Reflection On Every Child Reflection

I need to start by admitting that this video was difficult to watch! Within a few seconds of watching the video I was reminded of the level of difficulty of the social work profession. As described in the video, Child Protection Services’ role is to protect children from neglect and abuse (Mierendorf, 2000). Similarly, social workers play several significant and complex roles within child advocacy. Social workers need to ensure the safety and well-being of children and be their voice when they are being silenced or maltreated. Social workers need to identify the abuse and address the situation accordingly. This could be particularly difficult when is in the best interest of children to be removed from their

The conference I attended was the Association of Positive Behavior Support (APBS) annual International Conference on Positive Behavior Support (PBS). APBS is an international organization that is focusing its research on positive behavior support. This association works with a variety of members from all different fields that are interested in PBS. Their mission is to reduce negative behavior by creating and devolving a system that supports and implements positive behavior.

Identify what measures are necessary to improve skills that seem – at this time – underdeveloped:

As a middle schooler, I have experienced success and failure. Sports in middle were not always good for me. In some cases I was the only one struggling personally. Other times it was my whole team and I that were struggling. Instead of giving up in these moments and just quitting the sport or blaming it on someone else, I tried to be a leader and help myself and others to get better.

In order to prevent students’ need to act out, rules need to be established not only by the teacher but, more importantly, by the students. These rules or social contract should be positively oriented versus negatively oriented (i.e. we will respect others while they are speaking versus don’t talk when others are talking). The teacher should be consistent with the consequences when students act out regardless of the number of offense. Consistency is a good start to prevent students to act out. Being aware of all the students’ needs and allowing them to set their own rules give them a sense of belonging and responsibility. With the sense of

This was my first year attending an OAPHERD conference. I have attended various conferences before, but this conference was a lot different to what I have seen. Since OAPHERD was a conference that was related to my major, I enjoyed participating in this conference. The first session that I joined was titled “Champions of Change: 50 Million Strong by 2029”. The presentation was lead by Susan Flynn. The purpose behind this presentation was to provide different physical actives in the classroom. Susan mentioned to be an example to your students. She said that if there is a choice between taking the elevator or stairs, take the stairs. Movement in the classroom helps the child learn while having fun doing the activity. Studies have shown that the

It’s important for teachers to be able to have students practice appropriate behavior in the classroom. Linda Alston got in the habit of during lessons to get students attentions before they start to use inappropriate behavior and encourage others to do the same. “A way to give students the needed rehearsals is through the systematic use of forms for responding and discussing, strategically incorporating movement active, effective attention signals for procedural movements, and consistent collaborative group work”

The persuasive speeches were much intriguing than the informative speeches. Hearing my classmates opinion on a topic that has meaning to them was exciting to watch. The two speakers I decided to critique are Jack and Jennifer. Jack and Jennifer both prepared superb presentations. Their introductions grabbed my attention and intrigued me to listen to every word, especially Jen when she listed the traits of a healthy baby formula. Then when she said it was breastfeeding, it caught everyone's attention. Jennifer lacked eye contact with the audience, she was reading from a paper. On the contrary, she presented great statistics about the benefits of breastfeeding. She also attacked the opposing argument effectively. Her visual aid comparing breastfeeding

I make sure to let the students know what is expected at the beginning of the year. As a class, we go over what is safe, responsible, and expected in the classroom. Throughout the year, I want all of the children to be safe and comfortable in the classroom. We as a class make rules for the room that everyone, including myself, will follow.

Back in middle school, I had friends who read “A Child Called it” by David Pelzer as a class reading assignment. Since then, I have heard it come up several times. “A Child Called ‘It’” is one of those book students had to read for school, or it is made an example of when cases of severe child abuse appears on television. I have always meant to read it to see what the fuss was about, but I was hesitant. When I asked people what they thought of the book, they told me I should not read it unless I had to. Anyway, before I made my choice, I read a few pages from each book to see which one I was most interested. I had my doubts that such a short book could have enough examples for me to write about. In the end, I found more than enough writing

Honestly, this presentation had the least amount of impact on me. It seemed scattered and unorganized. I honestly didn’t get much at all from this. I do think it has great potential with some

I thought this class would be easier than it ended up being. You warned us of this on the first day of class, and you were certainly right. Fortunately, this resulted in me actually improving my public speaking skills, which I will certainly need as I go through my career. Most of the public speaking I’d done before this class involved one-on-one, pitch style speaking. This one done at robotics competitions trying to present our project to judges. While this was certainly useful experience, it was very on the fly. It did not prepare me for this class I well as I thought it would. The class succeeded at its goal of making me improve my public speaking skills, and this improvement happened in three main areas; my engagement with the audience, my anxiety, and my understanding of an outline. Given these improvements, I feel much better prepared to handle public speaking experiences I will have in the future.

When I concluded this experience, I was then able to take what I had learned from the session, and apply it to the design of my poster board presentation as well as the communication styles both verbally and non-verbally that I would use for the presentation. Because of this experience I was successfully able to exhibit oral presentation skills, verbally, and nonverbally. Prior to this experience I was unsure of how to properly

Overall, I did not enjoy doing this project because it was extremely difficult, especially having to wake up in the middle of the night to take care of the baby, but I also believe this project was highly educational since I got to learn many new things. This project allowed me to experience the difficulties which many endure in the early stages of baby care. By taking care of the baby, waking up in the night, performing many tasks for the baby, it made me more empathetic towards mothers and appreciate their hard work.

The following reflects week three class for children and adolescence, this paper will showcase the main things discussed in this class period and the many take always. I will also reflect on the techniques that were discussed in this class period in order that I can further my development in learning how to effectively communicate with adolescents.