Details:

Three clinical hours per week

Outcomes:

After completing this class, students should be able to:

• Conduct structured observations, lasting at least two hours each in three different programs serving children with special needs. The focus of each observation is as follows:
• The classroom environment
• Typical/atypical development of an individual child
• Considerations for inclusion
• Understand the value of inclusion for all children and defend this concept
• Describe the effects that labeling has on young children
• Become familiar with federal legislation that effects children with disabilities and their families
• Understand the value of early intervention for children with disabilities and their families. List the overall goals of early intervention programs
• Define the major categories of disabilities and describe their impact on overall development
• Critique media portrayals of individuals with disabilities ad the issues and attitudes surrounding them
• Identify the challenges that are common among families of children with disabilities