tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665406783335784500.post461702059644429832..comments2023-06-05T11:49:41.768-04:00Comments on APOGEE Learning: The Way of the Wayseers ~ He Sings Out ~ An Educational ManifestoRose Marie Raccioppihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327247225256540829noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665406783335784500.post-25852727289710163092012-01-19T19:55:37.660-05:002012-01-19T19:55:37.660-05:00In a conversation today with a social worker from ...In a conversation today with a social worker from CPS it became alarmingly clear that treatment decisions are based upon codes rather than human needs. In spite of what has been effective and notably beneficial to a child, the 'treatment' could not be approved because no where in the codes was there approval for Educational Therapy that included creative activities such as watercolor painting. Yet the natural outflow of feelings that were prompted by the selected activities were indeed meaningful to the child. When asked what kind of behavior modification program had I initiated, the answer, "love" did not have a box to check nor an assigned code.Rose Marie Raccioppihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327247225256540829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665406783335784500.post-11246347112813783322012-01-17T15:54:21.006-05:002012-01-17T15:54:21.006-05:00A poetic response, a passionate plea, a call for a...A poetic response, a passionate plea, a call for awareness, a call for creative solutions, a call for what will serve each child's need for healthy growth and development, a posted video, a posted petition, a posted blog link, all in the name of our ability to be the change we know in our hearts We Can BE ... this the power of our FB community...our Blogging community... care, awareness, faith, advocacy, and our ultimate responsible action.Rose Marie Raccioppihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327247225256540829noreply@blogger.com