Week 3_Loving My Kiddos

This week has been delightfully fun and eventful with the kids. Every day I left with boogers and drool coating my clothes. Needless to say, every laugh, every tickle, and every interaction I received from a kid was well worth all the germs. I am beginning to become more and more attached as you can see (or read). I had about 4-5 kids on my caseload at school and led all the treatment session for the kids at the clinic, all with varying disabilities (CP, Autism, missing radial bones, EBD). It was challenging and fun to be innovative and creative when taking into account psychosocial factors affecting this kids and their academic performance deficits during intervention planning.  For example, I implemented intervention with a little girl, missing radial bones since birth.  I took into account her interest in imaginative play and dress-up into our treatment session when addressing FM skills and gross motor play. I also integrated a little boy's interest in music into his session to motivate and encourage functional reaching with his affected arm, due to CP. I was able to demonstrate a vast array of knowledge as related to cerebral palsy and treatment ideas, such as weight bearing and using a variety of positions to facilitate movement. I had the opportunity to complete a few evaluations and will continue to have opportunities to assess many children at different developmental levels. I look forward to the weeks of growth ahead!

 

This weekend will be spent finishing up my last research presentation, for my online class, at Panera (yummy)! I must keep myself motivated with food. I, also, am volunteering at this fundraiser track meet our clinic is hosting tomorrow. And, of course, the remainder will spent at the beach and with our new adopted parents.... I can't wait to see what new and exciting things God sends our way this weekend!