Trauma informed Early Care and Education

This certificate is designed for individuals in career fields working with young children and families. It provides foundational knowledge about how children develop and learn; the role of the family in the child's care and education; and the impact of trauma on the child and the family.Students will also gain practical strategies for providing trauma informed care.

TERM	ENROLL. COUNT	SUCCESS COUNT	% DE	% NON-DE	TOTAL SUCCESS%
FALL 2022	15	15	100%	100%	100%
SPRING 2022	15	15	100%	100%	100%

Program Goals and Objectives

The goals and objectives of the Trauma informed Early Care and Education are:

1. To increase students’ competency and effectiveness in working with children who are or have experienced trauma by providing a certificate linked to the needs of the industry.

SLO 1- Recognize behaviors that are possibly resultant of trauma

SLO 2 - identify strategies for providing trauma informed care for young children

Napa Valley College’s Mission states that “The college is an accredited open-access, degree-and certificate-granting institution that is committed to student achievement through high-quality programs and services that are continuously evaluated and improved.  The college serves students and the community in the following areas:  transfer courses, career-technical education and training, basic skills, and self-supporting contract education and community education classes”.  This certificate is completely aligned with this mission.

Furthermore, in keeping with the colleges Strategic Plan, this certificate’s purpose is to facilitate student success and completion.  In addition, the program is linked to the Community College Mission of workforce development.

CFS 120 Child Development 3

CFS 140 The Child, Family and Community 3

CFS 155 Sensitive Issues in Early Childhood 3

CFS 185 Trauma and Early Childhood Development 3

CFS 225 Fieldwork in Early Intervention or Trauma

Dept. / # CHILD, FAMILY STUDIES	COURSE NAME	UNITS	PREREQ	SEQUENCE
CFS 120	Child Development	3	None	Year 1 - Fall
CFS 140	Child, Family & Community	3	None	Year 1 – Fall
CFS 155	Sensitive Issues in Early Childhood	3	None	Year 1 - Fall
CFS 185	Trauma & early Childhood Development	3	Recommend CFS 120	Year 1 – Spring
CFS 225	Fieldwork in Early Intervention & Trauma	3	Permission of Program Coordinator	Year 1 - Spring

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
CFS 120	Child Development	3	Y1/S1
CFS 140	Child, Family & Community	3	Y1/S1
CFS 155	Sensitive Issues in Early Childhood	3	Y1/S1
CFS 185	Trauma & early Childhood Development	3	Y1/S2
CFS 225	Fieldwork in Early Intervention & Trauma	3	Y1/S2

a). No programs need to be made inactive or changed. b). The program is not replacing any program currently in the Curriculum Inventory. c). Related Programs include Certificate of Achievement in CFS; AA-T Elementary Teacher Education; AS-T Early Childhood Education; AS Child & Family Studies

Santa Rosa Junior College and Solano College are the colleges closest to our services area. No need to contact now since this is an ongoing program.