Week 1 Discussion : Conditions of Children

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?