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Course Title:
Assessment and Interventions: Case
Studies in Deafblindness, an online web course.
Course Purpose:
The course utilizes the DISCUSS model developed at the health Science
Center, School of Medicine, Center for Development & Disability.
The web course was developed to encourage participants to discuss
how to use assessment and intervention strategies through case students
with a variety of children and youth who are deaf-blind. Participants
will be invited to share their knowledge, ideas and feelings with
their fellow participants.
Course Sponsor:
This course was created for professional development
by the Project for New Mexico Children and Youth who are Deaf-blind,
Center for Development and Disability. Funding was provided by the
U.S. Department of Education, the New Mexico State Department of
Education – Special Education Unit, the Albuquerque Public
Schools and the New Mexico State Department of Health. Participants
in the past have inquired about receiving university credit for
their participation.
All participants wil receive a certificate of completion fron the
University of New Mexico School of Medicine Center for Development
and Disability.
The cost to take the course is free to all New Mexico citizens.
For non-New Mexico residents we are asking a $100.00 fee.
Course Objectives
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Describe various diagnoses and syndromes that
effect or result in vision and hearing loss
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Describe the effect that vision loss, hearing
loss and vision and hearing loss combined has on the development
of the child.
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Demonstrate communication skills needed for
successful interdisciplinary teamwork
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Demonstrate the communication skills necessary
for the successful collaboration between families and agencies
that support their children.
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Utilize assessment reports for program
planning.
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Develop and implement intervention strategies
for working with children and youth who deaf-blindness.
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Become familiar with the intent of IDEA relative
to the following:
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Access to general education
curriculum
o Transition
o FAPE/LRE (Free Appropriate Public Education/Least Restrictive
Environment)
o Describe advocacy issues that families who have a child that
is deaf-blind may experience.In addition to these overall
objectives, each case will have individual objectives found
within each of the cases.
| Activities |
Orientation Week
Complete online registration
Post Bio
Get acquainted with online
Classroom through completion of caucus tutorial
Visit the resource room and read about online
Discussions and PBL |
Case
#1 – Michael
Read profiles of case, begin to respond to questions.
Research information & report to group.
Complete at least five questions from the case. |
Complete remaining questions for Michael.
Select your "choice case". |
Choose from the following
cases:
• Case
A: Esperanza
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Case B: Juanita
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Case C: Joey
After choosing, begin responding to
questions, research information and reporting to group
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Complete
your choice case.
Identify if you have a case to develop (a student you are currently
working with)
If you do not have a child currently, identify if you would
like to team with a participant working on a case or if you
would like to work through one of the choice cases. |
Participant Case Develop
unanswered questions about child.
Develop and post Child Profile
Choice case: begin to respond to questions |
Develop unanswered questions from family
perspective. Develop and post Family Profile
Develop and post School Profile
Choice case: continue to research answers, respond to case questions. |
Participant case: develop and present
plan for child and family.
Choice case: Visit participant case and provide feedback. |
Online evaluations
Online Case Discussions at the Virtual Conference Center |
For more information about the web course please contact:
Project for New Mexico Children Who Are Deafblind
The Center for Development and Disability
2300 Menaul NE
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Email: nmdb@unm.edu
For technical questions please contact Rose Hessmiller at roseh@unm.edu
Voice/TTY: (505) 272-0321
Toll Free: (877) 614-4051
Fax: (505) 272-5280
The Center for Development and Disability
Main Number: (505) 272-3000
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