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 Training & Curriculum Specialist Child Abuse: Prevention course you will learn about:

Strategies to promote protective factors in yourself and others that prevent child abuse and neglect in your program
How to help staff understand child development and set realistic expectations for behavior
Ways to encourage staff to promote social and emotional competence in children
Your responsibility to ensure staff are supported to respond appropriately to challenging behavior
How to recognize environmental characteristics of your facility and use program management practices that prevent child abuse and neglect

Course Outline

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Lsn/Req	Title	Section
1	Introduction: Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect in Center Settings
Not required	Building a Safe Place for Children & Youth	Explore
Not required	Strengthening Families Brochure	Apply
2	Ensuring Staff Understand Child Development
Not required	Reflecting on Expectations for Behavior	Explore
Not required	Reflecting on Expectations for Behavior Sample Answers	Explore
Not required	Milestone Checklist (Birth to Age 5)	Apply
Not required	Milestone Facts (Ages 6-8)	Apply
Not required	Milestone Facts (Ages 9-11)	Apply
3	Helping Staff Promote Children’s Social and Emotional Competence
Not required	Helping Staff Members Support Social and Emotional Competence - What, When, and How to Teach	Learn
Not required	Promoting Social and Emotional Competence - Self-Reflection Activity	Explore
Not required	Promoting Social and Emotional Competence: Conversation Guide	Apply
Not required	Training Resources: Social Emotional Development	Apply
4	Helping Staff Respond to Behavior that Challenges
Not required	Exploring Resources - Online Resource Round-Up	Explore
Not required	Supporting Appropriate Expectations	Explore
Not required	Inventory of Practices for Promoting Social Emotional Competence Birth to Three	Apply
Not required	Inventory of Practices for Promoting Social Emotional Competence - Preschool	Apply
Not required	Inventory of Practices for Promoting Social Emotional Competence - School-Age	Apply
5	Ensuring Your Programs Are Safe Spaces For Children
Not required	Facility Features that Protect Children from Abuse and Neglect	Explore
Not required	Protecting Yourself from False Allegations of Child Abuse and Neglect	Apply
6	Supporting The Emotional Needs Of Staff Members
Not required	Reflective Supervision Resource Guide	Explore
Not required	Reflective Supervision Short Paper	Apply