DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES OF SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN

Course overview

TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE REGARDING HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS NEED TO BE AWARE OF 2 AREAS: (1) MILESTONE COMPETENCIES, FOR EXAMPLE, GROWTH IN THE MOTOR, COGNITIVE, SPEECH-LANGUAGE, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DOMAINS AND (2) THE ECO-BIOLOGICAL MODEL OF DEVELOPMENT, SPECIFICALLY, THE INTERACTION OF ENVIRONMENT AND BIOLOGY AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON DEVELOPMENT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES OF SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND DISCUSSES THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EDUCATING PARENTS ON WHEN THEY SHOULD EXPECT CHILDREN TO ACHIEVE EACH MILESTONE.