Intervention

Barnes, A., & Harlacher, J. (2008, August 1). Clearing the Confusion: Response-to-Intervention as a Set of Principles. Retrieved October 3, 2015. This article focuses on the lack of emphasis on the flexible nature of RTI and the changing descriptions of it may lead to confusion among school professionals. It explains that there are 5 key principles and 4 features of RTI, they are extensively outlined in this article. RTI is described as a set of principles that do not change, but vary in…

Critical Overview # 1: Chomsky One common theme is Chomsky’s criticism of intellectuals and his interpretation of the basis for United States’ intervention. Chomsky argues that the basis that US intervention is largely based on strategic interests and that often intellectuals will perpetuate the idea the that pursing US interests is virtuous. Chomsky provides several valid critiques about the intellectual’s rule in supporting government propaganda and through their dismissal of those who…

concluded that peer-mediated intervention (PMI), which involves training typically developing peers to reinforce appropriate social behaviour in a student with developmental disorder, was effective in promoting social skills in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Also, recess intervention that focuses on changing playground design to foster peer interactions in students with ASD was shown to improve their engagement in social behaviour. Moreover, an intervention approach aimed at…

Another main focus of evidence-based OT intervention is caregiver training and education that aims to equip them so that they have an increased perceived competence and ability to handle and understand the behavior problems and functional decline of the person with NDD that they care for. More specifically, OTs can positively impact the lives of both the patient and the caregiver by taking time to work with the caregiver and train them in the NDD disease process, effective supervision, positive…

Early intervention services are critical for newborns and tots who are disabled, or at risk of developing a disability as they mature (Guralnick M (1997). These comprehensive services and programs are designed to provide assistance to children, and their families…

Power is defined as ‘the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way’. Foreign intervention is when nations, or organizations are able, or obliged to intervene in the affairs of another nation. Responsibility is defined as ‘the state or being accountable for something’, and means that a state must behave what is deemed as ‘morally right’. Why must ‘great power’ be wielded with ‘great responsibility’? If not done so, this power may have severe repercussions, and the potential…

like the interventions with this client group would begin with short term interventions. Interventions would most likely depend on what setting I will be working in, which will determine what services will be offered to the individual, but no matter what setting, I think that the most important interventions are education and safety planning. Interventions can be broken up into three categories: during an argument, if victim stays, and if victim leaves. Before providing any type of intervention…

infection outbreak on campus I would employ a community level intervention. The intervention would take place in the on campus residences. I believe this is the best place to start implementing the intervention, because if students learn safe sex behaviours in their first year of university they will be more likely to carry these behaviours with them through the rest of their time at Laurier and hopefully after they graduate. The intervention will focus on peer education and have the dons…

A key component of the Mindfulness Intervention is that learners are encouraged to practice Mindfulness daily in order to develop long-term changes. Team leaders and Health & Wellness Advocates will be advised to encourage participants to do the daily activities and to attend the weekly lunch sessions. Numerous studies have been conducted on the benefits of Mindfulness Interventions. “Mindfulness is fundamentally connected to many aspects of workplace functioning” (Good et al., 2015). Based on…

Focusing on the primary level on violence prevention, the goal of my intervention is to help prevent onset of violence within children before they reach they at risk ages where they become more likely to commit a violent crime. I will do this by reducing the exposure to violence children experience, thus, reducing the occurrence rate of violent acts among today’s youth. To go about this, I will begin by reaching out to College Park Academy (CPA), a blended middle-high school, in Prince George’s…