Schedule
Sat, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM (6/15/2019 - 6/15/2019) Location: CALIF HAVEN
Sat, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM (6/29/2019 - 6/29/2019) Location: CALIF HAVEN
Sat, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM (7/13/2019 - 7/13/2019) Location: CALIF HAVEN
Sat, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM (7/27/2019 - 7/27/2019) Location: CALIF HAVEN
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