Enhancing Family Relationships

Course code ECCE 2200

Credit 2.0

Length 40.0 hours

Course outline View

This course develops student’s knowledge and skill in building positive relationships with families in a childcare context. Students will deepen insight into family dynamics, community and cultural influences, anti-bias approaches and the critical role of family/caregiver partnerships.

Prerequisites

ECCE 2313, ECCE 2314, ECCE 2315.

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What you will learn

  • Needs of infants, toddlers, and children needing extra support
  • Relationship between the caregiver and the parent/guardian of infants, toddlers, and children needing extra support
  • Continuity of care
  • Potentially challenging situations: culturally diverse families, divorce, blended family, single parent, teenage parents, family poverty, violence or abuse in home
  • Regulations, centre practice and family approaches to child rearing Community resources
  • Communication plans in childcare centres

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

Select your program to see the available course schedules.

Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.