Course overview
What you'll learn
No matter where they are based, at some point all educators will work with children and families who are experiencing poverty.
Educators who understand what it means to live in poverty are responsive to the needs of children and their families. They respectfully make sure that children have what they need to participate each day, while supporting families to establish and keep their connection with the service, no matter what challenges they are experiencing at home.
This course provides information on the reality of poverty in Australia and the challenges faced by children and families living through hard financial times. It includes tools educators can use to research poverty in their own communities, ways to identify signs of poverty, and strategies for working with families in high-poverty contexts.
By completing this course, you will be able to:
- Appreciate what living in poverty is like in Australia
- Understand how poverty can impact children and families
- Recognise the impact negative attitudes about poverty have on families’ engagement with early childhood services
- Locate information about poverty in your local community
- Identify strategies for increasing the engagement of families living in poverty with your service
- Engage in professional conversations with colleagues about the implications of what you have learned for your service
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