Author(s): Bonnie Neugebauer (Editor)

Staff Development

This collection of articles from Exchange magazine on professionalism covers a wide range of topics. BEING TEACHERS includes topics on finding time and insight; roles teachers shouldn't fill. PROFESSIONALIAM includes topics on early childhood education as an emerging profession; current status and projected needs of the profession; relating and sharing professionalism. CAREGIVER HEALTH AND SAFETY includes topics on taking care of staffs physical and mental health; modelling healthy behaviour and attitudes. MENTORING includes articles on mentoring for teachers, for children and parents; effective advocates. OBSERVING CHILDREN includes articles on how to do it with wisdom, humour and heart; what to do with records. COLLABORATION includes articles on facilitating collaboration among children; with parents; teachers and communities. CHID CARE IN UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTS includes articles on strengthening families; reaching vulnerable children and homeless families. All articles are by experienced authors and child care professionals including Nadine McCrea from Australia.