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Kochan if she had any questions are concerns. She responded no. The worker told Ms. Kochan that she has noticed that Christopher speech has improved. Ms. Kochan walked outside with the worker and Case work supervisor and asked if we could bring someone that has experience working with children with autism. Ms. Drayton shared with Ms. Kochan that this worker has worked with children with autism. Ms. Kochan stated that she did not know the worker had experience with children with autism. The worker told Ms. Kochan about her experience the worker also shared that she had participated in training regarding autism and has a pleather of literature on the subject matter. The worker asked Ms. Kochan what are some techniques she uses when speaking with Christopher to get him to speak more. Ms. Kochan shared with the worker that she avoids why questions. The worker thanked Ms. Kochan for her tips. The worker shared with Ms. Kochan that Christopher is more verbal than before. She stated that his behaviorist Ally and the school he attends now are helping in this area. The worker thanked Ms. Kochan for her time and greeted her…
The ‘Social Model’ states that all children have individual needs but also has strengths, skills and preferences. It provides inclusive environments as a starting point for all children. It looks at the environment as a whole and attitudes towards disability and considers that it might be the ‘problem’ that needs fixing rather than the child. By using this approach, the children who would have been educated separately in a different school would now be educated in mainstream schools. The ‘Medical Model’ sees disability as a burden. They are more concerned whether the child can adapt the environment instead of seeing…
The article ’’ The Kids Who Beat Autism” written by Ruth Padawer describes two cases where the children with relatively same age and treatment for autism. Their parents met at a conference in Newport and states that they no longer respond to the family and have almost same symptoms and behavioral pattern. Both families made a decision to ask the help from A.B.A specialist from the University of California. The specialist spend and direct 35 hours per week, one-on-one sessions with each of the patient. After a…
I will be continually having two way conversations with the parents, obtaining information about their child as well as expressing and sharing information,…
One of the first questions I asked of Ms. Jones was what did she see as her main role as a school counselor. I felt I had firsthand knowledge, because at my school each teacher of special education is required to carry a caseload of students. As case managers, we monitor their progress, grades, and assist them when problems arise along with insuring they graduate. Her answers mirrored my own personal experience in dealing with my caseload. Looking at the child as whole is vital to their success in…
2- I would use a few tools for the interview, first id observe how the parents express themselves and interact with clara. I will also observe clara. I will observe pclara while she plays. I would also refer Clara for a medical physical to rule out any physical conditions.…
The individual involved in the interview is a 30 year old African American single mother. She is recently divorced with three children ages one, three and ten the daughter who’s ten has Intellectual disability. She currently works outside the home as a waitress which often requires weekend hours.…
There are a many of other professionals who are working within the school on a regular basis, as they come in whenever needed and work with the head and other staff. There are many children in schools today with learning, physical and behavioural difficulties.…
The interview portion of this assessment was different from previous interviews because it was the first time I conducted an interview with a minor. Similar to the previous assessment, it was helpful to have an interview template to use as a guide. Moreover, during the parent interview, I found that I had to ask additional…
Now, for you who may be unfamiliar with the word “autism”, it's a complex brain disorder that affects social communication, learning, and sometimes physical skills. It manifests in each individual differently. Across the world every 20 minutes one new person is diagnosed with autism. And although it's one of the fastest growing developmental disorders in the world, there is no known cause or cure. I cannot remember the first time I encountered autism, but I cannot recall a day without it. I was just 3 years old when my younger brother came along and I was so excited that I'd have some new being in my life. After a few months went by, myself as well as the rest of my family soon realized he was different. He screamed a lot, he didn't want to play like the other young kids did, and in fact, he didn't seem very interested in me whatsoever. CJ lived and…
I started the interview off with asking several questions about Ms. Stokowski’s educational background and experience in special education. Anne received her Bachelor’s Degree from University of Massachusetts in Psychology and Master’s Degree from George Mason University in Educational Leadership. She taught a total of ten years as a special education teacher in various elementary grade levels. Also, she taught ESOL students for one year. Anne primarily taught reading and mathematics in those grades. Following her elementary…
The student and parent were asked a series of questions about her experience at school and her current living and social situation. I will identify the student in my summary as “Cecelia” and the parent as the mother of the students. Cecelia suffers from partial hearing loss and several limited social skills. Cecelia’s mother stated that her placement in the program was determined by an IQ test that she received as a child. Cecelia was asked how she enjoyed her placement in the special education program in high school. She stated that the teachers and students were very nice. Cecelia mother added that she had been in the special education program for as long as she had been in school due to her hearing loss and inability to effectively socialize with others.…
"Special Needs" is such a massive topic that has different areas to make it complete. Children with special needs may have mild learning disabilities or profound impairment; food allergies or terminal illness; developmental delays that catch up quickly, occasional panic attacks or serious psychiatric problems. The designation is…
Option Unit 2 – Working with Children with Disabilities and Special Educational Needs and their Families in a Pre-School Setting…
It is my position that children who are disabled shouldn’t attend special needs schools. Disabled children shouldn’t go to Special Needs Schools because those schools will separate the disabled children from the nondisabled children. The schools will prevent a lot of bullying because the kids won't be as "different” but, there will still be bullying. And also because even though special needs schools have a full staff of teachers with experience with working with disabled children, mainstream schools have departments and special education teachers that are assigned to certain kids and they follow them around to their classes to help them understand.…