Diploma in Special Needs Teachers Training

Diploma in Special Needs Teachers Training course is an advanced level program for teachers or parents who wish to give the correct guidance to a special child. The diploma course is a 200 hours course, which is to be completed within 10 months. The course has been developed keeping in various disorders in mind which the teachers might face in a classroom, various therapies for special kids, identification techniques and also cognitive assistance.
The course is offered in online/elearning mode. However, all our candidates are given guidance by our tutors throughout the course and in the diploma level, the students will have to coordinate with senior mentor who is a licensed professional. She will guide you and mentor you for the assignments.
Who should do the course?

• Teachers teaching in normal schools with inclusive classrooms
• Teachers in Special Schools
• Parents of Special Child
• To give extra weight to the curriculum

Curriculum: Diploma Level
Module 1: INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS

• ASD
• MR
• ADHD
• LD

Module 2: DEVELOPMENTAL THEORIES AND MILESTONES

• THE PHYSICAL CHILD
• THE THINKING CHILD
• THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF & EGO IDENTITY
• THE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
• FREUD’S PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES

Module 3: ASSESSMENT

• ASSESSMENT –SCREENING- EVALUATION
• ASSESSMENT: NEED, SCOPE, TOOLS, POLICY
• TYPES & METHODS OF ASSESSMENT
• ASSESSMENT TESTS & TOOLS                                                                                                           

Module 4: COMMUNICATION INTERVENTION

• AAC
• PECS
• VBA

Module 5: CLASSROOM INTERVENTIONS

• SOCIAL SKILLS
• READING SKILLS 
• WRITING SKILLS
• MATHS SKILLS
• ACCOMMODATIONS

Module 6: ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES

• MUSIC THERAPY
• ART THERAPY
• SENSORY INTEGRATION THERAPY
• AIT

Module 7: Behavior Management

• Types of Problem Behaviour
• Reinforcement
• Punishment techniques
• Behaviour assessment

Module 8: Cognitive Interventions

• Cognitive Behaviour Modification
• Cognitive Learning Strategies
• Cognitive Scripts
• Social Stories
• Social Decision Making Strategies
• LEAP

Module 9: Parental Guidance

• Recognizing the signs of stress in parents
• Ways to lower the stress
• Communication and counselling

Module 10:

• Case studies
• Assignment
• Project