Transdisciplinary Assess Sensory & Multiple Disabi

This course will examine the role of assessment in the development and monitoring of individual educational plans for students with sensory and multiple disabilities. Candidates will gain an understanding of normal child development and examine the compounding effects of multiple disability including sensory, intellectual, physical disabilities. The role of formal and functional transdisciplinary assessment as it relates to students with sensory and multiple disabilities will be explored. This course will also examine the issues that affect the coordination of therapy, health care and educational services and explore some practical strategies for planning and implementing services and supports. Candidates will gain insights into the policy, administrative guidelines and role delineation of service provision frameworks for students with sensory and multiple disabilities. Students will be exposed to a variety of common medical conditions and health-related procedures (for example, tube feeding catheterization, and medication administration) as these affect assessment and educational programming. An integrated (education-therapy) model for the development of functional, chronologically age appropriate and future oriented programs for students with sensory and multiple disabilities in a range of settings including special school, special units and mainstreamed environments will be examined and critically analysed. This subject may be offered either as weekly on campus classes through the semester or through more flexible delivery as an intensive block course.

This course is administered by the RIDBC Renwick Centre. Successful completion of this course may require students to source their own textbooks and attend compulsory lecture days in Sydney. Further details are available from the Distance Education Co-ordinator +61 (02) 9872-0811 or claire.farrington@ridbc.org.au".Attendance on-campus is expected for some components of this course".