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Susan Around the World
Dr. Susan Turben has extensively travelled the world helping young children. Here are some of the stories.
Susan gives kids a camp experience to remember. Kids enjoyed ice cream and fun in the sun.
Susan helps foster families from around the world.
Susan's extensive travels around the world include, China, Russia, Ireland, Scotland, and Istanbul.
To the left is Susan's Chinese business card.
WHY DOES DR. SUSAN GO TO RUSSIA, AGAIN AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN! DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?
Colleagues and families from areas in these United States do ask “why?” Why go to Russia? Why travel half-way around the world to teach teachers in strange classrooms, learn “baby” Russian, and spend ten hours a day visiting homes, assessing infants and preschoolers day after day?
“Why not?” Turben Developmental Services is Dr. Susan’s 25 year-old business that serves those who cannot serve themselves! I make house calls, even half-way around the world! I am a trained developmental specialist (8 years of graduate work!) who is happiest when she can observe, assess and provide activity-based developmental profiles to families and teachers, pediatricians, psychologists, teachers and best of all, mothers and fathers! She does this work in places where families are most comfortable….at home!
To give a quick history lesson, Russia and many eastern European countries regressed under Communist domination during a period that lasted more than seven generations! In those times, Soviet asylums were built to “warehouse” all “defective” children; their parents were forbidden to see or care for their children, men left their wives to father other children and create new families if newborns had even a minor “defective” condition. How do you like that word, “defective?” “Defectology” is what we call ‘Special Education.” Dr. Susan is determined to change the futures of children and their families, stuck in the old days of this outmoded word!
For more on Susan and Russia click here.
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Susan will be returning to Russia in the Fall of 2009 |
Here is a story of the Young family and their travels to Russia to adopt two young boys. An update on how the boys are doing today is coming soon.
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