Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBE Quarterly Volume 59(5)

A quarterly newsletter from the Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Visual Impairments containing practitioner tips for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and other professionals.

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Online Parent Training: The Role of Interveners in Educational Settings Patti McGowan, National Family Association for Deaf-Blind pmgowan@pattan.net Peggy Mallow, Implementation Practices Coordinator, national Center on Deaf-Blindness malloyp@wou.edu The National Family Association for Deaf-Blind (NFADB) and the National Center on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB) are currently collaborating to sponsor an online parent/family training called The Role of Interveners in Educational Settings. The training program uses Module 3 ("The Role of Interveners in Educational Settings") from the Open Hands Open Access (OHOA) Deaf-Blind Intervener Learning Modules. Family/Parent participants learn about the role of interveners, the principles of intervention, and how interveners function as members of a student's educational team. Although the module is one of a series of modules that are being developed by NCDB to serve as a resource for programs to train interveners to work with students who are deafblind, we have found that with minor adaptations (e.g., adding information resources pertinent to family members, tailoring a simulation activity to make it family friendly) the module is also an excellent learning tool for parents and families. The format of the course is primarily self-study, giving participants the opportunity to learn from the comfort of their own homes, at their convenience, and on their schedules. We also offer individual support via telephone and e-mail and 48

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