Supporting Individual with High or Exceptional Needs

SUPPORTING INDIVIDUAL WITH HIGH OR EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS

High or exceptional needs program participants are, indeed, more at risk than others and need to be more closely supervised to prevent peer-to-peer abuse or medical emergencies and need to be more closely supervised to prevent others from taking advantage of their impairment. This is one of the reasons TOPP KIDS tries to have at least one extra staff above ratio in each of its programs as often as possible or a dedicated Aide.

When TOPP KIDS accepts a child or team member who has high or exceptional needs it is the Program Coordinator’s duty to ensure that the needs of that child / educator are met by receiving additional education that focuses on the individual’s needs until the team feels comfortable. As a TOPP KIDS Educator it is your job to grow, learn and adapt to the needs within your program.

High needs volunteers or educators also need advanced supervision. While the educator or volunteer may well appear to be an adult, their psychological state may have been arrested at a certain stage. It is important to know and work with any limitations they may have. If a Program Coordinator is unsure about the safety of a child or educator while at TOPP KIDS, the program reserves the right to refuse service without discrimination (this must be done with caution in order to avoid any kind of discrimination allegations). All final decisions must be made with a TOPP KIDS CEO.