14: Professionalism and the Child Care Field

Abstract

This chapter argues that the conventional model of professionalism is of limited use to the child care field due to problems in generating a widely recognized technical data base for child care practices, and inherent conflicts in maintaining close relations with parent-clients. The child care field needs to modify the conventional paradigm of professionalism so as to emphasize the field's historical role as child advocates and long-standing interest in collaborative ties with parents.

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