Recognize the signs and prevention of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma.
Central Objective: Recognize the signs and prevention of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma. Supporting Elements: Learn practical strategies and practices for preventing these injuries in the child care setting, with guidance for early childhood education professionals and child care centers.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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102 hours courses
10.2 CEUs3 hours courses
Related Outcomes
- Identify strategies and practices for preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma in the child care setting
- Define shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma
- Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome
- Explain the signs and ways to prevent shaken baby syndrome.
- Explain abusive head trauma, it's signs and effects.
- Identify types of abuse, by recognizing emotional abuse
- Demonstrate an understanding of the types of child abuse, and signs of abuse and neglect
- Identify safe practices with infants including SIDS, Abusive Head Trauma, and SBS.
- Identify types of abuse, by identifying signs of abuse and neglect
- Identify the signs of child abuse and neglect
- Discuss Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and identify preventive measures
- Describe how caregivers can help to prevent sudden infant death syndrome.
- Define strategies for prevention of obesity in children including the role of the educator and why prevention is important.
- Identify the risk factors that contribute to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and what guidelines can prevent it.
- Identify signs of Physical Abuse in children
- Identify the signs of child abuse and neglect.
- Identify the signs of abuse and neglect.
- Define Head Start and Early Head Start eligibility categories.
- Define and identify common signs and behaviors of children and youth with fragile x syndrome.
- Define and identify common signs and behaviors of children and youth with fetal alcohol syndrome.
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