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Element/Needs Checklist

Checklist for Physical Safety

Are there smoke detectors, sprinkling systems and fire extinguishers adequately placed throughout the milieu?

Are the fire safety equipment properly maintained?

Are children and staff trained in the use of fire extinguishers?

Does the facility conduct regular fire drills?

Does the milieu provide an efficient flow of traffic to allow for the child to safely enter and exit the environment?

Are there formal discussions facilitated with the children regarding fire safety?

Are matches, lighters, candles and other fire-hazardous materials locked up and out of reach to children?

Are paint, cleaning materials, aerosol cans, toxic plans, drugs and medications locked up in areas where the child does not have unsupervised access?

Are paint supplies such as markers, felt pens and paints of the non-toxic child-safe variety?

Checklist for Physical Inclusiveness

Is the furniture within the therapeutic space comfortable, durable,

appropriate and esthetically pleasing?

Is the milieu heated and cooled adequately to ensure comfort?

Does the lighting in the therapeutic setting make use of natural light and is the lighting able to be adjusted to suit certain moods or tones within the environment?

Are the colours on the walls and ceilings ‘cool’ colours that will be relaxing to the child?

Does the therapeutic setting contain appropriate and tasteful pictures and wall hangings?

What is the noise level like in the space?

Does the milieu use music or other sounds to enhance its therapeutic value?

Checklist for Physical Affirmation

Do the children appear to be proud of the physical milieu?

Do the children appear to trust the milieu?

Do they take an active role in maintaining its level of safety and aesthetic value?

Do they appear to feel positively about themselves in the space?

Do they appear to value one another within the milieu?

Are there concrete indicators of each individual member in the milieu?

Are there concrete indicators of group and teamwork on the part of the children displayed within the physical milieu?

Checklist for Emotional Safety

Do the children in the environment freely express their emotions?

Do the children in the environment express their emotions appropriately?

Are children expected to control their emotions rather than express them?

Are the children punished for emotional expression?

Are children's feeling experiences judged as being right or wrong, proper or improper?

Are children's emotions judged as being good or bad?

Are children taught about emotions

Are there opportunities for children to express their feelings & emotions?

Do the adults freely & appropriately express their emotions?

Checklist for Emotional Inclusiveness

Are children encouraged to show how they are feeling in a wide variety of experiences within the milieu?

Is there sufficient time and interest placed upon emotional experiences within the milieu?

Do the adults seem genuinely interested and empathetic toward the inhabitants of the milieu?

Do the adults freely discuss their past emotional & sensory experiences?

Are the children within the milieu empathetic toward each other's emotions & emotional experiences?

Are some children's emotional experiences considered unimportant by the environment or its inhabitants?

Are some children excluded because of the way they express themselves emotionally?

Checklist for Emotional Affirmation

Do the adults within the environment display a sense of curiosity & interest in the children's emotional lives?

Is the child encouraged by the group to express his emotions?

Does the child freely express all his feelings & emotions?

Do the children & the adults in the milieu appear to have a healthy self-image?

Do the children and adults within the milieu treat each other as esteemed members of the group

Are the children encouraged & supported to learn from their emotions?

Checklist for Social Safety

Are the children free from physical harm or punishment from any person in the milieu?

Are the children free from threats of physical harm or physical punishment?

Are the children free from verbal, emotional & psychological abuse?

Are there specific rules of conduct that apply to maintaining a socially safe environment?

How do the adults respond if there is an incident where someone is physically threatened or emotionally abused?

When there is an incident where someone is physically threatened or verbally abused, do you agree with &/or feel comfortable with how it was handled by the adults?

Checklist for Social Inclusiveness

Are there cliques or factions in the milieu?

Is anyone consistently ignored or scapegoated in the milieu?

Is there anyone who withdraws from the group or is periodically absent from the milieu?

Do the group members communicate well with each other?

Does the group have a good method of conflict resolution?

Does the group make decisions as a whole or are these members who stay silent or who are left out of the process?

Does the group have a good system of problem-solving?

Is there any negative leading the occurs within the group?

Checklist for Social Affirmation

Do the group members appear to enjoy one another’s company or do they seek each other out?

Do members of the group appear to enjoy one another & show other signs of recognition of positive behaviours, attributes or accomplishments?

Do members of the group rely on one another for support?

Do members of the group socialize outside the therapeutic milieu?

Do the children & the adults within the social milieu seem to function as a unit?

Checklist for Cultural Safety

Are any of the children subject to physical or emotional harm or punishment from any person in the milieu because of their racial, ethnic or group membership?

Does any group member appear to withdraw from the social environment as a result of his cultural differences?

Have you heard the children or adults use any racist or prejudicial terms or make any such comments or statements?

If there is an incident of racism or prejudice within the milieu, do the adults respond?

If there is an incident of racism or prejudice, do you agree with &/or feel comfortable with how it was handled by the adults?

Checklist for Cultural Inclusiveness

Do children talk openly about their cultural experiences?

Do the children appear interested in each other's cultural differences?

Are there opportunities made available to the children to discuss issues of cultural diversity?

Does there appear to be anyone in the milieu who is culturally stereotyped?

Does it appear that anyone is neglected or not included by one or more members of the group because of cultural differences?

If there are minority groups or subgroups represented in the milieu, do you feel they are discriminated against in any way because of their differences?

If there are minority groups or subgroups represented in the milieu, do you feel that their differences are welcomed?

Checklist for Cultural Affirmation

Are there visual or auditory representations of cultural diversity in the milieu (posters, artifacts, music)?

Do members of the group have a unique interest in the diversity amongst the group members?

Does the milieu celebrate non-traditional holidays?

Is it apparent that the milieu has a definite culture that the members show pride in?

Do the children and the adults within the cultural milieu share their differences openly with pride & celebrate them with one another?

Checklist for Ideological Safety

Are children discouraged from adhering to their present belief system?

Does the environment focus on right & wrong ideas, beliefs, etc. or is their allowance for diverse thinking?

Are any of the children subject to punishment for, or silenced from, speaking their thoughts or beliefs?

Are there certain ideas, topics, beliefs & values that the children are not allowed to talk about openly?

Does any group member appear to withdraw from the social environment as a result of his ideological differences?

Have you heard the children use any derogatory terms & make negative comments or statements about the way a child thinks or how the institution functions in terms of mission statement or mode of operation?

Checklist for Ideological Inclusiveness

Do children talk openly about their beliefs with each other?

Do the children know the rules & regulations of the institution & do they agree with its principles?

Do the children appear interested in each other’s ideas & beliefs?

Are the opportunities made available to the children to discuss issues of ideological diversity?

Does it appear that anyone is neglected or not included by one or more members of the group because of their beliefs or ideas?

Do the adults within the setting appear to be diverse thinkers?

Do the adults express their ideas, views & opinions with the children & youth in the setting?

Are there opportunities for the children to discuss & experience alternative ways of learning & understanding?

Checklist for Ideological Affirmation

Do the members of the group have a unique interest in the ideological diversity amongst the group members?

Does the institution affirm children’s rights & view them as unique & special?

Do the children appear to have a high regard for the institution & its ideology?

Is it apparent that the milieu has a definite affirming ideology of its own that merges both the institutional ideology with the ideologies of its members?

Do the children & the adults within the ideological milieu share their differences openly with pride & celebrate them with one another?