This course explores the interpersonal social skills of communication, community-building, and conflict resolution. Issues of readiness, models for implementation, and strategies for teaching are part of the discussion. This module discusses the physical growth of school-age children, and the role of recreation in that development. Effects of medication and misuse of drugs are explored, with an exploration of health issues of children and the availability of community resources. This course explores the issues of leadership and administration for the school-age care site.
Attention is given to the counselor's tools, skills, and techniques.
Counseling children, the process of referral, and the rights and responsibilities of the SAC provider in the emotional growth of children is discussed. This course explores the issues involved in the management and nurture of children who are handicapped or who have medical, social, or emotional needs. Attention is paid to advocacy, etiology, and treatment. Individuals face tough ethical decisions with increasing frequency in our society, and so a framework for addressing those questions is needed. Each student will develop a system for making ethical decisions in their personal and professional life.