Schedule
Sun, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (9/11/2016 - 9/11/2016) Location: CALIF
Sun, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (9/25/2016 - 9/25/2016) Location: CALIF
Sun, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (10/9/2016 - 10/9/2016) Location: CALIF
Sun, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (10/23/2016 - 10/23/2016) Location: CALIF
Description
Communication-based disabilities are a diagnosing criteria of Autism spectrum disorders, diagnoses with similar characteristics, and are commonly seen in severe levels of developmental delay. Not only do communication difficulties greatly impact life-long educational, social, and vocational opportunities, they are closely associated with the presence of challenging behaviors such as aggression and self-injury. Following a review of typical and atypical language development, physiological, environmental, and psychological theories of language development will be presented. This course will examine criterion-based and peer-normed communication assessments, effective language-based teaching strategies for children with severe disabilities, and alternative communication forms such as picture exchange communication system, sign language, and other non-vocal communication systems. In addition, students will be introduced to the following: Provision of family-centered services; impact of cul