, she would be on board with me coming in and she was. I was very excited for my visit in her classroom and was actually looking forward. In the classroom, there is 27 children with one head teacher and 1 teacher’s assistant. Though you may think this is a crazy ratio but it’s not because since this is a private school, the classroom are not that big as you would see compared to a public school. Even though there is only a teacher and an assistant, there is also one speech therapist assigned to one child to help him and there is also one Occupational Therapist in the classroom as well. The schedule of this 1st grade is different every day but since I visited on a Friday where the day is shorter for them because they all have to get home and get ready for Shabbat, their day still consists of...
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...issues surrounding the mother, her pregnancy and her parenting skills. Mother did not attend. The pre – birth conference attended by the CDAT key worker, safeguarding midwife, health visitor, GP, social worker. The pre – birth conference took place as mum was concealing her pregnancy and that she was heavily * * DAY 1 Jack was born by caesarean section because they were concerns with the Zoe. Zoe was unwell – she had a heart valve problem. Jack was admitted to the intensive care unit, needing ventilation support for six hours 12pm * Safeguarding midwife aware that Jack been born, states that all people who needed to be aware of baby being born are. Informed us that her current partner and father of baby are not allowed to visit. Security, front desk at the main entrance of unit and nurses made aware * Urine virology/toxicology sent * Morphine started as Jack was Ventilated due to the respiratory distress 15pm * Out of hours social worker called inquiring about baby and mum 1630pm * Maternity support worker visited unit, updated on baby’s condition. Mum had her surgery – she will go and update mum 1830pm * Nurse looking after mum on ITU informed us on mum’s condition. Nurse informed us of name of mum’s current partner who is aware baby is born – nurse said he sounded concerned DAY 2 15pm * No signs of withdrawal DAY 3 14pm * Duty social worker given us the details of named social worker who is aware baby is born. Asked how...
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...Health and Social Care Activities for health and well being Introduction The unit requires me to manage an activity in a health and social care environment which will benefit an individual or a small group of service users, the activity will allow me to work on my communication skills with contrasting age groups. With the activities I have designed I would have to take into account the physical, intellectual, social and emotional side of each child. For this I will be visiting Woodend Preschool where I will be holding an activity to evaluate the children's skills and assessing how well we communicate between each other, by the way our body language comes across. Before making my final decision about the activity, I will have to take into consideration the skills each child has, the facilities, safety implications, equipment and time. Also I have to plan, improve and evaluate my activity; I have also made samples for each of my activities. The preschool and early school years are also full of changes, from three to five the child’s motor skills, language, thinking and social development change dramatically. A01- Suitable Activities and Reasons for Choice I have created a range of activities that would be suitable for Pre-schoolers aged between three to four, at this point in their life the child's development is important, it is a time where the child’s world will be dominated by fantasy and vivid imagination. Hopefully the children will be able move around confidently...
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...The mission of the human services professional is to help individuals and families in need help themselves lead safer, healthier, more independent and productive lives. Child protective specialists receive allegations of child abuse and neglect from the statewide child abuse and neglect hotline. Child protective specialist then identify and assess the allegations and ensure that reasonable efforts are made to maintain and protect children in their own homes as long as their safety is not at risk. The day-to-day activities include managing a caseload of children and families, gathering information, and completing assessments and investigations. Investigations include interviewing children and families, assessing home conditions and recommending appropriate interventions. Child protective specialists also complete reports for the district attorney and attend court hearings, as well as testify in court cases. In addition, child protective specialists make referrals to community providers and help locate community services for children and families in need. Child Welfare is fast paced and exciting. No two days are alike, and rarely are two problems similar. The families expect high levels of dedication because you are dealing with their children and their lives. The appeal of this job is that you are asked to do something very difficult and then are given a great deal of autonomy. Most CPS agencies are government agencies, so therefore they are funded through the government. CPS agencies...
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...Health Net Access Member Handbook A helpful guide to getting services (Combined Evidence of Coverage and Disclosure Form) Benefit Year 2014 1 HELP IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE AND FOR THE DISABLED: HOW CAN I GET HELP? As a member of Health Net, you have access to a service that offers interpretive services in over 150 different languages. If you need this handbook or other health information in another language or in an alternative format such as large font, audio or accessible pdf, please contact Member Services at [1-888-788-4408 TTY/TDD: 1-888- 788-4872]. Also, if you need interpretive services, please call Member Services at least five (5) days before your medical appointment to arrange language interpretive services in time for your appointments. There is no cost for language interpretation services. You are not required to use family or friends to interpret for you. Como afiliado a Health Net, usted tiene acceso a servicios de interpretación en más de 150 idiomas. Si necesita este manual u otro tipo de información sobre salud traducido a otro idioma o en un formato diferente (como letra grande, audio o PDF accesible), comuníquese con el Departamento de Servicios al Afiliado al 1-888-788-4408 o a la línea TDD/TTY 1-888-7884872. Además, si necesita servicios de interpretación, comuníquese con el Departamento de Servicios al Afiliado al menos cinco (5) días antes de su cita médica para coordinar los servicios de interpretación de idiomas; así podrá disponer de ellos en sus citas...
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...multiple contextual/environmental factors that affect the students, school, and community. Educators need to analyze these factors and seek out innovative ways to create positive changes. Students are molded by the world around them socioeconomic status, cultural diversity, geographical location, and the community. These factors play a significant role in academics and behavior. When working with children these factors must be addressed to assist in giving all students an equitable education. There are many environmental and contextual factors that can affect the teaching and learning process within an educational community. Environmental factors need to be taken into key consideration by teachers, the community, school, and district, as well as the classroom and students. There are multiple environmental factors that can affect a school. In the case of this school the main environmental factors include geographic location, socioeconomic status, the support of the surrounding community and the stability of the community. This is a small school within a rural community. The school consists of 469 students the majority of the students are white and black with an eight percent Hispanic population. This school is located in central Florida surrounded by orange groves. The majority of the families make their living either working in the orange groves, working at the juice plant or their families own the groves. This leads to a large diversity in socioeconomic status. The majority...
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