Open Hands Open Access: Deaf-Blind Intervention Modules
Module 23: Behavior and Environmental Supports
PaTTAN - Online Course
Session Dates
Thursday February 15, 2018 - PaTTAN - Online Course
Wednesday March 14, 2018 - PaTTAN - Online Course
Closed
This event is by invitation only. You must have a registration key in order to register.
This course reviews how behavior can communicate what is going on with a child, how to identify the function of the behavior, how expectations can influence behavior, and how the environment impacts behavior.
Objectives
Participants will:
- Examine the purpose of behavior, and how to identify that purpose.
- Define a child´s behavior as a functional strategy to cope with a given situation.
- Describe how expectations, both high and low, impact behavior.
- Identify how the environment impacts behavior, and can be modified.
Target Audience
Teams and Individuals working with and/or interested in professional development regarding students who are deaf-blind, such as parents, teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators, and other service providers, including those who are not seeking to become interveners.
Individuals attending this course must arrive on time and stay the duration of the course in order to receive Act 48 Professional Education hours. Requests for exceptions are to be brought to the attention of the individual´s Superintendent or IU Director prior to the course.
Target Audience
Teams and Individuals working with and/or interested in professional development regarding students who are deaf-blind, such as parents, teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators, and other service providers, including those who are not seeking to become interveners.