HSE MILESTONE

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

1. Provide an introduction by describing the purpose of the evaluation and how it will be completed. Do this by stating the purpose and describing the process of the evaluation (generally, the sections of your report).

2. Identify one community or school-based program from your geographical area or the area of your choice. Examples include, but are not limited to, YWCA/YMCA programs, Boys & Girls Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Early Head Start, Head Start, mental health services, child development services, and after-school programs. Be sure to indicate whether the program is community or school-based.

3. Identify the age group served by the program. Typical age groups include infancy (0–3), early childhood (3–5), middle childhood (5–12), and adolescence (13–18). If the program serves multiple age groups, select and identify one group you will address.

4. Identify the major developmental needs, risk factors, and resiliency factors of your selected age group. Refer to the Definitions document for an explanation of developmental needs, risk factors, and resiliency factors; refer to the text for age-specific developmental needs and risks, and to the assigned web resources for the resiliency factors. This section may be presented in paragraph or bulleted list format.

• Developmental needs include, but are not limited to, learning to walk and run, reading and writing, gaining independence, and making friends.

• Risk factors include poor parenting skills, drug use in the household, social isolation, living in a high-crime neighborhood, and others. • Resiliency factors include appropriate parenting, good schools, reading and writing supported in the home, healthy meals, appropriate developmental supports, high self-esteem, and others.

5. Describe the service or services provided by the program. Your description should provide some detail without overwhelming the reader. Briefly describe the specific activities provided by the program and their stated purpose, if provided.

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Your introduction must be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited in APA format on a separate references page.

DEFINITION DOCUMENT

The Child Development: A relatively enduring growth and change that makes an individual better adapted to the environment by enhancing the individual’s ability to engage in, understand, and experience more complex behavior, thinking, and emotions (Steinberg, Vandell, & Borstein, p. S-4). Developmental Needs: The developmental milestones necessary to maintain the current level of development and allow the next level to progress. These needs can be physical, cognitive, and socioemotional. Examples include learning to walk and run, reading and writing, gaining independence, and forming relationships. Risk Factors: The factors that increase individual vulnerability to harm, or delay or forestall normal development. Factors may include (but are not limited to): psychological (chronic fear and anxiety), familial (poor parenting skills, substance dependence in parents, domestic violence), social (social isolation, few age-appropriate friends), and contextual (high-crime neighborhood, few resources to enhance development) (Steinberg, Vandell, & Borstein, p. 399, S-12). Resiliency Factors: Those factors that decrease vulnerability to harm, or delay or forestall normal development. Resiliency factors can include (but are not limited to): parenting (positive parenting skills, involved in children’s life), psychological (high self-esteem, internal focus of control), social (positive ageappropriate friends, appropriate social outlets), contextual (neighborhood involvement, resources to enhance or expand development).