Helping Professions & Counselling
What is a helping profession?
A job where people help others.
Name one aid or device used by people with a physical disability or movement limitation.
wheelchair / walking stick / ramp...
Name one Czech organisation providing early childhood services.
Společnost pro ranou péči, Kuk, Eda, Tamtam...
What is an intervention?
Help or support in a difficult situation.
Name one way to communicate with someone with a hearing impairment.
sign language / writing / lipreading...
Name two helping professions that work with children.
teacher / social worker/ teaching assistant/ special educator / doctor / nurse / governess...
What is sheltered housing?
Housing with support for people with some problem or in crisis (seniors, refugees, single parents...).
Who can use early childhood services?
Families with young children (0 - 6/7 years) with a disability.
What is a crisis?
A very difficult problem or situation.
Name two ways to communicate with someone with an impaired communication ability.
pictures / communication board / communication tablets / Tadoma...
Which type of counselling helps students with learning or behavioural problems?
pedagogical counselling
Who can use respite care?
Families and carers of people with a disability/seniors...
What are early childhood services?
Services providing help for little children with a disability and their families.
What is a crisis intervention?
Quick help in a crisis.
What is “people-first language”?
Say “a person with a disability”, not “a disabled person”., respecting the person who is not defined with their disability.
What does active listening mean?
Listening carefully and showing interest by specific techniques.
Why is respite care important for family carers?
It gives them rest and new energy.
What is inclusion in early childhood education?
All children learn together and have equal opportunities.
Name one type of pedagogical intervention.
help with learning / special lessons...
Give two examples of alternative or augmentative communication methods.
pictures, photos, PECS, VOKS, Tadoma...
Give two skills that are important for social workers or special educators.
patience / empathy...
What is the difference between institutionalisation and deinstitutionalisation?
Institutionalisation = living in big institutions
Deinstitutionalisation = living in the community/independent housing
Give one example of a support activity for children with disabilities in early childhood services.
many possible answers...
Give one example of a special education intervention for a child with learning difficulties.
many possible answers, examples: individual plan, special subjects, extra classes...
What is the difference between impairment and disability?
impairment - disturbance (abnormality) of a mental, anatomical or physiological structure or function.
disability - limitation or loss of the ability to perform an activity in a manner or to a degree that is normal for a person.