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This innovative six-course program helps professionals from varied backgrounds master the skills necessary to be qualified parent educators. The program provides many benefits, including:
- A certificate from Extended Education and the School of Health and Human Services.
- Transferable credit of 24 upper-division units upon departmental approval.
- A 10% discount on enrollment fees for three or more participants in the same class from the same organization.
Target Audience
Professionals from the fields of nursing, religious education, family therapy, teaching, social work, law enforcement, judicial and allied disciplines whose work involves parent education.
Admission Requirements
An A.A or A.S. degree. Note: Applicants must submit a certificate program application and college transcripts to the coordinator prior to registration.
Certificate Requirements
After completing their coursework with at least a 2.5 GPA, students earn a Certificate of Completion. Evaluation is based on class participation, outside assignments, quizzes, observation, term papers, class presentations, group reports, and exams.
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Required Courses (24 units) |
| CHDV 430 |
Parent-Child Development over the Family Life Cycle |
4 Units |
| CHDV 431 |
Family Dynamics and Parenting |
4 Units |
| CHDV 432 |
Social Dynamics of Parenting |
4 Units |
| CHDV 433 |
Approaches to Parent Education |
4 Units |
| CHDV 434 |
Group Dynamics for Parent Education (Practicum) |
4 Units |
| CHDV 435 |
Parenting in High Risk Situations |
4 Units |
Please check the university's Schedule of Classes at:
http://www.calstatela.edu/schedule
Advisement and Information
Contact Joann Edmond
Associate Director of Programs
Division of Extended Education
(323) 343-4919
E-mail: jedmon2@cslanet.calstatela.edu
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