Developmental Disabilities Modules/Coursework

*Certification Requirements
** Electives


Sp.Ed.101 Introduction to DD Services (3 SH)
  • *895.39 Supporting Individuals with Disabilities in the Community
  • *895.03 Legal Issues & Developmental Disabilities
  • *895.40 Team Planning
  • *895.41 Working with Families
  • OR
  • *895.42 Job Coach Training Manual

     SPED101:Introduction to Developmental Disabilities

Sp.Ed.111 Health Care in DD I (3 SH)
  • *895.06 Medications Training
  • *895.07 CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)
  • *895.08 First Aid
  • **895.45 Nutrition
  • *895.46 Sexuality and DD
  • **895.47 Oral Hygiene & Dental Care
  • **895.48 Control of Infection & Communicable Disease
  • **895.49 Signs & Symptoms of Illness
  • **895.50 Nurse Assistant Training

      SPED 111: Health Care in Developmental Disabilities I

Sp.Ed.112 Health Care in DD II (2 SH)
  • *895.10 Seizures
  • **895.11 Positioning, Turning and Transferring

      SPED 112:Health Care in Developmental Disabilities II

Sp.Ed.120 Introduction to Behavior Management (3 SH)
  • **895.51 Principles of Behavior & Basic Behavior Intervention Procedures
  • **895.52 Designing & Implementing Behavior Intervention Programs
  • **895.15 Writing Behavioral Objectives & Measuring Behavior

      SPED120:Introduction to Behavior Intervention

Sp.Ed.130 Organization of Leisure Time in DD (1 SH)
  • **895.19 Recreation & Leisure Training

      SPED130: Organization of Leisure Time in DD

Sp.Ed.140 Human Development (2 SH)
  • **895.21 Human Development (Condensed Version)
  • **895.22 Human Development I
  • **895.23 Human Development II

      SPED140: Human Development

Sp.Ed.221 Techniques of Behavior Management (2 SH)
  • **895.55 Assessment and Setting Goals
  • *895.18 Achieving Goals

      SPED221: Techniques of Behavior Management

Sp.Ed.223 Dual Diagnoses: Mental Retardation & Psychopathology (1SH)
  • **895.53 Dual Diagnoses

      SPED223: Mental Retardation & Psychopathology

Sp.Ed.225 Assisting People with Traumatic Brain Injury & their Families (2 SH)
  • **895.56 Assisting People with Traumatic Brian Injury & their Families
  • **895.57 Beyond Brain Injury: A Manual for Supported Employment Providers

      SPED225: Assisting People with Traumatic Brain Injury

Sp.Ed.250 Developing Communicative Interaction (2 SH)
  • **895.24 The Framework of Interaction & Communication
  • **895.25 Recognizing & Responding to the Many Forms of Communication
  • **895.26 Increasing Understanding
  • **895.27 Increasing Communication
  • **895.60 Interpersonal Communication

      SPED250: Developing Communicative Interaction

Sp.Ed.255 Aging and DD (2 SH)
  • **895.28 Introduction and Overview
  • **895.29 Medical and Health Issues
  • **895.30 Transitions & Social Adjustment
  • **895.31 Legal Issues
  • **895.32 Issues in Service Coordination

      SPED 255: Aging and Developmental Disabilities Services

Sp.Ed.296 Supervised Field Experience in DD (4 SH)
  1.     Practica
    1. Person-Centered Planning Process(895.40)*
    2. Medication: Administration and Storage(895.06)*
    3. Positioning, Turning and Transferring(895.11)**
    4. Communication(895.24-27)
    5. CPR(895.07)*
    6. First Aid(895.08)*
  2. Portfolio Products
    1. Community Networking and Natural Supports(895.39 & 41 OR 39 & 42)*
    2. Consumer Empowerment, Advocacy and Ethics(895.39; 03)*
    3. Seizure Activity Documentation(895.10)*
    4. Data Collection: ABC Recording; Frequency Recording(895.15 or 51/52)**
    5. Writing Objectives (895.15)**
    6. Achieving Goals and Objectives(895.18)*
    7. Assessment and Setting Goals(895.55)**
    8. Aging and Developmental Disabilities(895.28-32)**
    9. Recreation/Leisure(895.19)**
  3. Observations*
    1. Participant Empowerment
    2. Communication
    3. Assessment
    4. Community and Service Networking
    5. Facilitation of Services
    6. Community Living Skills and supports
    7. Education, Training and Self-Development
    8. Advocacy
    9. Vocational, Educational and Career Support
    10. Crisis Intervention
    11. Organizational Participation
    12. Documentation


    Electives for Certification (Not a part of the Associates Degree in Developmental Disabilities)
    • **895. 33 Alzheimer’s Disease and Developmental Disabilities
    • **895. 43 Diabetes
    • **895. 58 Autism
    • **895. 59 Assistive Technology for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
    • **895. 61 Supporting Independent Living
    • **895. 62 Guidelines for QMRP (Qualified Mental Retardation Professional)
    • **895. 63 Making Community Connections
    • **895. 64 Frontline Supervisor’s Handbook
    • **895. 65 Promoting Public Relations and Community Education
    • **895. 66 Job Development
    • **895. 67 Supporting Individuals with DD and History of Sexual Offense
    • **895. 68 Working in Family Support Settings

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