This should provide the tools for you to develop applied skills through further study and your everyday work with toddlers and their families. This three-day Institute held during the month of June consists of workshops, guest presentations, and site visits. Topics vary each summer. Class discussions on each of the above will facilitate the sharing of perspectives on the different aspects of assessment. The assessment model is rooted in a family-focused early intervention approach.
Enrollment is limited to six students.
There is a particular focus on families of young children. Such factors as socioeconomic conditions, ethnicity, and culture are examined as they influence the self-definition of parents and their parenting practices. An integral part of the course is a model for counseling parents, which includes guidance techniques consistent with the developmental-interaction approach. Five sessions are devoted to working with families of special needs children. Approved for Human Relations credit by the New York City Board of Education.