Skagit Valley College

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 Course Title:   Home Visiting and Family Engagement

 Title Abbreviation:   HOME VISIT & FAM ENGAGMT

 Department:    ECED&

 Course #:    138

 Credits:    3

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    3

 CIP:    131210

 EPC:    402

 REV:    2021


 Course Description  

Plan and provide home visits and group activities. Promote secure parent-child relationships. Support families to provide high-quality early learning opportunities embedded in everyday routines and experiences.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: None.

Additional Course Details

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 33

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0


Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Supplementary Elective  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Other Institution Equivalencies Table
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Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Describe developmental milestones from birth to 36 months articulating the influences of individual development, temperament and cultural norms.
  2. Articulate a plan that creates reciprocal, culturally sensitive partnerships with families.
  3. Develop an outline for effective home visits that includes awareness of family and home visitor safety.
  4. Create a plan for effective communication with families to develop shared goals and understanding of school readiness skills.
  5. Define Reflective Practice and identify how it might be implemented.
  6. Construct a curriculum to be delivered in a home visiting or group socialization model, checking for developmentally, linguistically, and culturally appropriateness.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

  1. Developmental milestones from birth to 36 months articulating the influences of individual development, temperament and cultural norms.
  2. A plan that creates reciprocal, culturally sensitive partnerships with families.
  3. An outline for effective home visits that includes awareness of family and home visitor safety.
  4. A plan for effective communication with families to develop shared goals and understanding of school readiness skills.
  5. Reflective Practice and how it might be implemented.
  6. Curriculum to be delivered in a home visiting or group socialization model, checking for developmentally, linguistically, and culturally appropriateness.