Comprehensive Personnel Development in Deafblind Education: Exploration of a Model

Authors

Catherine Nelson, University of Utah
Amy T. Parker, Portland State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

3-2017

Subjects

Deafblind people, Deafblind people -- Services for

Abstract

The diverse learners who are deafblind have unique and often intensive needs that require the services of qualified, specifically trained educators. Although the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) has developed competencies for Teacher of the Deafblind, the role is not officially recognized in most states. Therefore, sustaining personnel development training in deafblindness has been challenging. This webinar explored a model for a comprehensive system of personnel development in deafblind education that looks at standards, preservice training, inservice/professional development, leadership development, research, and finally, national and local planning, coordination, and evaluation.

Description

Presented as part of the NCDB Professional Development Webinar Series: Research in Deaf-Blindness. The webinar is available online at: http://hknc.adobeconnect.com/p50hl3zmjbj/

The closed captioning text is available in the additional files below

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/26292

Citation Details

Nelson, Catherine and Parker, Amy T., "Comprehensive Personnel Development in Deafblind Education: Exploration of a Model" (2017). Special Education Faculty Publications and Presentations. 20.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/26292