Training Opportunities

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EnTECH Credentialed Training Topics and Opportunities

Health, Safety and Nutrition
Switches and Toys

• How to easily adapt toys
• Use switch adapted toys
• Ways to use switches in classroom activities

(Level 3; 2 hours)

Getting to Know Me!

• Communicating a child’s needs and preferences
• Communicating appropriate use of adaptive equipment
• Participants will take with them an example book
• Participants are encouraged to bring supplies as listed prior to training

(Level 3; 2 hours)

Professional Development/Professionalism
Access Aware

• Facility Accessibility and ADA Compliance
• Program Accessibility-how the physical space makes a difference for children and children with special needs

(Professional Development/Professionalism Level 4 AND Learning Environments and Curriculum Level 4; 3-6 hours)

Learning Environments and Curriculum
Evaluating your curriculum to meet the needs of children with disabilities

• What is accessibility?
• What barriers do your children face? (not just those with disabilities)
• Are your activities accessible to all the children in your classroom?

(Level 3; 1 hour)

What is Sensory Integration?

• Definition
• Explanation of how a child’s sensory needs are assessed
• Explanation of the Sensory spectrum

(Level 4; 1 hour)

How children’s sensory needs can influence their attention to activities.

• Explanation of the Sensory spectrum
• What are your sensory needs?
• How your sensory needs and those of the children you work with can effect the climate in the classroom

(Level4;1 hour)

What is Augmentative Communication (AAC)?

• Who uses AAC?
• Examples of AAC from low tech to high tech
• Purpose of AAC

(Level 4; 1-2 hours)

Integration of Alternative Communication in classroom activities

• Strategies and methods to assist children in using AAC systems
• Example activities using AAC

(Level 4; 1-2 hours)

Integration of children with disabilities into classroom activities

• Adapting play activities for the individual needs of children
• Examples of adapted play activities
• How to include children with various disabilities into reading and writing activities
• Resources for adapting activities

(Level 3; 2-4 hours)

Classroom management and structure for small children

• Structuring your classroom for success
• Structuring and adapting activities for success of all children
• Examples of Classroom Management techniques for all children
• Why Classroom Management is so important

(Level 2; 1-2 hours)

Introduction to handling a special needs child

• How to carry a special needs child
• How to position a special needs child for play
• Dressing, toileting, and feeding techniques

(Level 4; 3 hours)

Keeping children calm and attentive

• Techniques in calming
• Learning to keep children on task for longer periods of time

(Level 4; 2 hours)

Family and Community Partnerships
Impacts on the family of children with special needs

• What families may be feeling
• Why parents react in situations differently
• How to communicate better with families of children with special needs

(Level 3;1 hour)

What to do when a child you serve terminal illness and/or passes away

• Coping with your own feelings
• Family emotional support
• Explaining it to other children and supportive peers

(Level 3; 1-2 hours)

Credentialed Training Staff

Assistive Technology Specialist
Debbie Thompson OTR/L

• Debbie is an Occupational Therapist with years of experience in a variety of medical and community settings.
• Debbie works with individuals from birth to elderly with varying needs, including physical, cognitive and sensory.
• Debbie has developed a passion for incorporating the use of Assistive Technology into individual’s lives in order to empower them with independence.

Additional Trainings are offered on a topical basis. Training of specific Assistive Technology Devices and/or Software can be arranged by contacting enTECH staff. Large group accommodations can also be made.

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