...Educator in a Pastoral RoleBy zaheer0027 | April 2013 Page 1 of 14 SECTION 1 1.1 Tina is an adolescent. At 11 years old she has not yet developed, nor is she expected to have developed, a strong mental (or physical for that matter) capacity to process all negative and/or traumatic experiences that life has already thrown at her. She is at a very impressionable age.There are various points to keep in mind with respect to her unique situation viz. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. She is very young and vulnerable being 11 years old Her father was not present in her life having walked out when she was 3 years old It is very possible her mother had a slew of relationships with other men whilst she was growing up Tina’s mother is not a rational individual. It is clear her mother’s frustration has boiled over and blaming Tina for her failed marriage Mother remarried bringing a new set of dynamics to her life. The mother is working hard at keeping her new marriage afloat and is clearly not supportive of Tina The step brother is quite old compared to Tina and Tina would look at him as a protective figure in her life No mention is made of the attitude of the step father towards tina so i am inclined to assume he has not abused either emotionally or physically and is of sound mindFrom this summary it is evident Tina, at 11 years old, has endured severe and potentially lifelong trauma. Tina has grown up without a solid father figure in her life. A man/father-figure is seen as the solid rock or foundation...
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.............6 SECTION TWO: GUIDANCE FOR TINA 2.1 Definition of counselling........................................................................................7 2.2 Differentiation between counselling and support for learning problems.............8 2.3 Phenomenon of child trauma and its effects..........................................................9 2.4 Differentiation between parental involvement and parental counselling...........10 2.5 Learning intervention program.......................................................................... 2.6 Guidelines taken into account............................................................................ INTRODUCTION SECTION ONE: BACKGROUND One of the most important roles of an educator In a school is to assist learners pastorally (Best, Lang, Lodge, Wattkins 1995: 63). Each year in South Africa approximately five million children experience some form of traumatic experience. More than two million of these are victims of physical and/or sexual abuse. Millions more are living in terrorizing atmosphere of domestic violence. Natural disasters, car accidents, life...
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... Students are to select one theme from the list of eleven outlined in the unit Reader. Students are asked to: Explore a theme (in the light of the unit) a) Briefly describe the main aspects of the theme; b) Justify why you chose this theme; c) Provide a brief one paragraph outline for each of 6 readings or articles that are relevant to this theme (articles in the reader can be used); d) In the light of the theme develop either a booklet, or a policy relevant to your role as a leader Students are to select one theme from the list of eleven outlined in the unit Reader. Students are asked to: Explore a theme (in the light of the unit) e) Briefly describe the main aspects of the theme; f) Justify why you chose this theme; g) Provide a brief one paragraph outline for each of 6 readings or articles that are relevant to this theme (articles in the reader can be used); h) In the light of the theme develop either a booklet, or a policy relevant to your role as a leader The nurturing and development of teachers in Catholic Schools is a constant consideration for all educational leaders. A successful Catholic education facility needs to demonstrate consistent commitment to the ongoing development of the whole child. This development needs to reflect the Gospel teachings, while offering current theories and practices embedded in student learning opportunities. Professional development and mentoring of staff is a vital component in order...
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...valuable for the health of their families and loved ones. Churches play a vital role in providing health services throughout the world and the care they provide is based on attention to the whole person, which is mind, body and spirit. The American Nurses Association and American Health Ministries defines Faith community nursing as a nursing practice with an intentional focus on spiritual care which is central to promote holistic health with the purpose of preventing illness”( Stanhope). Parish nurses play a vital role providing holistic health care for patients and community using nursing...
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...Question 1: 1.1 Effects of the trauma resulting from the mother marrying John’s father. 02 1.2 Child abuse 1.3.1 Effects of child abuse 03 1.3.2 Effects of emotional abuse 03 1.3 Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs 04 Question 2: 2.1 Guidance for Tina 05 2.2 Child trauma 05 2.3 Parental counselling 06 2.4 Learning intervention for Tina 07 Question 1 1.1 Effects of the trauma resulting from the mother marrying John’s father. * Already Tina was traumatised by her own father leaving them when she was only three years old, at that age not understanding what had happened and still her mother blamed her, resulting in Tina being confused, upset and mostly all alone with no one to comfort her in her father’s absence. Dealing with accusation and bitterness throughout her childhood and adolescence. * Tina does not have anyone whom she can trust as her mother treats her differently since her own father abandoned them. She was afraid to tell her mother about John’s advances as her mother will blame her yet again for the family breaking up or growing apart. She experiences emotional turmoil, confusion, helplessness, sadness with no one to confide in or anyone to believe her. * Home was supposed to be a sanctuary a place where Tina was supposed to feel safe and secure not threatened and victimised. * She has no sanctuary except for school and not having had help to get over her father’s abandonment that her mother blamed and accused...
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...EDPHOD8/1/2012Ã2014 98753223 3B2 Karin-mod Style CONTENTS Learning unit PREFACE SECTION 1 A theoretical framework 1 The pastoral role of the educator in South African public schools: a theoretical framework SECTION 2 Practical examples 2 Understanding cultural diversity in my public school classroom 3 The ABC of building schools for an integrated South African society à diverse people unite 4 Education for human rights and inclusivity 5 Child abuse: an educator's guide for the Senior Phase and FET 6 HIV/AIDS education at school 7 Educators' pastoral role in their schools and communities: an opportunity to care SECTION 3 Crisis and trauma in adolescence 8 Crisis: the theory 9 The crisis intervener and the person in crisis: prevention, prejudice and the intervener 10 Crisis intervention: general models 11 The skills for ensuring a positive relationship and interview between the crisis intervener and the adolescent in crisis SECTION 4 The religious world of the learner 12 Understanding religious diversity in my school 186 122 136 144 168 16 24 41 57 81 92 Page (iv) 2 EDPHOD8/1/2012±2014 (iii) PREFACE The study material for this module comprises four sections. Section 1: The theoretical framework for the pastoral role of the educator (see learning unit 1) Section 2: Practical examples to illustrate the applied competence of the community, citizenship and pastoral role (see learning units 2 to 7) Section 3: Knowledge, skills, values and attitudes pertaining to the handling of crises...
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...1.1 The possible effects of a traumatic experience. The Psychology dictionary describes trauma as any unpleasant psychological or physical experience, which may have a detrimental influence usually of a long lasting nature on the development of the personality of a person. Examples are an accident or the death of a loved one .Trauma overwhelms the general feeling of control, connection and reason and replaces it with intense fear, helplessness, and loss of control and threat of annihilation (Van der Walt, 2007:7). With reference to the above definitions, with regard to trauma and traumatic experiences it is rather clear that Tina has been affected by these experiences. Her step brother has been sexually abusing her for a period of six months, thus she has been exposed physically and psychologically to trauma. It is clear that, her behaviour to avoid her stepbrother, displays fear and helplessness within her own home. If Tina is not assisted and supported by responsible and adults and caregivers the situation will affect her dramatically in time. She might later in life not trust anyone or see reason to trust people due to fear or loss of control. Her sense of support from family ,friends or teachers , will determine the sense of identity and belonging. Tina has the added pressure and stress coming from her mother who blames her for her father leaving them at 3 years old(which a is a traumatic experience on its own) and then to experience guilt for such a situation can leave...
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...stood on the shoulders of giants of old—men of renown in the story of church history. Baxter was born into a very colorful time of English history. During his lifetime, he witnessed the English Civil War, the beheading of Charles I, the commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell, the reestablishment of the monarchy through Charles II, the persecution of the Anglican Church, the Act of Uniformity, and finally the Act of Toleration in 1689. His approach to ministry and life made him one of the most important writers and pastor theologians of the century and the world could not have asked for a better man to shepherd them through some of the toughest times of English history. He left behind more than 200 literary works of devotional materials and pastoral handbooks which ultimately had a greater effect far beyond the English Puritans. His footprint is clearly seen in the piety of the German Lutherans, the faithfulness of Scottish Presbyterians to the Word of God, and the devotion to holy living in the Wesley Brothers’ Methodism. There is little doubt he left lasting impressions on other great writers who followed him: men like Philip Jacob Spener, Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, Charles Spurgeon, and even modern evangelicals like C.S. Lewis and John Piper. Spurgeon, in his autobiography, testifies to this legacy while having a conversation with his wife, “I fear I have not been as faithful in my preaching today as I should have been; I have not been as much in earnest after poor souls...
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...CONCEPT OF CRITICAL CARE Critical care nursing is that specialty within nursing that deals specifically with human responses to life-threatening problems. * As defined by the World Federation of Critical Care Nurses: Specialized nursing care of critically ill patients who have manifest or potential disturbances of vital organ functions. Critical care nursing means assisting, supporting and restoring the patient towards health, or to ease the patient’s pain and to prepare them for a dignified death. Aim To establish a therapeutic relationship with patients and their relatives and to empower the individuals’ physical, psychological, sociological, cultural and spiritual capabilities by preventive, curative and rehabilitative interventions. Illnesses and injuries commonly seen in patients on critical care units (CCUs) Gunshot wounds Traumatic injuries Cardiovascular disorders Surgeries Respiratory disorders Shock THE EVOLUTION OF CRITICAL CARE * Forty years of development in critical care and critical care nursing has given rise to a recognized specialty in nursing practice . * Critical care units have evolved over the last four decades in response to medical advances . HISTORICAL PRESPECTIVES * Florence nightingale recognized the need to consider the severity of illness in bed allocation of patients and placed the seriously ill patients near the nurses’ station. * Modern medicines boomed to its higher ladder after world war 2 * Dr. Walter...
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...that a person’s development moves through stages in their life and each phase will be affected by the stages of development they go through. Each phase is seen as a challenge that should be attended to as they can be directly linked to one another and cause problems in the future Ted is in adolescence stage that Erickson named the Identity vs. Role confusion Stage. He says that peer groups and role models for leadership are significant influences. Ted who had witnessed his step father abuse her mom in front of them endured some emotional pain that could lead to negative results especially in adulthood Ted is a troubled child who needs guidance on how to treat a woman and how a child should be treated by parents, He is desperate and lonely because he is always isolating himself from other children because he feels useless and unlovable The other important factor is that the stepdad still has not changed much even after Ted’s mother has gotten a protection order, which clearly indicates that Ted , his brother and mother still experience this pain inflicted by his step-dad. Ted finally decided to approach me as his educator because he could not take this pain anymore and the reason he approached me was also to seek advice and maybe get some help. I then suggest the following The situation was be attended to as soon as possible to ensure the safety of the child and must be done through the right channel and rules...
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...SCHOOL MANAGEMENT MANUAL For Rectors of State Secondary Schools POLICIES, PROCEDURES & GUIDELINES ON SCHOOL MANAGEMENT ISSUES School Management Division MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES © August 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE FOREWORD Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 ii iii 1 11 19 27 41 47 55 67 75 85 THE ORGANISATION STRUCTURE MANAGING THE SYSTEM COMMUNICATION DISCIPLINE STUDENTS: ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES TOWARDS QUALITY TEACHING AND LEARNING MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGING ASSETS, STORES AND FINANCE SAFETY AND SECURITY AT SCHOOL MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES MANAGING THE SYSTEM 3 i PREFACE Rectors, as Heads of School, are expected to exemplify good leadership and management techniques, very often, in conditions of uncertainty. The social system of the school comprising staff, students as well as the Community of parents at large, looks up to the Rector for leadership and an inclusive atmosphere. While the School Development Plan is available in all institutions as an indication of the direction to follow, the Rector needs support and resources to make critical decisions on a day-to-day basis. These decisions may well relate to pedagogical matters as much as to disciplinary cases. Nevertheless, it is also vital to understand that a Head of School cannot do it alone. He/ She will have to resort to some delegation of responsibility and especially know when and how to do it...
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...Review your role, responsibilities and boundaries as a teacher in terms of the teaching and training cycle. & Summarise the key aspects of current legislative requirements and codes of practice relevant to your subject and type of organization within which you work. “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” William A. Ward (www.adprima.com), 2011 Teaching is both an art and science. Science because it is a systematic knowledge gained through observation and experimentation (exploration) and art because it is the craft which uses specific principles and methods (creative).A proficient teacher has to make sure that both aspects are applied while blending in to the environment. Teaching as a profession has changed over a period of time and so has the role of a teacher. The conventional role of a teacher was to just impart information to students and students were expected to learn and understand it. Now, with extensive research done on how student learn, a new insight has developed and hence the role of teacher has changed. Innumerable learning theories, e.g. Sensory, Kolb’s experiential theory, Skinner’s behaviorist’s theory and the learning domains (Cognitive, Psychomotor, Affective) Gravells (2008),(Behavioral, Cognitive and Humanistic) Roger (1996) have been identified and related to diverse strategies to cope with individual learning styles. On the other hand, Reece and Walker (2006)...
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...The Navajo of the American Southwest Timothy Barker The Navajo of the American Southwest “The one called farm is your mother. Those that are called your livestock are your mother. Those called sheep are your mother. Sheep are life.” Begishe and Werner (as cited in Whitherspoon, 1970) The Navajo of the American Southwest are the largest recognized tribe in the United States. The Diné (meaning “the People”), as they prefer to be called, were originally nomadic hunter and gathers. They migrated from the pacific northwest of North America about 700 years ago. After encountering the Spanish in the 16th century, who introduced the Navajo to sheep, they soon became pastoral and started growing small crops. In the following, their social organization, kinship system, beliefs, and healing practices will be briefly examined to gain a better insight into their unique culture. To the Navajo all society and culture in inexorable tied to its world of mythology. In the mind of the Navajo there are of the Fourth World of creation. In the Fourth World, First Man and First Woman took a turquoise figure of a baby girl and laid it between two perfect buckskin blankets. While they sand the sacred songs, Wind entered between the buckskins. Afterwards First Man removed the top buckskin revealing a baby girl who was to be called Changing Woman. She was called this because she reached puberty in 12 days. From the union of Changing Woman and the Sun are all the Earth Surface People, the Navajo...
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...process. So to have better classroom performance and lower drop out incidence, many colleges require students to stay in school dormitories especially those students who live far from school like Cavite, Tarlac, Laguna, Batangas etc. It is widely believed that living in campus dormitory can acquire some benefits in their academic performance. Large universities provide a number of academic services in dormitories such as tutoring and student organizations that encourage an environment conducive to learning. Residence halls have served as an essential aspect of collegiate life since the early colonial colleges. Closely associated with the learning environment, early dorms housed faculty in the facilities to serve in the roles of counselors, supervisors, and educators. Historically, research on individual differences that bear on school success has focused on general intelligence. A century of empirical evidence has now unequivocally established that intelligence, defined as the “ability to understand complex ideas, to adapt effectively to the environment, to learn from experience, to engage in various forms of reasoning, to overcome obstacles by taking thought” (Neisser et al., 1996 , p. 77) has a monotonic, positive relationship with school success (Gottfredson, 2004; Kuncel, Ones, & Sackett, 2010 ; Lubinski, 2009 ). Studying in a Christian School is not that easy as well as living in their school dormitory. Many rule to be followed and kept. Students with diverse effects...
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...Biographical Essay John Wesley Bishop Richard Allen by David Walter History of Christianity Course TH 605. NA Dr. Louis DeCaro November 7, 2012 Church history is intertwined with many historical dates, events, and personalities. Two extraordinary influential personalities that shaped the landscape of early church history are John Wesley, founder of the Methodist Episcopal Church and Bishop Richard Allen, founder of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. The organizational skills and leadership of John Wesley and Richard Allen is the foundation for the permanence of the Methodist denomination. John Wesley was an Anglican minister and Christian theologian. Wesley is recognized as the founding father of the Methodist faith. His conversion to Methodism occurred while attending an outdoor evangelism service conducted by George Whitfield. Wesley, an 18th Century preacher, held to Arminianism which was the prevailing faith of the Church of England. Wesley persuaded others to experience a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. The traditions of Wesley, known as Wesleyanism, gave beginnings to many powerful church movements: Methodist, Holiness, Pentecostalism, Charismatic, and Neo-charismatic. Wesley stressing evangelism purified Arminianism and the doctrine of justified by faith was reformed. John Wesley was born June 28, 1703 in Epworth, Linconshire, England. He was the fifteenth child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley. As the custom of that day, his...
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