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Credits: 3
This seminar focuses on understanding the parent-child dyad and learning to enhance families’ capacities to help their children through consistent and effective communication, coaching, coordination, and collaboration. It will prepare students to understand typical and atypical social-emotional development and the factors that may impact the parent-child interaction quality. Students will understand various challenges families may face in their day-to-day situations. Students will learn to work closely with parents/caregivers to reinforce and support quality interactions with their children. Students will consider and appreciate cultural diversity and practices. They will understand, explore, and prepare ways to engage parents/caregivers in the EI programs and activities to support their child’s speech and language development. Students will discuss various aspects of the consultation, collaboration, and communication with other professionals and parents. In-class discussion and dialogue will also investigate topics in reflective practices. Students will exchange reflective feedback during in-class activities to understand and practice providing feedback without judgment.
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