OT 8230 - Family Centered Care in Early Intervention

3 Credit Hours
Description
Description: The purpose of this course is to illustrate the centrality of the family in the life of infants and young children (age birth to 5) with disabilities. Students explore child development theory, current research in neuroscience, social-emotional development and current policies impacting interdisciplinary practice across the early childhood years, with a special emphasis on the significant role families play in fostering healthy development. This course relies on outside readings, discussions, and completion of performance-based competencies where concepts are interpreted and applied to early childhood intervention.