I want to work with disabled kids?
Posted: September 1st, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: Camping | Tags: disabled, Kids, want, work | 3 Comments »my little kid has “water on the brain” i cant remeber the exact term. But he inspired me to want to work with disabled kids; but i don’t know where to start. This summer im going to be a consilar for MDA camp. Going to be a good experince . SO my question would be what wouls my job be called? and whats the best college to go to? and what degrees do i have to get?
oh my goodnes… sorry i messed uo nit my little kid my little cousin sorry i didnt reread it to make sure i didnt mess up , sorry for the misunderstanding
I am assuming that you are talking about “Hydrocephalus” when you say “water on the brain”.
I am assuming that your job title would be Camp Counselor.
Check to see what the local college/university has in what type of degrees that they offer that will allow you to work with PWDs.
***Tips on working with PWDs.***
1. Always follow the “Golden Rule” by treating PWDs like you want to be treated.
2. PWDs want to be treated with consideration, courtesy, respect, and dignity.
3. Use People First Language (PFL).
4. Let the PWD take the lead in what labels they want to be referred by.
5. Do not use the phrases “Special Needs” or ‘Special Person(s)” due to the fact that various PWDs associate the word ‘Special” with “segregation”.
6. See PWDs as normal persons who just so happen to have Disabilities.
7. Allow PWDs to be as independent as much as possible.
8. Let the PWDs take the lead in everything as much as possible.
9. Never assume anything about PWDs.
To Roger C: I also seen the same question that the poster stated that they are turning 14.
To m jordyn: Thank you for clearing up the misunderstanding. I honestly think that you are 14 years old due to one of the reasons that you have some spelling mistakes in your post.
I smell a troll! In one of your other questions you claim to be 14 years old.
Also it is simply absolutely impossible for any mother to not know the correct name of their child’s condition.
Hydrocephalus. My cousin had that too.
If you’re talking about wanting to work in the school systems: you will need to look into getting an education degree, with a master’s degree in whichever specialization you want. There is a lot to choose from, you can specialize in autism, learning disabilities, etc. Do you have a guidance counselor you could talk to? (I’m assuming you’re in high school now?). They can help you figure out exactly which major to go for, as well as which colleges to look into.
I don’t consider this a disability but I wanted to major in Deaf education. I had to get my elementary education degree (which I got from Gallaudet University) and now I am working on getting my master’s degree in K-12 Bilingual-Bicultural Deaf education (also at Gallaudet).