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MAKE AVAILABLE INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICES
Segregated – the practice of
keeping one child or group of
children with exceptionalities
separate from the other
children
You have already learnt in Element 1 that you may be the first professional to talk to parents
about their child’s developmental delays. You should therefore take a proactive approach by
informing them about the options for the care and education of their child. Parents will therefore
have an understanding of their child's needs and will be capable of making informed decisions
for their child. Although you are keen to provide adequate information, you should always
remember that parents know their children best and are ultimately in the best position to make
the decisions regarding their care.
Children are considered to be exceptional when their educational programme must be altered to
meet their unique needs. In order to access community services, children must demonstrate a
clear need for support services to reach their full potential. Some of these community services
are considered to be segregated while others are considered to be inclusive.
Segregated community services
• Home based services – these services involve a nurse or early childhood special educator
visiting the family in their home on a regular basis. This type of service is frequently used
for infants and young children with serious medical conditions.
• Centre based services – these services may be situated in hospitals, schools, childcare
centres, public or private agencies. The parents are usually responsible for bringing the
child to the centre, although some may provide transportation. Some programmes are
designed for a specific disability such as hearing impairments, while others serve children
with a variety of disabilities. These centres usually have a team of specialists as well as
specialized materials and equipment.
• Home/Centre-based services – some programmes are a combination of both home-based
and centre-based services. In these programmes children go to the centre but have a
home-based component as well. Trained professionals are in charge of the programme
and parents can consult with them on a regular basis.
• Hospital-based care – most hospitals are designed for short-term care. The focus is
primarily on medical rather than on social needs. The length of a child’s stay and the
seriousness of the illness will determine how much contact a child will have with the
early intervention team.
• Residential care – a residential programme is a treatment facility that is not a medical
facility, where young children live in order to receive intervention/educational services.
Some children whose parents cannot care for them live in nursing homes or government
institutions where they receive care and education.
Inclusive community services
Inclusion means removing barriers and providing supports in order to allow children with
disabilities to participate in all aspects of life to the best of their abilities. This is important
because:
• All children need a sense of belonging in their communities for self-esteem and healthy
child development
• Being with other children helps children with disabilities to learn social skills
• Inclusion contributes to children leading active and independent lives
• Inclusion helps make other children more aware, sensitive, and compassionate
Early childhood institutions
Many children with disabilities are included in early care and education settings. In these programmes, early childhood special educators and other professionals train the childcare provider to be a part of the early intervention team. Barriers to accessing services were already discussed in a previous section. When you provide clear and accurate information to parents, you have already eliminated the barriers associated with lack of awareness and the confusion that parents experience in selecting the service that best deals with their child’s needs. Providing information on the other barriers will have the added advantage of making parents more prepared and equipped to handle any problems that may arise.
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ReplyDelete1. What is the difference between segregated and inclusive community services?
The difference is Segregated is keeping one group of children or one child with exceptionalities away from other children while inclusion mean allowing all children to be able to part of all activities
DeleteSegregated is the practice of keeping one child or group of children with exceptionalities separate from the other children You have already learnt in Element 1 that you may be the first professional to talk to parents about their child’s developmental delays. You should therefore take a proactive approach by informing them about the options for the care and education of their child.andinclusive communities are welcoming to diverse groups of people, including, but not limited.sharmin Benamin
Deletename Mellissa Bowes
Deletethe difference is that inclusion means that removing barriers and providing support contributes to all children leading active and independent live while segregated means keeping one child or group of children with exceptionalities separate from the other children.
Amanda
DeleteSegregated is the practice of keeping one child or group of children with exceptionalities separate from the other children and inclusive community services is providing and demonstrate a clear need for support services to reach their full potential.
Segregated is the practice of keeping one child or group of children with exceptionalities separate from the other children and theirfore inclusive community services is make the children partake in all activities
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ReplyDelete2. Which children are usually cared for in home-based services?
young children with serious medical condition
Deleteused for infants and young children with serious medical conditions.sharmin Benjamin
DeleteName Mellissa Bowes
DeleteThe children that are care for at home-base service are infants and young children with serious medical condition.
The infants and young children with serious medical conditions
DeleteThis type of service is frequently used for infants and young children with serious medical conditions.
DeleteAmanda
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ReplyDelete3. Why is it important that the final decision for the child’s care be left up to the parent?
Name Mellissa Bowes
DeleteIt is important because parents are more prepared and equipped to handle any problems that may arise also parent can eliminated the barriers associated with the lack of awareness and the confusion that parent experience in selecting the service that best deals with their child's needs.
Name Mellissa Bowes
DeleteIt is important because parents are more prepared and equipped to handle any problems that may arise also parent can eliminated the barriers associated with the lack of awareness and the confusion that parent experience in selecting the service that best deals with their child's needs.
Amanda
DeleteProviding information on the other barriers will have the added advantage of making parents more prepared and equipped to handle any problems that may arise
the caregiver can provide the parents with necessary information gathered and options of steps to take to get the child in proper care but cannot make any decision without the parents permission, a parent know what is best for their child.
ReplyDeleteParents are among the most important people in the lives of young children.sharmin Benjamin
ReplyDeleteName: celine Morrison
ReplyDeletesegregated is is keeping children with exceptionalities from other children while inclusive is removing barrier to allow children with disabilities to participate in all aspects of their best ability
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ReplyDelete1. Segregation refers to the practice of keeping one child or group of children with exceptionalities separate from the other children,
2. While inclusive community services provides support in order to allow children with disabilities to participate in all aspects of life to the best of their abilities.
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ReplyDelete2. Which children are usually cared for in home-based services?
(A) Children who are seriously Ill are usually tended to by a nurse or an early childhood special educator who visits the family at home on a regular basis.
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Why is it important that the final decision for the child’s care be left up to the parent?
(B) Parents, who have been nurturing and caring for their children all their lives are the equipped with the knowledge and understanding of their bodies and ailments among other things. Teachers, doctors and other professionals can only advise them as to the best course of action to take regarding their children but the decisions to be made can and should only be made by the parents.