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Pillars of Successful Transition – Models to help Service Members and their Families Prepare for the Military to Civilian Transition

By Military Service and Family Life
By Jenny Rea, Ph.D. While many separating service members successfully adapt to civilian life, 40 to 75% describe some difficulties managing this major transition (Castro & Kintzle, 2017; Zoli, Maury, & Fay, 2015). For instance, within the first year of transitioning to civilian life, Veterans face increased challenges with homelessness,...
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Listening to Build Cultural Competence in Early Childhood Settings

By Community Engagement

As a follow-up to OneOp’s 2018 Virtual Conference, the Family Transitions team produced a five-part podcast series, Moving Toward Inclusive Practice. In each podcast Dr. Anne Phibbs shares tips and resources to help professionals become more inclusive and culturally informed. Dr. Phibbs’ content is designed to be relevant to professionals in any discipline. OneOp has developed five blog posts to help early childhood professionals apply these concepts to their work with children and families.

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Culturally Sustaining Practices and Adult Learning Principles: Where’s the Connection?

By Community Engagement

To create more equitable early intervention experiences, it is essential for practitioners to use practices that support learning for parents (and other caregivers) and children while considering the family’s cultural values and beliefs. When we use culturally sustaining practices, we invite and encourage cultural and linguistic practices into the early intervention process to maintain and strengthen them (Paris, 2012; Paris & Alim, 2017).

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