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SPED/535

Overview of Severe Disabilities

Online

Format

$525

Estimated Tuition

3 credits

Total credits

4 weeks

Course length

Start when you're ready

Choose an upcoming start date:

08 Mar 2022

Enroll by 1pm Central: 04 Mar 2022 09:00:00 AM

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Overview of Severe Disabilities

Course level: Continuing Teacher Education

This course provides K-12 educators with an overview of severe disabilities. Participants examine the categories and characteristics of severe disabilities including impairments, injuries, and disorders. Special education laws, teaching strategies, assessment, placement options, augmentative and assistive technology, communication and collaboration among stakeholders, and cultural considerations are also explored. This course is not available for enrollment to residents of Alabama, Arkansas, and Kentucky.

Prerequisites

None

What you'll learn

Course skills and outcomes

Week 1

  • Define terminology associated with severe disabilities. 
  • Analyze the characteristics of severe disabilities. 
  • Compare the causes and theories of severe disabilities. 
  • Describe the progression of philosophies and considerations of working with students with severe disabilities. 
  • Explore how laws protecting students with severe disabilities have evolved over time. 

Week 2

  • Identify the academic and behavioral characteristics of students with severe disabilities. 
  • Explore how the different theories of severe disabilities affect the methods for prevention, assessment, and diagnosis. 
  • Identify different types of assessments and rating scales that are used to evaluate skills and abilities of students with severe disabilities. 
  • Explore how student impairment, injury, or disorders can affect assessment, diagnosis, and placement. 
  • Analyze state or federal provisions, regulations, and guidelines regarding assessment and diagnosis of students with severe disabilities. 

Week 3

  • Identify the characteristics of an effective teaching environment for students with severe disabilities. 
  • Analyze the types of programs or curriculum options available for students with severe disabilities. 
  • Summarize the theories of behavior problems and behavior management techniques for students with severe disabilities. 
  • Explore evidence-based instruction for students with severe disabilities. 
  • Identify culturally competent instructional practices. 

Week 4

  • Analyze transition planning as it applies to students with severe disabilities. 
  • Analyze how assistive technologies can help integrate students with severe disabilities into schools and the community. 
  • Identify the key elements that students with severe disabilities need in order to develop friendships and durable relationships, as well as ways to support these students in and beyond the classroom. 
  • Identify ways to overcome cultural and communication barriers with families of students with severe disabilities. 
  • Analyze alternative methods to communicate with families of students with severe disabilities for individualized education program meetings. 
  • Explain how schools, families, and communities can support the learning of students with severe disabilities. 
  • Explore the importance of cultural awareness and culturally-aware services when educating students with severe disabilities.

Prerequisite details

Prerequisites details

A prerequisite is required for this course. The purpose of a prerequisite is to ensure students have the knowledge and/or skills needed to be successful in the course. Students are required to provide proof of prerequisite during the enrollment/registration process.

To meet a course prerequisite requirement, a student must meet one of the following criteria:

  • Successfully completed the prerequisites course at University of Phoenix

  • Provide proof via transcript of completing a comparable course (at least 75% match) or higher level course with at least a grade of C at another institution.

  • Have a University of Phoenix approved Student Appeal on file with the University.

Prepare your documents

During the checkout process you will be prompted to provide proof of the requirement(s). If you completed the prerequisite at another institution, be prepared to upload an official/unofficial transcript.

Still have questions?

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We’ve been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org) or its predecessor for more than 40 years.

Real-world instructors

Learn from instructors who bring an average of 25 years of working experience to the classroom.

Affordable and potentially reimbursable

Our tuition and fees are competitive and fixed. Also, check to see if your employer will cover you for this course.

 

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Credit Transfer

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How to request your transcripts

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The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. Although our continuing teacher education courses are accepted by some state agencies in the United States toward teacher certifications and endorsements, this may not be the case in all states or foreign jurisdictions. If you plan to use courses for certification or endorsement, please check with your own state agency and your school district for applicability. Continuing teacher education courses are not eligible to apply to degree programs at University of Phoenix. These courses are not eligible for federal financial aid. Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative. If you have a question contact us at (866) 354-1800.

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