Course Guide

The following chart lists each lesson and all required and non-required activities and resources in this course. Use this as a guide, table of contents, or print it out and use as a checklist to manually keep track of progress through the course. Required activities are marked with a star and must be completed and reviewed by a trainer, coach or administrator. VLS Partner users will utilize the VLS learning management system to track progress towards course certification.

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Within the Training & Curriculum Specialist Professionalism course you will learn about:

How to serve as a mentor to staff as they learn about professional behavior
Shared leadership and decision-making practices that engage staff members
Building and maintaining job embedded professional growth activities within your program
Ethical practices to use when interacting with children and staff, and establishing policies and practices that maintain a climate of trust among children, families, and staff members
How professionalism affects program quality
Goal-setting and evaluation to support continuous program improvement

Course Outline

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Course Guide

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Lsn/Req	Title	Section
1	Professionalism: An Introduction
Not required	Creating a Climate of Trust, Respect, and Safety	Explore
Not required	Professional Standards and Competencies	Apply
2	Developing Staff Members' Sense of Professionalism
Not required	Reflecting on Bias in Supporting Professionalism	Explore
Not required	Self-Assessment: Are You a True Professional?	Apply
3	Professionalism: Ethical Practices
Not required	Professional Code of Ethics	Explore
Not required	Professional Dilemmas	Apply
4	Professionalism and Program Quality
Not required	Program Quality Measurements	Explore
Not required	Professionalism and Social Media	Apply