Providing Effective Health, Medical, and Communication Supports

Catalog description

This course is designed to give intervention specialists exposure to working with children who have disabilities that include significant medical issues and/or Complex Communication Needs (CCN). Students explore the continuum of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) as well as Assistive Technology (AT). This course also supports intervention specialists’ understanding of the medical information necessary to facilitate service delivery to learners receiving services and supports under IDEA, with a focus on symptoms of conditions, causes of disabilities, functional implications, and vocational aspects of disability. Students practice the use of integrated communication, health, and medical supports for individuals with various support needs.