Career Pathways Child Care Family Key Vocabulary Infant

Career Pathways Child Care & Family

Key Vocabulary • Infant– a child who is less than 2 years old and can’t walk or talk. • Toddler– a child who is about 2 years old and is learning to walk. • Preschooler– a child who is 3 -5 years old. • DAP– developmentally appropriate practice. • Family– people you are related to/live with. • Child Abuse– hurting a child (physical, verbal, emotional, or neglect).

Job Description – – – – Care for young children. Keep safe. Feed Change diapers Clean Discipline Teach

Child Care Skills • Working with People • Communication • Problem Solving • Hard Work • • Leadership Understanding Creativity School Skills

Career Pathways Child Development – – – Child Care Worker Nanny Preschool Teacher Elementary Teacher FACS teacher Camp Counselor

Child Development Get the Facts: – Child care workers held about 1. 4 million jobs in 2006. – 18% of child care workers work in daycare. 20% work for private households. – About 35% are self-employed. – Child development jobs are in high demand are expected to increase 9 -17% by 2014. – Child development jobs require high skills and are nontraditional for males.

Career Pathways Family & Human Services – School Counselor/Psychologist – Social Worker – Adoption/Foster Care Health Science: – – – Nursing Pediatrician Physical Therapist EMT Dentist Health teacher

Family & Human Services Get the Facts: – Family and Community Service employees hold about 2. 2 million jobs. – Social Service jobs are one of the fastest growing occupations, especially those that work with the elderly. – Family & Human Service jobs are in high demand. – Family & Human Service jobs are nontraditional for males.

Health Care Get the Facts: – Health care is the largest and fastest growing industry in the United States. – Health care employs more than 10 million workers in more than 200 careers. – Registered nursed are the largest health care occupation. – Physical Therapy is one of the top 10 fields. – EMTs are growing at 39% in Utah every year. – The dental industry is in critical need of dental assistants. – Medical assistants is one of the fastest growing occupations.

Related FACS classes • • • FACS Exploration Teen Living Child Development Human Development Early Childhood Education 1 & 2 Elementary Tutoring Adult Roles & Responsibilities Adult Roles & Financial Literacy Early Childhood Intern

Example: Change to fit the classes available in your area. FACS Classes You Can Take • • • FACS Exploration (8 th) Teen Living (9 th) Child Development (10 -12) Early Childhood Education 1 & 2 (11 -12) Elementary Tutoring (11 -12) Adult Roles & Responsibilities (11 -12) ü Check out Intro to Health Science & Technology and Certified Nurse Assisting at the GTI.