Planning child-specific

A young child is in an automobile accident that requires surgical intervention and substantial recovery time in the hospital. A consultation with a nutritionist results in a specific dietary plan. The plan included the supplementation of an amino acid that is typically considered a nonessential amino acid. Which of the following amino acids is an essential amino acid under conditions of enhanced growth or surgical recovery ... 

Service plans (e.g., ieps, transition plans) that begin with a focus on strengths rather than with a focus on incompetence and failure, are more likely to be acceptable to children, families, and service providers as they provide a foundation of competence upon which to improve. In 1997, the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (idea) mandated the use of strength-based assessment in the development of the iep. Specifically, idea states that the iep team shall consider the strengths of the child and the concerns of the parents for enhancing the education of their child (34 cfr 300.346). 

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