Introduction to Module IV: Essential Connections: Ten Keys to Culturally Sensitive Child Care
A PITC Training Session

Format: Panel Presentation: Large group (80 - 120), 1 hour session; lecture, video, discussion.

A panel of PITC faculty share personal experiences that inform their work and relate to their expertise in cultural sensitivity and competence. After introducing themselves and telling their personal stories, the panelists show the DVD Essential Connections: Ten Keys to Culturally Sensitive Child Care and respond to questions and comments from the participants. The DVD presents five keys that help infant/toddler care programs implement culturally responsive care and five keys infant care teachers can use to support their efforts to become more aware their own and others’ cultural perspectives as well as to work through cultural conflicts and misunderstandings.

Related Module(s):
IV Culture, Family, and Providers

Related Resources:
Article The Impact of Child Care Policies and Practices on Infant/Toddler Identity Formation
Article The Impact of Values on Parenting: Reflections in a "Scientific" Age
Guide Infant/Toddler Caregiving: A Guide to Culturally Sensitive Care
Handout Courtesy of the Heart
Handout Culture and Child Care
Handout Questions Commonly Asked about the Video Essential Connections: Ten Keys to Culturally Sensitive Care
Handout Resource List - Introduction to Module IV
Handout Some Thoughts on Cultural Pluralism Adaptation from Multicultural Issues in Child Care
Manual Trainer's Manual Module IV: Culture, Family and Providers
DVD Essential Connections: Ten Keys to Culturally Sensitive Child Care
DVD Booklet Essential Connections: Ten Keys to Culturally Sensitive Child Care