EDUC6163
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course provides students with knowledge about the needs of families of children with disabilities as well as the roles of professionals working with children with disabilities and their families. The focus is on understanding family perspectives and implementing a family-centred approach to early intervention. Students will examine the development of effective parent/professional relationships and consider their application in relation to assessment and the development and implementation of Family Service Plans and Individual Education Plans.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Online
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate understanding of the impact of disability on family life
2. Have skills that support the empowerment of parents of children with disabilities or additional needs
3. Understand the legal and philosophical bases for providing family-centred and interdisciplinary services to infants and young children with disabilities.
4. Have knowledge of the factors that may inhibit or enhance the implementation of effective interdisciplinary and family-centred approaches to early childhood intervention
5. Have knowledge of effective inter-personal skills for developing and maintaining productive collaborative partnerships
Content
Topics will include:
- Understanding the needs of families
- Family-centred practice
- Roles of educators and health-related professionals
- Trans-disciplinary approaches
- Multi-disciplinary approaches
- Inter-personal skills and collaborative practices
- Assessment and programming
- Individual Family Service Plans
- Individual Educational Plans
Assumed knowledge
Two years of relevant professional experience and/or a relevant graduate qualification
Assessment items
Online Learning Activity: On-Line Discussion Board Contribution and Participation - Reflections and Analysis of Topic Readings
Essay: Essays/Written Assignments - Effective Collaborative Practices
Contact hours
Semester 2 - 2024 - Online
Integrated Learning Session-1
- Online 26 hour(s) per term
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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