The SEEC Program at Eastern Kentucky University will lead to IECE certification. A SEEC professional may be a teacher for 3 to 4 year olds or a developmental interventionist for 0 to 3 year olds. SEEC professionals also work with the family to help ensure that the most appropriate conditions, such as the child's environment or service facilities, are available to best serve the child with special needs, as well as the family members. SEEC professional help create individualized service plans for the child and family, and must be well prepared in such areas as child development, family systems, behavior management, individualized assessment, prescriptive teaching, and curriculum development. These professionals must also be very familiar with laws and other regulations which affect these young children and their families.
Most settings serve both children who are normal and children who are delayed.
After graduation, many SEEC professional with the IECE teaching certificate work in school systems. We are housed in a modern facility, centrally located on campus. Our program is accredited by the Kentucky Department of Education. Bachelor's and Master's degrees are offered with teaching and non-teaching options. Preparation for the Rank I, II, and III Kentucky teacher certification endorsements in IECE are also available.