MSE 8101 Severe Disabilities

Students learn identification methods and teaching strategies for students with severe and multiple disabilities, including: autism, traumatic brain injury, deafness, blindness, orthopedic and other health impairments, and multiple handicaps. In this course, students will examine the similarities and differences in human development and the characteristics of individuals with low-occurrence exceptional learning needs and their impact on human development. The use of this knowledge to respond to the varying abilities and behaviors of individuals with exceptional learning needs is part of the clinical component. The concepts of inclusion and non-categorical educational identification and teaching are emphasized. A clinical component of observation and analysis of severe disabilities is included (CEC Standard Two – Development and Characteristics of Learners).