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School Age Summer School Age Summer Staff Orientation SeriesStaff Orientation Series
Goal of the SeriesGoal of the Series
The school age summer The school age summer orientation series has been orientation series has been designed to help you designed to help you understand the basics of understand the basics of caring for school age caring for school age children & youthchildren & youth
Understanding the seriesUnderstanding the series
Each module consists of:Each module consists of: Objective of the moduleObjective of the module Training ContentTraining Content
With a Youth: ActivitiesWith a Youth: Activities
With a Peer: Read and ReflectWith a Peer: Read and Reflect
With a Supervisor: Self AssessmentWith a Supervisor: Self Assessment
What you will needWhat you will need
Print the PDF that goes with this Print the PDF that goes with this course. course. The link is located by The link is located by the link you clicked to open the link you clicked to open this module.this module.
Paper and pencilPaper and pencil Approximately one hour of Approximately one hour of
“quiet” time“quiet” time Access to a printerAccess to a printer Optimistic outlook to gaining Optimistic outlook to gaining
new knowledgenew knowledge
Module 1Module 1
ProfessionalismProfessionalism
ObjectiveObjective
To review professional standards To review professional standards and assess your own and assess your own
performanceperformance
IntroductionIntroduction
In this module, you will do the following:In this module, you will do the following:
Self assess your professional skills in Self assess your professional skills in your work with children and youth your work with children and youth
Learn about applying ethics in your Learn about applying ethics in your child care program.child care program.
Identify resources to help you develop Identify resources to help you develop professionally.professionally.
Recognize yourself as a professional Recognize yourself as a professional who works with children and youth.who works with children and youth.
What is a Professional?What is a Professional?
A professional is a person with special A professional is a person with special skills, interests and abilities. This skills, interests and abilities. This specialized knowledge is used to specialized knowledge is used to enhance the world around them. As a enhance the world around them. As a person who works with children and person who works with children and youth and their families, you will use youth and their families, you will use your knowledge to offer quality your knowledge to offer quality services that support the children and services that support the children and families you work with daily.families you work with daily.
What is a Professional?What is a Professional?
A professional:A professional:
Seeks new informationSeeks new information Creates a learning environment for Creates a learning environment for
othersothers Asks questions to gain more Asks questions to gain more
understandingunderstanding Provides quality services Provides quality services Shares their skills with othersShares their skills with others
What is a professional?What is a professional?
Minnesota’s Core Competencies outlines Minnesota’s Core Competencies outlines a professional as someone who:a professional as someone who:
Enjoys working with children and Enjoys working with children and models a positive attitude. models a positive attitude.
Exhibits good hygiene and personal Exhibits good hygiene and personal appearance. appearance.
Demonstrates good work habits. Demonstrates good work habits. Consults with supervisor or resource Consults with supervisor or resource
person regarding concerns. person regarding concerns. Works cooperatively with colleagues.Works cooperatively with colleagues.
What is a professional?What is a professional?
Minnesota’s Core Competencies outlines Minnesota’s Core Competencies outlines a professional as someone who: a professional as someone who: (Continued)(Continued)
Behaves ethically, maintaining Behaves ethically, maintaining confidentiality and impartiality. confidentiality and impartiality.
Interacts in a manner reflecting Interacts in a manner reflecting respect for self and others. respect for self and others.
Performs well as a team member. Performs well as a team member. Accepts advice and constructive Accepts advice and constructive
criticism to improve their practice. criticism to improve their practice.
With a Youth: ActivitiesWith a Youth: Activities
Using the information from the Minnesota Core Competencies (previous slides), list three ways that you will demonstrate to the children in your program that you are a professional.
Think about your personal appearance, interactions with co-workers & supervisors and the way you engage children and youth.
What is a professional?What is a professional?
Demonstrating professional Demonstrating professional skills & qualities in your skills & qualities in your work with children and work with children and youth doesn’t happen youth doesn’t happen over night. By using your over night. By using your specialized skills and specialized skills and working toward proven working toward proven standards, you will work standards, you will work your way towards your way towards exhibiting practices of a exhibiting practices of a true professional!true professional!
Professional EthicsProfessional Ethics
When working with kids and families, When working with kids and families, there are principles of conduct that there are principles of conduct that are expected to be upheld by the are expected to be upheld by the staff. Staff must strive to make staff. Staff must strive to make positive connections with the youth & positive connections with the youth & families they serve. Part of that families they serve. Part of that supportive and trustworthy supportive and trustworthy relationship is maintaining the relationship is maintaining the
families right to confidentiality.families right to confidentiality.
Professional EthicsProfessional Ethics
PRINCIPLES OF PRINCIPLES OF CONFIDENTIALITYCONFIDENTIALITY
Confidentiality can be Confidentiality can be achieved and maintained achieved and maintained when the worker fully when the worker fully realizes the true value of realizes the true value of "humaneness" and "humaneness" and respect for the dignity of respect for the dignity of all persons. The following all persons. The following will assist the program will assist the program staff in practicing staff in practicing "confidentiality principles""confidentiality principles"
ConfidentialityConfidentiality
Information about the program, its’ Information about the program, its’ employees and all participant records employees and all participant records are confidential. Simply stated, no are confidential. Simply stated, no information about the program, its’ information about the program, its’ employees or participants should be employees or participants should be discussed in any setting where it may discussed in any setting where it may be overheard by others. be overheard by others.
You are required to follow You are required to follow confidentiality procedures and should confidentiality procedures and should have permission to access have permission to access information forms on file. information forms on file.
The confidentiality policies used often The confidentiality policies used often contain sign in out procedures as well contain sign in out procedures as well as permission to access forms. as permission to access forms.
Professional EthicsProfessional Ethics
Staff must realize that most program Staff must realize that most program challenges are to be expected challenges are to be expected individualizing programs and individualizing programs and overcoming obstacles are part of the overcoming obstacles are part of the job of working with kids. job of working with kids.
Staff must not be quick to judge the Staff must not be quick to judge the actions of others.actions of others.
Staff must regard the confidence of Staff must regard the confidence of others as sacred. others as sacred.
Confidential information is only to be Confidential information is only to be shared on a need to know basis.shared on a need to know basis.
Professional EthicsProfessional Ethics
Staff should not talk negatively about Staff should not talk negatively about any child, co-worker, or other any child, co-worker, or other program personnel while at the program personnel while at the program, school, or in the community.program, school, or in the community.
Staff must remember that there are Staff must remember that there are varying program& personal varying program& personal philosophies that come together philosophies that come together when working with kids and their when working with kids and their families. families.
Professional EthicsProfessional Ethics
The staff must remember that he/she The staff must remember that he/she carries a "public image" of the carries a "public image" of the program and that each staff must program and that each staff must represent the program in good taste.represent the program in good taste.
The staff must respect the The staff must respect the confidential nature of program and confidential nature of program and school records. Discipline, learning school records. Discipline, learning difficulties, children with special difficulties, children with special needs, family situations, should never needs, family situations, should never be discussed with others.be discussed with others.
Professional EthicsProfessional Ethics
Staff must remember that, “what you Staff must remember that, “what you do here and say here - let it stay here do here and say here - let it stay here when you leave here!”when you leave here!”
Adapted from:Adapted from:
http://www.harnett.k12.nc.us/Volunteers/VolunteerHandbk/Confidentiality.htmhttp://www.harnett.k12.nc.us/Volunteers/VolunteerHandbk/Confidentiality.htm
With a Peer: Read and ReflectWith a Peer: Read and Reflect
After work at a local restaurant, After work at a local restaurant, you overheard two staff members you overheard two staff members from your program discussing from your program discussing confidential information about a confidential information about a participant in the program and participant in the program and about the participants parents. about the participants parents. Many people were in earshot of Many people were in earshot of the conversation. the conversation. On your own paper list your On your own paper list your professional responsibility in this professional responsibility in this situation. situation.
Key PointsKey Points
Becoming a professional isn’t achieved Becoming a professional isn’t achieved overnight, it takes work and practice overnight, it takes work and practice to get it rightto get it right
In order to support children and families In order to support children and families we need to maintain a confidential we need to maintain a confidential relationshiprelationship
In your journey to becoming a skilled In your journey to becoming a skilled professional, there are many professional, there are many resources and organizations to resources and organizations to support you.support you.
With a Supervisor: With a Supervisor: Self AssessmentSelf Assessment Print the worksheet “Print the worksheet “Professional Professional
DevelopmentDevelopment” from the PDF that ” from the PDF that goes with this course and answer goes with this course and answer the questions.the questions.
Once you have completed this give Once you have completed this give it to your supervisor it to your supervisor
Review the resources in the Review the resources in the following slides. Visiting the following slides. Visiting the websites of each of these will websites of each of these will provide you with more ideas on provide you with more ideas on being a professional!being a professional!
ResourcesResourcesMNSACA Core CompetenciesMNSACA Core Competencies The competencies were developed by the Professional The competencies were developed by the Professional
Development Council and MnAEYC (Minnesota Development Council and MnAEYC (Minnesota Association of the Education of Young Children) to define Association of the Education of Young Children) to define what practitioners need to know and be able to do to what practitioners need to know and be able to do to provide quality education and care. provide quality education and care.
The core competencies are designed to serve as a guide The core competencies are designed to serve as a guide for improving your work with children and families. for improving your work with children and families.
The competencies are worded so that they can be The competencies are worded so that they can be measured or demonstrated. measured or demonstrated.
You may also find the core competencies contain new You may also find the core competencies contain new ideas or provide a new way of reflecting on your ideas or provide a new way of reflecting on your teaching.teaching.
Contact Information:Contact Information:Minnesota School Age Care Alliance Minnesota School Age Care Alliance 1000 Westgate Drive, Suite 252 1000 Westgate Drive, Suite 252 St. Paul MN 55114 St. Paul MN 55114 651-290-7478 651-290-7478 Fax: 651-290-2266Fax: 651-290-2266www.mnsaca.orgwww.mnsaca.org
ResourcesResources
National Afterschool AssociationNational Afterschool Association
NAA is the only national professional association NAA is the only national professional association for the afterschool field. With over 9,000 for the afterschool field. With over 9,000 members and 36 state affiliate organizations.members and 36 state affiliate organizations.
NAA represents the voice of the afterschool field in NAA represents the voice of the afterschool field in the areas of professional development, program the areas of professional development, program quality, public policy and current issues affecting quality, public policy and current issues affecting children and youth in their out of school time.children and youth in their out of school time.
Contact Information: Contact Information: 529 Main Street, Suite 214529 Main Street, Suite 214Charlestown, MA 02129Charlestown, MA 02129800-617-8242800-617-8242617-778-6020617-778-6020617-778-6025 Fax617-778-6025 Fax
www.naaweb.orgwww.naaweb.org
ResourcesResources
Minnesota Professional Development Council Minnesota Professional Development Council
Supports professionals who educate, advocate and Supports professionals who educate, advocate and care for children, youth, and families. Their care for children, youth, and families. Their mission is to facilitate development and ongoing mission is to facilitate development and ongoing coordination of an inclusive collaborative of the coordination of an inclusive collaborative of the early childhood and youth professional early childhood and youth professional development system in Minnesota. development system in Minnesota.
Contact Information:Contact Information:1821 University Ave West – Suite S-298 1821 University Ave West – Suite S-298 St. Paul, MN 55104St. Paul, MN 55104Phone: 651-646-8689Phone: 651-646-8689Fax: 651-646-4514Fax: 651-646-4514professionaldevelopment@[email protected]
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DVDs, music CDs and other resources for after-school DVDs, music CDs and other resources for after-school professionals and after-school programs and summer programs professionals and after-school programs and summer programs geared to school-age children.geared to school-age children.
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