Nurturing the Child with Special Needs
$49.00
Introductory
Online
Course Abstract
Nurturing the Child with Special Needs is a 4-hour online continuing education (CE) course that provides strategies for healthcare professionals and parents to support children with special needs to manage behavior, sensory issues, and language challenges.
All children need to feel a sense of belonging and significant in ways that elicit positive responses from those around them. Sometimes, a child with special needs can alienate others when attempting to have their unique requirements met. This results in the child feeling even more isolated and ineffectual.
Clinicians, parents, and teachers are thus required to adapt their interactions and look at the whole child, as they take his or her particular needs into account. This is not an easy undertaking, as it involves staying focused on children’s individual strengths, while helping them understand and manage their challenges.
This course will provide perspectives, strategies, and techniques for helping children with special needs and their parents find competence – and confidence – in managing behavior, sensory issues, speech and language challenges, and frustration by learning calming, supportive ways to build a cooperative and nurturing relationship.
Course #40-48 | 2020 | 83 pages | 25 posttest questions
Learning Objectives
- Identify strategies to help parents understand and manage their child’s sensory and motor issues
- List ways to encourage parent involvement, build competence, and deal with feelings of grief and anger
- Identify strategies to aid parents in facilitating speech and language skills in their child with SN
- Identify techniques to help parents reduce their child’s frustration and manage meltdowns
- Describe nurturing and calming ways to engage a child’s cooperation
- Identify disciplinary tactics that involve empathy and positive alternatives to punishment
Course Directions
This online course provides instant access to the course materials (PDF download) and CE test. The course is text-based (reading) and the CE test is open-book (you can print the test to mark your answers on it while reading the course document).
Successful completion of this course involves passing an online test (80% required, 3 chances to take) and we ask that you also complete a brief course evaluation.
About the Author(s)
CE Information
Counseling
Professional Development Resources (PDR) has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5590. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. PDR is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0135 - Note: New York counselors will receive 4 continuing education credits for completing this self-study course).
Marriage and Family Therapy
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Professional Development Resources is also approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP #5590); the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB #1046, ACE Program); the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0100 - Note: New York MFTs will receive 4 continuing education credit(s) for completing this self-study course); the Texas Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (#114); and is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Nutrition and Dietetics
Professional Development Resources is a CPE Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR #PR001). CPE accreditation does not constitute endorsement by CDR of provider programs or materials. Feedback for this activity can be sent directly to CDR. Professional Development Resources is also a provider with the Florida Council of Dietetics and Nutrition (#50-1635) and is CE Broker compliant (all courses are reported within a few days of completion).
Occupational Therapy
Professional Development Resources is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course provider ID# 3159. This distance learning-independent course is offered at 0.4 CEUs, introductory level, OT Service Delivery]. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Psychology
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145).
School Psychology
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145).
Speech Language Pathology
12/31/2024
Introductory Level | 0.4 ASHA CEUs | ASHA credit is available until 12/31/2024. ASHA CEUs are awarded by the ASHA CE Registry upon receipt of the monthly completion report from the ASHA Approved CE Provider (#AAUM5158). Please note that the date that appears on ASHA transcripts is the last day of the month in which the course was completed.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
Social Work
Professional Development Resources, #1046, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 6/12/2022 - 6/12/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 4 clinical continuing education credits.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0664 - Note: New York social workers will receive 4 continuing education credit(s) for completing this self-study course). Professional Development Resources is also approved by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners (#5678).
Teaching
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for all programs and content. Professional Development Resources is also approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP #5590); the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB Provider #1046, ACE Program); the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA Provider #AAUM); the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA Provider #3159); the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR Prior Approval Program); the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145), State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0135) and marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0100), and the State Board for Social Workers as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0664); the Texas Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (#114) and State Board of Social Worker Examiners (#5678); and is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Customer Testimonials
Excellent CE course with a lot of information on the topic.
This was an excellent course ! It was well presented and the data was interesting and very helpful, bringing the full scope of the many variables that special needs children may encounter, followed by possible and proven suggestions. One of the best courses I have ever taken.
I really enjoyed this CE; a lot of excellent information.
Love these online courses!
Great information, especially to give out to parents and staff in a school for chidlren with special educational needs.
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I keep loving your courses!! Thank you!
I really love these authors. So relevant and easy to digest.
Excellent, well organized course.
Thank you....much of this course provided excellent guidance for those who interact with ALL young children.
I want to re-read this course and keep it as a resource to use when working with parents. I would recommend this to any SLP.
Loved this course! My favorite of all the courses that I have completed for PDR! I highly recommend this one!
Great course! I wouldn't change a thing.
I enjoyed taking this course. It was very well explained.
It was another informative course. There were many examples which were helpful. The information and content were cutting edge and provided a wealth of ideas, and is easily transferred to the children that I have in speech therapy.
Great examples of positive language use with all children, not just special needs. Really appreciate the ease of PDR courses!
Excellent study and very powerful quotes in the beginning! I love all the detail and specifics ideas/suggestions on how to nurture SN children in a way that promotes communication and decreases frustration for the entire family.
This course gave very practical information that will be useful to me on a daily basis.
This course is really helpful in offering positive, authoritative communication strategies for children with (and without) special needs!
Very practical information to use with clients and share with parents and teachers.
Well Done. This course hit on so many aspects for the population of people with special needs and was geared to speech therapists and parents (I loved the input about dads). The course also addresses behavioral issues and sensory issues. Provided wonderful, wonderful ideas, insights, and resources for any, and all, who treat this challenged population.
Awesome course!! So many good explanations behind behaviors and very specific strategies to employ. I learned so much!
Great information provided to pass on to colleagues and parents of children with special needs.
Very well organized course content. Useful and practical information.
Great course!! Easy to read and full of Great tips and skills.
This course will definitely help me to work more efficiently with my clients.
This course offered many beneficial activities and strategies for use in therapy & home settings.
The content provided applicable strategies and techniques for parents to use. I especially enjoyed the poem, Welcome to Holland by Emily Perl Kingsley and the model of the brain using the hand to demonstrate brain function as it relates to anger.
Lots of useful information and helpful examples to employ.
Enjoyable course! Lots of important information to use in practice!
Very helpful. I see a lot of frustrated parents where I work, and this information could be helpful during parent support group.
The course materials were very good and I will keep a copy at my work to refresh myself from time to time and show to my colleagues.
Highly recommended, specifically if working in an outpatient rehabilitation clinic.
A clear and detailed article!
Super satisfied that courses of this caliber are offered to providers working with children with special needs. Strategies I learned to help parents how to understand, connect and engage in activities with their children to promote learning and given them the support they need are very helpful and can wait to share. Love the techniques in how to manage and reduce undesirable behaviors that affect others and them. I am very appreciative of what achieve by taking this course and thank you.
Excellent course. I can use the strategies and information from this course right away. I especially liked the list of resources such as apps to help children and the parents. I will definitely share with the families I work with. Thank you!
Good emphasis on working with parents, especially focusing on the role of empathy in their interactions with their children.
Loved this course! Well written and organized. Very helpful and informative!
Nice course! Thank you for the thoughtful suggestions of ways to effectively work with parents of children with SN and with the SN children themselves.
It was an excellent course. The examples given in each section on how to ask questions to elict appropriate responses from children with SN were so helpful. The section on Dealing with Anger on pages 21-22 and the exercise using your hand to demonstrate parts of the brain was the best I have ever seen!! I would highly recommend this course.
