Course Guide

The following chart lists each lesson and all required and non-required activities and resources in this course. Use this as a guide, table of contents, or print it out and use as a checklist to manually keep track of progress through the course. Required activities are marked with a star and must be completed and reviewed by a trainer, coach or administrator. VLS Partner users will utilize the VLS learning management system to track progress towards course certification.

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Within the Management Positive Guidance course you will learn about:

How to advocate for and communicate with families about the importance of a positive approach to child guidance
The importance of environmental assessment resources and how the program environment affects children’s behaviors
How to collaborate with staff and families to develop and implement a plan for individual children with challenging behaviors
The importance of designing program-level supports that promote staff members’ use of positive guidance practices

Course Outline

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Lsn/Req	Title	Section
1	Guidance: An Introduction
Not required	Reframing Activity	Explore
Not required	Communication Skills for Building the Encouraging Classroom	Apply
2	Guidance: Designing Program Level Policies and Practices
Not required	Milestones of Social Emotional Development	Learn
Not required	Classroom Bill of Rights & Responsibilities	Learn
Not required	Culturally Sensitive Care — A Way to Build Relationships with Families	Learn
Not required	Resources to Support Families and Staff in the Use of Positive Guidance Practices	Apply
3	Promoting Guidance: Administrative Supports
Not required	Intervention Packages	Learn
Not required	Supporting Infants and Toddlers with Challenging Behavior	Learn
Not required	Improvement Resources	Explore
Not required	Child Care Staff Evaluation	Apply
Not required	Child Care Staff Evaluation-Sample	Apply
4	Promoting Guidance: Program And Community Resources
Not required	Pyramid Model	Learn
Not required	Designing a Data Collection System to Track Outcomes	Learn
Not required	Positive Behavior Support Family Questions and Answers	Apply