Developmentally Appropriate Practice

Integrate knowledge from nursing and other disciplines to deliver competent, culturally sensitive, and developmentally-appropriate care as part of the interdisciplinary team. During lab days throughout my nursing terms, I was taught how to place a Foley catheter in a male patient; thank goodness because this nursing knowledge came in use today for my shift. I was able to deliver competent care, in a culturally sensitive way of my patient (no cultural barriers noted; I was cognizant of my…

I chose to use my comprehensive school counseling program notebook as my artifact that I created in Dr. Dixon’s School Counseling Programs because I believe it identifies the information needed to construct a developmentally appropriate academic, career and social/emotional counseling curriculum. The notebook illustrates the workable and useable knowledge, understanding, abilities, attitudes and skills that I have gained through the construction of the resource. This notebook will support my…

as developmentally appropriate skills are practiced in a positive and safe environment. While acquiring knowledge and understanding about their personal development, HPE produces informed and critical thinking students who choose positive behaviours for their wellbeing and overall health both today and in the future. HPE considers the well-being of all students, to foster social and…

way of keeping young offenders out of incarceration. In the ensuing debates on whether this is a good idea or not, experts also disputed the appropriate cut off age for juvenile court. Carmen Daugherty, in her article “No One Younger Than 18 Should Be Tried as an Adult,” suggests eighteen as the age limit. She attempts to persuade readers that the practice of trying, sentencing, and incarcerating youth under eighteen in the adult criminal justice system should be terminated as it fails to meet…

org/about/positions/dap4.asp It also provides a well-prepared routine, clean and organized environment, full of dynamic activities as well as involving and meaningful areas for learning experiences. Enthusiastic teachers will scaffold children learning to help them practice and grow in a wide variety of goals within the learning domains. Welcoming room, where parents are also allowed to share and play with children. We also count with a well-designed curriculum that allows the teachers observe…

adult as they are talking and give them my full, undivided attention. These are some of the rules I currently use at work on a day-to-day basis. I also reinforce them when the opportunity presents itself. Each one of these rules helps students to practice accountability and…

topics, I gathered plenty of information to understand where children should be developmentally with writing, pertaining to their ages. The five articles I researched all provided information about pre-handwriting as well as handwriting in children. The first article I read was titled “The role of general dynamic coordination in Handwriting Skills of Children.” This article pertains to where children should be developmentally in handwriting and the cause of them not being on that developmental…

A curriculum can be defined as a written plan that describes the goals for children’s learning and development, and the learning experiences, materials and teaching strategies that are used to help children achieve those goals (Head Start, 1998; National Association for the Education of Young Children [NAEYC], 2005c, as cited in Bredekamp, 2011, p. 299). However, this definition of a curriculum lacks the possibility of explanation and adjustment to individual needs and circumstances. According…

Dr. Dan Gartrell Reflection Paper Dr. Dan Gartrell is a modern day child development theorist who has studied in depth behavior tendencies in children ages 0-8, and has developed behavior guidance methods which support developmentally appropriate practices. Dr. Gartrell is also the author of four books and countless articles. One of his articles caught my eye and left me filled with more knowledge and a new technique that will help me and other caregivers in the future. The article focused on…

I was influenced most developmentally by my parent’s divorce and my support systems during my adolescence. My parents’ divorce was a pivotal influence on my development as it created stress in my life that I had to learn to cope with. Their separation caused a strain on my family, and due to their fighting I no longer felt the same safety and comfort at home I did before. I began going to parties with my peers, and I started to use alcohol as a way to cope. Developmentally, I may or may not have…