Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Early Childhood Education

Description

Case Understanding Considering Different Perspectives
When dealing with child and family situations, a sound understanding of the individual case is of central importance. Using the method of case understanding, four perspectives are taken: Child, Parent/Family, Professional/Institution, and Society.

The individual case is viewed holistically and resource-oriented through the different perspectives, action-oriented conclusions are derived and new possibilities are developed from them for everyday professional life.

The basic competencies acquired in the CAS provide confidence in case analysis as a basis for dealing with children, parents, caregivers, other professionals and institutions.

Content

The participants

• acquire the basics of differentiated case work.
• acquire the professional basics of child development.
• understand the conditions and effects of different forms of parenthood and build up an adequate way of dealing with different family constellations.
• recognize the social conditions of growing up and the construction of childhood.
• understand the social and educational challenges of early childhood.
• know the effects and impacts of pedagogical approaches and forms of intervention in early childhood education, care and upbringing.
• reflect on their own professional actions.