Due May 4, 2023
Original Work No Plagiarizing
Directions:
Week 1 – Discussion: Conditions of Children
Conduct an analytical review of the local, state, national and global statistics on the conditions of children.
Consider reviewing areas that are critical regarding risk factors:
- Good health indicators such as access to health care, infant mortality, teen births, obesity, behavioral health etc.
- Economic well-being indicators such as child poverty, homelessness, employment rates etc.
- Educational achievement indicators such as kindergarten readiness, high school drop-out rates, school attendance rates etc.
- Safe homes and community indicators such as child and youth deaths, substantiated child abuse, juvenile arrests, gang membership etc.
Prepare a response in which you address the following:
- What conditions have increased or decreased? Why?
- As s school psychologist, what interventions can you employ? What areas would you prioritize?