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State Approval Information for Georgia

The following Continued Early Childhood Education courses are approved by the Georgia Professional Development System, and may be used for your ongoing child care training requirements.

All Continued Early Childhood Education courses are accepted by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission for renewal of the Standard Professional or Performance-Based Teaching Certificate because Continued is an IACET Accredited Provider of CEUs.

CDA Credential courses on Continued meet the requirements of the Council for Professional Recognition for the foundational training hours to apply for your initial CDA. Please note that CDA Credential coursework is not recognized in 12 parts for certain DECAL Scholar scholarship applications. The CDA Credential packages on Continued ECE have been approved under a single approval code by GA DECAL; if you need a single certificate of completion with approval code for your 120-hour Credential package, please contact our Customer Experience Team to assist you.

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Change Your Perception, Change Their Attitude
Presented by Kathy Lincoln, MA
Video
Course: #31185Level: Intermediate2 Hours
This course will introduce participants to the concept of neurophysiology, the brain and body’s auto response to stress, and to the development of perception. Leaders will be able to engage in a self-reflective process that helps them understand the influence their perceptions and attitudes can have on the people and programs they lead. In addition, participants will be introduced to the characteristics of passive, aggressive, and assertive behaviors, as well as characteristics and skills associated with Assertive Leadership.

Roger Technology for Young Children with Hearing Loss
Presented by Rebekah Cunningham, PhD
Video
Course: #31176Level: Introductory1 Hour
Use of a Roger system at home ensures a young child with hearing loss has more access to speech and language. This course will provide resources to foster use of Roger technology with children in the 0-5 age range in order to increase their exposure to a language rich environment and promote language development.

Unlocking the Mystery of Selective Mutism
Presented by Aimee Kotrba, PhD
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Course: #31173Level: Intermediate1 Hour
Selective mutism is a childhood anxiety disorder which results in great difficulty speaking in school or community settings. Dr. Kotrba will provide information on what selective mutism is, how to assess for selective mutism characteristics, and what teachers and caregivers can do to support and help children.

Change Your Perception, Change Their Attitude: Part 2
Presented by Kathy Lincoln, MA
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Course: #31164Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This is the second in a two-part course that helps leaders recognize the influence their perceptions and attitudes have on the people and programs they lead. In this segment, participants are introduced to the characteristics of passive, aggressive, and assertive behaviors, as well as characteristics and skills associated with Assertive Leadership.

Change Your Perception, Change Their Attitude: Part 1
Presented by Kathy Lincoln, MA
VideoAudio
Course: #31163Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This course will introduce participants to the concept of neurophysiology, the brain and body’s auto response to stress, and to the development of perception. Leaders will be able to engage in a self-reflective process that helps them understand the influence their perceptions and attitudes can have on the people and programs they lead.

Developmental Foundations of Handwriting
Presented by Dena Bishop, OTR/L
Video
Course: #31154Level: Introductory2 Hours
The skill of handwriting requires postural control, motor control, bilateral coordination, visual perception, visual motor skills, grip patterns, language development and social emotional skills. This course is designed to delve into each of area to understand child development in context to handwriting. The main focus is on developmental activities for each foundational skill area to promote prewriting skills.

Active Supervision for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
Presented by Amanda Schwartz, PhD
Video
Course: #31155Level: Introductory2 Hours
Keeping children safe requires intentional, careful supervision. Participants will learn 6 steps to active supervision and how they can be used with infants and toddlers as they rapidly develop new skills and take new risks. In addition, participants will learn about keeping preschoolers safe through the everyday routines of a center and other events that can change those routines.

Screening, Assessment, and Evaluation
Presented by Amanda Schwartz, PhD
Video
Course: #31156Level: Intermediate2 Hours
From a child's first day in a program, staff gather information about the best ways to meet his or her needs. Make screening, assessment, and evaluation part of your program's culture to improve teaching, individualizing, and, when necessary, identifying a child for additional services. This course details these processes for administrators and teaching staff.

Routine-Based Strategies for Keeping Children Safe
Presented by Amanda Schwartz, PhD
Video
Course: #31157Level: Introductory3 Hours
Infants use their hands, mouths, and bodies to learn. Toddlers learn through exploration. Preschoolers explore, challenge themselves, and take risks to learn throughout the day. In this course, you will learn ways to keep children safe during the routines in their day.

Children, Families, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Presented by Dan Dubovsky, MSW
Video
Course: #31158Level: Intermediate2 Hours
This course examines the importance of recognizing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in children who are struggling and why typical approaches to behaviors are not effective. Brain structures involved are discussed with their impact on behavior. This course then explores how and why approaches need to be modified for children who are affected, and the importance of all involved providing the same approach.