Working Collaboratively with Parents and Other Professionals - Part of the PDC1 of Specialist Diploma in Early Childhood Intervention (Special Needs)
About This Course
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
1) Evaluate their personal perceptions of families/parents of children with diverse needs and their relationships with the families/parents/ caregivers;
2) Evaluate the role of families/parents/caregivers in partnership with teachers of young children with a range of developmental needs;
3) State existing support services in Singapore for families/caregivers, especially those with young children with a range of developmental needs;
4) Decide on the nature of collaboration between families/parents/caregivers and teachers in the best interest of young children with a range of developmental needs;
5) Discuss the framework for in-class support used in the DS-LS programme and apply it to the relevant cases; and
6) Relate with the collaborative approaches used with stakeholders.
What You'll Learn
Entry Requirements
To be eligible for SDESN (PDC 1 only), candidates need to have met the following criteria:
a) Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education-Teaching (DECCE-T) or acceptable equivalent; or
b) Diploma in Special Needs (DISE); or
c) Certificate in Special Needs (CISE) and 2 ‘A’ levels; or
d) Diploma or Degree in a related field (Psychology, Social Work, Human Services) from a recognised Tertiary Institution; and
e) Have worked in an early childhood setting