1. Felicity Crawford, PhD Wendy Champagnie Williams, PhD, LICSW Spring 2015

3.  Core Values:  Service  Social justice  Dignity and worth of the person  Importance of human relationships  Integrity  Competence How will you apply and practice these values in Barbados?  Observations, learning opportunities, interactions, collaborations?

4. Unique to social work practice, the strengths perspective emphasizing client strengths and resources instead of limitations and deficits. The focus of strengths-based practice is to develop partnerships and collaborations, and facilitate empowerment towards independence. The ecological lens views the person in the context of their environment and the many interrelated (+/-) dynamics that impact the person on a day to day basis.

5. 5  What people have learned through experiences  Personal qualities, traits, and virtues  What people know about the world around them  The talents people have  Cultural and personal stories and experiences

6. 1. Every individual, group, family, and community has strengths. 2. Trauma, abuse, illness, and struggle may be injurious, but they may also be sources of challenge and opportunity. 3. Assume that you do not know the upper limits of the capacity to grow and change, and take individual, group, and community aspirations seriously. 4. We best serve clients by collaborating with them. 5. Every environment is full of resources. 6. Caring, caretaking, and context are important.  Caring – a basic human right  Caretaking – embodiment of social work  Context – understanding the client system within the larger environment

7.  Self awareness  Having an attitude of awareness for and sensitivity towards the cultures of others  A willingness to learn about cultural differences  Maintaining positive attitudes towards differences  Listen and identify what is different  Suspend judgments  Pay attention to the difference, face it, and engage in dialogue  Explore, try out, and learn effective ways to work through any misunderstandings  Sustain positive intentions and an attitude of mutual respect

8.  Make efforts towards learning about and feeling more comfortable with differences  Know and be open about your limitations in culturally sensitive situations  Essential relationship building skills  Active listening, attending, body language  Recognize different communication styles  Verbal and nonverbal cues and interactions  The context of culture  Use and interpretation of time and space  Awareness and respect to interpersonal space and boundaries

9.  The Child Care Board  Nightingale complex  Montessori early learning centers  Sunshine Early Intervention Centre  Ann Hill School  Irving Wilson School  Erdiston Special School  Barbados Child Care Board  National Assistance & Welfare Program

11.  Teacher perspectives on inclusion  Contributions to the high literacy rate  Children & trauma  The role of parents in children’s success  The role of social workers in Barbados

12.  Parental involvement & children with special needs  Educating children with moderate disabilities  Nutritional content & student behavior  Barbados & corporal punishment