Infant Case Study: Part 5

Infants & Toddlers Child Abuse: Identification & Reporting Lesson 5 Explore Infant Case Study: Part 5 Reflection	WWW.VIRTUALLABSCHOOL.ORG ACTIVITY ID: 14326 Name Certifier Date
Think of the protective factors discussed within this lesson and throughout this course. For each of the protective factors listed below, detail the available resources and supports that may have helped the family. Share your responses with your trainer, coach, or administrator. Compare your responses with the suggested responses for additional reflection. Parental Resilience: This family was dealing with a great deal of stress, such as the birth of a new infant and an international move. What community or installation resources might have helped? A New Parent Support Program might have helped them recognize signs of stress in themselves. It might have helped them identify strategies to use when they were feeling overwhelmed by parenting or angry with the baby. A support program for spouses might also have helped Candice feel less isolated. Such a program, with professional facilitation, may also have helped Candice realize that she was in an unhealthy relationship. This might have helped her bounce back from challenges and seek mental health support. Social Connections: As military service members stationed in a remote location, this family was isolated from extended family and friends. What could have helped them build social connections? This family was isolated from extended family and friends. Candice was particularly isolated, and Trevor seemed to discourage her from building connections. Trevor also avoided building social connections at the CDC. This family might have needed targeted outreach from social workers or family services personnel to help them engage with the community. Concrete Support in Times of Need: What concrete supports did they need? This family might have benefitted from concrete supports around job placement services or support with accessing local transportation for Candice. Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development: Timothy’s father struggled when Timothy cried. What supports might have helped the family? Timothy’s family might have benefited from information and support around comforting a crying infant. Trevor may not have known the risks of shaking a baby. Candice had concerns about Timothy’s behavior and development. A support network might have helped her understand what to say or do about her concerns. Social and Emotional Competence of Children: What could have been done to promote Timothy’s social and emotional development? Caregivers like Beckett consistently responded to Timothy’s needs. Nurturing, responsive relationships are the foundation of social and emotional competence in infancy.

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Think of the protective factors discussed within this lesson and throughout this course. For each of the protective factors listed below, detail the available resources and supports that may have helped the family. Share your responses with your trainer, coach, or administrator. Compare your responses with the suggested responses for additional reflection.

Parental Resilience: This family was dealing with a great deal of stress, such as the birth of a new infant and an international move. What community or installation resources might have helped?
A New Parent Support Program might have helped them recognize signs of stress in themselves. It might have helped them identify strategies to use when they were feeling overwhelmed by parenting or angry with the baby.
A support program for spouses might also have helped Candice feel less isolated. Such a program, with professional facilitation, may also have helped Candice realize that she was in an unhealthy relationship. This might have helped her bounce back from challenges and seek mental health support.
Social Connections: As military service members stationed in a remote location, this family was isolated from extended family and friends. What could have helped them build social connections?
This family was isolated from extended family and friends. Candice was particularly isolated, and Trevor seemed to discourage her from building connections. Trevor also avoided building social connections at the CDC. This family might have needed targeted outreach from social workers or family services personnel to help them engage with the community.
Concrete Support in Times of Need: What concrete supports did they need?
This family might have benefitted from concrete supports around job placement services or support with accessing local transportation for Candice.
Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development: Timothy’s father struggled when Timothy cried. What supports might have helped the family?
Timothy’s family might have benefited from information and support around comforting a crying infant. Trevor may not have known the risks of shaking a baby.
Candice had concerns about Timothy’s behavior and development. A support network might have helped her understand what to say or do about her concerns.
Social and Emotional Competence of Children: What could have been done to promote Timothy’s social and emotional development?
Caregivers like Beckett consistently responded to Timothy’s needs. Nurturing, responsive relationships are the foundation of social and emotional competence in infancy.