BHSC 267 - Strategies for Child Care Providers

Credit(s): 3
Cross-Listed With: SOCL 267, PSYN 267
Prerequisite(s): PSYN 228 - The Psychology of the Preschool Child or PSYN 254 - Child Psychology.
An introduction to the challenges and opportunities involved in the delivery of child care services in the community and in institutional settings. Emphasis is placed on stimulating awareness, interest and inquiry into the historical trends, issues, controversies and realities of providing meaningful programs for children. Attention will be given to the following issues: cultural diversity, bioethics, interdisciplinary teams in child care settings, case management, family relationships, functional assessment, client abuse, and environmental impact on functional capacity in work with this population. (Previously numbered: BHSC/PSYN/ SOCL 323.)

This is the Core Course for the Child Care certificate. For explanation of the Core Course Requirements, click here.