EDUC& 150 - Child, Family, and Community

1. Describe the cultural influences, social issues, systemic oppression, changes and transitions that affect children, families, schools, and communities.
2. Analyze strategies that empower families to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with teachers and school communities.
3. Identify how one’s own family history and life experiences may impact relationships with children and families.
4. Identify community services and agencies that support the needs of children and families and establish resource and referral systems for parents and educators.
5. Describe the importance of culture, including language, in identity formation.
6. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Describe strategies for connecting with and supporting the child and family that recognize the interconnectedness of the child, family, and community and the impacts of culture and structural inequity.

1. Principles of conference preparation and relationship building.
2. Issues of confidentiality, legal and ethical responsibilities for the educator.
3. The family as active educational team member.
4. Advocacy by parents and education professionals.
5. Skill building for effective communication and conflict management.
6. Cultural diversity and sensitivity in the group setting.
7. Influences of the home, school and community on the developing child.
8. Program adaptations to meet the diversity of family structures in the U.S.
9. Community resources for families and education professionals.