Bobby Harris
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Bobby Harris Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Career Focus
- Empowering Other's
- Affiliation
- Direct Support Solutions, LLC
Bobby Harris is a driven, experienced and knowledgeable professional within areas such as healthcare, childhood education, abuse intervention and crisis prevention; organizational leadership and intellectual / developmental disabilities.
Bobby managed to earn his bachelors degree in social work,as well as his masters of science in health care administration; while boasting a professional curriculum within the health and human services branches dating back to the mid 90s!
On the premises of such an extensive background, Bobby is keen on sharing his wealth of insights, skills, tools, tips and
consideration through his inspired and reader-friendly articles appearing in various publications, as well as on his own imprint, “Direct Support Solutions”
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The Role of Expectancy in the Workplace
The Expectancy Theory proposed by Victor Vroom in 1964 explains human behaviors in the workplace setting with a simple equation. The theory states that an individual's behaviors or performance of a certain task is directly associated to what the person expects the outcome to be. If an individual has reason to believe that their expectations will be realized, then this will have a positive effect on their behavior and performance. The entire theory is summarized in a simple equation: Motivation Force= Expectancy × Instrumentality × Valence
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Choosing the Best Work Samples for Your DSP Portfolio
As a Direct Support Professional (DSP) you are challenged each day to create a new, fun and meaningful learning experience for program participants. Often DSP's overlook their valuable contributions and fail to give themselves credit for the task performed. In order to write a quality DSP Portfolio, you must be able to prove ownership of your contributions to the supports one receives. You must also be able to show that you gained insight and experience as a result of your contributions.
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Developmental Disability: A Curse in the Ancient Era
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Solutions to Increase Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
The Emotional Intelligence Theory (EQ) was first developed in the 1975 by Howard Gardener, in his book, The Shattered Mind. In 1990, psychologists John Mayer, and Peter Salovey published a crucial article on the Emotional Intelligence Theory that would later go on to garner much attention. However, this was a time when the Intelligence Quotient (IQ) was considered the ultimate test of a person's competency and potential. These preliminary works and research articles by Mayer, Salovey and Gardener, was given little consideration.
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World War 2: A Movement to Eradicate Weakness and Disability
World War 2 was a terrible time for several sects of people, including Jews, Gays and Lesbians. But it was perhaps especially horrendous for the developmentally disabled. Even as some semblance of humanity and empathy towards the disabled began to emerge during the 1800's, no one could have foreseen the utterly inhumane and torturous practices that were characteristic of the Third Reich.
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Setting SMART Goals To Increase Employee Development
The Goal Setting Theory is perhaps one of the biggest and most instrumental motivation theories in the world of business management. Extensively researched and developed by Edwin Locke in the 1960's, the Goal Setting Theory emphasizes on the significance of setting a goal for employees, and more importantly, setting a goal in an appropriate way. Managers cannot always keep a close track of performance and motivation levels of all employees. This is where the Goal Setting Theory plays a crucial role.
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10 Tips for Writing Reflective DSP Portfolio Summaries
Direct Support Professionals may frequently be asked to write a reflective summary about their work with intellectually and developmentally disabled individuals. The summary is supposed to be an analysis of the DSP's experiences and learning's as they work towards supporting an individual, and any associated thoughts, ideas and feelings. Writing a reflective summary should not feel challenging. It is simply an organized account of your personal reactions and opinions about your work and how your experiences as a DSP have helped you to grow and learn.
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The Renaissance: Understanding the Developmentally Disabled
Between the 14th and the 17th centuries, the Renaissance, a period that symbolized rebirth and renewal, saw a significant change in people's perspective towards the developmentally and intellectually disabled. The ill-treatment and disregard towards such individuals by no means ended completely. The disabled were still subjected to forms of abuse, mockery and mental harassment. However, the world was slowly but surely beginning to understand and empathize with the conditions of the developmentally disabled.
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Trepanation: Oldest Form of Treatment for Mental Illness
It is believed that Trepanation is the oldest medical practice in the history of the world; second only to circumcision. The general concept of trepanation is to create a hole in the skull and leave it open, thereby increasing the volume of blood flowing to the brain. The scientific theory behind this practice is that the fact that man walks upright, with the brain above the heart, results in decreased blood flow to the brain. Babies, it is understood, are born with a hole in their skull, which is commonly referred to as the "soft spot" on the baby's head, and with time this hole seals off.
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Developmental Disabilities in the 1800's
At the beginning of the 1800's, science began attempting to replace religion. Society was encouraged to view the world scientifically, and communities began to hospitalize and medically treat the intellectually and developmentally disabled. The early medical practices towards the disabled were by no means satisfactory and led to several new humiliating experiments and malpractices. Although flawed, this was the first step towards change and a view that developmental disabilities could potentially be a manageable disease rather than a sin.
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The Present: Better Times for the Developmentally and Intellectually Disabled
The lives and times of developmentally disabled people began to change for the better during the Civil Rights Movement in 1960. What started off as protests by groups of headstrong and determined individuals, demanding rights for themselves and for others eventually turned to be the ultimate turning point in the long history of torture and ill-treatment of the developmentally disabled. A significant change that this movement brought about was awareness among people that the developmentally and intellectually disabled were capable of living life on their terms.
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The Middle Ages: An Era of Widespread Ignorance
Evidences of Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities date as far back as the 7000 BC. The centuries of malpractices and ill treatments experienced by the disabled during these early years can be blamed on a lack of scientific knowledge. Aristotle and Plato, two great Greek philosophers, revered during their time, were both of the opinion that the disabled should not be allowed to live.
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