Simran Sehmbi E-Portfolio

INTRODUCTION Hi, my name is Simran Sehmbi, and I am a student at Humber College in the Developmental Services Worker Program, learning how to positively promote the physical, mental and emotional health of individuals with intellectual and  developmental disabilities. The reason behind my interest in this program comes from a long history of love I hold in helping the developmental and intellectual disabilities community. As a DSW, I strive in creating an inclusive community for them that is welcoming and accepting, while assisting  in having full access to their rights of citizenship alongside equal opportunities.  Below is a detailed blog containing my resume, and samples of pertinent work I have created. Thank you for your time and please enjoy! 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.  Introduction  2. Resume  3. Choice Board 4. Social Story  5. Social Group 6. Baking Skills 7. Educational Activity 

 RESUME

CHOICE BOARD  Introduction  During my sign language class, our assignment was to create a choice board for someone we knew, and I designed a board based on a boy in grade 4. He was a nonverbal and diagnosed with autism from my placement at the York Region school board in semester 3 of my program.  Summary I designed it using Boardmaker, and it was a "What I Feel" board to help the student communicate the emotions he felt and allowed him to be understood. I created various images of emotions, and laminated them, while adding velcro to the back to  be easily placed on the board.  Core Competencies Demonstrated    This assignment allowed me to showcase Strategic Planning and Showing Respect to Individuals.    

  SOCIAL STORY Introduction I have created a social story for an assignment from my Sign Language Class in semester 3 of my program at Humber College. A social story helps explain social situations, and how to behave in it.    Summary of Project:  The social story is to assist children who invade personal space and touch individuals without asking. I have used simple and easy words to explain the social situation, and have used first person language to showcase the child's perspective making it easier to grasp.   Core Competencies Demonstrated   The core competencies I have showcased in this project is I nterpersonal Relationships, Showing Respect to Individuals, and Creative Problem Solving. Social Story: Touching Other People I have fun playing and learning with my friends and classmates at school Sometimes I like to touch or hug my friends and classmates when playing or learning My friends and classmates might not like have their body touched B...

SOCIAL GROUPS   Introduction I did some research to find social groups and community activities for a individual in my residential placement to be more involved within his community. Summary of Project I found a variety of social groups, that are in-person and virtual for the resident to attend weekly. The in-person clubs have recreational, wellness and community engagement with free treatments such as foot care and blood pressure testing. To showcase my research, I created a chart with details of the pricing, contact information and information on the activities that occur.  Core Competencies Demonstrated  This task allowed me to showcase Strategic Planning and Showing Respect to People Supported . 

 BAKING SKILLS Introduction On Valentine's Day I organized baking heart shaped brownies at my residential placement. Summary of Project The residents in the group home love sweet treats, but do not have much baking skills so I took them through the process of baking brownies step by step, allowing them to learn how to bake.  They were able to learn how to follow a simple recipe, measuring ingredients, mixing, using the oven and lastly how to check if the brownies are done! Core Competencies Demonstrated    The core competencies I demonstrated were Creative Problem Solving, Strategic Planning and Interpersonal Relationship with Individuals  Baking Process Decorating Station

 Introduction This is an activity I created for a grade 1 boy diagnosed with autism at my placement within the Peel school board.  Summary of Project The child had to take the clothing pins and clip it to the corresponding colour on the popsicle stick. Each stick has a different difficulty, for the easiest level, the clothing pin and popsicle have no colours, and he simply had to clip it on. The difficulty goes up, as the coloured stickers on the stick increase, or more colours are added onto it. The goal behind this activity was to help with motor skills, by opening and closing the pins, alongside colour coordination.  Core Competencies Demonstrated The Core Competencies I showcased were  Strategic Planning and Creative Problem Solving.