Thursday, May 19, 2011

Where's the line?

One of the things that I find most difficult about my job is drawing the line between early intervention teacher and social worker. Many of the families that I have served over the past few years face challenges beyond their child's delays or diagnosis. Some homes that I enter, I leave after ninety plus minutes never even getting a change to talk about their child's development. Now, I know that in order to help the child, I first need to help the family unit because if parents are feeling stressed and overwhelmed, then they are not going to have the energy to provide their child with the best care. However, I struggle with that fine line and with the fact that the whole purpose that I am in the home has been lost. The longer that I am in the field, the better I am getting at navigating and learning about all of the county resources that are available to families. But I still have soooo much to learn in regards to this area.

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