IECD-556 Working with Diverse Families

4 semester credits

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Understand, through current research and foundational literature,  working relationships with a wide range of parents/caretakers and the importance of these relationships with infants, children, and families.
• Use skills to support parents in cultural and developmental contexts meaningful to them.
• Facilitate parenting skills to support infants and children.
• Use reflective tools to work with diverse children and families to build awareness of and sensitivity to the ‘other’s’ culture, to facilitate the capacity to suspend judgment, interact authentically and with empathy, and reflect on feelings evoked within oneself.