The program views the early childhood interventionist's role as one to strengthen and support the family as they seek community based services for their young child. All children with and without developmental disabilities should be placed in community based settings that are as natural as possible based on family choice. Thus, the early childhood professional needs skills to facilitate young children' s development in developmentally, individually, and culturally appropriate early childhood learning environments.
All course work, internship, and research experiences incorporate the above dimensions.