Developmental Disabilities Specialist

Description

The Certificate of Specialization in Developmental Disabilities Specialist program is designed for students interested in working in various settings serving children or adults with developmental disabilities. The coursework combines theory and application. Academic preparation focuses on the physical and emotional correlates of developmental disability. The students also complete an internship, gaining experience working in a school or agency supporting persons with developmental disability.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate various methods of documenting and evaluating behavioral change.
• Describe various strategies to decrease maladaptive behavior and develop more adaptive behavior, including the strengths and weaknesses of each.
• Apply components of a functional behavioral assessment and describe the importance of a functional analysis to decrease maladaptive behavior.
• Describe the causes and diagnosis of various developmental disabilities and compare social, sexual, and intellectual developmental processes of persons with and without DD
• Discuss the impact a person with DD may have on other family members and describe techniques that may be used when interacting with family members

Requirements

certificate requirements