HMS 1010 - SERVICES TO FAMLS WITH YOUNG CHLDRN

credits: 3.0
A survey of prevention and intervention services for families with young children (zero to eight years of age). The course is organized around four major areas of service: health care services, child care services, parenting education, and early childhood education. Topics include: Prenatal prevention programs for at-risk parents, routine child health programs, parenting education programs, and developmentally appropriate curricula and environments in preschool settings. Objectives: A) Identify the major issues and concerns in providing services to young children; B) Describe professional roles and responsibilities in early childhood programs; C) Develop a conceptual framework for understanding the needs of high-risk families; D) Describe a family empowerment model for providing services to families with young children; E) Examine the contribution of the fields of child health, child care and early childhood education to the development of a comprehensive, coordinated approach to the design of early childhood service delivery systems. Method of Instruction: Lectures, films and discussion. Method of Evaluation: Weekly assignments, reflective essay and final project.