Instruction includes an examination of etiology and prognosis for developmental disabilities. Additionally, emphasis is placed on client rights, legal issues, bioethics, and potential goals for persons with disabilities. This is one of a series of courses intended for those who wish to work with the developmentally disabled and their families. Instruction includes the planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for persons with specific developmental disabilities. Admission to the Psychiatric Technician Program clinical sequence and completion of or concurrent enrollment in PT 201 Provides experience in care of the ambulatory developmentally disabled client in both community facilities and state facilities.
Emphasis is on developing skills to assist the client in activities of daily living.
Completion partially meets the clinical requirement of the State Board of Psychiatric Technician Examiners. Letter grade only. Admission to the Psychiatric Technician Program clinical sequence and completion of or concurrent enrollment in PT 205 Provides experience in care of the assaultive and profoundly developmentally disabled client. Emphasis is on development of behavior modification techniques, management of assaultive and self-destructive behaviors, and provision of nursing care to totally dependent clients. Completion partially meets the clinical requirements of the State Board of Psychiatric Technician Examiners.