Upon completion of this course, students will be expected to:

1. understand typical and atypical socio-emotional development from birth to age 5 years
2. have knowledge and skills to support children's acquisition of social and emotional skills through both universal and preventive strategies and through intensive individualised programs
3. have skills to observe, assess and interpret the functions of challenging behaviour
4. be able to develop appropriate inclusive and individualized strategies to support positive behaviour in young children

Topics will include:
1. Typical and atypical social development 0-5 years
2. Typical and atypical emotional development 0-5 years
3. Inclusive strategies to address social/emotional delays or deficits
4. Intensive interventions to support the acquisition of social/emotional skills
5. Using observations to assess and interpret challenging behaviour
6. Understanding the sensory needs of children on the autism spectrum
7. Intensive interventions to support positive behaviour

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Distance Learning : IT Based
Distance Learning : Paper Based

Email Discussion Group
Individual Supervision

Self Directed Learning: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term