VIDBE-Q Volume 65 Issue 1
and skills competency sets for teachers of the deafblind and interveners
are overdue.
The process begins with the DVIDB Validation Team (VT) that
composes a concept paper that outlines the need for re-validation and
submits it to the CEC Professional Practice and Standards Committee
(PSPC) for review and approval. In this case, the concept paper addresses
and proposes a review of both the intervener and teacher of the deafblind
specialty sets. Upon approval, our approach will be to nominate
contributors with expertise to serve on 1 of 7 strands within the specialty
sets who will work in sub-teams to review, edit and align the competencies
using literature on research, policy and practice to support the proposed
competencies. Since this is a re-validation, the current competencies will
be heavily referenced as a starting point. The work of this group is
reviewed by the VT and submitted to the PSPC for editing and review.
Upon PSPC approval of the final proposed set, the CEC creates a
validation survey to distribute to the DVIDB members and to external
organizational partners. According the validation manual, "the CEC selects
intentional samples as opposed to random samples, to respond to
validation study surveys. The use of an intentional sample allows the direct
selection of individuals with appropriate backgrounds, experience, and
