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Make sure you have thoroughly reviewed the CARA’s Kit booklet and familiarize yo
Make sure you have thoroughly reviewed the CARA’s Kit booklet and familiarize yourself with the resources and materials included. The CD/Online materials contain some updates including minor modifications to the adaptation hierarchy. Reflect on an individual or group of children, you currently work with or previously worked with, who are/were experiencing challenges during everyday routines and activities. If you are not working directly with children, please collaborate with a colleague on this activity. Now use the first five steps of the 6-Step Decision Making Process to decide what you want to see happening and what adaptations you can make. Then complete Step 6 and implement the adaptations. In a summary (minimum of 300 words), address the questions in each of the steps below.
Understand Children’s Needs – Complete CARAs Checklist of Priorities and Concerns-1.pdf Download CARAs Checklist of Priorities and Concerns-1.pdfif you are working with preschool children, or Caregiver Assessment of Activities and Routines.pdf Download Caregiver Assessment of Activities and Routines.pdfif you are working with toddlers, for an individual child or group of children.
Decide what you want to happen:What would you like to see happening?
What would the child/children be doing?
What would the adults be doing?
How would the environment look?
What would you like to hear happening?
Consider Adaptations – Use the Adaptation Hierarchy.pdf Download Adaptation Hierarchy.pdfto get started thinking about adaptations.
Select Adaptations – Use CARAs Adaptation Notes.pdfDownload CARAs Adaptation Notes.pdfMinimize File Previewor Adaptation Notes-Toddlers.pdf Download Adaptation Notes-Toddlers.pdfto record the adaptations you will use.
Plan for the Implementation – Consider the following questions:Why am I making the adaptation?
How will the adaptation improve the activity or routine?
What steps will I take to make the adaptation?
How will I know if the adaptation is working?
What will I see and hear that will tell me the adaptation has improved or changed the situation?
How do you think the child/children will respond?
If you are working directly with children – try the adaptation every day for at least one week and then answer these questions:
Has the adaptation(s) changed the situation to what you wanted to see happen?
If the answer is yes, congratulations! Now share your challenging situation and the decision-making process you went through. What was it like for you? How did the child/children respond? Are you likely to utilize this process in the future?
If the answer is no, please don’t be discouraged. It is common to try several adaptations before finding one that works. Share your challenging situation and the decision-making process you went through. What was it like for you? Why do you think the adaption didn’t work? Are you willing to return to Step 3 and repeat the process?
If you are not working directly with children collaborate with a colleague and share the adaptation with them. Ask them to try the adaptation for at least one week. Then, work with the colleague to answer these questions:
Has the adaptation(s) changed the situation to what you wanted to see happen?
If the answer is yes, congratulations! Now share your challenging situation and the decision-making process you went through. What was it like for you? How did the child/children respond? Are you likely to utilize this process in the future?
If the answer is no, please don’t be discouraged. It is common to try several adaptations before finding one that works. Share your challenging situation and the decision-making process you went through. What was it like for you? Why do you think the adaption didn’t work? Are you willing to return to Step 3 and repeat the process?
Once you have completed your CARA’s Kit Activity please upload, to this page, the following as PDF documents:
Summary titled your “LASTNAMECARAsKitActivity”
Checklist of Priorities and Concerns or Caregiver Assessment of Activities and Routines
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