Practice.

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We survive.

Picture this: You are going on a sailing trip with the class today in the west of France. Unfortunately in a storm your boat wrecks and you wash up on an island. Nobody lives there; there are forests, meadows,...   Meer

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Using drugs.

Imagine this: You work in a community center. By sheer coincidence, you discover that one of the youths; Dennis, has been using drugs in the community center, even though there is a clear rule that this is not...   Meer

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The relocation.

You are going to move from your parental home to an apartment. You have a week, you may decide when you start and how you deal with the weekend. Brief description of the apartment: There is a living room of 4...   Meer

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Too late again.

Job is six months old. Job's father usually picks up and brings Job from the daycare center. Regularly, father comes to pick up Job after closing time. Moreover, this morning Job still had his "night diaper"...   Meer

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The pedagogical tap.

It is a drizzly Tuesday afternoon, somewhere in November. Leader Bettina works at a toddler group and her mood this afternoon is quite similar to the weather outside: lousy! She had quite a fight with her...   Meer

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Stealing.

Imagine this: You work at a community school in an impoverished neighborhood. After school you do activities with the children. You have gained the trust of Tijmen, a boy of whom you know that he is in...   Meer

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Prayer before dinner.

Imagine, you've gotten your degree and would like to work with people with intellectual disabilities. You have already sent thirty letters of application. Every time you get the same letter back:...   Meer

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Parents may call.

At the introductory meeting, the parents of Waldo (8 months) indicated that he is a restless baby who cries quite a bit. Perhaps a premature birth plays a role in this. To take away the anxiety of the parents,...   Meer

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Mother's day.

It is approaching Mother's Day. The teacher and you (teaching assistant) think it would be a nice idea if the children of your Group 3 made a beautiful flower and a verse for the mothers. The teacher asks you...   Meer

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Grandfather wants to help.

Marian is a 5-year-old girl with a mental disability and has been placed at the daycare center. Because of motor disabilities she is in a wheelchair. Father and mother have as good as accepted Marian's...   Meer

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Free sex.

Imagine, you're still all over the place! You have just started working as a home supervisor in a family replacement home for people with intellectual disabilities. You had a sleep-over last night and...   Meer

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Forum discussion.

This is a form of discussion where " experts " give their views on a particular topic and answer questions from the audience. Method: ~You are experts on a proposition [topic]. Come up with or choose a...   Meer

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Ethical dilemma.

Two heart surgeries. - You are director of a hospital and chairman of the meeting. Situation is the following: Only two people can have heart surgery while there are more patients on the ward for whom...   Meer

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Dream of Herman.

Herman is a five year old boy, he is always fantasizing about his girlfriend. When he gets up, he is often wet and then talks enthusiastically about the nice things he has done with Saskia his girlfriend....   Meer

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Arguments.

"Anything you say will be used against you." Objective: - Learning to argue a statement. - Learning to defend a statement. - Learning to listen. - Recognizing different types of arguments. Supporting your...   Meer

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Agreements culture.

How do I handle appointments? 1. What do you think about when someone fails to keep an appointment and as reason they give 'too busy' or 'forgot'? 2. If someone else fails to keep an...   Meer

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Advice to mother.

You are working at a day care center for children with intellectual disabilities. One day Karel's [a 12-year-old] mother comes up to you and asks to speak to you. She has a problem and would like some advice...   Meer

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A new boy is coming.

Suppose; you are a supervisor in group 'Tatoe' of boys' home 'Bijlmerknoop', where a number of boys stay. They go to a VBO-school in Amsterdam. One day Rames, a Moroccan boy, joins the group. He turns out to...   Meer