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Community Partnership with. Steven Foster and Head Start By: Trena Kelley. Steven Foster is a man of many roles:. ESD Consultant Teacher Educator Author Community Partner. Community Partnership. Teachers Helping Teachers.
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Community Partnership with Steven Foster and Head Start By: Trena Kelley
Steven Foster is a man of many roles: • ESD Consultant • Teacher • Educator • Author • Community Partner Community Partnership
Teachers Helping Teachers • Steven runs a gathering for the Oregon City Head Start sight where we talk about.
Mistaken Goal Chart Steven normally brings us to the From Jane Nelsen’s Positive Discipline, 2006
Positive Discipline • Steven teaches a class at a local community college. He provides and holds spots for Head Start Parents. • This class is free, the only cost is the book which is $12.00. • It provides parents with an understanding and positive technique's for discipline. Positive Discipline
Positive Discipline • At Head Start we serve low income families. • As our ESD consultant, Steven already has a relationship with the parents of IFSP children. • It is normally the parents of these children with IFSP’s that take his class, looking for some insight or help. • On certain occasions Steven has offered to buy the book for Head Start families if they want to take the class.
Positive Discipline Parenting Class For parents who are looking for long term parenting skills to help their children. Positive discipline methods are non punitive and respectful. Incorporate kindness and firmness into parenting Help parents understand their children's misbehavior Bring more joy into the home. Give parents a sense of accomplishment. • Think for themselves • Become more responsible • Have greater respect for themselves and others.
Positive Discipline Parenting Class • Unfortunately parents who may benefit from Stevens Positive Discipline class, cant always make it because of: • Work Schedules • NO child care
Steven Foster L.C.S.W Co-wrote a book with Jane Nelson M.S. and Arlene Raphael Ed.D Positive Discipline for children with special needs.
Summer Time • Head Start is out for the summer. • During this time, Steven continues classes for the children on IFSP’s at the Oregon City Head Start sight. • This gives the children more stability. • It is a smaller group of children so the children have a higher success rate. • Steven is able to work one on one with these children and help them work out problems.
References • Arlene Raphael M.S., Jane Nelsen Ed.D, Steven Foster L.C.S.W. “Positive Discipline for children with special needs.” • Head Start teacher Trena Kelley