The Praxis

and pain. Amer (2013) advises for us to “knowingly participate in change, speak up: learn the art of considerate interruption, find a mentor, and attend graduate school or further your certification” (p. 91). I feel I am already embracing the above praxis for change within my unit and or continuing to learn how to grow within these recommendations. For example, I participate on our units partnership counsel which meets monthly to address specifics concerns related to our unit. The concerns…

Final SLO reflections SLO 1 Development I have learned the meaning of challenging behavior, and it is different reactions and actions a person to express and communicate their needs, and wants. Challenging behaviors can be verbal and physical. SLO 2 Research Based on course readings and discussion, I have learned a new assessment strategy, the BRAULT Behaviors Checklist. Now, I am using this strategy to analyze, reflect, understand, learn different types of behaviors, try something new to…

Data In 1977, Jane Stafford engaged in a second common law relationship with Billy Stafford, commencing for five years until 1982. The couple lived with Jane’s son, Allen, from her first relationship, and soon had their own child, Darren (Sheehy, 2014, pg. 4). Throughout the five years of cohabitation, Billy Stafford possessed a sadistic behavior pattern known by the members of the community, by sexually and verbally abusing Jane, and indulging in drug and alcohol abuse. However, the night of…

and attention responses. It is about the early stages of development (Kielhofner, 2009, p. 204). Therefore, the model limits on OT in how to gather the information; which is usually applying different assessment like the Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests(SIPT) and how to create intervention as many of the intervention is aimed at changing the sensory integration problem (Kielhofner, 2009, p.225). Last, the motor control model is concerned with the difficulties with controlling of movements…

As Elmer Towns points out in Core Christianity, “in an age of tolerance, marked by an eagerness to find harmony among divergent worldviews, many argue it doesn’t matter what you think; only actions matter (Towns, pg.85).” With that simple knowledge we cannot talk a good talk but must walk in our faith showing that we were created in the image of God. Interaction is the opposite of seclusion; we must not seclude our faith and our Lord but lift Him up for all he is. Since mankind is created in the…

Dr. Sandra Nelson is an Associate Professor in the Physical Education program in the Spadoni College of Education. This letter is a review of the calendar year of 2016. The definitions of descriptors defined in the Promotion and Tenure Faculty Annual Evaluation Rubrics (cited in 2013-2014 Spadoni College of Education Policies and Procedures Handbook) were used to make the determinations of “outstanding,” “very good,” “good,” and “needs improvement.” TEACHING: In the area of teaching, Dr. Nelson…

By shifting the perception of oppression from an objective reality to a limiting situation which can be transformed, the oppressed can realize what needs to be transformed in order to break free from the oppressive system. Similarly to the process of realization for the oppressed, the oppressor can find solidarity by regarding the oppressed as people who have been facing oppression and not as mere means to their ends. After this realization, the oppressor must do something tangible and not…

The Cynicism Surrounding Sanity The legitimacy of mental illnesses and insanity has been questionable within a myriad of societies throughout history. No individual is psychologically identical to anyone else, so there is no divine truth in determining what is sane and what is not. Because of this, some people are subjugated from the masses and some research correlates insanity with the creation of serial murders and criminals. Others are less fortunate and become prisoners of their own minds…

Education seems, by all accounts, to be the most proper vehicle to switch and develop a perspective that is more in accordance with the desires of individuals with regards to globalization with its expanded social contact and quickened pace of technological change. The school, as the main operator of social transmission, has a key part to play in perspective building, in furnishing the child with the necessary intellectual, emotional, social and moral resources to engage in a common process of…

What matters the most to me is happiness! “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.” -- Denis Waitley This quote states it all. Happiness transcends our past, present and future. We all have the ability to control our own happiness. This is dependent upon the person, and the way they live life. Some people I have personally met in the world believe that happiness is simply a…