Introduction One of the primary responsibilities of an educator is to provide the foundation for intellectual and cognitive thinking and to prepare students for lifelong learning. Garcia (2009) states that “bilingual education has the potential of being a transformative school practice, able to educate all children in ways that stimulate and expand their intellect and imagination, as they gain ways of expression and access different ways of being in the world” (p.12). Implementing a two-way Spanish
The issue of child welfare is typified in the society mainly because of freedom of choice to be given to the children. There are certain social problems which are discussed frequently in this context. The major problems include the rights of child and access to privileges. It is argued that child is an individual who has no lesser rights than any other individual and he must be given the liberty to enjoy these rights. He must be given food, shelter and clothing without his contribution in the economic
Child welfare is an issue that is vastly debated today in the United States. Regardless of party lines, socioeconomics, gender, religion, or race, it seems like everyone has a stake in shaping this issue. As such, progression in policy can be difficult and is often controversial. Throughout the 1900s, the United States Supreme Court heard and decided several cases that set forth precedent, giving more power to, and enabling, parents to raise their children as they see fit. As constituents, parents
biological family. Individuals are placed in foster care due to some form of child maltreatment, rather it be sexual abuse, neglect, and/or physical abuse. Adolescents who age out of the foster care system are between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one years old who are still in the child welfare system and have not been adopted. Aging out of the foster care systems means that adolescents currently in the child welfare system who have reached the age of eighteen and do not plan to continue in an
local authority has the duty of care for the child and their decisions should also be taken into account. This could be linked to the UNCRC. The children 's rights are valued and taken into consideration; the child has their own views and feelings. The welfare of the child should be put in the centre at all times. The articles I am referring to from the UNCRC are article 3- organizations should work towards what 's best for the child for example a child that is in harm’s way should receive support
As a helping professional focused on child welfare, educational resources are essential to provide children with adequate support. Often times, the children’s’ advocates, caregivers and volunteers, need assistance connecting with the school to secure social work services. There have been countless occurrences where the child is faltering academically and the school is unaware that they are in foster care. The teachers are overworked and unable to identity which children are in the greatest need
Trena became involve with child welfare after she relapsed into her addictions (approximately eight months ago) and is now working toward her sobriety with the primary goal of maintaining her relationship with Keith and resuming her relationship with her older son, with whom she is currently estranged. Her mother had addiction issues that contributed to volatility in her home life-- her sister had a different father and neither dad was consistently present for their upbringing. Trena experiences
a) The primary responsibility of practitioners is to persons receiving psychiatric rehabilitation services. In this ethical statement, the practitioner must use their skills to the best of their ability to assist the individual. The practitioner must give respect to the individual, to the individual’s cultural background and to experience that the individual has live through making sure that this individual is free from discrimination and harassment. The practitioner will advocate on the
aren’t always effective, rational, or socially just (Argosy, 2013). An important social problem at hand is child welfare. “The protection of children from harm by their families and the provision of safe havens for children who are maltreated in their home environment are the twin goals of child welfare policy” (Jimenez, 2013). Child welfare policies were formulated to end problems of child abuse, maltreatment, or neglect by enforcing certain expectations and requirements of the safety of all children
compared to other schools across the state and the nation, it occurred to me we could still be better. My hope was not just to write a paper and earn a good grade, but to write a paper and try to make a difference in the life and educational welfare of a child. It’s a very noticeable issue when students are showing up for class and seem to never produce any work in the class. Some of these students were being passed along in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade without making passing grades or even scoring