IEC 328 Partnerships w/ Families

This course is designed to provide candidates with the skills necessary to work with diverse families with emphasis on diversity of child-rearing, race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, and language, as well as the challenges associated with disability, poverty, illness, and abusive situations. Emphasis is placed upon understanding one?s own background and values as well as the differing values of others. Candidates will learn strategies to engage all families, including those whose experiences differ from their own, as well as those who express different viewpoints regarding child rearing. Through direct consultation with families as well as the agencies that serve families in need of support, candidates will practice the skills necessary for effective problem-solving, reflective listening and conflict resolution. Candidates will construct a resource guide to help them support and engage families in their future classrooms. 30 supervised field experience hours are required for this course in school and community settings. Students must obtain fingerprint clearance prior to beginning field experience. Program prerequisites: IEC 230, IEC 146, EPY 245, CSD 235, IEC 231. IEC 253, EPY 350, SED 366, SED 340, IEC 360 and IEC 385. 5-week immersion. Spring.