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Question : What are some professional careers working with people with disabilities?
In the last several years, I have been working in this field and I think I would prefer to stay in it. I just want a change.
Right now, I am a special ed teacher (my students have mild learning disabilities and speech impairments). I want to explore other options possibly in a supervisory or professional nature and outside of the school environment?
What qualifications and education are needed?
Answer:
Occupational therapist
Physiotherapist
Speech & language therapist
Disability support worker
Behavioural therapist
Educational psychologist
Teachers aides
Residential worker/House Parents
Social Workers
Social Work Assistants
Counselors
Welfare Officers
Health Care Attendants
Home Care Workers
Therapy Aides
All of the above work with people with disabilities, I think I may have forgotten a few. The qualifications can vary from country to country. In most cases their would be at lest a 2-6 year course, earning either a diploma or degree. You will need to speak with the educational/training bodies, to see what is required.
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Question : What is the drop out rate for kids with Learning disabilities?
One person answered me in another posting just
because they are promoted does not mean they passed. Why promote them? It is time to stop making excuses for kids with LD and try to find
a way to teach the same high standards to them
but present the high standards in a different way.
I am not talking about mentally retarded or slow learners,but kids with moderated learning disabilities. In my time I gave up on school because school gave up on me.There was no
help in my time. I fell through the cracks and
society still holds me accountable for something
I had no control over. Do you all think I am uneducable and beyond help. Why is it my fault?
I use to be told it was my fault for not trying harder?
Answer:
The drop out rate for high school kids is at about 30%. That number includes those with learning disabilities. This is an appalling figure, and I'm sure the reasons are as varied as the kids. Some regions in the US have higher rates than others, but it averages out to about 30%. I'm sure lots of these kids would say something similar to what you stated - fell through the cracks. I know my son would agree. I certainly wouldn't say you are uneducable. Your spelling is impeccable, or you at least know how to use spell check, and that's a lot more than some of the questions and answers I've seen in YA. My older son finally went to adult school to work on his diploma, and he had a lot more success there than he had in high school. I'd like to encourage you to complete your diploma. It will give you a really good feeling of accomplishment just proving to yourself that you can do it. And, it will be one less strike against you.
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Question : What do you call it when a person only reads about disabilities?
That is all the person reads about and that is all. I do this. I read only about disabilities. I also been doing this since 2001.
Have you heard of someone that only interested in reading about this only.
Answer:
People read about subjects that are interesting to them. That's natural and normal. Some people are interested in lots of different things, and other people have a more narrow focus of interest.
I am a special education teacher, and I also have a sister and a nephew with developmental disabilities. I love my work and my family, and I read a LOT about disabilities.
I also love gardening, poultry, dogs, literature, hiking, and the environment. So I read books in these categories, too. But at different times in my life, I have concentrated on one particular topic, because it was especially meaningful to me. So I would not be concerned if someone prefers to read only about a topic that is especially meaningful to them, as long as their focus was not so narrow that they could not function in their daily life.
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