Jamie Oliver Nick’s Plan My case study child is a young boy in the third grade. I will call him Nick. Nick is a student who has cerebral palsy. He remains in a wheelchair all day long while in school. Nick has poor fine motor control‚ for example he cannot write with a regular pencil‚ and even has a hard time with crayons. Nick is able to do some things with his hands‚ he can push larger buttons and he truly enjoys working on the computer. Nick has a hard time with talking and he talks extremely
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This case is of an 8-year-old boy‚ Steven. Steven has been diagnosed by a Pediatrician as having an Autistic Spectrum Disorder because of the severity of his needs in terms of communication and reciprocal social interaction. Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder that is very complex and involves a broad different and separate physical and mental disorders. Autistic children are in the private world of their own. It is common beliefs that performance of individuals with autism was inferior
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In January 2014‚ the Child and Family Agency‚ (Tusla)‚ became the dedicated state entity in Ireland to deliver services to children and families‚ with legal responsibility towards safeguarding the welfare and protection of children at risk of abuse. Operating under the Child Care Act (1991)‚ and the progressive Child and Family Agency Act (2013)‚ the Child and Family Agency (CFA)‚ has a central role in supporting communities to keep children safe‚ and provide care for children in circumstances
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impairment with his or her activities of daily living. The health of a primary caregiver is a key factor which can affect the health and wellbeing of the disabled child for whom they care. A primary caregiver of a child with disabilities has been defined as the person most responsible for the day to day decision making and care of that child which can be a mother or father‚ close relatives or professional caregivers. According to The International Classification of Functioning‚ Disability and Health
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Mr. Jones’ testimony revealed that the Lien Unit requested him to complete and return paperwork that they mailed to him. He stated that he knows that he owed back child support‚ but some of the money in his bank account is not his money. He stated that he sent the required information verifying who deposit in the account. Mr. Jones stated he had his wife to provide verification of her tax refund and the amount that she deposited in the account. He stated he has had custody of the two oldest children
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notion of child abuse is socially constructed‚ in other words the definition changes over time and it may even be different from one culture/country to the next‚ it is ‘a product of a particular culture and context and not an absolutely unchanging phenomenon’ (Corby‚ 1993‚ p.39). For example‚ in the UK in the 1980’s there were four types of abuse‚ in 1988 there were five and in 1991 they were back to four. For example‚ work into child protection emerged in the 1960’s and so if this was the case Corby
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Case Study for Child Growth and Development In Piaget’s stages of cognitive development a typical 3 year old is in the preoperational stage‚ which is the second stage in which children have begun to do some mental thinking rather than solving all problems with their physical actions. An example would be that Alexis didn’t seem to really like to listen well to what the leaders of an activity told her to do. Another example would be that Alexis didn’t really seem to like to do things
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Child abuse has become an epidemic in the United States‚ with over 3 million cases being reported each year. 28.3% of adults report being physically abused when they were a child‚ while 20.7% report sexual abuse and 10.6% report emotional abuse (ChildHelp). Neglect is another form of child abuse‚ in which the parents or caregivers do not provide the necessary care‚ love‚ or resources to promote the well being of the child (ChildHelp). Child abuse and neglect can lead to many long-term consequences
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The information is about a child named Lara who is becoming difficult to handle for her mother Emily. This was brought to limelight‚ when in a session that took place in nursery‚ was brought to the attention of the nursery key worker. The nursery worker had noticed that whilst Emily and Lara were playing‚ another child tried to be part of the play; but Lara threw a handful of bricks across the room. This was followed by Emily shouting at Lara‚ who then threw a tantrum. It was then disclosed by Emily
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Real Case Study on a hearing impaired student at a school Background of Student The student has a bilateral hearing impairment. He wears 2 hearing aids and uses a radio system in school. All staff are aware of the student’s difficulties and use the radio and microphone system appropriately. An STA meets with the student each day to check his hearing aids and ensure there are no problems. At present the student is also undergoing the process of assessment to determine if he has an autistic
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