development, self-efficacy, identity, relationships, sexual behavior, academic achievement and more. Religion…
After a meeting with the evaluator, the father requested medical records for the child, while in Florida to be sent to the pediatrician here in NYC. The mother did not respond to this request. Mr. Hesterberg reported that he attended the child’s four year old checkup with the mother, when he was in Florida. The father reported that was the first time the mother brought up the issue of constipation to the pediatrician. They discussed placing the child on Miralax the father reported while the…
and treated, saw cases of croup and learned how the disease differed from epiglottitis, and saw children with severe asthmatic attacks being carried into the emergency room, and following the appropriate treatment, allowed to walk out of the emergency room as if nothing had ever happened. Call taught me many things about people as well. I learned a claim by a North Philadelphia mother that her child had "weasels in his chest" really meant the child was asthmatic and wheezing. I also learned,…
primary care physician and/or any mental specialist. A child must display behavior from one of the three subtypes (hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention), these behaviors must last for at least six (6) months to be considered and diagnosed and a child must react in this way in at least two settings of a child’s life (i.e. school, home, childcare). The parent and child will be asked many questions about the development, behaviors, problems and difficulties the home is going…
Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI). The Global Assessment of Functioning scale suitable for children 6 - 17 y/o is considered a valid and reliable tool to assess social and school functioning. For self-care and daily tasks evaluation the PEDI is commonly used since its modifications and functional skills’ scales have a P-value ranging from <0.001 to P.0.38 (Elon University, 2015). For assessment of play activities, the test of Playfulness (ToP) is used in children between 15 mos. and…
state’s money which was very important for parents with children that need this type of service. The most recent authorization of IDEA was passed in 2004 as Public Law 108-446 which expresses the significant brain development that occurs during a child’s first 3 years of life, and added a finding which widen the capacity of State and local agencies and service providers to identify, evaluate, and meet all of the children’s’ needs.…
and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 14(4), 159-66. This article breaks down Pervasive Development Disorders (PDDs) and how they are conditions that are characterized by abnormal behavior in communication skills and social functioning. It lectures about how children with PDDs experience repetitive and restricted behavior in daily life tasks. Scahill and Koeing give an analysis on important knowledge that is necessary to be able to distinguish PDDs conditions to non-PDDs conditions. This article…
Osarenoma Iyamu Psych 210 Prof Martin May 2, 2018 Policy Evaluation Homelessness affects every aspect of a child's life. Homelessness is the state of having no home. A child having a home can hinder their emotional, physical, cognitive, social and behavioral development. The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is a policy that serves homeless children. This policy reaches out to homeless families with children, gives assistance to identifying and serving homeless children and…
The Behavior Assessment System for Children-2 (BASC-2), a revision of the original BASC, is a multi-method and multidimensional assessment. In the revision of this assessment there were multiple changes “designed to evaluate various aspects of behavior and personality, including positive adaptive as well as negative clinical dimensions” (Myers et al, 2010). In 2004, AGS Publishing and Pearson Assessments published this psychological test. In hopes of creating an assessment that was useful in…
study using direct observation for one day will be used to assess the contextual influence on Julia’s time use and engagement of activities during her school day. The frequency and duration of engagements in occupations, stereotyped and disruptive behaviors, and the self-initiated social interaction will be documented as a part of the…