What does an early childhood professional need to know in order to understand the situation and needs of these children and families?

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Imagine you are working in an early childhood setting that cares for and teaches children ages 0–5. Two families in your program share a grandmother who has been an active and loving caregiver for their children—an infant, a toddler, and a preschooler. The grandmother has recently passed away and you want to support these families by helping them understand how infants, toddlers, and preschoolers grieve in order to help the children with this loss.

Before you create your Action Plan, consider:

  • What does an early childhood professional need to know in order to understand the situation and needs of these children and families?
  • What ideas and advice from experts may be useful in assisting children and families?
  • What can early childhood professionals do to help, either directly, by suggesting activities and advice, or by referring the family to other community resources and professionals?

As you prepare this Action Plan, keep the focus on gathering and identifying the knowledge and ideas that you can best share with parents and other key adults. Remember that working directly with children as a grief counselor is an area of expertise that you may choose to pursue. However, as an early childhood professional, you are most qualified to help young children in this area by supporting the significant adults in their lives and remaining consistent, sensitive, and caring.

Follow these steps to create your Action Plan:

1. What You Need to Know: Learning About How Children at Different Ages Respond to Death

Naturally, children respond to situations in their own ways often based on where they are developmentally; sometimes based on temperament. Keep this uniqueness in mind as you read the following articles on children and grief. Although there is some overlap, you will find that all three help to clarify how young children of different ages respond to death. As you read, take notes on important developmental information and ideas that you think are important to share with parents/family members:

  • Young Children and Grief (PDF)
  • Magical Thinking: Children May Blame Themselves for a Parent’s Illness and Death (PDF)

2. Ideas and Advice: Checking Resources

Think concretely about how best to help the parents/family members of an infant, a toddler, and a preschooler. Check your notes from reading the articles above. As needed, skim the articles again for key concepts about how young children perceive death and specific ways to support each age to share with parents/family members. Access these articles below as additional resources:

  • Infant and Toddler Grief (PDF)
  • Helping Your Child Deal with Death and Loss (PDF)
  • Facts for Families: Children and Grief

3. Taking Action: Supporting the Whole Family in Responding to Loss

With knowledge and ideas in hand, you’re ready to suggest ways to support young children in dealing with a family loss. Use the information and advice from the articles to make your plan. Think of it as preparing a script for meeting with the parents or other significant family adults. Include the following in your plan:

Part I: Supporting an Infant

Explain in your own words:

  • Developmental information about what an infant may feel or understand about a family death
  • Possible ways that an infant may respond to a family death
  • Specific advice from experts on how to help an infant through a family loss

Part II: Supporting a Toddler

Explain in your own words:

  • Developmental information about what a toddler may feel, believe, or understand about a family death
  • Possible ways that a toddler may respond to a family death
  • Specific advice from experts on how to help a toddler through a family loss

Part III: Supporting a Preschooler

Explain in your own words:

  • Developmental information about what a preschooler may feel, believe, or understand about a family death
  • Possible ways that a preschooler may respond to a family death
  • Three specific ideas or activities the family can do at home to help a preschooler through a family loss

As you write your plan, remember the following:

  • Your goal is to help parents/family members understand how infants, toddlers, and preschoolers may respond to the family loss.
  • Parents/family members are most likely grieving, too. Consider their feelings in explaining their children’s needs.
  • Choose language that you would feel comfortable using—language that is respectful and sensitive—to create a model presentation for talking with adult family members.

Assignment length: 2–3 pages

Discuss which form of capital you would rely on for emotional support and help through difficult times if abused

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Social Versus Human Capital
This week’s first discussion forum will focus on the population of abused individuals. Abuse is a pervasive problem in our society. Although the forms of abuse, as well as the intensity and duration can vary from case to case, each abused person is tasked with dealing with the scars left from the abuse.  As you can imagine, this task can be very challenging to say the least. Using research to help you form an opinion, which form of capital (social or human capital) do you feel will have a greater influence over resources accessible to the abused?

Discuss which form of capital you would rely on for emotional support and help through difficult times if abused.  Explain your rationale. Chapter 3 of the course text defines these terms in more detail.
Your initial contribution should be 250 to 300 words in length. Your research and claims must be supported by a minimum of two scholarly sources beyond your course text.  Use proper APA formatting for in-text citations and references as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

 

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·         HCA 430 Week 1 Discussion 1 ( Understanding the Scope of Vulnerable Populations )

·         HCA 430 Week 1 Discussion 2 ( Factors Affecting Vulnerability and Assessment of Needs )

·         HCA 430 Week 2 Assignment ( Vulnerable Population Summary and Proposed Program )

·         HCA 430 Week 2 Discussion 1 ( Social Versus Human Capital )

·         HCA 430 Week 2 Discussion 2 ( Continuum of Care Evaluation and Analysis )

·         HCA 430 Week 3 Assignment ( Assessment of Community- Level Barriers )

·         HCA 430 Week 3 Discussion 1 ( Cost of Health Care )

·         HCA 430 Week 3 Discussion 2 ( Barriers to Care )

·         HCA 430 Week 4 Discussion 1 ( Economic Dynamics of Health Care Delivery Models )

·         HCA 430 Week 4 Discussion 2 ( Regulatory, Legal, Ethical, and Accreditation Issues in Research )

·         HCA 430 Week 5 Assignment ( Final Project )

·         HCA 430 Week 5 Discussion 1 ( Variations in Approaches to Care )

·         HCA 430 Week 5 Discussion 2 ( Making a Difference )

Executive Summary: State the purpose of the report and describe the major points of the report.

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Capital Investment Plan Proposal Topic

A capital investment plan is a document that is typically prepared  to obtain funding and/or financing.  For your Final Project, which is due in Week Five, you will assume the role of a department manager who is seeking funding/financing for a capital investment, and you will create a capital investment plan to present to your chief financial officer  and board .  In the scenario you choose, you may be looking to expand in an existing department, or you may focus on a brand new capital investment for a new service line.  For this assignment, address the following points as they pertain to your selected capital investment:

    • Executive Summary: State the purpose of the report and describe the major points of the report.
    • Service and/or  Equipment Description: This section should be at least one page.
    • Establishing the Team: This section should be at least one page. Include  a chart that illustrates the structure of the capital investment team.  In addition, provide a summary of your team (background, responsibilities, etc. ) as it pertains  to your selected business.

Addressing these points  will help you as you begin to develop your capital investment plan. Your paper should be two to three  double-spaced pages in length, excluding the title and reference pages.  Format your paper according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

 

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·         HCA 311 Week 1 Assignment ( Decision Making )

·         HCA 311 Week 1 Discussion 1 ( Senate Versus House )

·         HCA 311 Week 1 Discussion 2 ( Government Revenue )

·         HCA 311 Week 2 Assignment 1 ( Cost Allocation Methods )

·         HCA 311 Week 2 Assignment 2 ( Break Even )

·         HCA 311 Week 2 Discussion 1 ( Pricing Services )

·         HCA 311 Week 3 Assignment 1 ( Capital Investment Plan Proposal Topic )

·         HCA 311 Week 3 Assignment 2 ( MHS Analysis )

·         HCA 311 Week 3 Discussion 1 ( Reporting )

·         HCA 311 Week 4 Assignment 1 ( Operating Budget )

·         HCA 311 Week 4 Assignment 2 ( Capital Expenditure Proposals )

·         HCA 311 Week 4 Discussion 1 ( Capital Expenditure Budget )

·         HCA 311 Week 5 Assignment ( Final Project )

·         HCA 311 Week 5 Discussion 1 ( Certificate of Need )

Describe at least one major theme of the play.  What is the playwright trying to communicate to us?  Cite examples from the play to back up your ideas about the theme or themes.

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The students will read (or view) William Shakespeare’s TWELFTH NIGHT and write a paper about the play that demonstrates an understanding of the topics we have been covering in class.  Depending on what topic is chosen, the written assignment could discuss in detail any aspect of the play – its structure, characters, theme, style, potential design, etc. – as long as your response clearly relates to the material we have covered in class.

Possible topics include (only choose one -or- write about a topic of your own choosing):

  • What is the structure of the play (circular, episodic, climactic, etc.)?  How do you know?  If there are specific elements that are signatures of its specific structure (for example, climax), where do they fall in the play?
  • Describe at least one major theme of the play.  What is the playwright trying to communicate to us?  Cite examples from the play to back up your ideas about the theme or themes.
  • Our textbook speaks of “dramatic language”.  What is notable about the language in this play?  Can you discern differences in the way each character speaks?  What does the way in which each character speaks tell you about that character?
  • How does Shakespeare use gender and gender-bending in his production?  Why do you think he used these devices? Explore your thoughts on gender-bending in Shakespeare’s era to contemporary times, citing examples.

This written assignment should be YOUR response or analysis of the topic – do not regurgitate or copy someone else’s work from the internet.  The written assignment should be 3-5 pages in length (1000 word count minimum).  Edit and proofread your assignment (for spelling, grammar, MLA guidelines, etc.).  Please follow logical structure, such as introduction, body and conclusion.  Include a bibliography should additional sources are used.  Creativity and originality (formatting, images, links, etc.) are always encouraged.

TWELFTH NIGHT Script – http://shakespeare.mit.edu/twelfth_night/