AECE-252 - Health & Safety for Exceptional Children - 2.00 Credits
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Course Details
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Students will learn the requirements necessary to ensure that environments with exceptional children are healthy and safe. The students will develop appropriate nutritious menus as a key component of this course. Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal nutrition dietary requirements will be discussed.
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Part of the:CAREER TRAINING (EDUCATION) Department
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Prerequisites : AECE certificate or equivalent.
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Course Outline
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Instructors Qualifications:
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Relevant Master's Degree.
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Office Hours:
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1.5 hours per week.
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Contact Hours:
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45
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Student Evaluation
Procedure:
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Assignments 50%, Mid Term Exam 20%, Final Exam 30%.
Grading procedures follow NVIT policy.
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Learning Outcomes:
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Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
1. describe methods of dealing with health, safety, and nutrition concerns;
2. demonstrate knowledge of illness and injury prevention strategies;
3. write policies and procedures to ensure health and safe environments;
4. write evaluations of policies and procedures to ensure healthy and safe environments;
5. write policies about meal planning, food preparation, and serving of meals and snacks;
6. describe communication skills required to monitor illness, and health for children with special needs;
7. write safety practices for caregivers including issues around child protection and court orders;
8. design policies to report and manage illnesses and injuries focusing on prevention;
9. discuss immunization needs;
10. categorize the rights and responsibilities of inclusive settings and children by understanding how high-quality inclusive services, protection from abuse, neglect and exploitation, and the right to participate in decisions effect children;
11. discuss the governmental mandates, jurisdictions, current licensing and registration regulations, and organizational structure and procedures for provincial and local Community Care Facilities licensing as regards to inclusive environments;
12. describe the current Child, Family and Community Services Act in regards to reporting neglect, and abuse and the freedom of information and privacy regulations;
13. outline the availability of support available for successful inclusion of each child by:
developing philosophies, policies and
procedures that are inclusive;
creating a positive, safe environment inclusive of family and children;
developing, implementing and maintaining a collaborative individual plan for children with families and service providers;
developing strategies for informing parents about inclusion and the benefits of inclusion;
developing networking opportunities for families and maintaining on-going communication with other service providers;
describe the use of specialized equipment, adaptations and materials needed to support an inclusive environment; and
14. construct a knowledge and policies about child protection responsibilities as outlined in legislation, regulations, protocols and court orders in reference to inclusive environments.
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Text and Materials:
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Raver-Lampman, S. (current edition). Intervention strategies for infants and preschoolers with special needs: A team approach. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Bailey, D. B., Wolery, M. (current edition). Teaching infants and preschoolers with disabilities. Toronto, ON: Maxwell MacMillan Canada.
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Other Resources:
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Transfer Credits:
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For more information visit: www.bctransferguide.ca
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Other Information:
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Education Council approved Jan 2008.
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