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• SPED 820: Contemporary Issues in Special Education

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  A study of basic conditions operating in the educational and psychological development of disabled children and the general problems these create in education. Methods, materials, personnel, and techniques are critically analyzed.
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• SPED 841: Applied Behavior Analysis/Single-Subject Experimental Design I

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  In this course students will be provided an in-depth review of applied behavior analytic techniques including conducting behavioral assessments, designing effective behavior change programs, and applying behavioral procedures consonant with ethical standards. Students will learn to apply behavior analytic principles toward the improvement of socially significant behaviors in a wide range of settings as well as to evaluate the effects of behavioral procedures. In addition, students will learn how to use single-subject research designs to make data-based decisions about program effectiveness and student outcomes. Students will also learn how to integrate applied research into classroom instruction as part of the move toward evidence-based professional practice in educating students with special educational needs.
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• SPED 842: Program Development for Students with ASD

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  Children with autism are among the most difficult students to teach. They require carefully planned, meticulously delivered, and continually evaluated and analyzed instruction. This course provides an overview of researched-based instructional strategies used to teach students with autism spectrum disorders. The course discusses interventions strategies for both the general and special education classroom.
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• SPED 843: Communication and Social Competency for Students with ASD

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to provide students with an in depth look at the many facets of social competence for students with ASD and how the lack of or impaired communications skills leads to social incompetence. Special emphasis will be given to selecting evidence-based practices related to social skill development as well as communication problems related directly to students with ASD. Twenty hours of observation and field experience are part of the course requirements.
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• SPED 844: Neuropsychiatric Disorders of Childhood

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course will present students an opportunity to examine neuropsychiatric disorders of childhood found in the DSM-V. Specifically students will examine psychopathology associated with disruptive behavior disorders such as ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Pediatric Bipolar Disorder, Conduct Disorder, etc. as well as internalizing behavior disorder such as subtypes of Anxiety Disorder, Eating Disorders, Depression, Elimination Disorders, etc. Students will research a group of disorders known as PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Strep Virus) and look at current brain research to determine possible causation of these disorders. An emphasis on psychopharmacology as one form of treatment will be explored as well as the role of the professional educator as part of a multi-modal treatment approach for children with mental health disorders.
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• SPED 845: Instructional Technologies for Exceptional Learners

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  Candidates will develop the use of technologies to assist in the teaching, remediation, assessment and enrichment of students with special needs in inclusive traditional and/or cyber classrooms. The goal is to help future special education administrators become familiar with instructional and assistive technology. This course will also provide a framework for utilizing educational technology to meet the individualized needs of students.
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• SPED 850: School Supervision: Community and Political Leadership

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course addresses the knowledge, skills, and attributes to: act in accordance with legal provisions and statutory requirements; apply regulatory standards; develop and apply appropriate policies; be conscious of ethical implications of policy initiatives and political actions; relate public policy initiatives to student welfare; understand schools as political systems; involve citizens and service agencies; and develop effective staff communications and public relations programs.
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• SPED 852: School Supervision: Instructional Leadership

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course focuses on the knowledge, skills, and attributes to: design with others appropriate curricula and instructional programs; develop learner-centered school cultures; assess learning outcomes; and plan with faculty professional development activities aimed at improving instruction.
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• SPED 861: Techniques in Applied Behavior Analysis

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course provides an in-depth review of applied behavior analytic techniques. It covers BACB exam task areas including conducting behavioral assessments, designing effective behavior change programs, and applying behavioral analytic principles toward the improvement of socially significant behaviors in a wide range of settings as well as to evaluate the effects of behavioral procedures.
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• SPED 865: Research in ABA

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  Single subject design methodology has developed primarily within the field of behavior analysis but has wider application beyond that theoretical orientation. It represents an intervention-oriented methodology that is idiographic in nature, requires frequent measurement of the dependent variable, and employs replications within and across participants. In addition, single subject design studies frequently use direct observational methodology as the dependent variable. In this course, we will begin with an overview of single subject design research methods and their application within special education. We will next examine methods of behavioral assessment and techniques for conducting observational research. A variety of single subject research designs will be examined, with the strengths and weakness of eachidentified. Issues related to treatment fidelity, social validity, and ethical use of single subject research methodology will be discussed.
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