Nikki Rhodes is a 35 year old married female born female and identifies as female. She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and later moved to Williamsburg, VA with her husband and three children. She and her family moved to the state of Virginia in order to care for her parents who were ill. Currently she is a part time associate working in retail at one of the nearest department store and is currently living her husband and their two sons. Nikki’s mood is quite enthusiastic and congruent to the content and has a mostly stable mood. Nikki Rhodes is Oriented x4 and her speech is relaxed and within normal limits. She is neatly groomed, dressed in a white shirt tucked into her navy blue linen pants and gray cardigan, her hair is neatly cut and curled. Rapport with Nikki and the student social worker is becoming easily established through weekly home visiting and being a stable person entering their environment. Nikki follows the appropriate set and has no problem in providing the necessary information pertaining to her concerns of a mother but concerns shown through both of her children’s development. Nikki was referred to Child Developmental Resources in 2013 to address concerns of her first son by their family pediatrician. She is currently seeking services for her second son two …show more content…
As a family consultant in the Early Head Start program the responsibilities focuses on providing home-based services to provide the family information and support so that they become their child’s best educator and prevent future cases of abuse and neglect. Using a parent-coaching model as the agency’s approach, theories of cognition and behavior like cognitive behavioral theory, will guide the intervention process. After assessing two members of the Rhodes family, Nikki and Timothy, the student social worker has decided to use Cognitive Behavioral Theory in order to guide
Felicia Bonner is a graduated from Florida State University and is the Director of Child Care Evaluation Services at the Children’s Forum since August of 2011. She originally started with the Forum in 1998 as a T.E.A.C.H. Counselor, and then moving into the position of overseeing the Director Credential Program in 1999 until 2005. In the summer of 2005 Felicia’s family relocated to Bradenton, Florida where she worked for the Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County as an Early Learning Specialist for a year. Her professional interests center on early care and education. She recently volunteered with the Mayor’s Quality Task Force on Improved Quality and Affordable Childcare for All and for the last 4 years has volunteered with the United
Oprah Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi. He parents were UN married and separated after conception. Oprah had a difficult childhood, battling through poverty and sexual abuse at an early age.
Although the Head Start program focuses on preparing the children for school it does offer outreach and training activities to assist parents with understanding their child’s development and their overall parenting skills (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2001). Parental needs are met when parents receive classes or workshops that educate them on their child’s development allowing parents to create activities for their child at home as well as when they are in Head Start (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2002).
The Final Project will illustrate how family-centered programs, theories, and concepts support the early childhood classroom and the child’s family. The family-centered approach asserts that family involvement is important for a young child’s cognitive and social development. The Final Project, which will be presented via PowerPoint, will address the following scenario:
Child abuse is still a significant problem in United States. There are 2.9 million child abuse reports to Child Protective Services in 2005 and 825,000 indicated cases. Child abuse has profound impact on the child’s current and future development. The consequences include health and physical effects, intellectual and cognitive impact, and emotional, psychological and behavioral consequences. To improve parenting practice of first time parents is an important way to address this problem. The rate of child abuse is highest for children between birth and 3 years of age. A new Cognitive Behavioral Parent Training Program for Child Abuse Prevention targeted at first time mothers is formed by absorbing elements from existed parent
Karen received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology- Human Development from Duke University in Durham, NC and her Masters of Social Work from Catholic University in Washington Dc. Karen is a Licensed Clinical Social
Lauren Smith is a five year old Caucasian girl who is demonstrating anxiety when separated from her mother. The family was referred to this service by their pediatrician. Over the past few months, Mr. and Mrs. Smith report Lauren has become increasingly troubled when being separated from her mother. She cries while clinging to her each morning before school and her father describes having to “pry her off” and carry her to the car. Lauren’s parents are also concerned with regressive behavior; she is speaking more often in third person when referring to herself, and she has also begun wetting the bed nearly every night. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had a conference with Lauren’s teacher two weeks ago at which time she told them Lauren was having difficulty concentrating and completing her work. The teacher also voiced concerns about her lack of interest in participating in group activities; she appears to prefer to play by herself. The parents report that Lauren is otherwise healthy and has been meeting age appropriate developmental milestones.
providers- to support families in need and keep children from harm. Part of this work
In the book Early Childhood Education Today 11th Edition, we read that “Family-centered practice is one of the cornerstone features of early childhood special education. This follows the fundamental notion that children’s development is influenced by their environment: their family, teachers, school, town, media, governmental systems, and so on.” (MORRISON, 2009) The first thing we as teachers must do is acknowledge that the children’s families are the first and most important teachers of their children and recognize the long-term effect families have on the attitudes and accomplishments of their children . For the edification of today’s youth there are potential positive responses to be obtained through working with a child’s parents as
217). Walsh proposed the Family Assessment Device (FAD), which consist of problem solving, communications, roles, and behavioral control. Using this tool, the social worker will provide the worksheet as homework for each to complete independently. During the last two sessions, the social worker will allow time for the family to provide feedback and explore their FAD ratings together. The social worker must remember that FAD’s value is limited by the lack of a manual, adequate, standardization and instructions for interpreting multiple family members perceptive. Also, when working with Tracey’s foster family and, if given the opportunity, biological family the social worker must consider cultural barriers between the foster family and Tracey. Also, the social worker must consider macro-social issues that affect the family’s life and values and acceptance of the intervening modality
It is common knowledge that a parent is considered the most efficient caregiver for their children. It’s also known that with daily responsibilities of caring for a child financially, parents partake in full-time and/or part-time employment. While needing to do so, many children attend daycare/preschool facilities. Granted, it is the parent’s responsibility to cautiously select where they decide to take their children. This is because parents know that while they are away for numerous hours of the day, their children are in the hands of another care provider and that their care would have an enormous impact on their children. At a young age, a child’s social and cognitive skills are continuing to take shape and the amount of time spent in
Interview paper with a Counselor (Rebecca Alexander), and a Social Worker (Mina McVeigh). This interview is for Mrs. Scott’s online class.
The lack of attention given to an individual child’s needs can be observed in the structuring of the classroom at Head Start. The program places
This paper will discuss various forms of caregivers, parenting styles, and early childhood education. Topics covered are:
Child development is the foundation upon which early childhood practice is based. Because the psychomotor, socioemotional, cognitive, and linguistic developmental domains are inter-related, early childhood professionals in all types of programs (e.g., family child care homes, early childhood education centers) must comprehend both the processes of development and the adult’s role in supporting each child’s growth, development, and learning. (p. 1)