• Semester 12 (External)

Pre-requisite: Successful teaching experience and completed these USQ units or close
Pre-requisite: equivalents from other universities - 69301, 80511 or 80512

Synopsis

The following will constitute the major components of the Unit:
1.  theory  of  measurement  and its application  in  educational  and
associated  settings
2. the use of formal and informal instruments to assess development in
cognition, speech and language, social and behavioural adjustment, and
major  curriculum areas
3.  the  development of a consultative model involving all aspects  of
referral,   interviewing, assessment, data analysis  and  integration,
collaborative   planning (e.g., IEP), reporting,  and  monitoring  and
reviewing of intervention programs
4.  advocacy  and  liaison  with community  agencies   5.knowledge  of
relevant governmental policies and legislation regarding  persons with
disabilities and handicaps.