Ohio Center for Deafblind Education Training Opportunities
The Ohio Center for Deafblind Education (OCDBE) is offering the following professional development opportunities:
Strategies for Evaluating and Identifying Students with Combined Hearing-Vision Loss And/or Multiple Disabilities
o Description: Participants will learn to identify methods for communicating, plan for individualized assessments, and define their roles in addressing the unique needs of children with complex deficits.
o Target participants: school psychologists, speech language pathologists, and educators
o This training will be presented in five locations around the state:
- Southern Ohio ESC on November 29, 2017
- Athens-Meigs ESC on November 30, 2017
- Mahoning County ESC on December 1, 2017
- Putnam County ESC on December 4, 2017
- Ohio School for the Deaf on December 5, 2017
DB 101: Improving Access to Enhance Learning for Students with Dual Sensory Impairment or Multiple Disabilities Including Sensory Impairment
o Description: Participants will learn what it means to be deafblind, about the sensory system, the role of the intervener, how to build relationship and how to communicate with deafblind individuals.
o Target participants: teachers, paraprofessionals, speech language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, O&M specialists, sign language interpreters and parents.
o November 27, 2017 - January 29, 2018
o Delivery: Online using the Open Hands Open Access (OHOA) Intervener Modules developed by the National Center on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB).
Specialized Techniques for Students with Dual Sensory Impairment of Multiple Disabilities Including Sensory Impairment for Home, School, and In the Community
o Description: The focus of this class will be on concept development, the availability of learning, responsive environments, intervener strategies, and the importance of calendars for deafblind individuals.
o Target participants: teachers, paraprofessionals, speech language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, O&M specialists, sign language interpreters and parents.
o February 5, 2018 - April 9, 2018
o Delivery: Online using the Open Hands Open Access (OHOA) Intervener Modules developed by the National Center on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB).
**Credit is available for the completion of DB 101 & Specialized Techniques for Students with Dual Sensory Impairment of Multiple Disabilities Including Sensory Impairment for Home, School, and In the Community.
For more information or to register for any of these trainings, please contact Leanne Parnell at lparnell@ohiodeafblind.org or 614-897-0020 x107.
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