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BUILDING PRODUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILIES

Establishing Positive Relationships with Families
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The learning outcomes require that the student demonstrate at minimum a 70% proficiency in the stated student outcomes. Students must complete all assignments listed below, including the required reading, discussion board topics, and assessments.

Below is an outline of the required assignments for this module.  Please take a moment to review the expectations for successful completion of this course.  

The assignments for this course should take approximately 5 hours to complete.


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Course Assignments

Required Reading
  1. Relations between Families and Early Childhood Programs, Douglas R. Powell
  2.  Keys to Building Partnerships with Families, Child Care plus+: The Center on Inclusion in Early Childhood
Videos
  1. Partnership with Families
  2. Starting a Relationship
  3. Partnering with Families
  4. Partnership Oriented Practices
  5. Separation Strategies
  6. Working with Volunteers
  7. Transactional Analysis
  8. The Warm Fuzzy Tale
  9. Partnership with Families 
Student Forum Discussion Board 
  1. Challenges as a Child Care Professional
  2. Supporting Families
  3. Take the Lead 
  4. Effective Communication
  5. Communication Scenarios
Worksheets
  1. Families are the Primary Educators
  2. Partnerships with Professionals 
  3. Starting a Relationship
  4. Involving Families in Your Center
  5. Family Learning Memories
  6. Partnership Oriented Practices
  7. Improving Communication 
  8. Act, Do Not React
  9. Benefits of Good Communication 
  10. Working with Volunteers
  11. Parent Communication
  12. Communication Techniques 
  13. Transaction Stimulus 
  14. How Do You Talk with Families
  15. Talking with Families Scenarios 
Handouts
  1. Web Chart Parent Family Involvement, Washington Department of Early Learning
  2. What Young Children Learn
  3. NAEYC’s Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment
  4. Conflict Resolution Tips
  5. How Do You Talk with Families?
Additional Learning and Assessment Tools
  1. Families are Children's Primary Educators
  2. Working and Communicating with Families
  3. Parent Involvement
  4. Ideas for Parent Involvement
  5. Obstacles to Partnerships
  6. Building Positive Relationships with Families
  7. Types of Resources 
  8. Definition of Communication
  9. Non-Verbal Communication 
  10. Tips for Effective Communication 
  11. Barriers to Communication 
  12. Improve Communication
  13. The Benefits of Good Communication
  14. Act Do Not React
  15. Good Listening Skills are Developed
  16. Overcoming Communication Barriers
  17. Transaction Stimulus
  18. Crossed Transactions
  19. Communicating with Difficult People
  20. Negative Personalities
  21. Difficult Parents
  22. Avoid Confrontation
  23. You Are a Professional
  24. Course Quiz
Remember to Keep Track of Your Progress

The course does not "save" your progress. Use the checklist provided to track your progress, and click on the link in the menu to return to where you left off in the training.