Lead Faculty: Dr. Jane Maurine Duckett
Prerequisite
Completion of Level II Education Specialist Program
Course Description
Families and family-centered practice in early intervention is explored from a family systems theory model, with a focus on strategies for promoting parent/professional partnerships in service coordination. Culturally responsive practice, the influence of disability on the family, family-to-family support, and the appreciation of families as a dynamic unit with a wide range of strengths, concerns, and aspirations beyond their need for specialized health and developmental services and support.