Amy
Peirce and ECI Homespun
My Education
I am currently a senior at
ECI Homespun is an organization
which benefits society on a large scale. This particular group
provides numerous services to families and their children who are less
than three years of age and are developmentally delayed. ECI
Homespun is unique in its services as they are provided within the
children's natural setting such as their home. The staff at
ECI includes licensed therapists, counselors and service coordinators
which allow the families to recieve the variety of services required to
fulfill a child's full potential. ECI Homespun is state and
federally funded which allows them to provide evaluations and
assesments at no cost to the families. The help provided is not
only focused on the child in need, but is available for the whole
family. Because growth and development are so rapid in the early
years of life, the earlier problems are identified, the greater the
chance of eliminating them. In order to fulfill this goal, ECI
Hompespun promotes development and learning, support for families,
coordinating services, as well as the need to decrease the use for
costly special programs. For more information about this
organization, there is a link to their website at the bottom of this
page.
The
Benefits of my Internship
Throughout
this semester I have personally gained a great deal through my
experiances at ECI Homespun. I have not only built on my skills
as a professional but also on my personal views. The importance
of well organized paper work and documentation has been
emphasized while I've been interning. I thoroughly have grasped
the benefits of documenting everything and the proper ways to do
so. I have also grown in my development of professionalism as I
have learned the appropriate ways to act while entering the homes of
those we help. Not everyone we help is open to it, so it is
important to hold back any emotions or opinions regarding someone
else's child. Personally, I have focused on what is truly
important to me. As I briefly enter the worlds of those that we
help, I see the struggles and hardships in which they must deal with
daily. It has emphasized the importance of helping others and
doing all that is possible in the bettering of society. IF you
would like to contact me, my email address is located below.