The Domain of Practice Within a School-Based Setting
Description of the Position
Denholm and Watkins (1993) offer several models describing school-based child and youth care (CYC) practice, outlining the various methods by which CYC work operates and is integrated within schools. As is indicated in the description, the position offered is consistent with that of the “alternate program” model, which mostly “occurs in one specific location. The “…building and program are attached to an existing…school”, and the “staff are directly responsible to the school principal. Students in the “program (primarily adolescents) come from within this school population”, and the “child and youth care staff may or may not be direct employees of the school district” (Denholm, Chrest, & Pylypa, as cited in Denholm & Watkins, 1993, p. 85). Hence, within this position I would be a hired member of the school staff of the Foundations for the Future Charter Academy (FFCA) in Calgary Alberta, working alongside other professionals within an interdisciplinary team, answering directly to the school administration within a specific school location.
The position is intended to compliment the roles of teachers and other staff within the school in providing support for students as a “Youth Development Counselor”, albeit on a temporary basis for one school year. Specifically, my role would place me in a position as part of two distinct teams, as designated by the school administration. These include the
All members of the staff must act as professionals while at work, especially with young children. The administrative and teaching staff must work together to ensure their practices are developmentally appropriate, and share new and/or creative ideas with one another. It is also the responsibility of a teacher to establish an open, trusting relationship with the parents of each children in their care. Thus, parents can freely communicate their thoughts, concerns, and/or suggestions about their child or the program. Parent satisfaction is something that every child care or development center should strive for.
The objective is to help our clients identify, develop and maximize their potential. Our team of consultants work collaboratively with school districts to identify critical needs and challenges. Together we will develop a clear plan to address those problems. We are elated to have our first contract. More importantly, we are grateful to be able to help children in our community.
Child Advocacy Center development has been closely related to the approaches we have been introduced to in this course. Creating protocols for community impact, sustainability and growth have all occurred as this Child Advocacy has developed in my community. In my work it is very important to keep the families and victims we serve at the forefront of our decision making. Each policy, program and renovation is made with how it will impact the families we serve over how it will benefit us. Our program has followed the Principles of Good Practice at times and failed to follow them also. Each program/project has a little of this I believe. In this paper, I will go through each principle and identify how the CAC program has met the standard or identify
Harrisburg Elementary school counselor mission and vision statements do a reasonable job demonstrating in what way the program will advocate for equity, access and success for each student. As previously mentioned, the mission statement describes the counseling process as one combining advocacy, leadership, and collaboration ensuring an environment maximizing student potential and academic achievement. Furthermore, the aforementioned multi-tiered support system aids in developing the skills and knowledge essential for global competence and lifelong learning.
The NQS highlights the significance of utilizing self-appraisal and reflection to assess current practices, with the point of having an educated photo of the nature of youngsters' and families' encounters in the administration. The procedure of self-evaluation and reflection recognizes both quality and zones that need changing (ACECQA 2012, Guide to building up a Quality Improvement Plan, p. 5). In this TAPS, the facilitator of a huge group based childcare focus shares her thoughts regarding self-evaluation and reflection, how the middle backings, these procedures and a portion of the results from this expert movement. A few inquiries take after for every fragment to direct your talk and to invite more profound considering the thoughts raced.
Methodist Family Health Counseling Clinic is an organization that provides healthcare services focused on various emotional and behavioral challenges individuals and families can face. Methodist provides many different services all over Arkansas that range from inpatient to school-base services. They also have eight Therapeutic Group Homes that provide a family-like setting while children are able to receive other needed services for emotional and behavioral needs. “Children are referred to Group Home care by the state Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS), churches, parents and other Methodist Family Health programs. The length of stays are generally 9-12 months or longer.” (Resources, 2016). Only 6-8 youths are in the house at a time. They live in the home and attend public school while living there.
This paper will focus on key factors which hold prevalence to the movement of child and youth care practice within the UK. Reference will be made to Child and Youth Care (CYC) within the context of a Residential Child Care setting (RCCS) which will be defined. Attention will be drawn to the most significant historical events which have influenced the development of Residential child care (RCC) and the overarching identity attached to it. Consider will be given to relationship between RCC and Social Services and the importance of RCC as a single profession. This will include discussion around knowledge base and qualification of the Residential Child Care Worker (RCCW). For the context of this paper any reference to RCC or the RCCS will refer to a children 's home based in the UK.
When students and teachers request me to fill in for them this helps me to understand that I am giving back to the students to better themselves. I particularly would like to remain in the urban school district as a school counselor since this is where I am from and there are so many barriers and statistics that the students are labeled under. One statistic that the students are labeled as is being At Risk. I do believe that these students have the same amount of potential as other school districts. But because they fit certain criteria rather it is because they come from a single parent household or their parents wasn’t married when they were born this should not dictate how their future will turn out.
I have learned to engage in practice-informed research and research –informed practice while at Mason and partners clinic as there are many challenges faced by the community we serve. The community faces many barriers as most of the Manassas clients are mostly undocumented Latino immigrant families. I have learned that many of the patients are used to living in crisis and continue to live in crisis as they migrate to the United States. Many of these patients run away from their countries due to corruption and violence. I have learned to meet people where they are and assist them in getting the most each time they are referred to social work while at the clinic. I continue to learn through Seminar 495 and 496 of what are the best approaches
Both owners have experience dealing and relating to children of all ages. Miss. Vena Valceus has more than 25 years of experience raising four children combined with child supervision and regulation grained from working as a nurse in hospital and home health care sector. Mr. Kervens Germain-Philistin has had first hand experience of the miracles that an afterschool program can do in making a difference in an individual’s life. He was once a student of “Saint Paul’s Afterschool program” located near downtown Delray Beach. In addition, he has accumulated more than 5 years in tutoring and mentoring children of all ages and races through his volunteering efforts at “Saint Paul’s afterschool program” prior to being an employee, and “Take Stock in children”. Additionally, Kervens Germain-Philistin, who will manage the administrative duties of the center, has recently obtained both a nursing degree from Care Hope College and business degree with a minor in finance from Florida Atlantic
Throughout most of my adult life I have worked with children and families in different capacities and roles. Most recently, I worked with children and families in the role of school social worker in Jackson County Schools, GA for my graduate school field placement. All of my experience there involved working with children and families in some capacity, whether it was advocating for services for a family and student that needed them or being a liaison between the school and parents and making sure parents had the opportunities and understanding to be a part of their child's educational needs. I went on many home visits to talk with parents and met with students during school to assess any concerns teachers or administrators had. Prior to my
Besides the skills and qualifications of working with at-risk youth at the high school level, there are other qualifications that make me an ideal candidate for the position. First of all, I am highly organized and creative. At any point any of my colleagues could come into my room and know what an individual student is working on and where to find a particular assignment. Also, I am continually researching new ideas to assist students in finding ways to complete assignments that
The majority of my work with children and families has been in the school environment. In my field placement within the school system I gained experience in being a part of the schools programs, as well as getting to know administrators, counselors and teachers. I enjoyed being able to work with different schools in one county. I worked with 8 elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools. This provided me with the experience to see how schools can operate in many different ways and how there can be a different culture in each school even within the same school system. I took part in IEP meetings and intervention meetings throughout the year. Being a part of attendance meetings was also an important part of being within the school system. As a school social worker I was able to look at a
Community of practice refers to a group of people who share some common values, interest and knowledge and have the sense of togetherness among them. These communities are formed involuntarily and are non-hierarchical who meet to share their common ideas. They are normally more willing to share their knowledge among them in comparison to other groups. These groups don’t have any entry and exit barriers.
Senior year, I was offered a position to be a mentor to the new middle school students attending, allowing