Collaborative Studies: A Case Study In High School

The most effective counselor for young Santana would not necessarily have to be of the same ethnicity or from the same East Los Angeles “barrio” (Hispanic neighborhood), but one who is empathic, nonjudgmental, culturally attuned to the challenges facing male Chicano teens of Santana’s time and locale, and knows what therapeutic approach would most likely render the best outcomes. Santana’s counselor, if he/she does not share his specific

It’s Thursday, September 15 my supervisor Sherry Smith calls me into her office and tells me I have to go to Northwest Miami-Dade to evaluate a family of four. The first thing that comes into my mind is, “Oh great another Hispanic family.” She explains that there have been several domestic abuse complaints and they need me to be there by 6 o’clock today. I look at the time and it’s already 4:50 PM. Our office is in Fort Lauderdale; all I can think about is the traffic while making assumptions of the family. The last thing she ends with is, “Call me if you need me, I don’t want another melt-down.” In my last journal entry, I wrote about how I was in Northwest Miami-Dade and I had my third Hispanic family, but our values didn’t coincide even

Rosa Gonzalez is a 28 year old, Latino woman, who was raised in Tempe, Arizona. She came from a low socio-economic status family. Rosa’s records indicate that her mother was in prison while she was pregnant with her, and her father was out of the picture. She was placed in several foster care homes until the age of four when her father came back into her life. It was around the same time that her mother was released from prison, and began a relationship with her dad. She grew up with one sister and two brothers. She depicted having been psychologically, emotionally, and physically abused by her father until the age of 16. She conveyed that her mother was neglectful, even though she knew about the abuse (R. Gonzalez, personal communication, July 23, 2014).

Giuseppe is a 14-year-10 month-old, Latino male in the 8th grade referred for counseling through AB3632 from Hollywood Senior high School under the Los Angeles Unified School District. Giuseppe’s school counselor indicates Giuseppe has difficulty controlling his anger towards peers. She also shares that Giuseppe fights with his peers leading to a suspension from school for three days due to fighting. Giuseppe’s mother reports that at home he is very oppositional especially with his father. Giuseppe’s mother has made multiple threats to call the police and have him spend time at Juvenile Hall if the behaviors persist. The counselor and mother, both report that Giuseppe has an attitude problem and frequently

An occupational therapy student observed a 5-year-old boy of Hispanic race going through his daily routine in a government-funded preschool classroom. During his observation, the student was able to know the child more by conversing with him questions related to his family. Throughout the conversation, the child exhibited little to no eye contact, yet he was receptive while playing with Lego figures and miniature dinosaurs. The student learned that the 5-year-old child has two brothers, ages 1-years-old and 6-years-old, along with a mother and father. But, according to him, he only lives with his mother.

I: Timothy appeared to be in a positive mood at the onset of the session. He showed adequate effort and was eager to participate in the session. Timothy was attentive and cooperative

u can look at it differently and for kids helps them engage with the issue in a way that helps them feel confident. Collaborative Problem Solving is great for kids with behavioral issues as it works on communication, problem solving, helping parents looks at their kids in a different way.

One way, pragmatics may become part of the curriculum is through student collaboration. When considering the 4 C’s- communication and collaboration is required by all students. Therefore, providing students the opportunities to engage in activities to practice and learn pragmatic skills while working with others. Some students may receive direct instruction from the speech pathologist, typically serving children on IEP’s, however through the MTSS model, a student receiving Tier 3 services could potentially receive instruction in pragmatics.

When it came to writing in high school I always had a hard time brain storming for the prompts we were given. I was better at researching topics than I was at brain storming about them on my own. My teacher was more into group research and group essays. This was, again, helpful for me because research was my comfort zone. My sophomore year in high school we were assigned a writing project over Greek Mythology. We were in groups of four sometimes five and each group was assigned a different Greek god. The point of the research was to gather as much information about your Greek god as you could find. Normally because there were four people in the group each person was assigned one of the topics about our Greek god. For example, my group was assigned

It was a privilege to be able to speak with J.R., and the story she shared of her family is one that is common when looking at first generation Latinos in America. I realized the struggle that they face, and unfortunately it continues with J.R. attempting to support herself and the family she has in Mexico. I then took this information gained and created a genogram and eco map of the family. Understanding the various issues that families such as background, lack of resources, and the strengths such as family allows for the social worker to better understand the needs of their clients. I was also amazed at how the family worked as a single unit to ensure het success of the group, and even though supporting her family was a challenge at times, J.R. refused to have it any other

Some of the common themes across the groups of students discussed in the chapter include the family involvement. From a unique standpoint, in the Asian and Latino culture the students are expected to respect authority as well as honor their family. As a result, their feelings are repressed for the greater good of the family in both instances.

Collaborations in research is necessary especially for the researchers to answer questions that they would not be able to if they have worked alone. It is necessary to understand what is the main goal of the project and what is the role of each collaborators in order to achieve such goal. Collaborators may work independently from the very beginning or at certain stages of the research but they should always keep in mind the project 's larger picture. By clearly describing the roles and responsibility of each collaborators, making of clear plans of management, cooperation and above all fairness will increase the chances of positive outcome of a collaborative research.

Thomas was administered the A.P.S. and told about how the results would help reveal his strengths and weaknesses. We discussed how that temperament is the basis for personality. I took down some basic information and discussed how that the additional information would be helpful with the sessions.

This article titled “Peer Assisted Study Sessions and Student Performance: The Role of Academic Engagement, Student Identity, and Statistics Self-Efficacy” is written by three PhD candidates at Griffith University who are conducting a study on new freshman students and their transition. This study was based on the quantitative constructivist approach. It was done using both cross-sectional and longitudinal design to determine the effects of Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) on student performance outcomes.

I intend to research whether the concept of collaborative learning will promote learning and progress with SEN students, and whether the social interaction of learners will encourage cognitive development in special needs students to reach higher levels of thought than they would independently.