Family Guided Practices in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education

Catalog description

This course emphasizes family systems theory and the impact of sociocultural, ethnic, racial and linguistic factors that shape families’ values and beliefs surrounding child development, education and access to educational and community based services. Candidates gain skills in communicating effectively in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner to strengthen family, professional and community partnerships. Candidates will develop skills in interviewing families to collect data on child and family routines, needs, concerns and interests toward the development of the IFSP/IEP and develop the ability to self-reflect on their family-guided practices. Candidates will spend up to 25 hours engaging with families of young children from birth through K with disabilities and completing field based assignments.