The Early Childhood Personnel Center

Component 3.1 Learners apply teaming models, skills, and processes, including appropriate uses of technology, when collaborating and communicating with families; professionals representing multiple disciplines, skills, expertise, and roles; and community partners and agencies.

Learners Who Are Competent in this Component Know and Understand:

• teaming models,
• teaming skills and processes, including uses of technology, and
• skills, expertise, and roles of professionals from other disciplines.

 Learners Who Are Competent in this Component Are Able To:

• apply teaming models, such as primary service provider, transdisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary.
• apply teaming skills and processes, such as using technology, problem-solving, conflict resolution, joint decision-making, role release, group facilitation, and communication.
• participate in and lead team meetings, and
• collaborate and communicate with families, other professionals, and community partners and agencies.

Component 3.2 Learners use a variety of collaborative strategies when working with other adults that are evidence-based, appropriate to the task, culturally and linguistically responsive, and take into consideration the environment and service delivery approach.

Learners Who Are Competent in this Component Know and Understand:

• adult learning strategies,
• components of the coaching model, and
• components of the consultation process.

Learners Who Are Competent in this Component Are Able To:

• use a variety of evidence-based collaborative strategies,
• use a variety of collaborative strategies to increase the effectiveness of meetings that are appropriate to the situation and environment, needs of the families and professionals, and service delivery approach,
• use collaborative strategies that are culturally and linguistically responsive and affirming, and
• use collaborative strategies appropriate to the learning environment and service delivery approaches such as consultation, coaching, and co-teaching.

Component 3.3 Learners partner with families and other professionals to develop individualized plans and support the various transitions that occur for the young child and their family throughout the birth through 8 age span.