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Special Needs

Monique offers Oregon Registry Training for Set I Standards, as listed below.  Please contact Monique to schedule an inservice training at your school or at Creative Roots.

Knowledge of disabilities and other special needs, related resources, and regulations/laws. Implementing an inclusive and sensitive practice with children and youth in partnership with families.

 

Key Concepts:

  • Children and youth are persons first regardless of abilities or disabilities.
  • Awareness of, knowledge about, and sensitivity to children and youth with special needs are key to providing high quality care and education for all.
  • Children and youth with special needs can be supported by making changes to the program, materials and environment.
  • It is important to develop daily activities in which all children and youth can participate.
  • Families need clear and understandable information about their child’s abilities and special needs.
  • Families need information about available resources and the child and family’s legal rights to services.
Supporting Explanations:Children and youth with special needs develop within a broad range of human growth and development.

An understanding of special needs allows professionals to identify the resources and develop appropriate programming.

Developing an inclusive child care program provides for individualized, high quality care and education for all children and youth in the program.

Both parents and professionals have specialized knowledge about children and youth with special needs that must be shared.

Knowledge of available special needs resources assists in meeting the specific needs of children, youth and families.

Clear and understandable information about abilities, disabilities, services, and rights supports the professional, the parents, and the child.

Special Needs Standards

SET ONE STANDARDS
FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 1-7
SET TWO STANDARDS
FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 7.5-9
SET THREE STANDARDS
FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 9.5-10
Overview of special needs within the ages and stages of human growth and development Examination of the distinctions, similarities, and differences among the types of special needs In depth study of the underlying factors associated with the various types of special needs
Fundamentals of inclusive child care Taking the necessary steps to create an inclusive child care program Evaluating the effectiveness of different strategies in operating an inclusive child care program
Introduction to partnering with parents of children/youth with special needs Development of polices and procedures for communication and collaboration with parents of children/youth with special needs Evaluation of effectiveness of communication systems and opportunities for family involvement in providing services to children/youth with special needs
An introduction to the team approach to services for children/youth with special needs Understanding and implementing Individual Education Plans (IEP) and Individual Family Service Plans (IFSP) for children/youth with special needs Exploration of various educational theories underlying specialized services to children/youth with special needs
Basic principles of making adaptations to programs, materials, and environments Selecting specific program, material, and environmental adaptations Evaluation of effectiveness of program, material, and environmental adaptations for specific children/youth with special needs
Understanding laws and regulations regarding services to children/youth with special needs Examination of program policies and procedures for meeting the needs and rights of children/youth with special needs Intensive examination of and advocacy for children, youth and/or family’s legal right to services

Special Needs Sample Topics

SET ONE SAMPLE TOPICS
FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 1-7
SET TWO SAMPLE TOPICS
FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 7.5-9
SET THREE SAMPLE TOPICS
FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 9.5-10
Developmental indicators of special needsPurpose and implementation of Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs)Implementing behavior support and management plans

Health, safety, and nutrition for children/youth with special needs

Risk of child abuse in special needs populations

Feeding issues for children/youth with special needs

Appropriate use of adaptive equipment

Exploring curricula and environments sensitive to special needs

A survey of intervention strategies

Collaboration with specialists to develop and implement special needs plans

Collaborating with families of children/youth with special needs

Working with talented and gifted children/youth

Program’s legal requirements and family’s legal rights

Sign language

All children/youth have special needs

Inclusive practices

Behavior as a special need

Mental illness as a special need

Americans with Disabilities Act and requirements

Theories of special needs and inclusionPotential impacts on families who have a child with special needsImplementation of behavior support and management plans

Inclusion of all children/youht into group activities

Developing IEPs/IFSPs using strength-based, family-centered approaches

Environmental and program adaptations to support children/youth with special needs

Linking human service knowledge and strategies to intervention strategies

Planning curricula to meet IEP objectives and IFSP outcomes

Planning curricula to meet needs of talented and gifted children/youth

Referrals and follow-up using a family-centered approach

Knowledge and implementation of laws for early intervention, early special education, and special education

Planning inclusive programs

Research in special needs and inclusionImplementation of appropriate health appraisal proceduresDesigning behavior support and management plans

Americans with Disabilities Act compliance and staff training

Developing alternative and augmentative communication systems

Developing plans to meet health care needs

Working with family members who have special needs

Designing, implementing, and evaluating curricula and environment for inclusion

Advocacy for children’s/youth’s and families’ rights for services

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