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Standard |
Posted: 02/02/05
Updated: 11/30/05
ECE 202 - Social Issues and Family Involvement
Enables the student to become familiar with the social issues that
affect families of today and to develop a plan for coping with these issues as
they occur in the occupational environment. Students are introduced to local
programs and agencies that offer services to those in need. Topics include:
professional responsibilities, family/social issues, community resources,
parent education and support, teacher-parent communication, community
partnerships, social diversity and anti-bias issues, transitioning the child,
and school family activities.
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Competency Areas |
Hours
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Professional
Responsibilities |
Class |
5 |
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Family/Social
Issues |
D. Lab |
0 |
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Community
Resources |
P.
Lab/O.B.I. |
0 |
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Parent
Education and Support |
Credit |
5 |
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Teacher-Parent
Communication |
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Community
Partnerships |
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Social
Diversity and Anti-bias Issues |
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Transitioning
the Child |
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School
Family Activities |
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Prerequisite: |
Provisional
admission |
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Course Guide |
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Competency |
After completing this section,
the student will: |
Hours |
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Class |
D.Lab
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P.Lab/ O.B.I. |
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PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES |
5 |
0
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0 |
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Teacher
role |
Identify
the teacher/caregiver role in helping children cope with family/social
issues. |
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FAMILY/SOCIAL ISSUES
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24 |
0
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0 |
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Issues |
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Determine
the possible effects of identified social issues on the child and family. |
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Guidelines |
Describe
teacher behaviors and skills to support children and families facing
identified social issues. |
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COMMUNITY RESOURCES
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3 |
0
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0 |
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Agencies |
Identify
community agencies/support groups for referral. |
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Develop a
resource file. |
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PARENT
EDUCATION AND SUPPORT |
3 |
0
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0 |
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Explore
parent education and support programs. |
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TEACHER-PARENT
COMMUNICATION |
3 |
0
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0 |
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Develop a parent
communication sample |
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Describe methods of appropriately communicating with parents |
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COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS |
3 |
0
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0 |
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Examine models of
existing partnerships between home, school, and community. |
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SOCIAL
DIVERSITY AND ANTI-BIAS ISSUES |
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Identify
methods of responding to social diversity and anti-bias issues. |
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TRANSITIONING THE CHILD
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3 |
0
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0 |
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Identify
strategies for successfully transitioning children to a new environment
and/or situation. |
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SCHOOL
FAMILY ACTIVITIES |
3 |
0
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0 |
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Identify
activities for involving families in schools. |
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Suggested Resources |
Karen Miller;
(1996) The Crisis Manual for Early
Childhood Teachers: How to Handle the Really Difficult Problems, Gryphon
House Publishers, (old but excellent!)
Mary Arnold;(
2005). Effective Communication Techniques
for Child Care, Thomson/Delmar
Armstrong, T.
(Writer), & National Professional Resources, Inc. (Producer). (2004). MI: Discovering the giftedness in all. [Motion picture: VHS, 40
min.].
Berger, E (2003). Parents as partners in education: The school and home working
together.
Family First and
Gestwicki, C. (2004). Home, school, and community relations: A guide to working with families.
Videos:
Learning Seed (Producer). (2004). Divorce and the family. [Motion picture:
VHS, 24 min.].
Concept Media (2000) The Context of Vulnerability [motion
picture: VHS, 30 min]
Concept Media (2000) Effects of Divorce [motion picture: VHS,
20 min]
NAEYC (Producer/Director). ( 1996). Cultivating roots---Home/School partnerships
[Motion picture: VHS, 22 min.].
NAEYC (Producer/Director). (1989 ). Partnerships with parent [Motion
picture: VHS, 29 min.].
Whidbey Films, Inc. (Producer).
(2004). Children of divorce. [Motion
picture: VHS, 60 min.]
Websites:
www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/booknook/bibliotherapy/
www.gryphonhouse.com/links.cfm
www.dushkin.com/online/contentsmain.mhtml
www.clpgh.org/reources/libraryguide/
www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/news2/pta.html