...Day by day your child is developing and learning something new. Everywhere you look you see charts about what your child should be doing at what age. When to be concerned is a heavy question on the minds of new parents. Early intervention, as many of us know, is the best thing we can do to help your children however, every child develops at their own rate. I speak only from experience. My son just turned ten and is developmentally delayed and has been walking the thin line towards an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) since he was very young. The hardest part of being his parent is understanding what he is thinking and relating that to his acts of passion. SPECIFIC AGE: birth to 24 months (when recognizing an ASD it is difficult to pin point a specific age) DESCRIBE THE OBSERVABLEBEHAVIORS THAT A CHILD WITH THIS DELAY MIGHT EXHIBIT? A child with an ASD might have trouble being cuddled, wrapped tightly in a blanket (swaddling), or even begin to smile at you. By 4 months of age this child may find it difficult to follow bright colors, show interest in people, or even turn his/her head towards loud noises. Between 6 and 9 months of age, a child with ASD may cry when he/she is happy, have difficulty expressing joy in facial expressions, and may have minimal cooing or babbling. By 12 months of age, a child with an ASD may not respond when his/her name is called and may not be interested in social games like peek-a-boo. Between ages 12 and 24 months, this child may become more reserved...
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...Today, there is a lot of scrutiny among police and whether their actions are justified or not. Early intervention systems are a great topic to discuss, since police are being highlighted by social media as being overly-aggressive. Because the use of social media has become an everyday activity for numerous people, many have caught police doing unlawful acts or using unnecessary force. The visuals captured by these social media users have been used to place police misconduct on a higher pedestal, but the use of early intervention systems help prevent police misconduct by addressing the issues as soon as they become noticeable. The purpose of early intervention systems for law enforcement is to identify and help officers who are suffering from stress prior to a major incident. The stress could either come from their job or personal life. For example, if an officer is going through a divorce, his demeanor on the job may be full of rage, and he may take his anger or aggression out on someone he pulls over. There are numerous key identifiers that can get an officer enrolled in this program: Officers who have an increased amount of complaints, use of force incidents, sick time, shooting incidents, vehicle accidents, and civil litigation are all indicators that an officer is having trouble. Early intervention systems are also used to...
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...In a recent study of a U.S. metropolitan area estimated that 3.4 of every 1,000 children ages 3 to 10 had autism. (Psychology Today, 2015). Autism is found in every country and region of the world and in families of all racial, ethnic, religious, and economic backgrounds. This wide range of prevalence points to a need for earlier and more accurate screening for the symptoms of ASD. The earlier the disorder is diagnosed, the sooner the child can be helped through treatment interventions. Pediatricians, family physicians, day-care providers, teachers, and parents may initially dismiss signs of ASD, optimistically thinking the child is just a little slow and will catch up. Although early intervention has a dramatic impact on reducing symptoms...
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...The early intervention is a national program that initiated in the 1975 Education of All Handicapped Children Act. This law aims to help children in 36 months with disability, just like giving services like checking the children, giving some medications and urgent actions. This law also is centered to children who are not growing according to the standard pattern of development or children who are at risk and even those who are developmentally delayed. The first thirty sixth month of a baby’s life is the most critical of development. It might be physically or cognitively. Due to it criticality, the said months offer a window gives an opportunity that will maybe or not be available in the later part of the development. Early intervention programs...
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...Early Intervention Criteria – The Code of Practice and the Common Assessment Framework Best practice, according to the Early Years Foundation Stage, now incorporates regular and routine observation of children. Of course, just observing a child is not sufficient – the information you gather from observing the child AND from talking to the parents must be used effectively and efficiently. Factual information from observations will contribute to the child’s profile, and therefore to a regular assessment. An assessment is done by comparing what the child can do NOW with published developmental norms. These can be found on the Internet in the form of a document called “Early Years Outcomes”, published Sept 2013 and produced by the Department of Education. This comparison will establish whether the child is developing typically or atypically, and identify areas where the child may...
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...The children, as described by their parents, had multiple developmental, self-care, medical needs and more severe physical disability. There was a moderate correlation between the age of the child and the number of years that the child participated in early intervention. The average number of years spent in early intervention was 4.1 years. A set of questions about the child's ability to move and perform regular daily tasks revealed information about the children from their parent's perspective. Parental estima- tion of the amount of assistance provided to their child during play and leisure activities is presented in Table 2, part B. Six families reported costs and service use for the full 6 years of early intervention. Parents with children aged over 7 years were included in the study and completed the questionnaire retrospectively....
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...Summative Essay Is human intervention an ideological cover for the pursuit of other objectives? We all know what genocide is. We also heard of Holocaust and its Anne Frank diary. Such inhumane killings should not repeat in the modern history due to its immorality, and that is why we saw humanitarian interventions in Rwanda and Somalia in 1990s. However, it is questionable of what was the real purpose. I believe that humanitarian cause is necessary but not an adequate condition for any act of intervention, which can be shown by case studies. In order, I will discuss the meaning of intervention and its presumed ideologies. I will also list out the possible diplomatic objectives hid behind these actions and their significance compared to the original motives. Intervention and its ideologies: Failure from core objectives Interventions are defined as a use of threats or forces upon another nation to prevent or end violations of human rights occurred within its territory, ‘without the permission of the state within whose territory force is applied’ (Holzgrefe and Keohane, 2003: 18), implying an inevitable breach of sovereignty. We also have the non-violent resolutions such as humanitarian aids and economic sanctions, but the main focus here is on intervention involving armaments. Interventions are rooted from its core ideology: to save people. It is a ‘Responsibility to Protect’ (R2P) individuals from being deprived from basic needs, including food, shelter...
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...Running head: PYRAMID Pyramid of Intervention Gregory Boston Grand Canyon University: EDA-561 April 23, 2012 Pyramid of Intervention Ideally, each scholar should be given an equivalent opportunity for education that will lend the appropriate amount of supports that is needed to reach their educational goals and to provide for their academic needs. This right references an individual’s constitutional entitlement and it is the right of each scholar. It is the basis of their right to receive the same free and appropriate instruction as their peers. When scholars are having difficulties accomplishing their academic goals and are not achieving as excepted, adequate supports are to be provided that will promote the integration of the pupil. The Pyramid of Intervention (POI) allows for a process that supports the scholars that continue to struggle to reach designated goals. Pyramid of Intervention is a term that is assigned to apply to systems of support. Such supports collectively collaboratively make available the needed supports for the student that has difficulties using traditional strategies. The mentioned supports and accommodations that may be able to generate a significant difference in the progression of educational achievements of the struggling learner. The author of this essay will attempt to elaborate on the definition and the purpose of the Pyramid of Intervention. It also elaborates on the use of the POI, and the process of creating one for a given district...
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...provided: * Randomized Controlled Trials – An RCT is a study that measures interventions effect by randomly assigning a person or persons to intervene into a program environment where non-intervened groups can be observed as well. * Direct Controlled Trials – Environment factors can be directly controlled to test effectiveness of a weapon system or new technology expected to operate in the environments that are created and directly controlled. * Quasi-Experimental or Comparison Group Studies – those with compared to those without intervention. * Non-Experimental Direct Analysis – may be used to analyze why a program is so effective. More detailed descriptions of these basic assessment methodologies are provided by the author, who goes on to introduce one of the central challenges to developing strong evidence of a program’s effectiveness – VALID measurement of the outcome or impact of a program compared to VALID measurement of what outcomes would have been in the absence of the program. This probably leads to another supported white paper for modeling and simulation. This article goes on to support the RCT and the unique advantage it has to allow for the evaluation of the intervention itself, as opposed to other factors, that cause the observed outcomes. With large enough numbers in the intervention group, there can be no doubt that the observed differences are attributable to the intervention RCT. The random selection is...
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...The intervention session will take place at an acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital – BESTRehab. The supplies needed includes an adjustable table, chair, washcloth, a variety of bathing items (shampoo, conditioner, loofah, and a towel), a video made by the occupational therapist or found online of an individual pushing a washcloth across a table, a device such as a computer to play the video, and an educational handout. The client will first be educated on what neuroplasticity is, followed by how engaging in action-observation training will further enhance the neuroplasticity of the brain. The client will also be informed on the importance of watching their hand when they are moving, because by doing this it will further increase the client’s...
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...uses of Scripture in counseling? Scripture is the Word of God and is a fountain of wisdom. In the book of Hebrew says “the word of God is alive and active.” The most important therapeutic uses of scripture are: when personal problems arise, for example when there are feelings of guilt, anxiety, when there is suffering, trauma, stress and depression. Another therapeutic use of scriptures is in interpersonal conflicts, for example resentment family issues, marriage issues. Another important therapeutic use of the scriptures are when unfortunate events occur, for example the loss of a love one, financial problems, crisis caused by catastrophes. According to McMinn (1996) some counselors advocate using Scripture as a Therapeutic intervention for recovery groups with codependence problems, to help couples recover from sexual affairs, in child therapy using Narrative therapy and cognitive therapy using Scripture memory and meditation. In the book of Timothy, Paul says: “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work”. In the book of Philippians 4:8 say “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable if anything is excellent or praise worthy think about such things.” What are some cautions or possible negative impacts regarding the use of...
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...needs to be represented by a single person or multiple people everyone must communicate through the means of interventions, so that we can identify were mistakes are made and break downs in workflow occur. The three interventions identified are team design, training strategies, and leadership. Team design is important because of the individuals during nurses b’s teamwork mentioned on how they did not want to do specifics “we won’t do that again”. If people are not wanting to do specific things then other people on her team need to be cross trained. This is where training strategies falls into place to where each staff member can do different jobs. Components of team training that have the most effects on teamwork are cross-training, team coordination, and adaptation training (Salas, 2007). Nurse b explains on running around trying to get different things done to satisfy doctor’s needs. In all cases cross-training has helped out in healthcare clinics across the globe. Team cross-training is used to improve knowledge to adapt quickly in issues that arise in healthcare settings (Strang, 2012). It seems nurse b wants some structure within her team. This is where leadership as an intervention falls into place. Leadership must come up with a structure to make their team run smoothly. Teams have become dependent on components on organizational structure like interventions in hopes of facilitating performance gains of their teams (Shuffler, 2011). If nurse b had organizational...
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...focus of treatment. Indications to intervene 1. The intervention has the potential to increase the child’s comfort level (or decrease their discomfort). 2. The purpose of intervening can be clearly identified. 3. Reduction of parental anxiety could arise from the intervention. 4. Any harm that might result from intervening (e.g. increased discomfort or risk of liver damage) has been balanced against the expected benefits. 5. Symptoms associated with fever which may respond to nursing intervention include: • Flushing of the skin • Skin feels warm to touch • Thirst • Sweating • Headache • Weakness and aching of body parts • Irritability or restlessness • Dehydration associated with vomiting and or diarrhoea 6. In the case of high temperatures disorientation and convulsions may also be observed PROCEDURE To enable the effectiveness of interventions to be assessed, a baseline temperature should be taken before implementing any care. 1. Assess the need to intervene Interventions should be directed toward reducing the child’s discomfort, not the fever. Interventions should always be assessed in terms of potential risks. 2. In the first instance: • • • Remove excess clothing or wrappings. Light clothing an bedding is preferred Ensure air can circulate around the child. Do not use fans or direct air conditioner on to the child. Encourage fluids - 1/24 during the day If the child shivers, cover until shivering ceases These interventions support the body’s physiological response to infection...
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...month wait before being seen unless it is an emergency and harm may happen. If the thought of immediate harm is going to happen there are immediate services provided. The population severed is people who need counseling in different areas. The counseling is geared towards women who are victims of domestic violence. This is where a woman can receive counseling to remove themselves from the abuse and have shelter for themselves and their children. It is not limited to just women. There are programs for men and teens to receive the help they need. Other services that are available are; clinical services which are marital or family counseling, anger management support groups, parenting classes, crisis intervention such as 24 hour sexual assault hot line, child abuse intervention grief counseling following a homicide, support groups for teens and also post –traumatic stress debriefing for groups affected by violence. Another service that is provided is economic independence. This service provides people with tools to budget money or money management education. This service helps people learned how to have economic independency. There are also services provided for people who need help prevent the possibility for foreclosure There is no referral process in place but in some situations there can be...
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...ABC Model of Crisis Intervention ABC Model of Crisis Intervention Introduction Every person ultimately experiences crisis moments that may differ in content but tend have specific shared characteristics. Usually, crisis entails loss, threat, as well as the unexpected. There have been various theoretical techniques provided for assisting those functioning through crisis. Generally, the most effectual techniques tend to follow a short therapeutic model which stresses the episode isolated from other problems and seeks an action plan to mitigate the crisis. The ABC model provides a useful instrument to enhance the counseling procedure. “A” stands for basic attending skills, “B” stands for the identification of problem and healing intervention, while “C” represents coping skills (Grice, 2010). This paper employs the ABC model to attend, indentify, intervene and assist in coping in Jones crisis. ABC Model of Crisis Intervention The case study involve a report from Mr. John who claims that his neighbor who they have been sharing coffee and chats has stayed for about two months without being seen outside the house. According to Mr. John, his neighbor Mr. Jones failed to turn up for their usual morning coffee in the neighboring restaurant, since his son started coming on daily basis to check on him. The last time when Mr. John saw him, Mr. Jones had bruise on his face and Mr. John feels that something is amiss. With this regard he decided to report the matter to crisis workers...
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