Working with Families

Catalog description

This course explores the strategies and skills needed for establishing positive, collaborative relationships with families of young children in early childhood programs and successfully involving them in their child’s early education and care. Focus is on understanding the ecology of the child as well as community services, supports and agencies, the role of advocacy within the community, and developing sensitivity to diversity within family structure and culture. The course emphasizes communication skills as a means of establishing partnerships with families that are reciprocal, based on respect, and essentially enhance child development and learning.