Masters Of Arts In Counseling Psychology

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    Training Home-based Caregivers towards a Holistic Development of Infants (aged 0 -2 years) in Kenya
    (Tangaza University College, 2019-01) Moniz, Carmen Maria
    Holistic development in early childhood is significant as it occurs within the sensitive periods and if neglected, results in irreversible damage affecting the infant’s future. Globalization has had an impact on family life throughout the world. In Kenya, parents are overwhelmed with their socio-economic commitments and have overlooked the needs of the infant particularly below twenty-four months. They tend to rely on caregivers who are assumed to have knowledge and, this is detrimental to the infant. This project aimed to create a manual that could be used to train caregivers towards a holistic development that encompasses the biosocial, psychosocial, emotional and cognitive factors of growth of infants in their first two years of life. The specific objectives focus on providing an environment that stimulates the senses, accompanies the infant in building their language skills, creates a secure bond, encourages gross and fine motor movement while respecting the infant’s individuality. The training is supported by Bowlby’s Attachment theory, Erickson’s psychosocial theory and Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. The training programme consists of 20 sessions carried out over a 5 day period of 4 sessions per day. The sessions are designed using Bloom’s Taxonomy. It is delivered using Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model with the participants as the primary target and the infants as the beneficiaries of this project. After the training, the participants will be able to use the developmental milestones to not only recognize the signs of impairment but distinguish between disability and weakness. In addition the trainee will be able to modify and adapt the techniques learnt to help the infant reach their potential. This training intends to provide an opportunity for the participants to form a support group to enable them to continue to learn from each other’s experiences.