Define shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma
Learn about shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma, and discover strategies and practices for preventing them in child care settings. This page provides essential information for those in the early childhood education and child care center domains.Trainings incorporating this outcome
CDA Subject Areas
Proficiency Level
Topic Areas
120 hours courses
12 CEUs10 hours courses
Related Outcomes
- Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome
- Identify safe practices with infants including SIDS, Abusive Head Trauma, and SBS.
- Define and identify common signs and behaviors of children and youth with fetal alcohol syndrome.
- Define differentiated instruction in early childhood education and describe how it may look in the classroom.
- Define the meaning of professionalism in child care.
- Define the term inclusion and how it relates to the child care environment and practice for all ages.
- Define active play in the early childhood classroom and describe its benefits for young children.
- Identify the signs of child abuse and neglect.
- Explain when to report child abuse
- Define conflict resolution and explain why problem solving is important.
- Define the term multiculturalism and how it relates to the child's environment.
- Define culture and cultural sensitivity
- Define healthy practices to mitigate the spread of germs and decrease the likelihood of SIDS in infants and toddlers.
- List community resources, supports, and referrals for fetal alcohol syndrome.
- Define and identify common signs and behaviors of children and youth with cerebral palsy.
- Demonstrate understanding of inclusionary practices for fetal alcohol syndrome in the childcare setting.
- Define classroom community.
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