Not exact matches
Promoting Student Achievement through Improved Health Policy is a quick primer of the CDC's «Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child» model, which highlights 10 important areas for connecting health and learning: health education; physical education and physical activity; nutrition; school health services; counseling, psychological, and social services; employee wellness; safe physical environments, social and
emotional school climate;
family engagement; and community
involvement.
The Impact of
Family Involvement on the Education of Children Ages 3 to 8: A Focus on Literacy and Math Achievement Outcomes and Social -
Emotional Skills.
This report from MDRC summarizes research conducted primarily over the past 10 years on how
families»
involvement in children's learning and development through activities at home and at school affects the literacy, mathematics, and social -
emotional skills of children ages 3 to 8.
They may include behavioral or social /
emotional programs and initiatives designed to improve academic equity,
family involvement, staff retention, or student engagement.
In Virginia, a court may consider any of the following factors, among others, in making a decision: The age and physical and mental condition of the child, giving due consideration to the child's changing developmental needs; the age and physical and mental condition of each parent; the relationship existing between each parent and each child, giving due consideration to the positive
involvement with the child's life, the ability to accurately assess and meet the
emotional, intellectual and physical needs of the child; the needs of the child, giving due consideration to other important relationships of the child, including but not limited to siblings, peers and extended
family members; the role that each parent has played and will play in the future, in the upbringing and care of the child; the propensity of each parent to actively support the child's contact and relationship with the other parent, including whether a parent has unreasonably denied the other parent access to or visitation with the child; the relative willingness and demonstrated ability of each parent to maintain a close and continuing relationship with the child, and the ability of each parent to cooperate in and resolve disputes regarding matters affecting the child; the reasonable preference of the child, if the court deems the child to be of reasonable intelligence, understanding, age and experience to express such a preference; any history of
family abuse; and such other factors as the court deems necessary and proper to the determination.
Professional Experience National Association
Family Institute (Waterbury, CT) 8/2009 — Present Program Coordinator • Formulate and implement appropriate IEP goals while employing effective assessment techniques to record progress and develop data - driven prediction of instruction success • Produce creative and effective student accommodations, focusing on the integration of significant 1:1 time • Communicate effectively with speech / occupational / physical therapists on student progress, including areas of strength / weakness as well as behavioral and
emotional considerations • Develop and leverage supportive relationships with parents to promote the creation of a 24/7 learning environment, including the organization and
involvement in class trips to foster vocational skills
Clients report marked improvement in work productivity, co-worker relationships,
family relationships, partner relationships,
emotional health, overall health, social life, and community
involvement.
The 1st layer: constituted data that emerged from direct questioning, about the presenting problem, and how it is embedded in the
family, as further described in terms of communication, roles, problem - solving styles,
emotional involvement and how this is expressed.
A functional sub-system may involve the children of a
family as a sibling sub-system, or may cross generations to involve several
family members in some close
emotional involvement, for example, those concerned with some specific
emotional issue, such as the sharing of intimacy or the denial of vulnerability.
The enmeshment - disengagement continuum: since the earliest pioneers of
family therapy,
family therapy has placed importance on the quality of the
emotional involvement between
family members, aware that there is considerable variation between
families.
It provides an indication of
family roles, beliefs, stories, communication styles, and
emotional involvement.
In the original Integrated Model, social science and the observational studies of non-clinic
family functioning previously undertaken by the McMaster group (then in Montreal) had contributed to its 1st layer, entitled «surface actions» (e.g.
family roles,
emotional involvement, communication, etc.).
For example, returning to the brief case - example of a father's inconsistent parenting, once what lay underneath Paul's behaviour was recognised, building a comprehensive picture of his
family might privilege several aspects: an exploration of issues related to closeness; differences and similarities of individual needs and how
emotional involvement was expressed and conflict dealt with; and focus on
family sub-systems, alliances, limit - setting and other boundary issues.
That might be recognised in a mother's habitual behaviour toward her youngest son, usually precipitated by his childishness, where the absence of
emotional involvement with her husband (whose occupational role has taken him increasingly out of
family life) was a disposing factor because neither parent have acknowledged the
family life cycle issues they face after 25 years of marriage.
The American Cancer Society defines a caregiver as a
family member, friend, loved one or other support person who lends physical,
emotional or other support to someone at any time during the cancer journey.2 Importantly, they are part of a triadic model of
involvement together with the patient and healthcare professional and take on multiple roles, from
involvement in treatment decision - making in cancer, to acting as conduits of information between the patient and the specialist and vice versa and supporting the patient's decisions.3
Alcohol / Drug Services Breastfeeding Depression Home Visiting Parenting Education Partner
Involvement Prenatal Care and Education Reproductive Life Planning /
Family Planning Socio -
emotional Development for Children
The Arc of Sedgwick County promotes acceptance and
involvement of people with intellectual disabilities and their
families within the community, providing
emotional support, accurate information, and direct serves that assist
families meet their parenting responsibilities.
Sometimes extramarital
involvement, particularly
emotional affairs just seem to happen, according to the American Association of Marriage and
Family Therapy website.
And straight, step or gay, a divorced father's affection and increased
family involvement helps promote children's social and
emotional development.
Family structure, co-parental relationship quality, post-separation paternal
involvement and children's
emotional wellbeing.
Family involvement with services or schools shows children that the service or school is important and that it is a safe place for them to be, which can have a positive impact on children's learning as well as social and
emotional wellbeing.
It evaluates the levels of two variables in a given
family system - flexibility and
emotional involvement.
An assessment would be considered incomplete that had been concluded without understanding
family strengths, what previous challenges had been experienced and how past problems had been dealt with, and without a reasonably full understanding of how
family members relate at an
emotional level (that is, affective responding — how distress is shown, comfort is provided and how they have fun together — and also the level of affective
involvement between its members — from close to distant).
Interestingly the other new topic does not cover the same details, although the significance of
family involvements is recognised: Social and
emotional wellbeing for children and young people.
Research Sources: (1) Kyle Pruett, 2000, Fatherneed (2) Adrienne Burgess, 2006, The Costs and Benefits of Active Fatherhood (3) Amato, P.R., and Rivera, F., 1999, «Paternal
Involvement and Children's Behavior Problems,» Journal of Marriage and
Family, 61, 375 - 384 (4) Bruce Perry, 2001, Bonding and Attachment in Maltreated Children: Consequences of
Emotional Neglect in Childhood (5) Children's Trust Fund of Massachusetts http://www.onetoughjob.com
Vulnerabilities include intergenerational disadvantage or unemployment or chronic health,
families experiencing domestic violence, financial stress, housing instability, food security issues, mental health or
emotional functioning issues, substance or alcohol abuse or
family involvement with the child protection system.
Contrast analyses showed that female - headed
families differed from traditional
families in
emotional involvement (P < 0.001), with mothers in female - headed
families showing higher levels of
emotional involvement with the young adult than mothers in traditional
families.
Because
family involvement is central to Head Start, it is very important to have meaningful inclusion of Head Start parents whose children experience social -
emotional or behavioral challenges, or other mental health issues.
These benefits largely flow to the erstwhile noncustodial parent's ulterior goals, such as reduced child and spousal support obligations, more authority and
involvement in the continuing
family system, or
emotional gratification.
For example, compared to older mothers, teen mothers display lower levels of verbal stimulation and
involvement, higher levels of intrusiveness, and maternal speech that is less varied and complex.47, 48 Mothers with fewer years of education read to their children less frequently25, 49 and demonstrate less sophisticated language and literacy skills themselves, 50 which affects the quantity and quality of their verbal interactions with their children.2 Parental education, in turn, relates to household income: poverty and persistent poverty are strongly associated with less stimulating home environments, 51 and parents living in poverty have children who are at risk for cognitive, academic, and social -
emotional difficulties.52, 53 Finally, Hispanic and African American mothers are, on average, less likely to read to their children than White, non-Hispanic mothers; 54 and Spanish - speaking Hispanic
families have fewer children's books available in the home as compared to their non-Hispanic counterparts.25 These racial and ethnic findings are likely explained by differences in
family resources across groups, as minority status is often associated with various social - demographic risks.
[41] Focus on the
Family points to academic studies which state that the presence of a father in the home increases children's cognitive and verbal skills, academic performance,
involvement in or avoidance of high - risk behaviors and crime, and
emotional and psychological health than children without a father.
High expressed emotion (EE) refers to affective attitudes and behaviors toward patients characterized by critical comments, hostility, and
emotional over
involvement (EOI).3 The construct has traditionally been applied to the study of familial relationships, and it is well established that levels of familial EE are significant predictors of outcome across a range of psychiatric and physical health conditions.4 A substantial body of this research has been carried out with people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, and there is strong evidence that those living in high EE environments have a much higher risk of relapse than those living in low EE environments.5 The success of
family intervention studies aiming to reduce high EE and relapses add to the support for a causal relationship.6, 7
The present study aims to analyze the relationships between community
involvement, perception of
family and school climate, and
emotional and social problems in adolescents (satisfaction with life, non-conformist social reputation, and school violence).
Researchers studying the «
family - peer link» suggest that active parental
involvement in and support for child social interactions play a key role in promoting the development of social -
emotional competence and positive peer relations.