ECE 2590 Introduction to Children's Mental Health
Course Information
| Course Number | ECE 2590 |
|---|---|
| Course Title | Introduction to Children's Mental Health |
| Description | This course provides a deeper look at social-emotional learning experiences and the long-term effects of positive and negative experiences. Students integrate knowledge of healthy child development, developmentally appropriate learning environments and trauma-informed teaching methods to promote positive emotional development, social development, self-concept, self-esteem, social skills, diversity awareness, resiliency, and attachment. (Prerequisite ECE1210 and ECE 1230). |
| Total Credits | 3 |
| Total Hours | 48 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 3 Credits, 48 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
Prerequisite: ECE 1210 and ECE 1230
Institutional Core Competencies
- Cultural Competence - Students will be able to demonstrate an attitude of personal curiosity, a rising knowledge of cultures, and an evolving range of skills for living and working among others with other worldviews and ways of life.
- Critical and Creative Thinking - Students will be able to demonstrate purposeful thinking with the goal of using a creative process for developing and building upon ideas and/or the goal of using a critical process for the analyzing and evaluating of ideas.
Course Competencies
- Implement age-appropriate social/emotional learning activities to address self-esteem, resiliency, diversity awareness, and attachment-building experiences.
- Describe trauma experiences and why trauma-informed practices are essential in building relationships with children ages birth to age eight.
- Explain why prevention, early identification, and intervention of social/emotional learning are essential knowledge and how skills related to attachment relationships, environments, and trauma impact the healthy development of children ages birth to age eight.
- Explore intervention strategies related to atypical social/emotional development for children ages birth to age eight.
- Apply trauma-informed guidance and management techniques to accommodate the developmental characteristics of young children ages birth to age eight.
- Describe typical and atypical social/emotional development of children, ages birth to age eight.
- Analyze the importance of considering the context of family, culture, and society on our understanding of children’s social/emotional development and behavior for ages birth to age eight.
- Implement social/emotional learning approaches that are accessible to all children ages birth to age eight, including those with diverse backgrounds, learning modalities, and exceptionalism, while demonstrating respect for all differences within the school community.
- Use assessment tools and their outcomes to pinpoint mental health needs and trauma in children to determine when to refer or collaborate with other service providers and select suitable programs, environments, and learning experiences tailored for children ages birth to age eight
SCC Accessibility Statement
South Central College strives to make all learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you have a disability and need accommodations for access to this class, contact the Academic Support Center to request and discuss accommodations.
North Mankato: Room B-132, (507) 389-7222; Faribault: Room A-116, (507) 332-7222.
Additional information and forms can be found at: southcentral.edu/disability
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