The heart of partnership in family day care – carer-parent communication

Introduction Family day care as a professional service focuses on providing an excellent experience for children. More people now are appreciating that to give children an excellent experience, carers need to have a good relationship with parents that involves lots of two-way communication. Carer-parent communication cannot be thought of as an \u27add-on\u27. It cannot be looked at separately from the other parts of the operation of a family day care home or the operation of a whole scheme. Good communication is not an additional thing to find the time to do, rather it is a way of doing things

The cornerstone of quality in family day care and child care centres – parent-professional partnerships

Introduction This booklet aims to present a \u27picture\u27 about parent-professional partnerships in a practical and relevant way that can support continuous improvement in family day care and centre based child care. Included in this booklet is a brief discussion of areas to consider in parent-professional partnerships. Following the brief discussion are some key questions, strategies, and desirable outcomes to support reflection, self evaluation and continuous improvement. The word \u27some\u27 is used over and over because this is not an exhaustive list. Each scheme or centre has to find its own way toward partnership. Looking seriously at the level of partnership will lead to many more questions, strategies, and outcomes than are mentioned here

An update on the diagnosis and treatment of early Lyme Disease: Focusing on the bull\u27s eye, you may miss the mark

To confidently diagnose and treat Lyme disease, the clinician must first understand the natural history of this disease, especially its protean early manifestations. Emergency physicians, primary care physicians, and other providers need to be vigilant in terms of the timely recognition of erythema migrans (EM), the unique marker of early localized stage 1 disease. The classic EM, originally described as a slowly expanding bull\u27s eye lesion, is now recognized to be present in only the minority of cases (9%); the dominant morphologic lesion of EM is now recognized to be the diffusely homogenous red plaque or patch, which occurs in over 50% of cases. This update will define the current morphologic features of early Lyme disease, the indication for serologic studies, and the most recent treatment guidelines, including therapeutic pitfalls

CE 640 Ministering with Children Through the Church

Joining Children on the Spiritual Journey, Catherine Stonehouse Experiencing the Bible with Children, Dorothy Jean Furnish. The Pastoral Care of Children, Daniel H. Grossoehme Children in Crisis: A ew Commitment, Phyllis Kilbourn, ed. Offering the Gospel to Children, Gretchen Wolff Pritchardhttps://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/1784/thumbnail.jp

CD 650 Advanced Seminar in Children\u27s Spirituality

Students will: 1 Articulate theologically, developmentally, and research grounded understandings of spirituality and spiritual formation during childhood. 2. Through personal research and interaction with conference participants and seminar members identify implications for the nurture of children that grow out of their new or refined understandings. 3. Demonstrate respect for the child’s spiritual potential and the importance of spiritual formation during childhood.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3098/thumbnail.jp

CD 551 Seminar: Children’s Ministry Making the Bible Live for Children

Reading (these materials will help you think through the pertinent issues) Prior to the seminar everyone will read: Children Matter, chapters 1, 2, 3, 11, and 15 (Posted in the CD551 icon, Course Center) Children’s Spirituality: Christian Perspectives, Research, and Applications ed. Donald Ratcliff, chapter 1 (Posted in the CD551 icon, Course Center) Will Our Children Have Faith?, John Westerhoff Disappearance of Childhood, Neil Postman Resource reading (these will guide you to create engaging biblical learning experiences) Offering the Gospel to Children by Gretchen Wolff Pritchard 7 Ways of Teaching the Bible to Children Barbara Bruce Young Children and Worship by Sonja Stewart and Jerome Berryman Celebrate the Feasts by Martha Zimmermanhttps://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/1915/thumbnail.jp

CE 642 Curriculum Theory, Development, and Selection

Hearts, Brains, and Growing Pains. (Read by February 15) Reflection Questions: Consult “Project 1.” Fashion Me a People: Curriculum in the Church by Maria Harris. (Read by February 22) Reflection Questions: What do you see as the most significant insights from Harris? How does Harris define education? How would you explain her concepts to your lay volunteer teachers? How does Harris define curriculum? What challenges will we face in our effort to shape the whole life of the church as the curriculum? What will we gain if we succeed? Goal Analysis by Robert Mager. (Read by February 27) Processing: Using Mager\u27s instructions, prepare and bring to class objectives for a sample session. “The Taxonomy of Educational Objectives—Its Use in Curriculum Building,” David R. Krathwol, in Curriculum: An Introduction to the Field, Second Edition, James R. Gress, ed., pp. 259-275. (Read by March 1) “Educational Objectives: Help or Hindrance,” Elliot W. Eisner, in Curriculum: An Introduction to the Field, First Edition, James R. Gress, ed., pp. 358-366. (Read by March 1) The 4 MAT System by Bernice McCarthy. (Read by March 8) Or, if you have already read McCarthy, read Learning Styles by Marlene D. LeFever. Reflection Questions: What kind of learner are you? Which learning styles are served best by the kind of teaching usually experienced by the learners for whom you are designing your curriculum materials?https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/1786/thumbnail.jp

Church Health: A Comparison of the Clergy and Laity Perspectives on the Church\u27s Discipleship, Spiritual Formation, and Outreach

The modern-day church is currently facing a multitude of problems, one being the clergy-laity gap. The clergy is comprised of any individual who is placed in an official ministerial position within the church. On the other hand, the laity represents anyone who is directly receiving ministry from the clergy. With these distinctions, differing perspectives have driven a divide between these two populations. This divide has been coined the clergy-laity gap. This research examines this gap through the examination of a church health assessment developed by Dr. Suzie Macaluso and Dr. Carley Dodd, alongside the Siburt Institute of Church Ministry at Abilene Christian University. This data set consists of ten congregations in Texas, Oklahoma, and Canada who are from the Church of Christ background. One component of this survey examines the church’s discipleship, spiritual formation, and outreach. Utilizing this data, the means of both the clergy, or elders, and the laity, or members, of the church were compared to examine if there were observed differences in their perceptions. Results showed that the means of the eldership were higher across the board when compared to the members. Moreover, the independent samples t-test resulted in five significant (p\u3c0.05 or P\u3c0.01) outcomes. Through these results, there is an observed difference in perceptions between the elders of the church and the church’s members in the context of their discipleship, spiritual formation, and outreach

The SBAR communication framework : for when you need action

This article examines the communication framework known as SBAR (situation, background, assessment, recommendation). High quality communication between members of the multi-disciplinary team is vital within health and social care. Support workers have a clear role and responsibility in facilitating effective communication. Therefore relevant sections of The Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers and Adult Social Care Workers in England (Skills for Care and Skills for Health, 2013) will be highlighted. The article will then discuss exactly what the SBAR framework is and examine the four key parts which assist in the concise and focused transfer of information in an assertive and effective way, while empowering the support worker and developing their critical thinking skills

CE 501 The Servant as Minister of Education

Spring: The Confident Leader, Arlo Grenz. Teaching for Reconciliation, Ronald Habermass and Klaus Issler John Wesley’s Class Meeting: A Model for Making Disciples, D. Michael Henderson. Patterns in Moral Development, Catherine M. Stonehouse. “Learning from Gender Differences, Catherine M. Stonehouse. 2 2 Extraordinary Results from Ordinary Teachers, Michael D. Warden One of the following: For United Methodists, Foundations: Shaping the Ministry of Christian Education in Your Congregation A D Planning for Christian Education, Carol Fout Krau, Ed. Non United Methodists may read the Methodist material for ideas or comparable materials from your denomination which provide an introduction to the denomination’s educational ministries, or Ministry to Persons by Robert Crandall which is on reserve in the library.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/1426/thumbnail.jp