Upon satisfactorily completing the Communication and Interpersonal Skills Certificate program, students should be able to:

• Define key terms and identify recommended practices for reducing risks in the indoor environment
• Identify potential hazards in the indoor environment
• Identify recommended strategies and practices for promoting toy safety
• Identify recommended practices for promoting safe, appropriate behaviors through positive child-teacher interaction
• Identify important safety factors specific to the infant-toddler environment, including choking hazards and equipment safety
• Identify basic practices for reducing the risk of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
• Identify best practices for storing and reducing the risk of poisoning or other exposure to hazardous chemicals
• Identify causes, symptoms, effects, and strategies for preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Identify key terms and recommended best practices for reducing risks in the outdoor play environment
• Identify recommended practices for supervising and interacting with children in the outdoor environment
• Identify and demonstrate and understanding of safe transportation practices in the early care environment, including entering, riding in, and exiting vehicles and proper use of child restraint systems
• Identify recommended practices for planning and managing field trips with young children
• Define and/or identify key terms and facts related to infectious disease
• Identify rationale and recommended policies regarding childhood and staff vaccinations
• Demonstrate understanding of recommended hand-washing procedures and the importance of hand-washing as a means to control or prevent the spread of infectious disease
• Identify purpose and basic procedures of the Daily Health Check
• Identify recommended practices for managing illness in the early care environment, including policies for excluding children from group care
• Define the eight major food allergens
• Demonstrate understanding of best practices for preventing food-allergy reactions
• Identify differences between cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting and relevant practices related to each
• Define various types of medications
• Identify basic policies and procedures for administering medication in the early care environment
• Identify recommended practices for safe handling, storage, dispensation, and disposal of medications
• Demonstrate understanding of the Seven Rights of Medication Administration
• Identify policies for managing errors, accidents, and adverse reactions related to mediation administration
• Identify recommended policies, procedures, and practices for conducting evacuation drills in the early care environment
• Identify recommended policies and practices for mitigating and/or managing disasters in the early care environment
• Identify staff roles and responsibilities with regard to disaster preparation
• Define a variety of terminology related to child development (e.g. tracking, hand-eye coordination, spatial awareness, emotional literacy, etc.)
• Identify major developmental milestones related to movement and fine motor skills from birth through age five
• Identify major developmental milestones associated with the senses from birth through age five
• Identify important cognitive development milestones between the birth and age five
• Identify elements of language development in children from birth to age five
• Identify important milestones in the development of social skills for children from birth to age five
• Identify important milestones related to emotional development of children from birth to age five
• Identify developmentally appropriate activities and strategies for promoting development in young children across all domains of development
• Define the term mandated reporter
• Identify signs of potential physical abuse
• Differentiate between various forms of emotional abuse
• Identify basic characteristics of sexual abuse
• Define major types and identify indicators of child neglect
• Define battered child syndrome
• Identify common behaviors of abusive parents
• Identify proper procedures and practices for effective documentation and reporting of child abuse

Students enrolled in the Georgia Health and Safety Orientation Training – 10 Hours certificate program are assessed using the following methods:

• Competency based multiple choice questions
• End of course quizzes in multiple choice format – Students must pass each quiz with a grade of 70% or better to complete the course
• Student reflection
• Cumulative Final Exam in multiple choice format – Students must pass with a grade of 70% or better to complete the Georgia Health and Safety Orientation Training – 10 Hours certificate program

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must have access to a computer and printer
• Must have a valid email address
• Must have access to the Internet through a CCEI supported JavaScript enabled web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, etc.)
• Must be able to speak, read, and write well enough in the language the course is presented in to understand and complete the course material