WA-CD-Sp (Adults)
West African Certified Developmental Specialist (Adults)
ELIGIBILTY STANDARDS / Admission Requirement
- A minimum of Secondary school leaving Certificate or its Equivalent
- Age: 18 years and above
- Therapists, Parent/Guardian
- Provision of Police report/Criminal Background Report or Sworn Court Affidavit
- A video clip of a demonstrated specified skills procedure to be attested to by the supervisor as evidence/proof of experiential learning
Coursework Requirement
• Minimum of 65-classroom hours in Developmental Therapy – CONTENT:
- Advancing the skills of Developmental Specialist
- Overview of Developmental Disabilities
- Consumer Rights, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Principles of Assessment
- Standardized and Developmental Assessment
- Program development
- Task Analysis
- Data Collection strategies
- Developmental Therapy
- Maintaining & Generalizing skills
- Strengthening Positive Social Behavior
- Safety in the home, Center, Workplace, and community
- Supervision of Paraprofessionals
- Use and Maintenance of Assistive Technology
EXAMINATION
• Objectively Structured Practical ABA examination (OSP-ABA-E)
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS
• 135 questions
EXAMINATION LANGUAGE
• English language