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May 17, 2024
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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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HUMS 150 - Child and Youth Development
PREREQUISITES: Demonstrated competency through appropriate assessment or earning a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 083 - Reading Strategies for College and ENGL 093 - Introduction to College Writing , or ENGL 095 - Integrated Reading and Writing , or ENGL 075 - Co-Requisite Integrated Reading & Writing .
PROGRAM: Human Services
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2015
This course introduces students to the concepts of creating safe and healthy environments for children and youth based on age appropriate youth development. Topics will include structuring age and ability-appropriate activities, promoting good health and nutrition, preventing and reducing injuries, practicing behaviors that contribute to the prevention of illness, and providing safe environments in both indoor and outdoor settings. Students will also learn how to use space, equipment, and materials as resources for creating interesting, secure, and enjoyable environments that encourage interaction, exploration, learning and self-management for both children and youth, including those with special needs.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Describe the purpose of child guidance and how to implement effective guidance interventions.
- Explain how to engage youth and their caregivers.
- Identify methods to support youth’s moral, cognitive and physical development appropriate to their age/stage of development.
- Identify the major dimensions of fitness/wellness and strategies for supporting them.
- Outline age-appropriate resources for health and hygiene.
- Identify good nutritional choices and design a sample healthy eating plan and incorporate it into a healthy lifestyle.
- Discuss the interrelatedness of stress, nutrition, exercise, and weight control for a healthy quality of life.
- Explain good health and an environment that contributes to the prevention of illness.
- Identify usual and unusual behaviors and physical symptoms in children and youth and signs of a health crisis situation.
- Explain appropriate roles and limits of first aid procedures.
- Assess activities and equipment to determine if they are appropriate for the ages, development, sizes and abilities of the participants.
- Explain how to develop materials that reflect diversity and limit bias and make participants familiar with community-based interests and activities.
- Identify important skills in setting boundaries, managing disruptive behaviors, and proactively establishing an environment to reduce the likelihood of disruptive behaviors.
- Explain appropriate developmental expectations for children and youth ages 0-18 years of age.
- Explain how conception, heredity and environment inter-relate.
- Identify the stages of prenatal development.
- Discuss how parenthood affects parental roles.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Positive Child/Youth Guidance
- Diversity
- Hygiene
- Infection Control
- Nutrition, Health and Exercise
- Indoor/Outdoor Environments
- Impacts of Stress
- Active versus Quiet Activities
- Mental Health Issues of Children, Youth, and Families
- Free versus Structured Activities
- Indiana Healthcare Policy and Regulations
- Individual and Group Activities
- Components of Fitness and Wellness
- Physical Challenges
- Community-based Interests, Activities, and Values
- First Aid Procedures
- Developmentally Appropriate Expectations of Children
- Child Development & Milestones
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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