Tailoring communication supports for students with multiple and severe disability using a mentor-model approach: Four case studies from classrooms in special schools.

Objective: This paper describes four case studies of communication support for students with multiple and severe disability (MSD) in special school classrooms that used a mentor-model approach to the professional development of educational staff. Methods: A range of observational and report instrume...

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Publicado en:Developmental Neurorehabilitation Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 90 - 99
Autores principales: Bennett, Deone, Arthur-Kelly, Michael, Foreman, Phil, Neilands, Judy
Formato: case study tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr2014
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          Bennett, Deone
          Arthur-Kelly, Michael
          Foreman, Phil
          Neilands, Judy
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          Communication
          Support, Psychosocial
          Education, Special
          Mentorship
          Professional Development
          Children with Disabilities
          Human
          Child
          Male
          Female
          Teachers
          Adult
          Scales
          Seminars and Workshops
          Child: 6-12 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Objective: This paper describes four case studies of communication support for students with multiple and severe disability (MSD) in special school classrooms that used a mentor-model approach to the professional development of educational staff. Methods: A range of observational and report instruments was used to measure student changes in communicative involvement and the views of teaching staff that engaged with them. Results: Four case studies of the contextual features, student needs and specific support strategies utilized in this study in four special school classrooms highlight the challenges that are faced by teaching staff in improving and maintaining student communication outcomes, and the reasons for these challenges. Conclusions: The mentor-model approach to professional development for educators working with students with MSD holds promise as a general framework for intervention. Despite the inherent variability in student outcomes and the practical limitations in practice, educators reported that the approach was helpful.
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