Tina Sastic Interview Report

It is an important part of a practitioner’s job to observe and assess children in order to establish where a child is at with regards to their development, health and well being and if they require extra support. The factors that need to be taken into account when assessing development are:

The person I interviewed is Raegan. Raegan is a patient advocate in a nursing home. Raegan received her Bachelor’s Degree in psychology at Western Michigan University. She received a Graduate Certificate in patient advocacy from the University of Toledo. Raegan has been a patient advocate for 5 years. She became a patient advocate because she likes helping patients with their direct care needs, and enjoys helping patients navigate through the complex health care system. As a patient advocate, she helps patients in numerous ways. Raegan ensures that patients see the correct doctors, coordinates care between doctors, ensures the patient has access to all available treatment options, and that the treatment plans are being followed. She also educates the family on how to

A psychologist or psychiatrist carries out interviews with the child and family and a review of the child’s past records, behavioural interventions, and developmental history are taken.

For Mrs. Hewes the Introduction to Social Work class we were asked to interview a licensed Social Worker and write an experience paper about the interview. Finding a social worker to interview wasn’t very hard for me because many of my mother’s friends got their masters in social work, but not many of them actually got their license except for one of them. The licensed social worker that I interviewed goes by the name of Tanya Hill. Tanya got her Masters of Social Work at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida in 2000, as well as her license and she now resides in Panama City, Florida. Tanya is someone that I have known since I was a little girl and someone that I definitely aspire to be like once I graduate. My interview with Tanya was over the phone since I did not have time to drive back to Florida to do a face to face one, but while we were on the phone every answer she gave me to the questions I asked were quite interesting.

A child will be assessed by an educational psychologist if there are concerns about their intellectual, communication and behavioural development. Assessments can be arranged by the SENCO or independently. The aim of the assessments is to find out why the child is not progressing and what support is needed in order for them to progress. Specific learning difficulties are often identified in this way such as Dyslexia, AHAD, Dyspraxia. Support and targets for the child are then set to help them achieve. The outcome of the assessments may involve the child referred to other professionals e.g. occupational therapist, optometrist, speech and language therapist, psychiatrist. The psychologist will advise the school on how to promote development for example, keeping verbal instructions simple. Keep stories and group activities short to match attention span.

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.

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

The student assessed is a fourth grade caucasian female. She is nine years and ten months old and is the youngest, only girl of three siblings. Her brothers are in high school and junior high. This is her second year in our school district, she attended a private Christian school from kindergarten through second grade. Her mother is a first grade teacher in our district and father is a diesel mechanic, both parents live at home and are active in her school life. She has a love for creating and has shown this in her school work as well as her non school activities. She is constantly creating fashion items from random household objects, is writing her own stories, and videoing her daily life as well as creating songs and jingles to narrative her thoughts. She has a natural drive to entertain people and is very focused on improving her skills as a creator, fashion designer, writer, and future youtube entertainer all of these reasons are why she was chose to be evaluated.

‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ 2010, (WTtSC 2010) instructs organisations and individuals working with children on how actions such as assessments should be done in accordance with the CA1989 and ensures that professionals understand what their responsibilities and duties are. This specific documentation assisted my understanding of the format in which assessments should be conducted as well as my understanding of multi-professional work surrounding A and his needs. Following guidelines from the Assessment Framework (WTtSC p.44), I was able to establish what A’s specific developmental needs were so they can be addressed during my mentoring sessions. Areas such as his education, family and social relationships and stimulation as well a look at the wider family unit and his environment. This multi-professional meeting was in fact my initial assessment.

Overall, my interview with Mari Jo Turner worked out better than I had anticipated, she was able to deal with me for 30 mins and explain the history of how the Hispanic League took a lead in our society. I was fortunate enough to have experienced many of their events and programs. The passion and devotion the staff members, board members, and the executive director display are performances not taken for granted nor will it because you can experience the testimonies of other Hispanic/Latinos that have been touched by this organization. I could tell Mrs. Turner cares about what she does to enhance the academic performance of the Hispanic/Latino students and its community. She is passionate and devoted to her job regardless of the obstacles they

Since the degree I am pursuing in Healthcare Business Informatics is a relatively new degree I decided to interview Rebecca Stimpson. Rebecca Stimpson is my advisor as well as the Medical Office Administrations Instructor. She has a Bachelor of Science Business Education Information Technology and a Master of Science Vocational Education Information Technology from East Carolina University. I meet with Ms. Stimpson for about 30 minutes in her office on September 1st.

I had the opportunity to interview Kimberly Bezer of Devereux Community Base Care. Kimberly has an extensive job title which is as followed: Dependency Case Manager/Intake/Out of County Supervisor. Devereux Community Base Care is a non-profit agency that is contracted by the State of Florida’s Child Protective Agency, providing services to children and families. I would describe Kimberly as a very “animated” person, which in my opinion after being employed in the human services field as a case manager for approximately six years, being energetic is necessary to remain your sanity.

After my initial interview proposal, I went back and interviewed Gloria Sewell on the Guardian Angel Settlement. She is the Program Director of the Child Development Center. The center offers services to children 3 weeks to 6 years of age. Their dedicated and experienced staff provide children with the best start in life and all services are based on the family’s ability to pay. The center is licensed and accredited. It shares a partnership in the head start and early head start programs. Guardian Angels has serviced over 7000 children, families, and seniors throughout the year providing them with assistance with heating and cooling bills and housing on an emergency basis at the Hosea House.

Lastly, the districts community outreach programs for the amount of ELs in the district is outstanding, with one-on-one meetings and communication, the families are constantly kept in the loop and current with their student’s learning. Along with that, the school also provides summer camp for ELs and additional supports. There are no improvements that I would suggest to this portion of the program at this time.

On Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at approximately 3:15pm, I interviewed Julia Dressler, a peer in my Social Work Interviewing class. The purpose of the interview was to become comfortable being recorded, increase my experience using the interviewing skills learned in class, and to be able to analyze my strengths and weaknesses, leading to a greater learning opportunity. Julia and I met in study room 308 in the George R. White Library at Concordia University in Portland. The study room was a quiet place and we had no interruptions.