What is Professionalism in Child-Care and School-Age Programs?

对于公众来说，将早期护理和教育提供者（包括为学龄儿童提供护理），这是非常重要的，这是有能力的自信的专业人士。为了支持思维，通过几个专业组织的早期护理和教育领域开发了专业标准，描述了成为早期护理和教育专业人士所需的能力。这些能力包括专业性。与员工，家庭和儿童互动必须始终以专业的方式完成。这对于培训和课程专家（T＆CS），计划经理和其他方案领导人/教育技术人员至关重要，明确向员工告知员工对专业行为的期望，并始终模拟专业行为。

T＆CS和计划经理必须通过提供积极的职业化的实例来获奖。作为榜样，他们展示了如何在与父母或同事的困难遭遇期间互动。他们是工作人员希望在困难情况发生时寻求讨论和做的指导的领导者。

Families rely upon all program staff to provide a warm and responsive environment for their children. Each employee must make conscious, intentional decisions about how to interact in daily encounters with children, parents, and colleagues. T & Cs and program managers must be acutely aware that the classroom staff they coach, mentor, and supervise may sometimes face difficult ethical situations. Following an ethical code can help with difficult decisions that arise within the child-care setting.

专业组织（例如，美国幼儿教育协会（Naeyc）;国家之后的学校协会）代表儿童，家庭，看护人和教师制定了标准和能力，以指导早期护理和教育专业人士。每个专业组织都创建了解决专业行为的标准。专业组织依靠基于研究的原则，并使高度尊重的专家汇集起草并核实该领域的标准和能力。

当您查看各种组织的标准和竞争力时，您将在专业中找到许多相似之处。这表明，普遍理解，从事与幼儿，青年和家庭合作的人至关重要。

有效专业领导者的特征

最重要的专业领袖全部用作员工的榜样。正如教师和青年工作者必须与每个孩子和家庭建立关系，T＆CS和管理人员必须仔细参加与每个工作人员建立关系。托儿和青年计划必须有一个明确的阐明共享使命和哲学所有S.taff members understand and that is demonstrated by everyone who works in the program. T&Cs and program managers support that mission and philosophy by treating each staff member with dignity and respect. Just as teachers are expected to guide children, program leaders guide the adults who work in the program. T&Cs and program managers have a powerful influence on the professional climate in the center or program. Effective professional leaders are team players who carefully listen when families and staff share their ideas and concerns that impact program quality.

It is very important for T&Cs and program managers to speak and act authentically. For example, if a program manager states that all staff should use a calm manner when speaking, then the program leaders should use a calm manner when speaking to children and colleagues. It is important that there be a match between what a leader says and what the leader does.

T＆CS和计划管理人员将每个工作人员的增长和发展视为其工作的一个重要方面。计划领导者被委托故意指导其他人超过他们的工作。随着每个工作人员繁琐，计划的整体质量得到了增强。

有效的专业领导者享受他们的工作并展示它。他们鼓励积极的氛围。他们知道，有趣和笑，庆祝成功，并承认工作人员为儿童和家庭做的所有美好事物是很重要的。领导人可能计划在工作人员之间建立社区的快乐事件，例如在员工会议期间承认个人，庆祝与Potluck Suppers的员工生日和生活活动，或一起参加专业会议。

有许多优秀的资源关于领导力的development. Those who are new to the role of T & C or program manager will want to read some of the excellent articles and books about leadership in the Resources and References list. Joining a face-to-face or an online community of practice with other program leaders is another way to learn more about leadership and professional behavior with colleagues.

专业行为的资源

有许多书籍，网站和网络研讨会可用于帮助您和您的员工更好地了解专业行为以及它如何影响早期护理和教育计划的质量。早期童年领导专家Fran Simon提供了有关早期护理和教育领导者需要做些什么来创造愿景的建议。这些只是她的文章中列出的一些人，“抬头抬头”：

• 加入专业协会，参加会议，志愿者
• Participate in live and virtual professional learning networks
• 与社交媒体（例如，Twitter，LinkedIn，Pinterest等）聘用，其中数十万名教育工作者分享了与有价值的信息和突破相关的信息
• 从事正式的专业职业和领导力
• Find a mentor-even leaders need inspirational people in their lives
• 导师承诺年轻人，并从与他们的订婚中学习
• Build a library on leadership and related topics
• 订阅电子邮件和打印新闻通讯和来自各种来源的专业期刊

Additionally, the reference list below contains books, articles and Web sites that you may find helpful as you learn more about professionalism and leadership in the field of early care and youth development.

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专业精神：介绍

完成本课程

For more information on what to expect in this course and a list of the accompanying Learn, Explore and Apply resources and activities offered throughout the lessons, visit the Training & Curriculum Specialist ProfessionalismCourse Guide。

To support the professional development of the direct care staff members or family child care providers you oversee, you can access their corresponding Course Guides:

• 婴儿和蹒跚学步专业Course Guide
• Preschool ProfessionalismCourse Guide
• 学龄儿童专业Course Guide
• 亚慱彩票APP家庭幼儿专业主义Course Guide