Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: National/Federal Level

The first national organization that appealed to me was Stomp Out Bullying. This organization appealed to me because it wasn’t just for one type of victim. It is for everyone. There is a section for adults and teenagers. It is also a nonprofit organization, which to me speaks volumes. Plus, it has celebrity participants, which also can help with publicity.

The second national organization is Olweus Bullying Prevention Program.  This program appealed to me because it not only looked to help end bullying, but they also focused on teaching children how to establish relationships with other individuals. I think that is such a great aspect to have, which is the goal not only to end one thing, but provide a way to help out in another form. Another great aspect of the program is that it is available for others to implement in their communities. I feel this is how we make the world better. Once we find something that works use it and then pass it along.

The third organization I found was Utterly Global. As I was reading through this website it provided ways to prevent bullying. Yet it showed that there isn’t just one way to do so. They provided an opportunity for each community to “create” their own prevention plan. I think this is great, because it recognizes that not every community is the same.

I would like to know what it is like to work at Stomp Out Bullying. Even though they are located in New York, I could help establish an Oklahoma branch. I have never worked for a nonprofit organization and it would be interesting to see what it feels is like to work for a cause that is all about the cause and not worrying about if people are getting checks coming in.

I would also like to experience being a superintendent of a school district. I would like to have my hands in some of the policies and programs that would truly make a difference to the children around me. I would like to have one of the deciding says.

For these positions, I would need to have leadership skills, be very driven and have a passion for what I am doing. I would need to have experience as a educator to be superintendent and maybe even some board member experience, just so I know not only the educational side, but the political side of the field.

http://www.stompoutbullying.org/contact_us.php

http://www.clemson.edu/olweus/

http://antibullyingprograms.org/

Exploring Roles in the ECE Community

The first organization is National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention. This organization appealed to me because it has programs that involve prevention. I understand that situations need to be handled after the fact, but I would like to help find ways to prevent certain situations from happening in the first place.

The second organization is PRYD, LLC. This company deals with helping child understand and learn about different behaviors they are experiences. Such as finding ways to create self esteem, learning I Can statements and understanding that it is okay to be different and unique.

The third organization is Advocates for Youth. This organization is centered on being the voice for our youth as well as helping them to find their own voices. This is a great place to find different conversation starters for today’s social issues.

I would like to become a school counselor one day just to give myself the opportunity to not only work with children, but to have the skills and resources to know how to guide them into positive goals.

I think becoming a Case Worker would be an interesting job as well. I would like to give parents the opportunity to better themselves, so that they can provide better lives for their children.

To become a counselor and or a Case Worker, I think the skills I would need would be to have a passion for children, have tools to find resources and the drive to finish what is started. The experience needed would probably be based off community I chose to work with.