Identify resources to assist and support families
Find resources to assist and support families in early childhood education and child care centers. Discover local, state, and national organizations that offer information and referral assistance to staff and parents.Trainings incorporating this outcome
Proficiency Level
120 hours courses
12 CEUsRelated Outcomes
- Identify resources that provide information/referral assistance.
- Identify and use community resources to support learning.
- Identify statistics on child and family well-being in relation to home visiting programs.
- Identify factors that may influence learning for a child in the family child care environment.
- List community resources, supports, and referrals for conduct disorder.
- Identifies the aspects of establishing a family child care business
- Identify the importance of maintaining cultural sensitivity while working with families during home visiting.
- Identify strategies to assist children with food allergies/feeding concerns
- Identify the importance of documenting the home visitor's work with the family.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to implement an Individual Family Support Plan.
- List community resources, supports, and referrals for fetal alcohol syndrome.
- Identify strategies to assist children with food allergies/feeding concerns.
- Identify specific considerations and resources for implementing an outdoor classroom program.
- Identify the role of family in society
- Identify ways to support children’s development using the arts.
- List community resources, supports, and referrals for cerebral palsy.
- Identify common tools and strategies in completing a comprehensive family assessment.
- List community resources, supports, and referrals for autism spectrum disorder.
- Explain an Individual Family Support Plan and/or and Individual Education Plan
- Identify the components of a lesson plan for the family child care setting
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