Current research, issues, and strategies specific to the field of special education and the teaching professional are presented. Theoretical approaches and management strategies specific to the needs of these children will be presented, and curriculum and programming pertinent to this disability is emphasized. Restricted to students with professional ed admission. Restricted to students with professional ed admission. Specific information on positioning, physical handling, feeding facilitation, augmentative communication, sensory integration, adaptive switches, medication therapy and life skills development for the person with severe and profound disabilities.
Emphasis is on functional skills.
Restricted to students with professional ed admission. Remediation strategies, programs, and techniques appropriate to this level will be reviewed and demonstrated. Emphasis is on programming based upon an educational diagnosis. Restricted to students with professional ed admission. Theoretical models and intervention strategies designed to promote basic skills acquisition and generalization of basic skills needed to perform in secondary level content area programs is reviewed and demonstrated.