ECD 210 - Clinical Skills With Children

 
Description
This course prepares students to work with children and adolescents who have special needs in school, recreation, or therapeutic environments using accepted techniques and practices. Topics include therapeutic perspectives, discipline and control issues and techniques, behavioral techniques including behavior modification and forms of intervention. Students will also explore strategies in working with groups, including group planning and group dynamics, the use of games and activities for therapy and assessment, collaboration with family and other professionals and clinical observation skills. A weekly field observation in early childhood programs, schools, agencies or therapeutic setting is required. Students must have three current clearances: FBI Fingerprint Clearance, a Pennsylvania State Police Criminal History Clearance, and a Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Child Abuse History Clearance, and meet the local requirements of the field placement site.

1. Describe normal growth and development with an awareness of what is atypical behavior or development.
2. Apply accepted clinical techniques, practices and strategies for the management of behavior.
3. Create and implement an activities plan.
4. Observe and assess behavior.
5. Exhibit professionalism and sensitivity in working with populations who have special needs.

1. Theories of child development
2. Development of discipline and control techniques
3. Forms of intervention
4. Group planning
5. Group dynamics
6. Behavioral techniques
7. Modifying the learning environment to manage behavior
8. Therapeutic application of games and activities
9. Assessment of children’s play and behavior
10. Collaboration skills
11. Observation skills
12. Professionalism, sensitivity and confidentiality

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