4.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): TEAS 4001, TEAS 4003, TEAS 4004, TEAS 4005, TEAS 4006, TEAS 4007, TEAS 4010. This course will examine intervention strategies to promote optimal development for developmentally delayed and at risk children birth to age 3. Public law 105-17, various service delivery models, intervention techniques and procedures, curriculum and individualized family service programs will be explored. Particular emphasis will be placed on the role of the primary caretaker as major change agent for the child. Fifteen hours of field experience or a service learning project in infant/toddler programs will be required. This course will involve online collaboration, interactive case studies and assignments directly related to service delivery for young children and their family.