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HDCD 6310: Parent Education
Course Syllabus FALL 2010 Friday 9:30am
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12:15PM
Course Information
Course Call Number Title Room Credit HDCD 6310 .001 4062 Parent Education CR 1.212 3 hours
______________________________________________________________________________________________ Instructor Contact Information
C. Annette Anderson, LCSW, BCD, LPC Office Address: 1700 Alma, Suite 315 Plano, TX 75075 Office Phone: 972-480-5310 (Voice mail 24 hours a day) Fax Number: 972-509-9062
Email:
First choice: elearning portal email
Available: 9:00am to 9:30 am in classroom
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Course Pre-requisites
There are no formal prerequisites for this class
Course Description
Catalogue Description: Skills needed by professionals to assist parents in und
erstanding and promoting their children’s
development and adjustment. Includes effective communication techniques, basic counseling skills, and strategies to enhance parental effectiveness within the family and community.
Instructor’s Description: Knowle
dge needed by professionals to gain understanding of the impact of a child with chronic illness and/or disability on the family. Skills and information necessary to make the intervention process with each family individualized and effective. Development of sensitivity to family strengths and needs. Awareness of personal bias and its impact on practice with families. Knowledge needed of basic counseling skills with families experiencing severe mental health and environmental challenges.
______________________________________________________________________________________________ Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes
Competencies and Desired Outcomes: Competencies: PD 5
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Knows how family dynamics affect infant and toddler development. FCP 2
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Knows the stages of the grief process and understands how family may be impacted as they go through the grief process. FCP 4
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Respects families’ insights into their own situations and into their children’s behavior and development.
PROF 7
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Displays openness to, and understanding of, diversity in lifestyles, culture, gender, socioeconomic status, religious beliefs and language. Recognizes the potential for conflicts and misunderstandings due to cultural differences.
PD 7
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Implements practices that respect family cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Required Textbooks and Materials Textbook: Families, Professionals, and Exceptionality: Positive Outcomes Through Partnership and Trust, 6 ed. Authors: Ann Turnbull, H. Rutherford Turnbull, Elizabeth J. Erwin, Leslie Soodak, Karrie Shogren Publisher: Merritt Copyright: 2011 ISBN-10: 0137070489 ISBN-13: 9780137070480 Library Resources Reserves Textbooks: Nonfinite Loss and Grief: A Psycho educational Approach Authors: Elizabeth J. Bruce and Cynthia L. Schultz Publisher: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company Copyright: 2001 ISBN Number: 1-55766-517-6 Other Readings: See Class Schedule and assigned based on student needs
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Assignments and Academic Calendar
(Dates may change based on class needs)
Required assignments:
“Linking content to your life”
#1 = 10 points Due date: September 10, 2010 Family Interview Due date: September 24, 2010 = 15 points
Students will interview a family with a child, age 0-4, with typical or atypical development, using assessment tools presented in class. Students will prepare a 15 minute oral presentation and a power point presentation which reflects their family interview. A two page paper and PowerPoint which describes their presentation will be turned into elearning portal via email prior to class. The family may not be a family member of the student, a client of the student or a fellow student in the UTD program. The interview must be conducted face to face. Students will present their experience, assessment, and insights to the class. Students will prepare a power point which demonstrates their use of at least three assessment tools during the presentation: a lifeline, genogram, and ecomap.
Test 1 Covers Content from Class 1-7 Due Date: October 1, 2010 = 15 points Loss Essay Due date: October 15, 2010 = 15 points
Students will write a
3-page essay, 12 pt single space, on a personal loss
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an object, dream, or person. The loss essay should
include the student’s personal observations of the
impact of this loss on their life. The essay will address the impact of this loss on their past and future personal/professional relationships, behavior, emotions, life philosophy, and cognition. Students should explore in this essay how this loss experience could assist or impair their sensitivity in work with families of children with chronic illness and/or
disabilities. Also, students should address their style of handling “good
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byes” whether personal or professional. The loss essay
will not be prese
nted in class and will be considered confidential by the instructor. Grade will be based on student’s attempt to understand
the loss and its impact on their life. Students may refer to various theories of loss and grief learned in class but the most important goal of the paper is self-reflection not theory.
Personal Genogram Due date: October 22, 2010 = 10 points
Students will construct a Genogram and essay of their own family of origin or adoptive family
, including at least three generations (the student, their parents, and grandparents), using the symbols presented in class. Student will do a self-assessment of patterns seen in their families. Students will write a 3-page essay describing their family and Genogram. Students will include their own interpretation and chronology of family events and how their family of origin dynamics might impact their work with families. Again, the Genogram will be considered confidential. Only the instructor will read the Genogram and essay. Genograms may be submitted on poster boards.
“Linking Content to your Life” #2
Due date: October 29, 2010 = 10 points Test 2
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Covers content from Class 8-15 Due date: December 3, 2010 = 15 points
Test 3-in class - Integration of readings
Attendance 10 points- Once class is equivalent to 2 regular classes in content and time.
2 tardy (15 minutes each) = -1 point 3 tardy = 1 unexcused absence 1 unexcused absence = -5 2 unexcused absence = -10 (automatic B grade)
No final exam
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Extra credit: 2 pts.
Submit
a personal lifeline using the tool presented in class.
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Course Policies:
1. Expected hours of work: The general expectation is that students will, across the semester, put in a total of 45 hours of work for each semester credit hour in which they are enrolled. For a typical 3-hour commitment during the semester, the student should expect to devote 135 total hours of effort. 2. All cell phones or other disruptive items will be turned on silent or vibrate during class. 3. Attendance policy: Students will be on time to each class (9:30am-12:15pm) and in attendance for the entire session. The student is responsible for informing the professor
prior
to class of an absence, either in person or by voice mail. My voice mail can be used 24 hrs
a day. It is the student’s res
ponsibility to access all information presented for the missed class session from other students in the class. The instructor is not responsible for ensuring the student has the missed materials. No make-up tests will be given without a written
Doctor’s excuse. If a student is a “no show” on the day of the test, the student will automatically earn a zero. If a student arrive
s to a class session after it has begun, he/she is expected to enter quietly and take a seat in the least disruptive location. Attendance and participation represents 5
% of the student’s grade.
4. Assignments are due on or before the designated date.
No late assignments will be accepted
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Illness (Doctor’s note), the assignment may be faxe
d to my office prior to 5:00pm on the due date for credit. In a life-threatening event (Doctor verified), the instructor may permit late assignments. 5.
Written assignment criteria: All written material submitted should be typed, single space, 12pt font.
If you have difficulty in the area of written communication skills, you must obtain the assistance of the UTD Learning Resource Center Writing Lab (on web site and at 972-883-6707). 6. Students are expected to demonstrate professional behavior in this class. Students should be prepared for class by reading the assigned materials and to participate in class discussions in a constructive manner with the instructor and other students. Should the instructor become concerned about the demeanor of a student, the student will be contacted in private to express that concern. 7. This course requires that students develop insight into their personal feelings, thoughts and behaviors that may negatively or positively impact future work with families. The course content can be distressing at times. Students must understand that the nature of work with families can be emotional and sometimes traumatic. The instructor would encourage students to be responsible for monitoring their level of distress and seek support as appropriate. Due to the emotional nature of this course, the instructor asks all students to respect the diverse opinions of class participants. 8. The instructor reserves the option of changing the class schedule based on the educational needs of the students. 9. All case discussions are considered confidential and cannot be discussed outside of class.
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Attendance:
Attendance and participation are essential to the integration of course material and the student’s abilit
y to demonstrate proficiency.
Excused absences include illnesses with Doctor’s excuse. All other excused absences must be approved by instructor in advance
. One unexcused absence will result in a five point drop in overall grade. Students, who miss more than 3 classes regardless of the reason, may be asked to drop the class or receive a failing grade. Repetitive tardiness may be considered an absence.
Grading Policy
Grading: To successfully complete this course, students will be required to complete all assignments on time. Assignments are due at 9:30am
on the designated due date. Assignments turned in after the designated date and time will not be accepted without a Doctor’s
excuse (see above). Grades will be determined by test scores, completion and demonstration of understanding class concepts through assigned work, and participation. Two Tests will be take home essay integration tests. Last test will be in class: Multiple choice, True/False and/or essay. Family interview 15 Loss Essay 15 Genogram and Essay 10 Two tests 15 points each 30
“Linking Exercise 10 points each
20 Attendance/Participation 10 Total 100 Points
Grade Scale: 92-100 = A 82-91 = B 72-79 = C
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