SW 596 Development & Utilization of Collaborative Partnerships to Support Infants, Toddlers, & Families

Understanding of the family and cultural contexts in which child development occurs; identify cultural, political, and socioeconomic biases within which mainstream research and theory have emerged; and understand and apply system- of-care concepts and values as they engage in relationship-based consultation. Content includes information about the roles and knowledge bases of specific disciplines as they apply to infant/toddler social/emotional development (e.g., child care, pediatrics, nursing, early intervention, mental health, allied health, child welfare). Students will learn about the roles and knowledge bases of informal family and community supports as they apply to infant/toddler social/emotional development. Students will gain knowledge and training related to infant/toddler key transitions from one setting to the next (e.g., from home to community child care, child care to preschool).