The Little Light House

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Running Head: The Little Lighthouse 1 The Little Lighthouse Kyla Lynn Tulsa Community College Georgie Stoops Pediatrics October 28, 2013 Little Light House 2 Denver II Developmental Assessment On October 21, 2013 we attended clinical for our Pediatric Class at The Little Lighthouse in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Little Lighthouse serves families of children with special needs such as autism, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and many others in a unique program that offers special education and therapy services. The mission of the Little Light House is “To glorify God by improving the quality of life for children with special needs, their families, and their communit ies.” Remaining true to the mission the Little Light House continues…show more content…
This article was very informative about the statistics of Fathers who are not getting the opportunity to help in the care of their children because they are having to work to pay the many bills of having a disabled child. The author states that 84% of fathers feel financial pressure are are forced to work long hours. They say that they keep their disabled children a secret because they feel as though they are treated differently. They also think that Mothers are treated differentl y at groups and fathers are excluded in the group settings. They feel more confident in caring for their chidren at their home but not outside of their comfort zone. The author points out that the government should be more proactive about giving fathers of disabled children more flexible schedules so they are able to attend more of the medical appointments with their children so they are more informed about the condition of their children. I was wanting the article to have more ideas on how to include the father in the caring of the child. I was impressed that the article gave two groups that fathers can go to to get more information. Those places are called Scope and Netbuddy. There is no information on the author of this…show more content…
Jodie Thorz Dawson, PsyD, CPCC. This article goes throught the grief and loss like you would with a death because they feel that families with disabled children will go through the grief and loss stages many times over. This article goes through each of the steps of grief and that a person doesn't go in order of grief as it appears in textbooks. It identifies each step and what that entails then It also gives good tools and tips on help family members work through these feelings. I was very impressed on the way this article is put togeter with all the information in one place and I was happy to see some ideas on how to work on the grief and emotions of having a disabled child. This article states that the Author Dr. Dawson, is a phychologist and certified coach that helps families, youth, and women succeed in transitions of school, to college, to the workplace and farther. He was the Campus Director for the Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities at Fairleigh Dickinson University and Assistant Director of the Learning Disabilities Services at UNC-Chapel Hill as well as a Reserch Manager and Writer for the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation. I really enjoyed this article. It was very
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