UNIT TITLE:                Parenthood

LEARNING OUTCOMES

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

(Understanding, skills, knowledge to be learned)

(Standards of achievement against which outcomes will be measured)

The learner will be able to:

The learner has achieved this because (s)he can:

1.     Recognise key responsibilities of parenthood.

2.     Recognise changes which parenthood brings.

3.     Recognise strategies to cope with parenthood.

4.     Understand the role of the childcare services and childcare workers.

5.     Recognise how to access childcare services.

1.1    Identify at least 3 key responsibilities of being a parent.

2.1    State the main areas of change when becoming a parent (e.g. material, relationships, routine).

2.2    Identify the effects of changes in 2 areas.

3.1    Identify main coping strategies used in being a parent.

3.2    Identify appropriate coping strategies in at least 2 given scenarios.

4.1    Identify at least 2 agencies or services available to assist families meet their needs.

4.2    State the roles of 2 different types of childcare workers.

5.1    Produce a simple directory of telephone numbers for at least 5 childcare services.

5.2    Simulate the use of a telephone to contact a childcare service.

5.3    In a given scenario, use appropriate assertiveness skills.