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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 5-27-2003 |
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ITD210 2003 Fall – 2010 Fall |
LEC 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Occ |
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Attachment,
Relationships and Families |
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Explores
the attachment process and relationships within families. Considers
contemporary social contexts where children develop a concept of self,
self-regulation, and interaction skills with children and adults. Examines
family dynamics, societal stresses and supportive professional roles and
responsibilities. Prerequisites: CFS/ECH176 or permission
of the Instructor. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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ITD210 2003
Fall – 2010 Fall |
Attachment, Relationships and Families |
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Identify and describe attachment-promoting characteristics
and behaviors of the human infant. (I) |
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Describe attachment processes as they apply to relationships
between adults and children. (I) |
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Describe the theoretical and research contributions of Bowlby, Erikson and Ainsworth, related to attachment and
separation issues. (II) |
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Explain the relationship between early development of the
brain and social/emotional experiences in the first three years of life.
(III) |
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Compare dominant North American expectations about
attachment with those of other cultural groups. (IV) |
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Identify social contexts, including homes, child care centers
and other public places and programs, in which contemporary young children
spend time. (III, IV) |
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Contrast the infant care philosophy and perspectives of Magda Gerber with those of other contemporary child
rearing experts. (IV) |
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Identify and discuss potential threats to the forming of
attachments and developing relationships. (V) |
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Discuss how attachments or the lack of attachments
influence the development of the self, self-regulation and social/emotional
competencies in the early years of life and in maturity. (V, VI) |
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Assess the adequacy of an early care or education
program's capacity to meet specific child and family needs, and describe the
procedure for referral if necessary. (VII) |
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Demonstrate effective communication techniques that
professionals may use to support the attachment process and the
social/emotional development of young children within their families. (VII,
VIII) |
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Explain and demonstrate professionally appropriate and
effective ways of responding to families different from one's own. (VII,
VIII) |
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Identify ethical and legal considerations for early care
and education professionals serving young children and their families. (VII,
VIII) |
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Describe methods of providing support to children and
family members during times of significant stress. (VIII) |
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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ITD210 2003
Fall – 2010 Fall |
Attachment, Relationships and Families |
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I. Attachment and the Human
Infant A. Birth and the idea
/social construct of "bonding" B. The attachment process 1. Physical characteristics
of the human infant 2. Involuntary
characteristics of the newborn 3. Attachment behaviors
that emerge in infancy 4. Attachment behaviors of
family members and others II. Theory and Research on
Attachment A. John Bowlby
B. Erik Erikson C. Mary Ainsworth D. Recent research on
attachment III. Brain Development and
Social/Emotional Experiences A. Influences within the
family B. Factors within other
social contexts IV. Cultural Perspectives
and Practices A. North American - values
and practices B. Selected other cultures
- values and practices C. Magda
Gerber's infant care philosophy D. Other contemporary
philosophies of infant care practices V. Threats to Attachment
Processes A. Child 1. Appearance and
temperament 2. Health status 3. Impairments B. Family and Daily Care 1. Lack of resources and
poverty 2. Mental health and
temperament of caregivers 3. Physical health or
impairment of caregivers 4. Separations and
disruptions to daily care a. Regular and expected b. Traumatic and unexpected
C. Society/Culture 1. Failure to provide
essential daily resources 2. Failure to support
parent and caregiver roles 2. Emerging threats in
local and larger communities VI. Developmental
Consequences of Attachments or Their Absence A. Child's "Self"
B. Self-regulation C. Social/emotional
competencies D. Cultural expectation VII. Programs of Early Care
and Education A. Practices supporting
attachment within the families B. Communications with
family members C. Recognition of program
capacity to meet family needs D. Referral to other
services when necessary E. Ethical and legal
policies and procedures VIII. Professionals
Supporting Families A. A challenging
professional responsibility 1. Recognizing that
families are different from one's own 2. Responding to family
members effectively B. Ethical and legal
considerations C. Support during
significant stress 1. Within individual
families 2. Community stress 3. National/international
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