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Jalen’s Personal Profanity Profile

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  EXPOSURE As the youngest in a lively and colourful household, I was exposed to a wide range of influences growing up. With three older brothers, and parents who fostered teenagers, I was surrounded by enough energy and chaos to rival a sitcom. My Italian mother and Jamaican father added a multicultural twist to my upbringing, complete with curse words in multiple languages. Thanks to the abundance of teens in the house, I was introduced to all the raunchy classics-South Park, Family Guy, and anything else with questionable content. My brothers spent years yelling  colourful language at their video games, and as technology evolved, their cursing found a new home: the online world, where their microphones became weapons. I had a front-row seat to a world of vulgar music, movies, memes, computer games, and hand gestures. Yet, despite this immersive education in profanity, 1 was the innocent, spoiled baby of the family-the "princess" who could observe it all but never partake. ...
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Introducing Me

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  Hello!  My name is Jalen McLean, a student at Humber College in the Developmental Services Worker program. This program focuses on learning and working with people of all ages who have intellectual, physical and developmental disabilities.  I joined the DSW program because I want to have an impact on people and assist them in becoming the best person they can be! I’m devoted to learning about developmental disabilities, humanity, different perspectives, growth & more. Supporting and guiding others is what I enjoy doing most.   The content included in this blog contains pieces of work that I’ve completed throughout my exciting journey in this program. 
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Visual Tool Medical Incident Report  Assessment and Intervention Form Application Assignment  Individual Professional Development Plan Resume
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Visual Tool

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Introduction: I created two visual tools for my Sign Language & Augmentative Communications. My younger cousin Raheem was diagnosed with autism, and I was able to create a First & Then Board and a Choice Board for him. Which turned out to be a great success.  These Visual tools were created with Boardmaker. I had to consider Raheem’s routine, his interests, and the things he regularly requests for. Objectives: My objective for the Choice Board was to help Raheem communicate his wants/needs in a quicker way. This board can be used at school and at home. As for the First/Then Board, The idea of this is to give Raheem a bit more independence and responsibility by making the decision of what task he wants to complete. This visual tool can be used however Raheem wants, he can either make the choice of the first and then options that are already put together or he can just simply point to whatever he wants to do. Core Competencies :  Showing Respect to Individuals & ...
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Medical Incident Report

  Introduction:  This Medical Incident Report was an assignment I had to complete for Basic Pharmacology 2.  Summary : In this assignment, I had the opportunity to look at medication incident reports and the connection to practice as a DSW in the field of developmental services. Core Competencies : Handling Conflict. Date of Incident: Monday, June 6th, 2022 Time of Incident: 6:00pm Client Information: John Doe Date of Birth of Client: June 26th, 1996 Age: 25  Diagnosis: Down Syndrome Gender: Male Name of Person Involved in the Incident: Sarah Williams (DSW) Joan Green (DSW) John Doe (Individual) Date the Incident was Discovered: Monday, June 6th, 2022  7:30pm Type of Incident: Wrong Medication Wrong Client: Wrong Medication: X Wrong Time:  Incorrect Dose: Incorrect Documentation: Expired Medication: Other Describe the Incident in Detail and What Happened: Sarah Williams (DSW) administered the wrong medication to John Doe (Individual), later discovered...
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Assessment & Intervention Form

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  Introduction :  In this assignment, My classmate and I completed a Form for Intervention Techniques.   Summary:  This assignment is a Case Scenario I had to complete with a classmate, it is an Assessment and Intervention Form about a Woman named Erica.   Core Competencies:  Handling Conflict & Collaboration on a Group Project. BEHAVIOURAL PROGRAM: ASSESSMENT and INTERVENTIONS: Name of client: Erica  Age: 25  Male/ Female: Female Date: August 12, 2022 ASSESSMENT A. List all of the behaviours that are of concern: flipping tables  punching walls  throwing chairs complaining about bright lights in the home screaming  B. Choose 1 behaviour to work on: punching walls, flipping tables, throwing chairs  C. For this behaviour, describe : 1. Topography Group home 2. Frequency 1-2 times a day  3. Duration Between 5-10 minutes long 4. Intensity High intensity  D. Setting Events : Identify any factors relat...
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