Meeting The Needs of Children and Families Case study: NATHAN To Professor: Lisa McCaie By: Lan Chi Nguyen Course: ECEP 233-063 Due date: April 02, 2014
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1. Case study: NATHAN To Professor: Lisa McCaie By: Lan Chi
Nguyen Course: ECEP 233-063 Due date: April 02, 2014
2. The Needs of Children Nathan was in cardiac arrest and
needed surgery on his heart when he was born.
3. Nathan is ten months old now. He is behind in most
developmental milestone.
4. Nathan is generally happy and smiles often
5. Nathans families needs His parents would like to gain a
better understanding of services and support available to him in
Durham as they are planning move into their house in Ajax.
6. Nathans Mother need support with employment Nathans mother
would also like to find a new job which would be closer to their
new home. She is a qualified ECE who is planning to work full or
part time after her maternity leave is completed (with in 2 month
period of time)
7. What is cardiac arrest? Cardiac arrest is a type of heart
disease. It is sudden cessation of all heart activity. It may cause
shortness of breath, fatigue, airway and breathing problems.
Cardiac arrest, also known as cardiopulmonary arrest or circulatory
arrest, is the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to
failure of the heart to contract effectively. (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_arrest)
(https://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/CardiacAr
rest/About-Cardiac-Arrest_UCM_307905_Article.jsp)
8. Cardiac Surgery Cardiac surgery is surgery on the heart or
great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons. It is usually done to:
Treat complications of ischemic heart disease (for example,
coronary artery bypass grafting) Correct congenital heart disease
Treat valvular heart disease from various causes including
endocarditis, rheumatic heart disease and atherosclerosis It also
includes heart transplantation.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_surgery)
9. Causes of cardiac arrest in children and infant include:
Airway and breathing problems. Traumatic injury or an accident
(e.g., motor-vehicle collision, drowning, electrocution or
poisoning) A hard blow to the chest. Congenital heart disease.
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
(http://www.sharecare.com/health/heart-
disease/causes-cardiac-arrest-children-infants)
10. Condition are cause newborn with cardiac arrest There is
many cause are associated with increase risk of the children of
cardiac arrest including: Prone sleeping position. The winter
months Infant mothers who is smoking Infant who have survived
severe apparent life threatening events Infants of mothers who are
drug addicts Low birth-weight infant
(http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/98/21/2334.long)
11. Do things to help preventing Promote healthy eating.
Smoking Cessation.
12. Preventing continue Keep track with medical condition
Regularly exercise.
13. Prevent for children We should be aware of the need to
place infants supine for sleeping. Infants should not sleep on soft
surfaces (such as lambs-wool, fluffy comforters, or other materials
that might trap exhaled air near the infant face.
14. What is cause developmental delay with Nathan? Nathan case
is one of the most common cause of developmental delay because of
the period of hospitalization immediately or soon after birth for
the cardiac arrest surgery.(Reading package, Fact Sheet-page 2) The
delays were seen in all areas of development, cognition, language
and motor.
15. Nathans Needs Want to
16. Nathan with special needs Nathan with developmental delay
after cardiac surgery because the time he was spend in the hospital
environment. He did not have chance to interact or active play as
another. According to the Ages and Stages said Throughout the first
year, infants grow at a tremendously fast rate. In fact, by the end
of the first year they will have tripled in birth This is show that
Nathan could miss the rate of growth.
17. Meeting the needs of Nathans and his family want for him in
the class room and outside of the class room. Physical adaptive
learning environments Teaching strategies Using special equipments
Strategies for inclusions a child and families
18. Physical Environment Adaptive learning environment and
modification to stimulate Nathan and easy for him to move around on
the comfortable, safe floor and access to the material as easy as
he could. Class room setting with the child eye level
19. Facilitate a positive and safe play space The high quality
childcare environment setting will be benefit for all the children
and it also really importance for children with special needs. It
give them opportunities for healthy and safe development. (Reading
package, page 3)
20. Materials, toys and equipment, labeling system : should be
bright color and big letters so children can easily recognize and
get use to the visual. For ten months old baby. Toys and materials
can be adaptively as: stabilize, enlarge, enhance and simplify
21. Adaptive devices for greater learning help Nathan to
achieve to his developmental level. Safety and safe risk taking
through scoping activities.
22. Collaboration Collaborative planning for a lot people in
the community involve to provide their needs and build their
positive self-esteem. Including team meeting to support Nathans
needs and follow up.
23. Support Staff support and training: understand childrens
developmental, provide flexibilities in routines, schedules and
provide stimulation and novelty activities. Staff and parents
support the children learning to prepare their future. Talking to
the family about your concerns. (Reading package and class
note)
24. Support inclusion Beside Support children and their
families by enrich physical environment, teaching strategies also
help support include children with special need. This would be
promote Nathan social skill in the daycare invironment.
25. The strategies to teaching new skills Identifying skill to
teach: Developing learning goals and teaching a child new skill. We
should start from small and short-term task for skill improve. This
could help to success in long-term skills. This would be help best
for Nathans developmental as in physical , social, emotional and
intellectual
26. Indentifying Skill to teach Work from where you are, not
from where you want to be Choose a single area to focus on Break
the skill into smaller steps Decide how to teach Build a childs
confidence Motivate and reinforce Set short deadlines Keep track
Generalize the skill Include others
27. Visual Communication This strategies is using to help the
children who are not yet initiating communication to express their
needs or interested. This could apply for Nathan needs for his
language, social and emotional skill
28. Task Analysis The breaking down of complex skills into
smaller step to allow the children to success of learn new skills
with their developmental level and enhance for their bigger task. (
Reading package, Supported inclusion-page 2)
29. Prompting and Fading Prompting and fading is used in
teaching a new skill to support Nathans physical, language, and
intellectual skills. For example help Nathan holding spoon or
scrawl and stand independently, also with verbal model and gesture
used (class note, week 7) In addition we can use hand over hand
technique to support Nathans physical prompts, because modeling and
demonstrate is showing the child how to do the skill or action
while imitating child (class note, week-7)
30. Reinforcement Children need reinforcements to learn new
skills, build self esteem. Reinforcements can help Nathan stay on
task. Reinforcements mean motivate or encouraging the child. Any
environmental event that maintain and strengthens behaviours or
action such as praise, special activities, food, music or toy given
after the desired behaviour. (Class note, week 7)
31. Resources support Nathan and his family in Durham Region
Resources and consultant Family doctor Pediatrician Physiotherapist
Occupational Therapist Infant Development program consultants
Social Worker Psychologist Public Health Nurses Early Childhood
Educator
32. Resources and consultants They gather information in
relation to Nathan with developmental delay needs and promote the
inclusion for Nathan in the child care community. They able to
assist families and child care staff in identifying strengths,
needs and goals for the child with special need like Nathan. They
can access and coordinate resources to support Nathan, his families
and child care staff; they also interact with related professional
in the community. They will develop appropriate strategies and
service plans to support inclusion of Nathan. ( class note, Week
9)
33. Family Doctor This is the professional close to Nathan and
families to diagnosis his developmental level. Can advise parents
about accessing and referral for diagnosis, help the family find
support
34. Pediatrician A pediatrician specializes in child
development and medical care children.(class note, week 9) Nathan
had surgery because of cardiac arrest, therefore he need to have
pediatrician to help him and his family follow up his medication
condition
35. Physiotherapist Works with children and their families to
develop the childs maximum level of independence by addressing
physical aspects (movement, muscle strength, coordination, fitness
and respiration) ( class note, week 9) This service could Nathans
physical strength in gross motor skill after he did not move much
in the hospital.
36. Occupational Therapist Works with children and their
families to develop the childs maximum level of independence in all
areas of daily living. such as, dressing, bathing, feeding, play
and school activities. (class wk-9)
37. Infant Development Program Consultants Work with families
of children under the age of three with , or at risk of
developmental delay Can provide home visits, assessments, program
planning, and liaison with other families (class wk-9).
38. Social Worker Inform and refer parents to service provide
and link families with community-base support and service. They
also able to help Nathans mother with employment or financial help
for family.(class note, week 9)
39. Psychiatrists This professional may provide diagnostic
assessment and reassessment of children, monitor prescriptions and
treatments (class, wk-9) They also family counseling can help
family to co- op with the situation and help Nathan get to
developmental level .
40. Public Health Nurses Nathan is 10 months old, He is behind
in most developmental therefore Public health Nurses could help the
parent gain more information on his healthy growth and development,
immunization for him. They also provide information in resources,
supports and service in their community.
41. Early Childhood Educator(ECE) ECE will be with Nathan most
of the day time in the daycare. Therefore they able to observe,
participate in creating and implementing IPPs. They make
adaptations in the environment, support families, links with other
professionals... and much more to provide the needs for Nathan
learning and get to developmental level of his age.
42. Nathans Parent The family need to sign form 14 early to get
access to the service as soon as possible for Nathan to get help
from all the professionals. This will allow the family to gain
access to different services which can help them with support as
they go through this difficult time including financial. Nathans
parent is the best resource for him. They are the primary care for
Nathan and know best about Nathan abilities, strengths, and needs
.
43. Meeting the needs of Nathan and his family
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_meeting_Nathan_needs by Lan Chi Nguyen
44. Durham Area Map Nathans family planning to move into their
new house in Ajax.
http://www.durham.ca/default.asp?nr=/corpoverview/mapsregion.htm
45. Grandview Kids Grandview Childrens Centre is an
independently operated not-for-profit organization. They are the
only children's treatment centre in Durham Region providing
specialized programs, outpatient clinical treatment, and support to
thousands of children and youth with special needs and their
families. (http://grandviewkids.ca/welcome/about- us) Oshawa(Main
Site) 600 Townline Rd. S. Oshawa, ON L1H 7K6 905-728-1673
1-800-304-6180 Fax: 905-728-2961 Port Perry (Lakeridge Health Port
Perry Hospital) 451 Paxton St. Port Perry, ON L9L 1L9 905-985-7321
x 5568 Whitby (Whitby Mall) 1615 Dundas St. E. Suite #203 Whitby,
ON L1N 2L1 905-440-4573 Fax: 905-440-4601 Bowmanville (Knox
Christian School) 410 North Scugog Court Bowmanville, ON
905-728-1673 1-800-304-6180
46. Continue.... assess, diagnose, prescribe and provide
clinical treatment, specialized programs and therapies and
specialized equipment for children and youth with communication,
physical or developmental special needs; provide access to
specialists, consultation and support for families; build capacity
in the community through information, knowledge exchange and
consultation to professional and other organizations; participate
in research activity and teaching in the field of childrens
rehabilitation. (http://grandviewkids.ca/welcome/about-us) Ajax
(Grandview West) 570 Westney Rd. S. Ajax, ON L1S 6V5 905-619-6551
Fax: 905-619-6552
47. Regional Municipality of Durham Health Durham region:
Provide information for parent families all kind of services relate
to children with special needs and families needs. Provide resource
for educator to help the parent and a child to get access to the
service for children with special need.
(http://www.durham.ca/default.asp?nr=/corporate/contactus.htm)
Contact: Health Department 605 Rossland Rd. E Whitby, ON L1N 6A3
Phone: 905-668-7711 Or 1800-841-2729 Fax 905-666-6214 Email:
[email protected]
48. Regional Municipality of Durham Child Care and Children's
Programs: Provide the map for all childcare centre locate in Durham
region. Provide information for childcare and early learning
professional. Provide information for parent. Contact for social
services: Including Childcare and childrens Program. 605 Rossland
Rd. E Whitby, ON L1N 6A3 Phone: 905-668-7711 Or 1800-372-1102
49. This organization is support for individual disabilities
and protect their right. Provide many services for young children
from birth to eighteen years old. Help the families access support
services from government. 39 Wellington E, Oshawa, ON L1H 3Y1 (905)
576-3011 Fax: 905-576-9754 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.communitylivingoc.ca
50. Community Living - Ajax, Pickering and Whitby Community
Living in Ajax, Pickering and Whitby have the same service for
individual children and families with special needs as Oshawa.
Provide the services available for all families who are living in
Ajax, Pickering and Whitby to easy to access to their needs. 36
Emperor Street, Ajax, ON. L1S 1M7 Phone: (905) 427-3300 Fax: (905)
427-3310 Email Address: [email protected]
http://www.cl-apw.org/index.html
51. Lake Ridge Community Support Services (LRCSS) provides high
quality treatment, education and evaluation research services which
facilitate the participation and growth of individuals with a
diagnosis of Intellectual Disability or Autism Spectrum Disorder
within their community. Staff provide support to individuals,
community agencies, families, educators and other professionals.
(http://www.lrcss.com/AboutUS.html) Contact information: 900
Hopkins St, Whitby, ON (905) 666-9688 Website: www.lrcss.com