Rachel Gillen's Blog

Deeply Felt Learnings From This Program All children deserve the access to high-quality education that will set them up for success in life and that high-quality education and program should meet the needs of the child and the family.  Leadership and proper support are essential for early childhood professional and their ability to provide high-quality care and education. Collaboration is key within a successful early childhood program and for collaboration to be successful, a community must be built within the program and surrounding the program.  It's hard, after completing a program filled with so much beneficial information, to chose one long-term goal. I think, after completing this course, and really thinking about this my long-term goal is bringing mental health trainings weaved in with early childhood practices to the general public. My long-term goal has always been training but, after completing this course and returning to an organization that I had left but miss

International Organizations or Communities of Practice that Appeal to me: United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization After reading their vision, I find this to be an extremely important challenge to address and when this challenge is addressed at a younger age, a greater impact is made.  International Step by Step Association They are a membership association that focuses on holistic development. With my background in mental health, I have a strong passion for holistic development as it greatly impacts our mental health.  World Organization for Early Childhood Education Created for nothing more than benefiting young children. I regularly say I do this work for the kids and that should be everyone's thought when working in our field. International Job Opportunities: I am not sure this job opportunity exists but, I currently work for an organization that utilizes the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) and I would love to be a certifi