PREP Project -- Bachelor's Program

Announcing

A Cooperative Training Project Between

The Department of Human & Community Development and

The Department of Special Education

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The infancy program in the Department of Special Education and the Department of Human and Community Development have joined together to offer an additional training option. This program of study is available to HDFS undergraduate students who:

are majoring in HDFS and following the Child & Adolescent Development concentration
have a strong interest in working with infants & toddlers with disabilities and their families

Students who are majoring in HDFS/Child & Adolescent Development and who are admitted to this program will complete the following special education coursework and practicum experience as part of their degree program during their senior year:

Course	Title	Semester Offered
SpEd 438	Families of Children with Specal Needs	Summer or spring
SpEd 414	Assessment in Early Childhood Special Education	Fall
SpEd 465	Curriculum & Methods in Early Childhood Special Education	Fall
SpEd 565	Development & Characteristics of Young Children with Special Needs (Atypical Development)	Spring
SpEd 524	Supervised Practicum (Infant/Toddler Playgroup)	Spring

Completion of the program will provide the student with the coursework necessary to apply for the Illinois Early Intervention Developmental Therapist credential. Examples of employment opportunities for HDFS undergraduates holding this credential include:

early interventionist in a social service agency that serves infants/toddlers with disabilities
self-employed early intervention service provider
child care provider or early interventionist in an integrated child care setting

FUNDING: $2,500 stipend will be available for 4 HCD students per year, beginning Summer/Fall 2005 through 2009. These stipends will be awarded on a competitive basis.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT

Dr. Mary-alayne Hughes, Ph.D. (mahughes@uiuc.edu)

(phone: 217.333.0260)

Dr. Brent McBride, Ph.D. (brentmcb@uiuc.edu)

(phone: 217.333.0971)