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Early Intervention — Students complete a program that prepares them to work in positions serving infants and toddlers with, or who are at risk for, disabilities and their families. Services take place in the home and other natural and inclusive settings, such as child care homes and center, play groups, and community groups. Students also complete an internship in an agency that provides such services to children and families, such as First Steps, Healthy Families, or other early intervention programs.
Career Options
Coursework
Experiential Learning
Plan of Study
Career Options
- Developmental therapist
- Early Head Start center caregiver
- Early Head Start home visitor
- Infant toddler specialist in child care resource & referral agency
- Healthy Families Indiana home visitor
- Family educator
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Coursework
- Introduction to Family Processes (CDFS 201)
- Introduction to Human Development (CDFS 210)
- Child Development Practicum (CDFS 212B)
- Families in a Multicultural Society (CDFS 301)
- Guidance in Early Childhood (CDFS 310)
- Child Development (CDFS 311)
- Introduction to Research in Child Development and Family Studies (CDFS 316)
- Developmental Assessment (CDFS 318)
- Health and Health Care for Children and Families (CDFS 325)
- Curriculum Applications of Language, Literacy and Social Development in Early Childhood Education (CDFS 405)
- Curriculum Applications of Math/Science Concept Development in Early Childhood Education (CDFS 406)
- Curriculum Applications of Atypical Development (CDFS 408)
- Approaches to Early Childhood Education (CDFS 415)
- Skills for Helping Professions (CDFS 431)
- Family Assessment and Intervention (CDFS 443)
- Working With Families in Early Childhood Programs (CDFS 444)
- Career Assessment and Professional Development (CDFS 454)
Complete
list of CDFS courses and descriptions
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Experiential
Learning
Several EI courses include practicum components that give students opportunities to develop their skills for working with infants and young children. In their last semester, EI students complete an internship in an agency that serves children birth through age 3 and their families.
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