Course Details

CCEI117: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Course ID 70770

ChildCare Education Institute

(800) 499-9907

Description

This course is designed to increase knowledge about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and to inform early care professionals of risk reduction strategies. As a result of participating in this course, participants should be able to define SIDS, identify SIDS as the leading cause of death of infants between one month and one year of age, identify sleep environment dangers, identify the connection between child care and SIDS, identify healthy infant motor development in back sleeping infants and identify SIDS risk reduction recommendations.

1.00 Hours / 0.10 CEUs

Course Level

Informal

CEU Course

Course Category

Early Childhood

General Course

(1 Hour)

CDA Content Areas

Planning a safe, healthy, learning environment (1 Hour)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas

Direct Service Skills (1 Hour)

Family Child Care Home Provider

Child Care Center Staff

Infant and Toddler

Head Start/Early Head Start

Infants (0-12 months)

Goals and Objectives

• Define SIDS
• Identify SIDS as the leading cause of death of infants between one month and one year of age
• Identify the connection between brain abnormalities and SIDS
• Identify the connection between heredity, respiratory infection and SIDS
• Define the Triple Risk Model
• Define SIDS Occurrence in Communities of Color
• Identify sleep environment dangers
• Identify the connection between child care and SIDS
• Identify healthy infant motor development in back sleeping infants
• Identify SIDS Risk Reduction Recommendations

There are no events currently scheduled for this course.