Sp.Ed. 101 Introduction to Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities - 3 SH
          *895.39  Supporting Individuals with Disabilities in the Community
          *895.03  Legal Issues and DD
          *895.40  Team Planning
          *895.41  Working with Families OR *895.42 Job Coach Training Manual

Sp.Ed. 111 Health Care in I/DD I - 3 SH
          *895.06  Medications Training
        **895.44  Maintaining Health and Wellness
        **895.45  Promoting Nutrition and Wellness
        **895.46  Sexuality and DD
        **895.47  Oral Hygiene & Dental Care

Sp.Ed. 112 Health Care in I/DD II - 2 SH
        **895.10  Seizures
        **895.11  Positioning, Turning and Transferring

Sp.Ed. 120 Introduction to Positive Behavior Support - 3 SH
        **895.51  Positive Behavioral Support
        **895.52  Designing & Implementing Positive Approaches to Behavioral Support
        **895.15  Writing Behavioral Objectives and Measuring Behavior

Sp.Ed. 130 Expanding Leisure Options in I/DD - 1 SH
        **895.20   Friends and Fun – Expanding Leisure Options and Community Connections          

Sp.Ed. 140 Human Development - 2 SH
        **895.22  Human Development I
        **895.23  Human Development II

Sp.Ed. 221 Promoting Personal Outcomes - 2 SH
        **895.55  Assessment & Settings Goals
          *895.18  Achieving Personal Outcomes

Sp.Ed. 223 I/DD & Mental Health Disorders - 1 SH
        **895.53  Dual Diagnoses: ID and Mental Health Disorders  

Sp.Ed. 225 Assisting People with Traumatic Brain Injury - 2 SH
        **895.56  Assisting People with Traumatic Brain Injury & Their Families
        **895.57  Beyond Brain Injury: A Manual for Supported Employment Providers

Sp.Ed. 250 Developing Communicative Interactions  2 SH
        **895.69  Supporting Communication
        **895.60  Interpersonal Communication

Sp.Ed. 255 Aging and I/DD  2 SH
        **895.34  Aging and DD I
        **895.35  Aging and DD II

Sp.Ed. 296 * Supervised Field Experience in DD    4 SH
Practica

1. Person-Centered Planning Process (895.40)
2. Medication: Administration and Storage (895.06)
3. Positioning, Turning and Transferring (895.11)
4. Supporting Communication (895.69)
   1. Eight Basic Messages
   2. Recognizing and Responding to Communication (both of the following)
      1. Responding to Communication
      2. Single and Dual Focus
   3. Checking Understanding and Modifying Messages
   4. Supporting Communication Skills (either of the following)
   1. Skill Checklist (to be completed by the supervisor, program coordinator, QDDP, or staff trainer)
   2. Skill Checklist Application and Self Evaluation

            First Aid
            CPR

Portfolio Products
            a.  Community Networking and Natural Supports (895.39 & .41 OR .39 & .42)
            b.  Consumer Empowerment, Advocacy and Ethics (895.39; .03)
            c.   Seizure Activity Documentation (895.10)
            d.  Data Collection: ABC Recording; Frequency Recording (895.15 or .51/.52)
            e.   Writing Objectives (895.15)
            f.    Achieving Personal Outcomes (895.18)
            g.  Assessment and Setting Goals (895.55)
            h.   Aging and DD (895.34-.35)
            j.    Friends and Fun (895.20)
            k.   Supervision and Leadership (895.64) (NOT required for SPED 296)
            l.    Positive Behavioral Supports (895.51)
            m. Designing and Implementing Positive Behavioral Supports (895.52)
            n.   Job Coach (895.42)

Observations – Direct Support Skill Standards
            a.  Participant Empowerment
            b.  Communication
            c.   Assessment
            d.  Community and Service Networking
            e.   Facilitation of Services
            f.    Community Living Skills and Supports
            g.  Education Training and Self-Development
            h.   Advocacy
            i.    Vocational, Educational, and Career Support
            j.    Crisis Intervention
            k.   Organizational Participation
            l.    Documentation

Electives for Certification (Not a part of the Associates Degree in DD)

**895.21 Human Development (Condensed)
**895.33          Alzheimer’s Disease and DD
**895.43          Diabetes
**895.50 Nurse Assistant Training
**895.58          Autism
**895.59          Assistive Technology
**895.61          Supporting Independent Living
**895.62          Guidelines for QDDPs
**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 a History of Sexual Offense
**895.68          Working in Family Support Settings