SMD 651 - Teaching Students With Moderate and Severe Disabilities and Challenging Behaviors

This course will focus on strategies for understanding and working with students with moderate or severe disabilities and challenging behaviors. The course will focus on instructional and behavioral strategies as opportunities to help students with challenging learning styles and behaviors. The course will include lectures, discussion, videos of actual interventions, role-playing, conferencing and reflective assignments. Fieldwork, observations, and interviews with practitioners, and structured application assignments are integrated with coursework. 25 hours field work required. Course offered once per year during the Summer A semester.

Prerequisites & Notes
25 hours fieldwork required. Course offered once per year during the Summer A semester. Term cycle: summer. Yearly cycle: all years.

Credits: 3