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The course topics include assessment, collaboration with
families, development and intervention strategies, and working with
children with multiple impairments including deafblindness. Course
content is steeped in research and recommended practice from the
fields of visual impairment, deafblindness, and early childhood.
Each course topic offers an opportunity to challenge trainees to
consider early childhood recommended practices.
Collaborating with Families. The basic tenets of family-
centered practices are outlined in the content for this course. Since
TVIs and O&Ms come to the EL VISTA™ program with experience
in a school environment, learning to collaborate with families in a
manner that is family-centered requires a challenging paradigm
shift.
In stark contrast to the teacher-directed learning based on IEP
team priorities typically found in K-12 schools, early intervention
principles empower the family to set priorities and guide their child's
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