- Type Validation
- Level Foundational
- Time Weeks
- Cost Paid
Direct Support Professional: Basic Certificate Part II
Issued by
Wichita State University
Introduces the student to basic knowledge of the skills required to become a direct support professional. Specifically, the class provides an overview of four general types of developmental disabilities (nervous system disabilities, sensory-related disabilities, metabolic disorders and degenerative disorders) and their most common causes.
- Type Validation
- Level Foundational
- Time Weeks
- Cost Paid
Skills
- Describe Unusual Incidents
- Develop Individual Service Planning And Self-determination
- Major Unusual Incidents And Incident Report Writing
- Practice Fundamentals Of Effective Documentation
- Provide Personal Care With Dignity
- Provide Positive Behavioral Supports And Principles Of Positive Intervention Culture
Earning Criteria
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Introduces students to basic knowledge of the skills required to become a direct support professional.
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Success in this 1 credit hour course is based on the expectation that students will spend, for each unit of credit, a minimum of 15 hours over the length of the course (normally 1 hour per unit per week with 1 of the hours used for lecture) for instruction and preparation/studying or course related activities for a total of 45 hours.