WA-CD-Sp (Child)

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:

• Introduction to Developmental Disabilities
• Professionalism and Ethics/Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act [FERPA]
• Early childhood Intervention and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Coordination of Family, School, and Community
• Orientation of Role of Developmental Specialist [DS] for Children (Ages 3-17)
• Child Development
• Safety in the home, Center, and community
• Behavioral challenges
• Testing and Assessment
• Basic Instructional Interaction
• Data Collection and Evaluation
• 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