Credential Programs
Family Engagement
Trainer - (45 units)
The
Credentialed Trainer (CT)
program is designed for professionals who are
responsible for ensuring the professional development of
Head Start staff. Candidates enrolled in this program
usually have 2 years or
more experience administering Head Start training curriculum. The
Credentialed Trainer program
is designed to identify leading trainers who can deliver
superior training events, conferences and seminars on Head
Start standards.
Candidates enrolled in this program will have a competitive
edge in their career and will be a vital resource in today's
Head Start training community. In addition to the national
recognition, candidates are provided with a valuable set of
resources to aid them in becoming some of the best trainers
in the Head Start community.
A credential at
HS University is an "educational process" of
establishing the qualifications of professionals
in Head Start, Early Head Start, Migrant Head
Start, American Indian/Alaska Native and Early
Childhood employees. The process consists
of the attainment of a specific skill level and
knowledge of regulations and the assessing of
the candidate's educational background and
experience. A license is then awarded to the
professional who meets the standards set for the
credential. It signifies that a student
has enrolled, attended and successfully
completed the requirements of a specific family services
area within a Head Start program.
The specialist credential process usually takes about
9 months to complete and requires 45 units.
The credential in
Family Engagement is designed to
help students develop a “systems approach” to
supporting family well-being, building strong
relationships between parents and their children,
and ongoing learning and development for both
parents and children. The
Parent, Family and Community Engagement (PFCE)
framework
was developed to ensure programs achieve
outcomes that lead to positive and enduring
change. The
credential focuses on developing strategies to
implement the
Parent, Family and Community Engagement (PFCE)
framework.
The focus of the credential will be be the
attainment of 3 levels of academic standards for
engagement practices to create a systemic,
integrated approach in the area of goals, plans
and activities.
The training credential in
Family Engagement is designed
for those
individuals who are responsible for training and
professional development to acquire skills for
training and
procedural management of family service workers. The course will
help you build comfortable rapport with staff and
buy-in for new family engagement procedural changes, deliver
Family Engagement standards logically and simply in a
brain-friendly fashion, orchestrate the optimum
environment for training, engage the audience in
multi-faceted, ingenious ways to facilitate
family engagement compliance, use and combine compelling
audio and visual aids to utilize holistic
thinking of family engagement systems and apply
family engagement
strategies for quality services.
Learning
Outcomes
Upon successful
completion of all program requirements,
graduates will be able to:
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Develop
knowledge of relationship building that
is grounded in cross-cultural responsive
and strength based perspectives
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Gain
knowledge about mental health, child
development and
a variety of parenting practices,
including unique ways to engage fathers |
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Develop
knowledge and skills in supporting
families around financial literacy and
financial stability |
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Reflect on
daily practices and personal experiences
to increase self-awareness and effective
relationship-building with families |
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5. |
Develop
knowledge of professional ethics around
confidentiality, boundaries and self
determination |
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Develop
skills in coordination and collaboration
with community partners |
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Use family
partnership assessment as a tool for
relationship building and a basis for
ongoing individualized family services |
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Help
families identify their interest,
articulate their strengths and needs and
accomplish and/or develop goals |
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10.
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Use
goal-oriented home visits to establish
relationships with families and to
identify and support their interests and
needs through the family partnership
process |
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11. |
Assist
families in using resources and systems
of support regularly and continuously
over a period of time. |
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12. |
Gain
knowledge about: |
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the needs of
prenatal and postnatal pregnant women
and their families |
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the needs of
parents who are parenting a child with a
disability |
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Unique ways
to engage fathers |
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how mental
health and wellness affects families |
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Child development |
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the effects of trauma on parent child
relationships |
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a variety of parenting practices |
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13. |
Provide opportunity for
parents to learn about expectant
parenting and pre-natal health, the
developing role of young parents (for
adolescence) and/or about their role. |
Program Length
All courses are five days or one week in length,
15 credits unless specified otherwise.
HS University students are Head Start
working adults who can earn their
certificate at their own pace and on their
own schedule. Most students attend
part-time, and the normal time to
complete this program is 9 months.
Program Cost
Cost information for HS University
program is available at
http://www.hsuniversity.org/cost_fees.html.
The tuition and fees for the entire
program, at current tuition rates, are
$5395.
Program Course of Study
The following list a suggested course of
study. Students must complete 15
credits/ 45 units in order to earn a
certificate. Please contact
your advisor and student representative
for an individual Professional
Development Plan (Plans consist of a
detailed program of study requirement
and Proposal for Tuition payment).
Students must complete an application
and pay application fee in order to
receive Professional Development Plans
of Study.
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Course # |
Description |
Units |
Credits |
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FD1101 |
Family
Engagement Specialist Course |
10 |
4 |
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FD1102 |
Family
Engagement
Specialist Credential |
15 |
5 |
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80-101C |
Exam Level I
& II |
5 |
1 |
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FD2101 |
Family
Engagement Administrator Course |
10 |
4 |
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FD2102 |
Family
Engagement Administrator Credential |
15 |
5 |
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80-201C |
Exam Level
III & IV |
5 |
1 |
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FD3101 |
Family
Engagement Trainer Course |
10 |
4 |
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FD3102 |
Family
Engagement Trainer Credential |
15 |
5 |
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80-301C |
Exam Level V
& VI |
5 |
1 |
