CDEV 2216

Children with Difficult Behavior

Credits: 2

Description: This course provides the learner an opportunity to assess challenging behavior in children. The learner will examine factors contributing to challenging behavior and identify prevention and positive guidance intervention strategies to resolve challenging behavior. Prerequisite(s): CDEV1116 Corerequisite(s): CDEV2206

Credit Breakdown: 2/0/0 (Lecture/Lab/On the job training)

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Outline

This course should help you gain the following abilities and competencies.

Prerequisites

• CDEV 1116 Relations and Mgmt in Early Child Ed
• CDEV 2206 Observing & Assessing

Core Abilities

1. Demonstrate effective communication/interaction skills.
2. Demonstrate thinking/active learning skills.
3. Demonstrate self-development skills.
4. Demonstrate global/environmental perspective.

Competencies

1. Demonstrate positive guidance principles
2. Examine developmentally expected challenging behaviors
3. Examine high needs challenging behaviors
4. Demonstrate positive guidance strategies for developmentally expected behaviors
5. Demonstrate positive guidance strategies for high needs challenging behaviors
6. Examine interventions for challenging behaviors
7. Create artifact for efolio
8. Display professional and ethical behavior

Guidelines for Success

ADA

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, learners are encouraged to register with the Learning Services Director in the Learning Enrichment Center for assistance with accommodations. It is the learner's responsibility to voluntarily and confidentially disclose information regarding the nature and extent of a disability. The college cannot assume responsibility for providing accommodations or services to learners who have not identified themselves as having a qualifying disability.