...frequent outburst (Flippin, 2005). Proponents of Inclusion Education argue integrating disabled students with their non-disabled peers into mainstream classrooms is beneficial to teaching them how to socially function in the world after high school; however, immersion does not guarantee inclusion for the ADHD student, who typically does not benefit from the one-size-fits-all classroom model. Inclusion of ADHD students in mainstream education has merit, but it has missed the mark because it leads to social stigma and academic underachievement. Both Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Individuals Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) recognizes, legitimizes, and ensures disabled students the right to be “educated in the least restrictive environment (LRE) in which educational and related needs can be satisfactorily provided” (Taylor, 2004, p. 219) but also recognizes the need...
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...the required readings for this week there were several key points references Least Restrictive Environment and cases involving LRE that were very interesting. “The act requires states to establish procedures assuring that children with disabilities are educated appropriately and comparatively with children who do not have disabilities (Osborne & Russo, 2003)” (Lecture 2, 2010). In this paper I will provide five key points, my prior beliefs about the legal history and special education, and my experiences in education, how they might apply to content to a classroom and instruction. Every child should have the right to free appropriate education no matter if they have a disability or not. Students with a disability may need more restrictive placement, such as,...
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... ------------------------------------------------- <Faculty Name> <Grade Earned> <Date Graded> Special Education Service Delivery and Federal Law Sherry Maxey Northcentral University Special Education Service Delivery and Federal Law The federal laws which are designed to create Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) for all students have provided guidelines on establishing a “Least Restrictive Environment” (LRE), with a focus on students whom have special needs (What is idea?, 2014, para. 4-5). These laws such as Education for all Handicapped Children (EHCA) enacted in 1975, and the Individuals with Disability Act of 2004 (IDEA) furnished instructions, programs, and support to educators for assisting exceptional students with their behavioral and learning skills/challenges in the classroom (Blackwell & Rossetti, 2014, p. 1). In this paper, an administration implementation of the IDEA 2004 federal law in a school district that does not have a continuum program for exceptional students will be addressed. Factors such as assessment structures, modifications, response to interventions, individual education plans and other practices/policies will be explored in the following school district, to include what was accomplished administratively to establish an educational system of inclusion in accordance with...
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...Running head: CONTINUUM OF CARE PAPER Continuum of Care Paper Patricia Alexander University of Phoenix Health Care Delivery in the U.S. 310 Michelle Crakes May 25, 2009 Continuum of Care Paper Long-Term Care Before we can discuss the roles of long-term care, we must define the meaning of long-term care. The purpose of this paper is to describe in detail the role long-term care plays in providing services and how long-term care contributes or lacks contribution to the overall management of health care resources. In addition to the above-mentioned topics, the transitioning of patients from one level of care to another level of care in the health care continuum will be discussed. What is Long-Term Care? What is long-term care? Long-term care is a variety of services that includes medical and non-medical care to people who have a chronic illness or disability. Long-term care helps meet health or personal needs. Most long-term care is to assist people with support services such as activities of daily living like dressing, bathing, and using the bathroom. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, in assisted living or in nursing homes. It is important to remember that you may need long-term care at any age according to (Medicare, 2009). Description of Services The purpose of long-term is to provide the most appropriate service in the least restrictive setting possible. Long-term care programs offer institutional services...
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...and social functioning that allows a person to reach their individual potential for optimal health (Edelman & Mandle, n.d.). In order to reach these goals, levels of prevention have been defined and nurses take an active role in the implementation of positive changes in clients’ lifestyle. On each level of the health promotion continuum, the nurse has to keep in mind the clients’ cultural and educational background to develop mutually agreed- upon goals. “Primary care providers, including nurse practitioners and other advanced practice nurses, now attempt to involve individuals and their families in the delivery of care, teaching individuals about individual responsibilities and lifestyle choices has become an important part of their job”(Edelman & Mandle, p. 9). These positive changes improve the quality of the clients’ and families lives. The three- levels of health care promotion are primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. All of these levels fall under the wellness continuum. The purpose of this paper is to compare these three levels of health care promotion and give example of how each can be implemented throughout the continuum of wellness promotion. The main goal of primary prevention is to educate and promote health. “Primary prevention intervention includes...
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...Bachelors or Masters degree in related healthcare field (such as respiratory therapy or social work) may be considered. Minimum of two (2) years of utilization review/case management experience or social work experience. Minimum of one (1) year experience in discharge planning from a hospital is preferred. Maintain current professional licensure in nursing or professional field of certification. Appropriate certification in case management preferred (e.g., Commission for Case management Certification (CCMC); Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN)). SUMMARY OF MAJOR AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Provides hospital case management/utilization review and discharge planning to assure that the patient progresses through the continuum of care and is discharged to the least restrictive environment. Coordinate the integration of the social service function into patient care. Coordinate the hospital activities concerned with case management and discharge planning. Adhere to departmental goals, objectives, standards of performance, and policies and procedures. Ensure compliance with quality patient care and regulatory compliance. DUTIES AND...
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...Least Restricted Environment Priscilla Kaas Grand Canyon University: SPE 350 Special Education Litigation and Law June 13, 2015 Every student has a right to receive a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in a least restricted environment (LRE). An education is a right not a privilege, with that in mind, a student with a disability should be given the opportunity to begin their educational journey in the general education classroom. What if the their journey can not be achieved in the general education setting? Administrators, teachers, and all Individual Education Plan (IEP) team members must give reason as to why the LRE will not be effective and constitutes the main subject of discussion in the IEP meeting. The Interview Rachel Page is a Program Director for a school district in San Diego California. She is also one of the most intelligent women I have ever met. She is in the process of taking the title of the Special Education Director and still took the time to sit down with me and answer my questions. This lady is by far amazing. She impressed me beyond words. Rachel has 18 years under her belt as a Severe SDC (special day class) teacher. She also holds two Masters degrees, impressive. Her time was very limited, the interview was quick and to the point. Just like her. I have chosen to write my interview portion of the essay in a question and answer format. I recored the conversation and was able to type out her answers. What is the special education coordinator's...
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...be present within society. It was societies’ decision to provide punishment for people who commit crimes. At some point in time, it became a unified idea to have some place to house criminals. The division of the criminal justice system that is responsible for housing criminals is known as The Department of Corrections. The Department of Corrections gives communities protection by providing jails and prisons for criminals. These facilities allow offenders to receive fair service while serving their time. The mission of places to house criminals is to reduce the risk of criminal conduct through a partnership with communities, with a continuum of community supervision, incarceration, sanctions and services to manage offender behavior. The fundamental value in the continuum of probation, prison, and parole is the principle that the least restrictive method be used to oversee offender behavior (Schmalleger & Smykla, 2009). Corrections have been around for quite some time. During the 1700’s, prisons were a terrible environment for prisoners. Prisons were nasty and did not provide good care for prisoners. The prisons were unsanitary and many prisoners got sick because of the filthy conditions. It has been proven that many times prisoners did not eat properly in prison and they received harsh corporal punishment on a regular basis. As time progressed, the prisons began to develop in a positive manner (www.prisonsociety.org/about/history.htm). During the 19th century, America...
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...al. (2012) reported that no matter how the teacher feels or believes that these exceptional students should not be placed in a general education classroom, it is “required by the IDEA for each state to place these students in a least restrictive environment” (p.28). Autism is challenging for teachers who are not trained to educate ASD students because this disorder affects the child at different levels and if the teacher does not know how to assist the child, it will require the help of a specialists. Children with “autism are educated on a continuum of educational services...taught by teachers with specialized preparation of licensure” (Busby, 2012, p.29). To better educate ASD children, there need to be improvement in preparing the teachers to provide appropriate services within the...
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...CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study There is growing concern about increasing number of youth and children with special needs in our communities in Ghana today, who like any other children, must have the opportunity to go to school. The term special needs or children with special needs refers to individual learners whose needs arise from physical, emotional, sensory, behavioural and intellectual conditions that have a long-term adverse effect on their ability to access the regular education facilities. This includes individuals with various disabilities such the mentally retarded, the hearing and visually impaired, and the learning disabled individuals. In the olden days, children with special needs had their education mainly in the few segregated special schools spread across the country. However, owing to the fast growing number of individuals with disability, it is now common to find a good number of them in the regular schools in the various communities. The result was that educationists began exploring various educational arrangements including mainstreaming, integration and inclusion that could bring together both disabled and non-disabled individuals in the same classroom to pursue the same school curriculum. Inclusive education is a concept that allows pupils with special needs to be placed in the regular or mainstream classes to be taught by mainstream teachers. Inclusion, which is the most current perspective...
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...many years studies have shown that child abuse and neglect are predictive of delinquent behavior and adult crime. Moreover, general societal attitudes of intolerance of differences and glorification of violence contribute to these same behaviors. These root causes must be addressed through appropriate intervention throughout the juvenile justice process as well as through changes at the community level. Therefore: 1. The juvenile justice system must offer a continuum of services which includes the appropriate resources to meet the needs of children and youth who are victims and/or offenders. Such a continuum should offer a range of services from prevention and early intervention to remedial and extended care and custody while recognizing the importance of partnerships with other systems of service delivery. The priority of this continuum should be, whenever possible, to eliminate the risk of delinquent behavior through primary prevention. 2. Coercive intervention and remedial services should follow the least restrictive principle by offering varying levels of supervision and custodial...
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...population. Those services are case management, early intervention, prevention and emergency services, outpatient services for the mentally ill and substance abuse, respite care, both in home and community, a parent center, diagnostic evaluation and assessment center, and day treatment centers. ("Horizon behavioral health," 2012) a. OUR MISSION http://horizonbh.org/ Our Mission is to support and promote the health, independence and self-worth of individuals and families in Central Virginia by providing a continuum of community-based prevention, early intervention, aftercare, and psycho-social rehabilitation services for persons affected by mental health, intellectual disabilities, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders. ("Horizon behavioral health," 2012) b. We value • Each individual and family’s right to participate in decisions affecting his or her life • Each individual and family’s right to be safe from harm • providing timely services in the least-restrictive setting which are accessible, affordable, efficient, and adaptable to individual need • developing and retaining a well-trained and culturally diverse staff • evaluating our services regularly as they relate to client and community needs • working cooperatively with other agencies and organizations to provide our community with fully integrated services. ("Horizon behavioral health," 2012) c. “The Vision of HBH is to provide behavioral healthcare services that are accessible, consumer-centered, cost-effective...
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...Use of Excessive Force by Police Use of Excessive Force by Police Police officers are given a significant amount of discretion simply due to the nature of the job. Officers are faced with many threatening situations forcing them to react quickly, yet appropriately. They have the power to infringe upon any citizen’s rights to freedom and therefore they must use this power effectively. One major concern with the amount of discretion officers have is their power to decide when to use force or when to use lethal force. Manning (1997) argues that it is generally accepted that police should be allowed to use force. He also explains that there are an uncertain amount people who agree on as to what constitutes excessive force. The line between what is necessary and what is extreme is very thin and hard to see. Use of force is no doubt one of the most important aspects in policing; however, force should also be used with great discretion. The community policing style is defined by David Allender (2004) as a philosophy of full-service, personalized policing where the same officer patrols and works in the same are on a permanent basis, from a decentralized place, working in a proactive partnership with citizens to identify and solve problems. The most important factors to community policing include personalization, partnership and problem solving (Allender, 2004). The idea is to create a relationship with citizens that are both trustworthy and honest. When officers begin to use force...
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...The Use of Police Force Police officers in today’s society are given a significant amount of discretion simply due to the nature of the job. These officers are often faced with many threatening situations forcing them to react quickly and properly. They have the power to infringe upon any citizen's rights to freedom and therefore they must use this power within the limits of the law. One major concern with the amount of discretion an officer has is their ability to decide when to or not to use lethal force while apprehending a subject. Manning (1997:295) argues that it is generally accepted that police should be allowed to use force when necessary. He also goes on to explain that there is an uncertainty amongst citizens as to what constitutes excessive force. The link between what is necessary and what is extreme is very marginal. The use of force is no doubt one widely debated aspect in policing; however, excessive force should also be used with great discretion. If officers do not use force on every suspect they encounter, then they may be creating a negative environment for the community. As defined by David Allender (2004:18-19), community policing is a philosophy of full-service, custom-made policing where the same officer patrols and works in the same area on a mandatory basis, from a decentralized place, working in a proactive partnership with citizens of that community to identify and solve problems as a team. The most important factors pertaining to community...
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...Knowing the legal implications of any endeavor can be beneficial If I were the teacher one of the first pieces of legislation I would review would be the IDEA Act. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires that a continuum of placement options is available to meet the needs of students with disabilities. The law also requires that: "to the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities. Are educated with children who are not disabled, and that special classes, separate schooling, or other removals of children with disabilities from the regular environment occur only when nature or the severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be satisfactorily."IDEA Sec. 612 (5) Prior to IDEA, over 4 million children with disabilities were denied appropriate access to public education. Many children were denied entry into public school altogether; however, some were placed in segregated...
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