Child Development – Special Education Assistant – Occupational Skills Certificate
This curriculum is designed to train and place individuals within one year into a special education paraprofessional position in the public or private sector. Individuals will be provided guidance as to what type of setting would most closely match their needs and aptitudes. Settings vary significantly in the age of student served (infants, toddlers, preschoolers, elementary age, secondary age, and adults) and types of disabilities served (acquired brain injury, learning disabilities, developmental disabilities, deaf, blind, visually-impaired, severely emotionally disturbed, mobility-impaired, communication disorders, etc.). The sites also differ in their requirements for employment. Employm
Courses
- CHDV 010 — PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF TEACHING YOUNG CHILDREN
- CHDV 016 — HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION
- CHDV 017 — TEACHING CHILDREN IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY
- CHDV 030 — INTRODUCTION TO CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
- CHDV 035 — INTRODUCTION TO CURRICULUM AND STRATEGIES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
- CHDV 105 — CHILDREN WITH CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS
- CHDV 113 — HOME VISITING IN EARLY INTERVENTION
- CHDV 114 — EARLY INTERVENTION
- CHDV 118 — LANGUAGE AND LITERACY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
- CHDV 122 — PRACTICUM IN EARLY INTERVENTION/SPECIAL EDUCATION
- CHDV 122F — FIELD PRACTICE IN EARLY INTERVENTION/SPECIAL EDUCATION
- EDUC 100 — TUTORING TECHNIQUES
- EDUC 132 — CURRICULUM FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
- PSYC 022 — DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY: THE ADULT
- PSYC 024 — LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY