WGU DO90 TASK 4 WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
A. Identify each of the following elements described in the scenario:
• Maria’s family consists of herself, her mom, and her dad.
• Maria’s community is now a small rural town instead of a big city
with many people of
different backgrounds.
• Maria’s cultural background is that she is biracial, her mom is
Hispanic and her dad is African American dad.
B. Discuss how you, as a public K-12 teacher, would try to help Maria in a
culturally responsive, trauma-informed way by doing the following:
1. As a teacher, I would want to address her suicidal thoughts and make
sure she had a safe place to discuss her issues. I would want to get the
counselor involved to make a plan for Maria. I would make sure that I would
do daily check ins with her. I would show her that she is supported and that
we can talk about anything. I would also let her parents know what is going
on and the steps we have taken at the school to support her.
a. Addressing Maria’s thoughts of suicide and using the school counselor
will help her. It would help her know that she does support and a caring
team in her new community. She will learn different ways to cope with the
things going on throughout her life. The school counselor will help by being
someone she can always go to during any crisis she is having. The counselor
will be the one person who she will always have during her education. The
counselor will help her with her self-esteem and learn coping mechanisms.
2. It is important for Maria’s parents to be involved because she is having
the thought of ending her life. We need their support and help to help
Maria. I would have the counselor get ahold of Marias' parents and explain
the situation and the next steps we all have for her at school. We want to
make sure nobody is angry or lets their emotions take over when, in the
end, we all want what is best for Maria. The counselor can help with
SOLUTIONS
A. Identify each of the following elements described in the scenario:
• Maria’s family consists of herself, her mom, and her dad.
• Maria’s community is now a small rural town instead of a big city
with many people of
different backgrounds.
• Maria’s cultural background is that she is biracial, her mom is
Hispanic and her dad is African American dad.
B. Discuss how you, as a public K-12 teacher, would try to help Maria in a
culturally responsive, trauma-informed way by doing the following:
1. As a teacher, I would want to address her suicidal thoughts and make
sure she had a safe place to discuss her issues. I would want to get the
counselor involved to make a plan for Maria. I would make sure that I would
do daily check ins with her. I would show her that she is supported and that
we can talk about anything. I would also let her parents know what is going
on and the steps we have taken at the school to support her.
a. Addressing Maria’s thoughts of suicide and using the school counselor
will help her. It would help her know that she does support and a caring
team in her new community. She will learn different ways to cope with the
things going on throughout her life. The school counselor will help by being
someone she can always go to during any crisis she is having. The counselor
will be the one person who she will always have during her education. The
counselor will help her with her self-esteem and learn coping mechanisms.
2. It is important for Maria’s parents to be involved because she is having
the thought of ending her life. We need their support and help to help
Maria. I would have the counselor get ahold of Marias' parents and explain
the situation and the next steps we all have for her at school. We want to
make sure nobody is angry or lets their emotions take over when, in the
end, we all want what is best for Maria. The counselor can help with
