ECED 206 Building Relationships: Culture, Family, and Community

Investigates family, school, and community systems as they relate to and support Native children's development in particular and all children's development in general. Emphasizes communication skills and introduces case management skills. Investigates opportunities for advocacy that promote continued growth and development of systems of support. Prerequisite: ECED 101. (NE)

Credits

4

Outcomes

1. Compose one written summary or case study of the ways in which biology, culture, socioeconomic status and environmental influences contribute to the shaping of the strengths and needs of the family and of a specific child in the family.
2. Identify three main parenting styles and at least two influences parenting styles have on a child’s development, when examining case studies.
3. Identify how parenting styles exist in a classroom, and may or may not be in harmony with a child’s parenting experiences at home.
4. Identify and describe, at least three historical factors that have affected and continue to affect Native Americans.
5. Research and identify two or more cultural traditions and values regarding child rearing and family interactions and roles within one’s own community.
6. Identify at least three factors that support resilience in children, and a strategy that can be used in the home, school and community to support the development of resilience.
7. Based upon a case study, develop an intervention with a resource and referral plan for a child and family that utilizes strengths-based and solutions-oriented practices, needs assessment, eco-map development, and client-centered practice.