PV002: Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships of Early Childhood Professionals

Learning Activity/ References PV002

Explore the following multimedia resource:

· Laureate Education (Producer). (2014). Sectors in the early childhood field [Multimedia file]. Baltimore, MD: Author. Retrieved from  http://mym.cdn.laureate-media.com/2dett4d/Walden/EDUC/6005/04/mm/Sectors/Main.htm

Then, explore the following Career Center resources:

· Division for Early Childhood (DEC). (2014). The Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children: Career center. Retrieved from  http://careers.dec-sped.org/

· National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). (n.d.). Career center overview. Retrieved from  https://www.naeyc.org/about/careercenter

· Head Start. (2014). Career center. Retrieved from  https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/hs/careers

Read the article “Young Children Develop in an Environment of Relationships,” found at http://developingchild.harvard.edu/index.php/resources/reports_and_working_papers/working_papers/wp1

Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect

Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2014). Mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children’s Bureau.

Suspected Child Maltreatment: Recognize and Respond

Kemple, K. M., & Kim, H. K. (2011). Suspected child maltreatment: Recognize and respond. Dimensions of Early Childhood, 39(2), 3–11.

Early Childhood Advocacy Toolkit

Ounce of Prevention Fund. (2009). Early childhood advocacy toolkit. Retrieved from https://www.theounce.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/EarlyChildhoodAdvocacyToolkit.pdf

Fact Sheet: A Summary of the Rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF). (2014). Fact sheet: A summary of the rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Retrieved from http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf