I feel like the term home visit is a pretty self explanatory concept. What I know about home visits is that it's when a professional goes into an infant or child's home and just assesses what the infant/child's life is like and what the parenting is like in the home.
I LOVE working with infants. I have 10 nieces and nephews, all from my sisters who are very close to me, so I have done this a lot and it's my favorite thing in the world. I feel like I have a pretty good idea of the developmental stages at certain ages and things like that.
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Week 8
Working on the family group project was stressful but also so interesting and rewarding. Learning about the other families and their struggles gave me a much better insight to how family resource plans work and what it's like to be a developmental specialist.
Weekly Quote:
"The family is the center of life and it is the key to eternal happiness." -L. Tom Perry
HWD:
Expert interview - asperger's syndrome
Weekly Quote:
"The family is the center of life and it is the key to eternal happiness." -L. Tom Perry
HWD:
Expert interview - asperger's syndrome
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Week 7
Professionalism is so important! I learned about this is in both this class and another. It plays such a big role. You could be the most educated and know every single thing about early childhood and special ed but if you are not practicing professionalism, it all goes to waste. The developmental specialist lecture was amazing and I think I found the profession I want to do! I found it amazing and felt like it applied to me so well.
Weekly Quote:
"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." -Wayne Dyer
HWD:
http://www.autism-society.org/in-the-news/ask-the-expert-adults-with-autism-and-health-problems/
https://www.autismspeaks.org/about-us/press-releases/autism-speaks-and-worlds-leading-autism-experts-announce-publication-autism-
Weekly Quote:
"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." -Wayne Dyer
HWD:
http://www.autism-society.org/in-the-news/ask-the-expert-adults-with-autism-and-health-problems/
https://www.autismspeaks.org/about-us/press-releases/autism-speaks-and-worlds-leading-autism-experts-announce-publication-autism-
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Week 6
This week ended heartbreaking when I found out the baby in my family project died. We learned about adult learning and how even when we are grown up and educated we are still constantly learning.
Weekly Quote: "I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught." -Winston Churchill
HWD:
http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/autism-spectrum-disorders
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/autism/autism-spectrum-disorders.htm
Weekly Quote: "I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught." -Winston Churchill
HWD:
http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/autism-spectrum-disorders
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/autism/autism-spectrum-disorders.htm
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Chapter 1-4 Map
Chapter 1
The information in this chapter that most stood out to me was the different models of how disabilities/special needs are viewed. It was interesting to see how different the children were viewed in different circumstances and in different environments. The additional resources gained were the different statistics regarding the family as a whole and their characteristics, which was so shocking and sad to me. Learning about the family, their characteristics, their ethnic backgrounds and how to deal with them, and life management skills will all be information that will be helpful to my future career no matter what my future career will be.
Chapter 2
Learning about the different types of supports in this chapter really gave me a different perspective on what role people play in your life and if the people in your life are actually necessary. This is helpful for the future because I will be able to observe the children and the people in their life and distinguish what type of support they offer to that child. Doing an ecomap and learning about Nicolette’s life gave me an idea of what it will be like to work with families and the right way to do it.
Chapter 3
What this chapter mostly focused on to me was the student and what matters most in the student’s life. The main things that are important are affection, spirituality, socialization, recreation, and their education. It brings in all aspects of their life and are vital to their success and how successful they will be. This helps me for my future career because it tells me what I need to focus on for every child I work with.
Chapter 4
Every family is completely different and I think it’s important for us as professionals/teachers to understand that every single child is going through something completely different, and possibly something we have no idea what it’s like to go through that specific thing. Sometimes different cycles happen “off cycle” and some happen on “on cycle”. We learn the correct way to transition through the different cycles and how to deal with things like death, finding out your child has special needs/disabilities, etc.
The information in this chapter that most stood out to me was the different models of how disabilities/special needs are viewed. It was interesting to see how different the children were viewed in different circumstances and in different environments. The additional resources gained were the different statistics regarding the family as a whole and their characteristics, which was so shocking and sad to me. Learning about the family, their characteristics, their ethnic backgrounds and how to deal with them, and life management skills will all be information that will be helpful to my future career no matter what my future career will be.
Chapter 2
Learning about the different types of supports in this chapter really gave me a different perspective on what role people play in your life and if the people in your life are actually necessary. This is helpful for the future because I will be able to observe the children and the people in their life and distinguish what type of support they offer to that child. Doing an ecomap and learning about Nicolette’s life gave me an idea of what it will be like to work with families and the right way to do it.
Chapter 3
What this chapter mostly focused on to me was the student and what matters most in the student’s life. The main things that are important are affection, spirituality, socialization, recreation, and their education. It brings in all aspects of their life and are vital to their success and how successful they will be. This helps me for my future career because it tells me what I need to focus on for every child I work with.
Chapter 4
Every family is completely different and I think it’s important for us as professionals/teachers to understand that every single child is going through something completely different, and possibly something we have no idea what it’s like to go through that specific thing. Sometimes different cycles happen “off cycle” and some happen on “on cycle”. We learn the correct way to transition through the different cycles and how to deal with things like death, finding out your child has special needs/disabilities, etc.
Week 5
This week opened up a lot of new perspectives for me. Looking at the father and sibling perspective made me think of special needs children in a completely different way. It made me think of what kind of teacher/professional I want to be and how I want to better involve parents, most importantly fathers, and my students' siblings.
Weekly Quote:
"A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society." -Billy Graham
HWD:
http://www.parents.com/health/autism/parenting/day-to-day-raising-autistic-child/#page=1
http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/searching-for-answers/raising-autistic-child
Weekly Quote:
"A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society." -Billy Graham
HWD:
http://www.parents.com/health/autism/parenting/day-to-day-raising-autistic-child/#page=1
http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/searching-for-answers/raising-autistic-child
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