Children with Special Needs
Early Summer Session 1
| 3 credits
An interdisciplinary perspective on understanding children and families with special needs and the settings for their support. The seminar examines the dichotomies and dilemmas of working with children that may have diagnoses while also recognizing and supporting the child’s perspective and right to play, friendship and learning. The students’ practicum experiences will be discussed and analyzed from various theoretical perspectives.
Includes practicum in Copenhagen.
Please note: As part of the required practicum component of this course, you will work directly with children in this program. Danish law requires that any individuals who work with children must obtain "criminal clearance" from state or local authorities prior to leaving the United States (or your country of citizenship). You are responsible for arranging the clearance and obtaining a copy of your background check showing a clear criminal history from your local police station and then bringing it with you to Copenhagen.
Prerequisites
Instructors
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Rita Tisdall
Social Pedagogue, Cand.mag. (International Education and Development Studies, University of Copenhagen). Special Needs/ Inclusive Education and Development Advisor since 1997 with the Danish University of Education and Copenhagen Municipality, Danish Council of Organizations of Disabled People, MS and Action Aid Nepal, Ministry of Education, Nepal. With DIS since 2008.
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Trine Bach Jensen
Social pedagogue, TEACCH instructor and certified to conduct ComFor and TTAP testing. Trained mentor at Social Thinking, San José, CA (2010). Studied Competence and Intercultural Pedagogy at Lund University and Neuropsychiatry and Crime at Kristianstad Högskola. Director of two group homes supporting learning and consulting until May 2011. Current owner and consultant at Pilius.dk. With DIS since 2011.
