The Trauma Informed Practices in Education Certificate is designed to prepare students to support and promote social-emotional competence in young children. Students acquire knowledge to integrate developmentally appropriate cognitive and social-emotional support strategies and skills to meet the diverse mental health needs of children. They are taught culturally responsive behavior and discipline techniques, practical prevention and intervention strategies, and a brain-appropriate curriculum.
- Students will identify mental health community resources to help create and build respectful, reciprocal relationships that support children’s mental health and the families they serve.
- Contact one of our Education Counselors at SAC for additional assistance in planning your child development profession (714-564-6254).
Learning Outcome(s):
- Demonstrate and apply their knowledge of developmentally appropriate cognitive and social-emotional support skills, strategies, and resources to promote social and emotional competence in young children in the educational setting.
- Define how discipline and stress affect learning and the mental health of young children.
- Describe how child abuse, culture, ability, self-concept, and a child’s experiences impact brain development.
- Examine the integration of child development theory and practice within the fields of early education and mental health.
- Analyze current research in children’s mental health topics and practices in provider and family support and strategies to provide mental health support.
Required Courses:
Child Development 220 OR
Counseling 220
| Understanding Child Abuse and Maltreatment-Trauma-Informed Teaching and Care in Early Childhood Settings
| 3
| Fall, Spring
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| Child Development 221 | Living and Teaching in a Diverse Society
| 3 | Fall, Spring
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Child Development 229
| Brain Development and Learning
| 2 | Fall
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Child Development 230
| Child Guidance and Classroom Management
| 2
| Spring
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Child Development 297
| Analyzing and Applying Teacher Strategies in the Classroom
| 3 | Fall, Spring
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