JOBS/ROLES IN THE ECE COMMUNTIY: NATIONAL/ FEDERAL LEVEL

AbleChild: Parents for Label and Drug Free Education is a nationally recognized Non-Profit Organization (501c3) dedicated to parents, caregivers, and children’s rights alike. Incorporated in New York in November 2003, Ablechild is steadily moving toward ensuring that all caregivers are provided with a safe haven, resource center, and support network when faced with issues surrounding subjective psychiatric labels assigned, and drug “treatment” prescribed, to our nation’s vulnerable children. (Ablechild.org)

Founded in 2001 by parents who had their own personal experiences with label and drug coercion by the education system, Ablechild has a personal commitment to inform, support, and unite others faced with all aspects involving labeling and drugging children. Ablechild has a full understanding of what a parent/caregiver goes through when dealing with school systems recommending, and many times pressuring a parent for mental health evaluations. We recognize that schools will many times force-feed mental health approaches on parents, while steering clear of science-based education resources and solutions.(ablechild.org)

AbleChild, a national parent’s rights organization, is dedicated to protecting full informed consent and the right to refuse psychiatric services.(ablechild.org)

I will follow this group on their blog site. I would like to attend one of their seminars when they come in my city.  I would like to join this organization in helping parent becoming more aware of how labeling and giving children medication affected the rest of their lives.

The National Alliance against Mandated Mental Health Screening & Psychiatric Drugging of Children is a caring group dedicated to informing the public about ADHD and other Psychiatric conditions often misdiagnosed because of underlying health conditions and learning differences which are often overlooked. (National Alliance Health 2001) This group encourages parents and guardian to take advantage of their website information. (National Alliance Health 2001) I looked up the group in Michigan and look for job opportunity I could not find any but I can be a parent advocacy speaking up about children being label with ADHD.

My third organization I liked was Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) this organization uses functional magnetic resonance image (fMRI)  researchers have identified abnormalities in the brain of children deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). (RSNA 2011) I would love to get to know they because they have being researching methods to determine it a child have ADHD.

 http://www.ritalindeath.com/National-Alliance

http://ablechild.org/

http://www.sciencedaily.com/release/2011/11/111128120138.

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPLORING ROLES IN THE ECE COMMUNITY: LOCAL AND STATE LEVELS

The three local and state organizations or communities of practices that appealed to me was:

The National Education Goal Panel this company appealed to be because they want to make sure all children are ready to learn in school. I felt that this school is about ensuring that all preschools children are ready for the next level in their life. This organization is about the children and their well being.  This organization wants " Every parent in the united Stated to be the child's first teacher and devote time each day to helping such parent's preschool child learn, and parent will have access to the training and support parent needs".  (1997 National Association for the Education of Young children)

They believe in assessing these children in the appropriate way instead of mislabeling them. I did not seek job opportunities with this company but they  made me a parent feel good about my son well being.

The second organization that caught my eye was the California Endowment with " Helping Communities and States Promote Healthy Child Development". I liked this company because they are for "Reaching children and their families in the multiple community-base and natural setting where they live and play. These setting include early care and education programs )e.g., child care center, Head Start programs, preschools), primary care, schools and community-base organizations and programs. Providing services in natural settings like homes, pediatrician's offices, schools and child care center increasing the likelihood of reaching and maintaining contact with children and families who can face barriers to receiving services in the community. (2010 The Nemours Foundation)

I did not seek job opportunities in this organization because it is located in California and I live in Michigan.

The third  communities of practice is: The Primary Program: Growing and Learning in the Heartland. this organization primary program respond to the diversity of learner by helping children to understand, respect, and appreciate individual differences. ( 1998 R. Jones)
This appealed to me because this is what I being studying in my Master program. I find it very helpful.


References:
National Association for the Education of Young children. (1988). NAEYC position statement on standardized testing of young children 3 through 8 years of age. Young children 43(3): 42-47

Nemours.org The California Endowment

Jones, R. (1998). Starting early: The why and how or preschool education. American School Board Journal. 185. pp. 20-25.

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