My Experience At Operation Breakthrough

She rarely or hardly starts disputes with other children, throws temper tantrums, or seeks revenge when feeling picked on. She also performed within the normal range in the Impulsive-Hyperactive subscale. She rarely or hardly calls out unexpectedly, interrupts, or finds it hard to play quietly. She scored within the normal to borderline range in the Antisocial Conduct subscale. She rarely or hardly ever steals, acts dangerously before considering consequences, or destroys the possessions of

What experiences have you had or activities have you participated in that have prepared you to work with underserved populations?

I was ecstatic to be able to be involved with this program. I volunteered to help with the program for 4 years and it was the best experiences I had with children. I did multiple things for the children: I was a chaperone for one of the groups, I made there lunches for them one year, and also made the activities for the children to enjoy.

At the school, I was one of the coaches for their GOFAR team. Every week a group of students and I would go to the school and practice for the 5k with these children. During the weeks of training, we were able to share our love and knowledge with them. It was crazy to see how differently they viewed things and how different their day to day life was. Due to the circumstances in many of those children's lives they wouldn't have had a lot of access to learning about healthy living, so it was very rewarding to teach them about this. I also feel that I can take the experiences of serving these children and teaching them about health, and apply that when I am an OT. In combination with my treatments for the patient, I can teach them about healthy living to help them recover better or live better with their disability or

As stated earlier, I realized from early on that one of my main purposes in life was to be an aid and helping hand to others, and as I went through life, I began to notice that I was especially sensitive to the needs of children. I believe that children are one of the most underserved population groups amongst us, as a whole. I understand that there a multitude of organizations that are directed at serving children. However, I do not believe that these organizations reach enough children. There are too many children that have yet to be reached and helped. With this being so, I believe that a program focused on not only

Initiative Versus Guilt (Purpose) Erikson believes that this third psychosocial crisis occurs during what he calls the “play age,” or the later preschool years .During it, the healthily developing child learns: (1) to imagine, to broaden his skills through active play of all sorts, including fantasy (2) to cooperate with others (3) to lead as well as to follow. Immobilized by guilt, he is: (1) fearful (2) hangs on the fringes of groups (3) continues to depend unduly on adults and (4) is restricted both in the development of play skills and in imagination.

Throughout the years I feel that I’ve had a number of valuable experiences, my most significant experience is my volunteering experience at Children’s Hospital Colorado. I still remember feeling utterly terrified on my first day volunteering, pondering all the possible ways things could go wrong. I suddenly felt as though I have never experienced this before. I was on my own, responsible for myself and all of my actions.

I always wondered what it would be like to adopt a child or provide a foster home for a few underprivileged children. I have always had a soft spot for children and I thought that by doing something so small for someone else could be so rewarding in

She attends Lakemont Elementary school and will be in the 3rd grade this fall. She loves recess and lunch at school, but does not have a favorite subject. She likes to play with her toys and has lots of friends. She enjoys going to the pool with her father. She has chores, such as cleaning her room and cleaning the dishes. She was able to distinguish between the truth and a lie.

I believe that the Colorado State Fair Lost Child Center helped me to learn, and develop skills that would otherwise go unlearned. I enjoyed doing this service, and managed to help my community and state in the process. Although my feet hurt after I was done,

Another meaningful experience that sticks out to me is when I regularly volunteered at a children’s homeless shelter in Roxbury, Mass. for two years, and was reminded of the fact that the statistics we hear every day about homelessness are real people – not just numbers. Every child I played alongside,

As can be seen from the account of the stages of cognitive and psychosexual development, the child observed the regular pattern of development in all areas. Her physical traits are completely normal so it seems that she is a well-developing, healthy child. From what she was saying and doing during the time I observed her, it might be concluded that she is even intellectually gifted. For instance, she was able to conduct a full conversation with her mother which is unusual for a child of that age.

I volunteered at ANINI(Asociación del niño por el niño) home for orphan children with special needs and it was truly an unforgettable experience. I was able to use the knowledge and

She has been paired with a peer to assist with reading directions during work time in all subjects. She also exhibits trouble organizing her time and space and sometimes does not go back and complete unfinished work during time allotted in class. She often hands in unfinished assignments and forgets to bring homework home. When asked, she says she didn’t remember that she hadn’t finished the work. She does not use the assignment list that is posted on the blackboard every day to help her get the materials needed for homework unless the teacher goes over it with her individually.

Harding and Meldon-Smith (1999) and Sharman, Cross and Vennis (2007) provide milestones for children’s emotional development. When comparing these milestones to C’s development, it can be seen that C has only managed to reach about half of the milestones for her age in emotional development and all but a few of those for cognitive development. With regards to emotional development, C displayed a tendency to sulk rather than have an outburst (see appendix 2) and throughout time sampling observation (see appendix 1) was often seen to be watching what was going on around her. However, she failed to show an ability to control her emotions, and did not appear to be developing concepts such as forgiveness and fairness. C also appeared to have failed to reach one particular milestone for