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Training And Burnout Among Paraprofessionals Who Work With Children With Ebd, Daniel Boston Jan 2014

Training And Burnout Among Paraprofessionals Who Work With Children With Ebd, Daniel Boston

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

The purpose of this project was to learn about the experiences of paraprofessionals who are working with children with emotional behavior disorders and, more specifically, their perceptions about the adequacy of training and the burnout they may experience.


Training And Burnout Among Paraprofessionals Who Work With Children With Emotional Behavioral Disorders, Jenna Robinson Jan 2014

Training And Burnout Among Paraprofessionals Who Work With Children With Emotional Behavioral Disorders, Jenna Robinson

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

To assist the Waseca school district in addressing the training and self-care needs of paraprofessionals, keeping the overall mission in mind of empowering students to succeed in the academic environment, this project examined the training received and factors related to subsequent professional burnout among paraprofessionals in Waseca schools.


School Social Work As An Intervention In A Rural Setting Iv Classroom Serving Students With Behavioral Needs, Melissa Pletcher Jan 2014

School Social Work As An Intervention In A Rural Setting Iv Classroom Serving Students With Behavioral Needs, Melissa Pletcher

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

The purpose of the project was to review the evidence-based literature to determine how to best support the academic and other needs of students with EBD in a school-based setting and to determine the role that support service professionals, particularly school social workers, play in providing such evidence-based supports and services.


Oportunidades De Ingreso A La Educación Superior Que Tienen Las Y Los Estudiantes Con Discapacidad Auditiva De Los Grados 10° Y 11° De La Fundación Para El Niño Sordo Ical, Carolina Becerra Platín, Angélica María López Fuentes, Ana Alexandra Monroy Alonso Jan 2014

Oportunidades De Ingreso A La Educación Superior Que Tienen Las Y Los Estudiantes Con Discapacidad Auditiva De Los Grados 10° Y 11° De La Fundación Para El Niño Sordo Ical, Carolina Becerra Platín, Angélica María López Fuentes, Ana Alexandra Monroy Alonso

Trabajo Social

El grupo investigador mediante su trabajo con la Fundación para el Niño Sordo (ICAL), encontró pertinente realizar un estudio descriptivo aproximativo a todas aquellas oportunidades que tienen las y los estudiantes de los grados décimo y once de incluirse en la educación superior al momento que cumplan su proceso académico de educación media. Es así como la investigación se inscribe en la Línea de Desarrollo Humano y Calidad de Vida la cual plantea que la calidad de vida debe ser entendida como un motivo de satisfacción material y espiritual de las personas que a su vez genera el fomento de …


Food Landscapes: A Case Study Of A Cooking And Art- Focused Program For Teens Living In A Food Desert, Jessica R. Norris Jan 2014

Food Landscapes: A Case Study Of A Cooking And Art- Focused Program For Teens Living In A Food Desert, Jessica R. Norris

Theses and Dissertations

This study constructs themes and propositions about the experiences of youth participants in the fall 2013 Food Landscapes program at the Neighborhood Resource Center in Richmond, Virginia. During the program, youth participated in cooking-based volunteerism with adults with disabilities and created short videos about their experiences. In this study, I analyzed pre- and post-program participant interviews, twice-weekly program observations, and facilitator reflections to understand how Food Landscapes affected youths’ conception of community engagement and communication strategies. This case study offers insight into how youth experience after-school programming of this design. Based on my findings, youth develop and rely upon a …