Curriculum Development: An Overview Read the following curriculum development overview. This one is long. You might find that if you print it in draft mode on your printer it is less straining on the eyes. Curriculum Development: An Overview INTRODUCTION Ever since the term curriculum was added to educators’ vocabularies‚ it has seemed to convey many things to many people. To some‚ curriculum has denoted a specific course‚ while to others it has meant the entire educational environment. Whereas
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Adlerian Play Therapy “Play is the highest expression of human development in childhood‚ for it alone is the free expression of what is in a child’s soul” (Friedrich Froebel‚ 2012). Play can be compared to an open door to gaining knowledge on how children view their environment and themselves. Since play is a natural expression for children‚ the utilization of such technique could prove to be useful in counseling children with a varying degree of behavioral‚ emotional‚ or mental issues. Moreover
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Advocacy for Play Centered Curriculum ECE351 Play and Learning for the Young Child Wendy Anderson July 30‚ 2012 Abstract As a mom and a teacher‚ I am a strong supporter of play-based learning. For some children‚ play is what helps them grow and develop in areas that we may not see. Children do not learn at the same rate or the same ways as their peers. Each child is different in every way. Providing
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Play and early childhood education is not just a way to fill time for children who are too young to go to school. Some people think of play as the “work” of children (Berger‚ 2000).Through play and early childhood education‚ children build the foundation for later learning as they solve problems and increase their understanding of themselves‚ other people‚ and the world around them. Being in a stimulating environment‚ such as an early childhood center‚ provides a child with the much needed support
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Play therapy is a counseling technique that uses objects such as toys‚ clay‚ or sand trays to help both adults and children solve problems that they may face on a daily basis. Play therapy also promotes social development. During play therapy sessions‚ the counselors observe and reflect the child’s behavior. Since children cannot verbally express their feelings like adults‚ play therapy is very effective for them because it allows them to express themselves through toys. The more I work with
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behaviourism and psychoanalysis therapies‚ person-centered therapy has revolutionised the direction of counselling theory and practice. As the name implies‚ person-centered approach views clients as the ultimate agents for self-change. It assumes that humans are essentially positively motivated and can be trusted to make their own decisions to shape‚ direct and take responsibility for the way they live their lives. Since its conceptualization by Carl Rogers‚ person-centered therapy has yield successful treatment
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Person-Centered Reflection Paper According to Gerald Corey‚ in the book‚ Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy” person-centered therapy has similar concepts and values as existential therapy. Person-centered therapy was founded on the principles that humans’ are primarily trustworthy and are capable of self-actualization. Carl Rogers believed that individuals are capable of “Congruent (genuineness‚ or realness)‚ unconditional primary regard (acceptance and caring)‚ and accurate empathic
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Principles and Philosophy of Person-Centered Therapy. Client-centered therapy was developed more than seventy years ago by Carl Rogers‚ whom many therapists considered the most influential psychotherapist in history. In Rogers later years‚ he changed the name to person-centered therapy due to his concern with humanity; including families‚ businesses and education. In this type of therapy‚ the therapist conveys empathy‚ acceptance‚ value and unconditional support rather than providing specific
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Client centered therapy is a non-directive form to talk therapy with a positive view of human. According to Lesson three "Person-centered therapists ultimately teach clients to trust in themselves and to use this trust to find direction in life. It is common for Rogerian therapists to overtly express confidence to the clients that they will be able to move toward self-discovery and self-actualization. It is likely that this communication of positive expectations in and of itself enhances clients’’
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CARL ROGERS AND PERSON CENTERED THERAPY Carl Rogers Carl Ransome Rogers‚ the most influential American psychologist of the 20th century was born on the 8th January 1902‚ in Oak Illinois‚ a suburb of Chicago. He was the fourth child out of the six children. His father Walter A. Rogers was a civil engineer and his mother Julia M. Cushing was a housewife and a
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