Timmy is resides at Pinecrest Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded where he has remained since he was six months of age. The facility has been in regulation since the 1920’s. The facility is located high up on a hill positioned far from the surrounding neighborhood accessible only through a narrow winding road. The several staff members at the facility have been employed at the facility upwards of ten years or more (Walsh, 2013, p. 28). Timmy’s care is overseen by Sister Anne and other support staff includes; education specialist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist, and a social worker, all of which report that Timmy is making progress towards the goals of his IEP (Walsh, 2013, p. 36); Although the
As if being the father of two children and a dedicated husband were not enough, Victor Terhune has to balance his family life with his job. Victor currently works as a Technical representative for the sales department at Weastec in Dublin, Ohio. Though work holds him back from doing some of the things that he would like to be doing, like spending more time with his wife and sons, this is a common theme for many workers today in a relationship with their desire to be with their families. Victor strives to get resolution to this by making time by driving home right after work and focusing on that quality time with his family.
Chapter thirteen has two subject matter that it discusses in some detail, mental illness and developmental disabilities. This review will be exploring the history, philosophy and theories of developmental disabilities. Social workers come in contact with many clients that have developmental disabilities, and the chapter gives a glimpse the history, problems, and theories related to developmental problems. Chapter thirteen explores the issues of dealing with developmental disabilities in the past and what is being done today to help social workers face the issues.
. G. Toys is a leading supplier of high quality dolls that are manufactured in two plants within Illinois, one in Chicago, one in Springfield. These dolls are sold in retailors throughout the United States and have an established, loyal customer base due to their high quality and popularity (Campbell & Kulp, 2004). In the last few years, due to rising production costs, their most popular doll, Geoffrey, has seen a decrease in profit margin. In this evaluation we plan to address G.G. Toys existing cost system and offer recommendations on whether management should change the costing system in both the Chicago and Springfield plant. We will calculate the costs of the Geoffrey doll, the specialty branded doll #106 and the cradles using the cost
Patricia Bauer was a former Washington post reporter and one of the founders of the UCLA, a school for young adults with intellectual disabilities, although she gains most of her knowledge on the topic from raising a daughter with Down Syndrome. This article was originally published in The Washington Post, one of the most circulates newspapers in America. When this article came out in August of 2008, two major things were happening concerning mental disabled people. The first was a movie that came out
Carlos and his mother met for the DD Intake at the Laburnum office. Carlos is a 7 year- old who attends Radcliff Elementary School. Carlos doesn't use his words to communicate. Yesterday he received a communication device paid for by Medicaid and he receives ABA Therapy 3x a week provided by Family Insight. Carlos's mother seemed disappointed in Carlos performance on the VIDES worksheet; as she shook her head and sighed. He pointed randomly at the objects on the worksheet and used his communication device twice to say, "Stop".
Straus, Murray A., & Yodanis, Carrie L. (1996) Morality of people with mental retardation in California with and without Down sydrome, 1986-1991. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 100, 643-653.
Running into barriers while attempting to locate and navigate services for developmental disabilities are not because you don't want to help your child, or don't care - chances are, you are facing a wide rage of emotions. Some barriers that take an emotiona...
We had a high school student that was on the ISAT-Alt with an eligibility category of autism. This student had significant services and accommodations including academic supports, speech/language therapy, occupational therapy, and behavior supports. The parent refused to allow the testing that the team felt was necessary for the upcoming re-evaluation. After a particularly intense IEP meeting, I suggested to the team that we reconvene and invite a state facilitator to attend to ensure equity of voice. The parent agreed to the meeting and with the help of the facilitator, the team was able to agree on testing and move forward. This student also left our school shortly after this
Alison’s story is the perfect example of what many families must go through when faced with the possibility of having a child diagnosed with a learning disability. Alison was not diagnosed with visual and auditory dyslexia until the summer before entering college. However, while still a toddler, her symptoms had been brought to her mother’s attention by her sister’s teacher. Alison’s mother then noticed her habits in repeating words incorrectly and how Alison would need tactile clues to follow directions. At the recommendation of her kindergarten teacher, Alison was tested for learning disabilities and the results from the school psychologists were that she was acting stubborn or disobedient. Her family did not stop with the school’s diagnosis. They had private testing completed that confirmed Alison did not have a specific learning disability. The final word came from a relative that happened to be a psychologist. He insisted Alison would grow out of her difficulties. So Alison continued on with her entire elementary, middle and high school journey as a student and daughter with an undiagnosed learning disability.
Hutchins, B. (2013, November 4). Interview by S Pappas. An Adult Perspective: Concerns for a Special Needs Sibling.
It appears that Mathew’s move to his biological mother’s and stepfather’s home in the middle of his treatment with this provider played a part in the treatment disruption. Mathew cited strict rules and what he thought was emotional abuse from his stepmother as the reasons for his move. This move, while pleasing to him because he was allowed the freedom to operate without much supervision, his focus on his treatment work had noticeably changed, and he began to push back when confronted by his peers in treatment group about his lack of focus and he shut down emotionally, would use lies of omission to hide what he was actually doing, and stayed on the margins of the treatment group milieu. This behavior lasted for several weeks until Mathew upped the ante and began telling his family that he was on the verge of not completing SSODA and this was not due to his efforts. Mathew attempted to triangulate his mother and stepfather against this provider by stating that he had a learning disability and has a diminished capacity to learn the treatment goals set for him. After a parent meeting with this provider, it was made clear that Mathew was avoiding having to address important treatment foci and was making excuses to avoid having to complete assigned treatment homework. After this meeting, Mathew’s parents made a commitment to make time to help Mathew with his treatment homework and this resulted in Mathew’s timely completion of homework and a noticeable gain in his understanding and comprehension of the concepts and ideas addressed during individual and treatment
Full and fair access to educational opportunities was often denied to children who were different because of race, culture, language, gender, or exceptionality (Banks and Banks 293). Because local school officials did not have any legal obligation to grant students with disabilities the same educational access that other non disabled students enjoyed, many schools denied enrollment to children with learning disabilities. This exclusion had to be corrected making it necessary to make laws governing the education of exceptional children. As a consequence, in 1975 Law 94-142, Congress passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This law has changed education throughout the country affecting and changing the roles of special educators, schools, administrators, parents and many other professionals involved in the...
Once a child is diagnosed as developmentally delayed parents may feel at fault and not know where to turn for help. The Federal Government has mandated intervention services for children age’s birth to five years with disabilities (Brown, 2007). At the age of three a child that is delayed or has a genetic disorder will receive intervention in a pre-school setting. This setting would help the child reach the milestones necessary to enter kindergarten. A program such as this helps a child to be placed in an inclusive classroom; which would allow the child to be successful in the lea...
This case study began in Andy 's second grade when he first received his IEP. In his third grade year, he was in Mrs. Sachs ' class, who is a strict teacher. In that environment, Andy could not succeed. However, he was also in a resource room with Kathryn, but in the resource room, he was showing little progress. Now, the CES board is voting to decide whether or not Andy will receive his IEP in the fourth grade.
As a consultant for Toys, Inc., I have been called in for my advice by the company’s president, Marybeth Corbella; on which of the two proposed options would be best for the company and for the customers as well. Toys, Inc. is a 20-year-old company that produces toys and board games, our company has a reputation built on quality and innovation. Although we have been the market leader in our field, the sales have become stagnant in recent years, and sales have begun to decline when comparing them to the sales in the past. With the company’s managers attributing the decline of sales on the economy, the company was forced to reduce production costs and layoffs in the design and product development departments; this action will hopefully increase