CYC 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Asperger Syndrome, Anxiety Disorder

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Child and Youth Care
• Course: CYC 101
• Professor: Julian Hasford

Document Summary

Elements of the ecological perspective: microsystem: the immediate systems the child is located in and the people, activities and space (eg; family, peers, school, mesosystem: relationships between two or more microsystems. A focus on strength and resilience in young people and families: interventions that find and strengthen informal support networks, flexibility in services that incorporate changes in location, timing or setting and address changing needs. Schools: prevention/intervention focused on community risks-school focused: cyc practitioner is an independent professional attached to a specific school (usually identified as high- Goal is to help an individual with special needs integrate behaviourally and socially into the classroom and provide physical assistance: specialized classrooms: practitioner is assigned to a specific classroom within a regular school. Programs are less structured and more individualized: temporary stay programs: greatest variation in programming and staffing would be found in this school-based model.