Academic Behavioral Strategist Add-On License

If you already hold a special education license in one disability category, you can complete this program as an add-on license. By adding the Academic Behavioral Strategist License, you'll be able to work with a wider range of students with disabilities. You will also broaden your opportunities within your district, or it could lead to new possibilities. And additional credits gained through an add-on license help educators move up on the salary scale. You can earn an add-on license in six to nine months. If you are working in an environment in the license category you're pursuing, you'll be able to complete most practicum requirements on the job.

Total credits

13

Finish in as few as

6-9 months

Courses

• Characteristics of Mild-Moderate Disabilities (ABS) (SPED633)

  Exploration of the five disability categories represented under Academic Behavioral Strategist (ABS). Identification of strategies that support stakeholders of children with mild-moderate needs. Explanation of topics that form the basis for special education practice for students with mild-moderate disabilities.

  4 credits

• Responsive Instruction, Intervention, and Assessment (ABS) (SPED635)

  Identification of assessment measures for instructional decisions, professional organizations and publications related to interventions, and the historical context and educational movements. Interpretation of assessment data. Designing of instruction and modifications and analysis of progress monitoring data. Description of students’ assessment results and progress understandable to all stakeholders. Identification of the impact culture and linguistics has on special education.

  2 credits

• Intro to Behavioral Methods & Mental Health for Mild-Mod Special Needs (ABS, EBD) & Field Experience (SPED639)

  Introduction to behavior methods and mental health for students with mild/moderate needs. Interventions for K-12 students with mental health and behavioral needs. Impact of mental health and behavioral labels/diagnoses within K-12 education. Identification of roles of professionals within and outside the school related to mental health.

  4 credits

• Academic Behavioral Strategist: Practicum (SPED786)

  Implementation of procedures necessary to incorporate referral, assessment, evaluation, IEPs, and interventions for students with mild-moderate disabilities using engaging resources within the school and community. Management of timelines, responsibilities, and consultation with parents, school and community professionals. Development and analysis of personal and professional growth and efficacy as a special educator through the awareness of natural strengths, characteristics, and instructional preferences. This course is for add-on SPED license candidates. (6 consecutive weeks) FE: Practicum fee: $100, out of region fee: $100, out-of-state fee: varies.

  3 credits

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