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Disabilities Services - Supervisor  (30 units/24 weeks)

  • The Supervisor Credential (CS) program in Disabilities Servicesis designed to help students develop a “systems approach” to monitoring disability services, reflecting the vision articulated within the Performance Standards and disabilities protocol that strong systems are essential to maintaining program quality. Under this approach, students will learn how to identify a failure within disabilities service area and identify the underlying problems in which federal review teams might identify as a non-compliance finding. The credential focuses on how systems, services, and disability activities interact to create and maintain quality support and services. The focus of the credential will be on both the child and family, using the regulations and best practices to develop procedures and policies. This credential is a holistic, multifaceted credential that allows students to learn how to integrate quality disability services and support systems. The credential uses the disability requirements as the core of the credential. Students learn the provisions of establishing a Head Start-based disability services program that emphasizes a programmatic way of observing and recognizing inclusion in staff, children and families and directing them to the best support services. 

  • The Supervisor Credential (CS) program is designed as a valid and reliable measure of the candidates understanding of the Head Start regulations.  Candidates enrolled in this Credential program acquire a skill set of the best practices and procedural methods for implementing Head Start regulations. A Supervisor Credential (CS) is a Head Start professional who is responsible for collecting, reporting, managing and monitoring daily compliance issues in a Disabilities Services. 

    A Supervisor Credential (CS) at HS University is an "emerging leaders process" of establishing the qualifications of professionals in Head Start, Early Head Start, Migrant Head Start, American Indian/Alaska Native and Early Childhood employees.  The process consists of the attainment of a specific skill level and knowledge of regulations and the assessing of the candidate's educational background and experience. A Supervisor Credential (CS) is then awarded to the professional who meets the standards set for the credential.  It signifies that a student has enrolled, attended and successfully completed the requirements of a specific family services area within a Head Start program.  The Supervisor Credential (CS) process usually takes about 24 weeks to complete and requires 30 credit units.

    The Supervisor Credential (CS) in Disabilities Services includes is designed to identify the areas of perfomance that are the primary focus of the Disabilities Protocol. Each outcome indicates a federal regulation.

    Learning Outcomes

    Upon successful completion of all program requirements, graduates will be able to:

1. Prepares you to teach children with mild to severe disabilities in Head Start
2. Prepares you to teach in self-contained special and general education
3. Prepares you to teach children with English as first or second language
4. Prepares you for diversity of languages and cultures in and among children and families
5. Helps students to meet the diverse needs of all students and those with special needs
6. Create and evaluate a learning environment that supports children's physical, social, emotional and emotional development
7. Identify and apply positive approaches that encourage families to seek help and services
8. Demonstrate competence in integrating theory and practice in disabilities services and supports

  •  Program Information
  • Program Length
  • This program is 24 weeks in length and requires 30 credits unless specified otherwise. HS University students are Head Start working adults who can earn their certificate at their own pace and on their own schedule.  Most students attend part-time, and the normal time to complete this program is 24 weeks.
  • Program Course of Study
  • The following list a suggested course of study. Students must complete 10 credits/30 units in order to earn a credential. Please contact your advisor and student representative for an individual Professional Development Plan (Plans consist of a detailed program of study requirement and Proposal for Tuition payment).  Students must complete an application and pay application fee in order to receive Professional Development Plans of Study.
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  • Plan of Study

    Course # Description Units Credits
    DIS101 Disabilites Services Supervisor Course 10 4
    50-101C Exam - Disabilities Services 5 1
    DIS102 Disabilities Services Administrator Credential 15 5

     

     

 

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