Child and Family Studies-Early Childhood Intervention

The Early Childhood Intervention Certificate Program provides education and training to students wishing to gain more knowledge and/or skills about children with disabilities and other special needs, birth to age 6. Students completing the program will gain knowledge about special education from a culturally sensitive and family focused perspective.

Career Opportunities

Teaching and aide positions serving children with special needs

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Communicate with empathy to develop nurturing relationships with children parents and co-workers as well as support the parent-child relationship.

2. Integrate concepts and components of developmentally appropriate practices into the daily curriculum to engage children at their level of understanding and ability.

3. Observe and record children’s behavior to be able to integrate the information gathered into daily curriculum that advocates gender, equity and diversity and meets biosocial, cognitive and psychosocial needs.

4. Know, pursue, and implement brain development research and theory in teaching.

5. Articulate relative laws regarding young children with special needs.

Certificate Requirements