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Competent Caregivers--Competent Children: Training and Education for Child Care Practice
Competent CaregiversCompetent Children Training and Education for Child Care Practice Author:Mary Frank, Ethel Tittnich, Karen Vander Ven Learn how to design, develop, and implement good quality education and training programs!Competent Caregivers--Competent Children provides a thorough overview of the design and delivery of effective training and education for practitioners in the field of child and youth care. Some of the leading authorities in the profession, including Henry Ma... more »ier, James Anglin, and Roy Ferguson, combine conceptual approaches with practical guidelines to produce workable strategies that insure the best preparation for caregivers.In this crucial resource for child care professionals, chapters focus on:
the achievements of the child care field thus far, and the internal barriers that block its ongoing development
the skills entry level and experienced child care practitioners need, and strategies for developing a content and format that will focus on these needs
the models that have been used successfully to deliver programs to child care practitioners in a variety of settings, in a broad range of geographic areasFor all who educate and train child care practitioners, and for those who employ them as members of a professional staff, Competent Caregivers--Competent Children is a highly valuable book.