Assignment: Meeting the Needs of Children and Families-Part-1

Course Coordinator: Prof. Chris Cadieux

● Prepared by: Begum Afroza Student ID: 300509288 ECEP-233, Section: 062 Centennial College March 16, 2013

ABOUT LEE’S FAMILY Lived in Refugee Camp in Bosnia

New Comer in Canada

Broken Family

Different Cultural Background

Lack of Communication Skills

Lack of Financial Support

Separation & Emotional Anxiety

Developmental Domains Delay

Behavioral Issue(Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) of Lee

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Emotional

Psychological and

Anxiety-Related illness

Reasons of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Adverse Environment of the Family

Lack of Social Status

Separation of Beloved Father & Uncle

Poverty of the Family

Lack of Language Skill

Sense of Insecurity

Long Lasting Psychological Anxiety

Needs of the Child-Lee and Family Quality & Flexible Childcare Facility

▪ Suitable Environment ▪ Parents, Staff and Community Partnership

▪Enough Opportunity for Suitable Activities ▪ Appropriate Teaching Strategies

▪ Counselling

Information for the Family

▪ Childcare Fee Subsidy ▪ Subsidise Housing

▪ Social Welfare for financial support ▪ Community Involvement

▪ Workshop and providing Information for Post –Traumatic Stress Disorder

Appropriate Service Agencies and Community for: ▪ Child Counselling ▪ Educating &Counselling to Parents

▪ Improvement of English Language and Communication Skill

▪ Community based Family Supports Programs

▪ Provides Therapies to Lee as per Needs

▪ Connecting with other service agencies in case of need

Meeting the Needs within Setting for Lee

Inclusion of Quality Childcare Program ● Modify the Environment:

▪ Layout Properly ▪ Ensure Safety ▪ A variety of age and gender appropriate activities and materials. ▪ Level Bins with picture

▪ Level each area with picture ▪ Trained and professional teacher

● Modify Teaching Techniques:

▪ Select & setup age & gender appropriate group activities and materials

▪ Break down the task into smaller steps ▪ Visually showing and modelling

▪ Introduce the zone of proximal development techniques of Lev Vygotsky

▪ Building Confidence ▪ Provide new activities for more practice

▪ Motivate and Reinforce ▪ Talk to Lee and keep track

▪ Teach to implement the new skills in new place ▪ Involve others as Partnership

Arrange for Psychological Counselling by Specialized Professional

▪ Cognitive Therapy ▪ Behavioural Therapy ▪ Psycho-analysis Therapy

► Finally build up Confidence of Lee to work in Large Group

Meeting the Needs within Setting for Family (Mother)

Information for Family:

▪ Childcare Fee Subsidy ▪ Specialized Nursery School ▪ Social Welfare Support

▪ Subsidize Housing

Educating and Counselling

Guidance for Language and Communication Improvement

Provide Information about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Respect and Cooperation Time to Time

Keep her Up –to- date about the Progress of her Son-Lee

Involvement with Community based Programs

Provide a List of Agencies with details information who are services to Children with special needs (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Inclusion Principles of Inclusion:

▪ Included Everyone ▪ Naturally Occurring Proportions

▪ Identical Option ▪ Full Participation ▪ Parent Participation ▪ Valued Diversity ▪ Advocacy

Benefits of Inclusion:

▪ Positive outcomes ▪ Grow Interest ▪ Feeling a sense of belonging

▪ Develop Friendship ▪ Superior Social Skills Development

▪ Respect Diversity ▪ Healthy Child Development

▪ Parent Labour Market Information and Training

▪ Develop Social Network for Children and Parent

▪ Make Everyone Happy as well as Community & Country

Who will Benefits:

▪ Child with Special Needs- Lee ▪ Typical Children

▪ Parent of the Child-Lee ▪ Parents of Typical Children

▪ ECE and Childcare Specialist ▪ Society ▪ Country

Child Development Institute, Toronto

Mission: Healthy Development of Children & Families

Vision: Innovate and excellent work in child development services

Area of Services: Children & Families Living Toronto

Cost: No Cost to Parents

Referrals: Parents, schools, child care centres, child welfare agencies and other community sources are accepted year-round.

Services:

▪ Early Intervention Program ▪ Speech & Language Services

▪ Parents-Child Counseling ▪ Family & Community Counseling

▪ Consultations Program for Child with Special Needs in Childcare

▪ Intensive Resource Consultation in Childcare

▪ Intensive Community and Home Services (ICHS)

▪ Connecting with Communities and other Agencies as per Needs

Source: http://www.childdevelop.ca/site/PageServer?pagename=home

Aisling Discoveries- Child and Family Centre

Mission: Promote Developmental Well-being by Services with Families

Vision: Help to Explore the Potentiality of all Children

Values: ▪Partnership ▪ Diversity ▪ Capabilities & Experiences

Area of Services: East York, Scarborough & some other area of Toronto

Cost: Free of Cost

Referrals: Not mentioned but contact Tel: 416-321-5464 for an appointment

Services:

▪ Behaviour (Social, Emotional) Management of Children

▪ Specialized program for separation, divorce and anxiety related disorder

▪ Childcare Consultation ▪ Day Treatment ▪ Parenting ▪ Family Counselling

▪ Individual & Group Counselling ▪ Community Support

▪ Residential Treatment ▪Growing Healthy Together

▪ Intensive Child and Family Service ▪ Speech & Language Services

▪ Help to get linked up with other agencies are the best fit for Child & Families

Source: website: http://www.aislingdiscoveries.on.ca/

City of Toronto-Toronto Children’s Services Services:

● Supervise the program regularly ● Early identification and intervention

● Individual Consultation ● Program Consultation

● Community and program training ● Program adaptations

● Staff, provider and parent training ● Service coordination and referral

Cost : All services are offered free of charge.Website: http://www.toronto.ca/children/specialneeds/pdf/eveychildinsert.pdf

Community Living Toronto Services:

● Working with Community Partners ● Early Childhood Consultation

● Occupational Therapy ● Behaviour Management Consultation

● Training for Staff and other Resources ● Person Directed Plan

● Education and Program as per need of Individual

● Job Placement ● Develop Social Network ● Family & Home Management

● Help for Housing ● Career, Vocational and Community Supports Services

Cost: Free of Cost Website: http://cltoronto.ca/supports-and-services/skills-development/

Self-Evaluation Learning Outcome: Improve the knowledge about:-

▪ Post –Traumatic Stress Disorder and various teaching techniques

▪ Importance of Healthy Environment, Teaching techniques

▪ Importance of Involvement Together- Parents, Teachers, Childcare workers

▪ Counseling for Child & Parents, Training for Teachers based on Needs,

▪ Discover right agencies who are serving for children with special needs.

Strengths:

▪ Analytical capability to identify needs of Lee and his Mother

▪ Patience, Proactive, Interest, Analytical and Good Decision Maker

Challenges:

▪ Find out right Agencies as per needs & Instructions but Overcome

▪ No direct Information about my Issue in Class-Note but Overcome.

Next Time will do Differently:

▪ Now I am knowledgeable and confident to do differently in future

▪ Assignment updated myself to meet the G, C & E Outcomes

Bibliography

Class hand note-Inclusion of Children with Special Needs, Environment, Teaching

Strategies

http://www.toronto.ca/children/specialneeds/inclusive_cc.htm

http://occupationaltherapy.dal.ca/Files/LunchandLearn_Inclusion_with_graphics.pdf

http://www.counselor.org/types-of-psychotherapy.html

http://www.toronto.ca/children/specialneeds/specialneeds_families.htm

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/ages-stages-empathy

http://www.medicinenet.com/posttraumatic_stress_disorder/article.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posttraumatic_stress_disorder

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxiety_disorder

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/918844-overview

http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/ptsd-children-adolescents.asp

http://www.cmha.ca/mental_health/post-traumatic-stress-disorder

http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/ptsd.html#

http://www.toronto.ca/children/pdf/family_support.pdf

http://www.childdevelop.ca/site/PageNavigator/programs_home.html

http://www.aislingdiscoveries.on.ca/who_we_are/intro

http://www.slideshare.net/ChellenTon/meeting-the-needs-of-children-and-families

http://cltoronto.ca/supports-and-services/skills-development/

http://www.toronto.ca/children/specialneeds/pdf/eveychildinsert.pdf

http://connectability.ca

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