Module Overview
Welcoming All Children
This module focuses on strength-based approaches to viewing and working with children, early childhood settings, and professionals so that everyone is welcome. Participants will examine the meaning of inclusion and learn to reframe perspectives in order to ensure all children experience meaningful participation in early care and education programs.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe children, their families, and classrooms in terms of their strengths.
- Define inclusion, what it means, and what it does not mean.
- List reasons why it is important to be able to use strategies to make children and families feel welcome.
Author and Presenter:
Philippa Campbell, Ph.D. is an Occupational Therapist who was formerly Professor, Occupational Therapy Department, Jefferson College of Rehabilitation Sciences and currently serves as a collaborator within the Center for Outcomes and Measurement. She is self-employed and provides consultation and contract services to a number of states, colleges, universities, and public health corporations with an emphasis on inclusion, early intervention for high need infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, and family-centered intervention approaches. Over a more than 30-year career, Dr. Campbell has conducted numerous studies and published articles and books related to teaching (e.g., coaching) families, participation and inclusion of children in home, school, and community settings, and use of adaptation and assistive technology interventions with a special emphasis on children with significant and complex needs.
Reflection Questions
The Reflection Questions document can be downloaded at any time and used in a variety of ways. You can view it before starting your work so that you know which questions will be asked in the videos and/or on the webpages. You can also access it at the end of your work so that you can see all your responses to the questions. This tool can be helpful for documenting your learning and referring to later or for sharing it with others in group discussions or as demonstration of your online progress.
Credit/CEUs:
This module has received the Ohio Approved (OA) designation.
This module is eligible for one (1) unit hours in the areas of EI developmental specialist/supervisor and EI service coordinator/supervisor as approved by the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD).
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