Professional Certificates in Special Needs Intervention

The Professional Certificate in Special Needs Interventions will equip learners with the following competencies: - Understanding the needs of clients with neurodevelopmental conditions across the lifespan, with a specific focus on intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. - Applying behavioural and systemic interventions to the management of clients with special needs, in particular, applied behavioural approaches of functional analysis, positive behavioural support, and active support. - Understanding the common mental health issues of anxiety, depression, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in the special needs population. - Adapting mental health interventions when working with special needs populations. - Understanding and managing behaviours of risk and forensic implications when working with the special needs population. - Consulting and collaborating with colleagues from other disciplines in the context of special needs management.